| 1949 Swedish speedway season | |
|---|---|
| Olle Nygren, inaugural Swedish champion | |
The 1949 Swedish speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. [1] [2]
The 1949 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 October in Stockholm. Olle Nygren won the inaugural Swedish Championship. [3] [4] [5]
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olle Nygren | Vargarna | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Sune Karlsson | Getingarna | 3 3 1 3 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Einar Lindqvist | Vargarna | 2 3 3 2 2 | 12+3 |
| 4 | Fritz Löfqvist | Getingarna | 2 3 3 3 1 | 12+2 |
| 5 | Stig Pramberg | Vargarna | 3 1 3 2 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Eskil Carlsson | SMK Stockholm | 3 2 3 2 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Linus Eriksson | Filbyterna | 1 2 1 1 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Gunnar Hellqvist | Griparna | 0 2 2 1 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Helge Brinkeback | Vargarna | 1 1 1 2 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Börje Haag | SMK Stockholm | 2 S 2 1 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Evert Fransson | Indianerna | 2 0 2 0 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Joel Jansson | Griparna | U 2 0 1 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Lennart Carlström | Vargarna | 1 1 0 1 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Ragnar Friberg | GEMA Goteborg | 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Gösta Kugelberg | Filbyterna | 0 1 1 0 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Lennart Lindell | Griparna | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Vargarna won the league and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. [6] [7]
The league was increased from seven teams to ten teams with the additions of Smålänningarnaa, Piraterna and GEMA Goteborg. [8]
There were also three name changes; Motorsällskapet Stockholm became Getingarna (the Wasps), Nyköping became Griparna (the Grippers) and Vendelsö became Tigrarna. [9]
| League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | Vargarna | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | SMK Stockholm | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Filbyterna | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Getingarna | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Indianerna | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Griparna | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Smålänningarnaa | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Piraterna | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | GEMA Goteborg | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Tigrarna | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |