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The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. [1] [2]
The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship. [3] [4] [5]
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Björn Knutson | Vargarna | 15 |
| 2 | Leif Larsson | Monarkerna | 13 |
| 3 | Rune Sörmander | Dackarna | 12 |
| 4 | Ove Fundin | Kaparna | 11 |
| 5 | Per-Tage Svensson | Vargarna | 10 |
| 6 | Evert Andersson | Dackarna | 10 |
| 7 | Bernt Nilsson | Monarkerna | 8 |
| 8 | Hans Hallberg | Getingarna | 8 |
| 9 | Curt Eldh | Vargarna | 7 |
| 10 | Arne Carlsson | Kaparna | 7 |
| 11 | Sören Sjösten | Vargarna | 6 |
| 12 | Joel Jansson | Vargarna | 5 |
| 13 | Bengt Brannefors | Kaparna | 3 |
| 14 | Åke Andersson | Dackarna | 2 |
| 15 | Inge Gustavsson | Dackarna | 2 |
| 16 | Göran Norlén | Monarkerna | 1 |
| 17 | Thorvald Karlsson | Dackarna | 0 |
Winner - Willihard Thomsson [6] [7]
Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the sixth time. [8] [9]
The Vargarna team contained Björn Knutson, Joel Jansson, Sören Sjösten and Per-Tage Svensson. [10]
With 14 teams lining up for the 1961 season the second division was split into a north and south competition. Folkare won the second division north and Kaparna B won the second division south. Älgarna changed their name to Gävle. [11]
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