1978 Danish speedway season explained

The 1978 Danish speedway season was the 1978 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.^[1]

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

Two riders from the Danish final would progress to the Nordic Final as part of the 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship. The final was held on 15 May at Fjelsted, and was won by Bent Rasmussen. Only 2 riders qualified for the Nordic final because Ole Olsen and Finn Thomsen were already seeded through to the Nordic final.^{[2] [3]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=100px	club	width=50px	Total
1		Herning	13+3
2		Esbjerg	13+2
3		Brovst	12+3
4		Hillerød	12+2
5		Silkeborg	12+1
6		Fjelsted	10
7		Vojens	9
8		Hillerød	6
9		Holsted	4
10		Holsted	4
11		Midtsjaellands	4
12		Esbjerg	3
13		Fredericia	3
14		Holsted	3
15		Esbjerg	2
16		Vojens	1

Individual Championship

The 1978 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1978 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.^[4] The final was held at Fjelsted on 20 August. The title was won by Hans Nielsen for the first time.^{[5] [6]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=100px	Club	width=50px	Total
1		Brovst	15
2		Esbjerg	14
3		Esbjerg	12
4		Hillerød	11
5		Fjelsted	10
6	Klaus Lohmann	Hillerød	9
7		Vojens	8
8		Holsted	8
9		Herning	7
10		Esbjerg	6
11		Esbjerg	6
12		Holsted	5
13		Brovst	5
14		Glumsø	2
15		Esbjerg	0
16	Alf Busk	Silkeborg	0

Key - Each heat has four riders, 3 points for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third and 0 for last

Junior Championship

Tommy Knudsen won the Junior Championship.^{[7] [8]}

Team

The 1978 Danish Tournament was won by Holsted Tigers, who became Danish champions for the third successive year.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Division 1 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	20
3		8	10
4		8	6
5		8	3

Division 2 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	20
2		7	18
3		7	17
4		7	17
5		8	12
6		7	11
7		7	10
8		8	9
9		7	9
10		7	7
11		7	3
12		7	3
13		7	2

Division 3 Group 1

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	18
3		8	10
4		8	4
5		8	2

Division 3 Group 2

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	19
2		8	14
3		8	11
4		8	11
5		8	6

Division 3 Group 3

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	23
2		8	14
3		8	10
4		8	8
5		8	5

Division 3 Group 4

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	23
2		8	11
3		8	11
4		8	8
5		8	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
2. Web site: 1978 season . Speedway.org . 12 April 2023.
3. Web site: Danish Qualification 1978 . dlprezes.pl . 12 April 2023.
4. Web site: Danish Individual Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
5. Web site: Danish Speedway Champions . Speedway Life. 12 April 2023.
6. Web site: Danish Champions. wwosbackup . 12 April 2023.
7. Web site: Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022 . Dansk Speedway . 12 April 2023.
8. Web site: DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS . Speedway Life . 12 April 2023.
9. Web site: div. 500 cc. 1956 to 1985. Speedway Life . 12 April 2023.
10. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
11. Web site: Speedway Danish champions for teams . Danish Motor Union . 12 April 2023.
12. Web site: Pythonerne . Aarhus Motor Klub . 12 April 2023.