1980 Danish speedway season explained

The 1980 Danish speedway season was the 1980 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

Three riders from the Danish final would progress to the Nordic Final as part of the 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship. The final was held on 4 May at Fredericia, and was won by Bo Petersen. Only 3 riders qualified for the Nordic final because Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen and Finn Thomsen were already seeded through to the Nordic final.^{[3] [4]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=50px	Total
1		15
2		13
3		12+3
4		12+2
5		10
6		8
7		8
8		7
9		6
10		6
11		6
12		5
13		5
14		3
15		3
16		1

Individual Championship

The 1980 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1980 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.^[5] The final was held at Fjelsted on 17 August. The title was won by Bo Petersen.^{[6] [7]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=50px	Total
1	Bo Petersen	15
2		13
3		12
4	Hans Nielsen	11
5		11
6		10
7	Preben Eriksen	10
8	Jens Henry Nielsen	5
9	Hans Albert Klinge	5
10		5
11		4
12		4
13		4
14		2
15		2
16		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

John Eskildsen won the Junior Championship.^{[8] [9]}

Team

The 1980 Danish Tournament was won by Vikingerne Esbjerg (the Vikings), who became Danish champions for the 6th time in their history.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Division 1 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1	Vikingerne Esbjerg	10	29
2		10	24
3		10	24
4		10	20
5		10	19
6		10	18
7		10	17
8		10	13
9		10	12
10		10	12
11		10	12
12		10	12
13		10	12
14		10	11
15	Ulvene Midtsjaellands	10	5
16		10	0

Division 2 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		10	28
2		10	26
3		10	23
4		10	23
5		10	21
6		10	19
7		10	18
8		10	17
9		10	13
10		10	13
11		10	10
12		10	9
13		10	8
14	Pythonerne Århus	10	5
15		10	4
16		10	3

Division 3A league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	13
3		8	4
4		8	4

Division 3B league table

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
2. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 80–81 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
3. Web site: 1980 season . Speedway.org . 12 April 2023.
4. Web site: Danish Qualification 1980 . dlprezes.pl . 12 April 2023.
5. Web site: Danish Individual Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
6. Web site: Danish Speedway Champions . Speedway Life. 12 April 2023.
7. Web site: Danish Champions. wwosbackup . 12 April 2023.
8. Web site: Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022 . Dansk Speedway . 12 April 2023.
9. Web site: DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS . Speedway Life . 12 April 2023.
10. Web site: div. 500 cc. 1956 to 1985. Speedway Life . 12 April 2023.
11. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
12. Web site: Speedway Danish champions for teams . Danish Motor Union . 12 April 2023.
13. Web site: Pythonerne . Aarhus Motor Klub . 12 April 2023.