1980 Danish speedway season

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

1980 Danish speedway season
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Individual

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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

Pos. Rider Total
1 Bo Petersen 15
2 Preben Eriksen 13
3 Bent Rasmussen 12+3
4 Finn Rune Jensen 12+2
5 Finn Thomsen 10
6 Mike Lohmann 8
7 Alf Busk 8
8 Jens Henry Nielsen 7
9 Lars Vinding 6
10 Arne Cruse 6
11 Gunnar Hansen 6
12 Finn Lundahl 5
13 Steen Mastrup 5
14 Hans Ove Cristiansen 3
15 Svend Lund 3
16 Gunnar Svendsen 1

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

Pos. Rider Total
1 Bo Petersen 15
2 Erik Gundersen 13
3 Bent Rasmussen 12
4 Hans Nielsen 11
5 Finn Thomsen 11
6 Ole Olsen 10
7 Preben Eriksen 10
8 Jens Henry Nielsen 5
9 Hans Albert Klinge 5
10 Steen Mastrup 5
11 Hans Ove Cristiansen 4
12 Finn Rune Jensen 4
13 Svend Lund 4
14 Rene Christiansen 2
15 Tommy Knudsen 2
16 Bent Juul Larsen 0

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

John Eskildsen won the Junior Championship.[8][9]

Team

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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

Pos Team P Pts
1 Vikingerne Esbjerg 10 29
2 Tigers Holsted 10 24
3 Blabjergdrengene Outrup 10 24
4 Goodyear-drengene Vojens 10 20
5 Leoparderne Fjelsted 10 19
6 Uldjyderne Herning 10 18
7 Hanerne Hanherred 10 17
8 Kulsvierne Frederiksborg 10 13
9 Piraterne Århus 10 12
10 Rodspaetterne Frederikshavn 10 12
11 Faestningsdrengene 10 12
12 Falkene Silkeborg 10 12
13 Panthers Holsted 10 12
14 Prinserne Viborg 10 11
15 Ulvene Midtsjaellands 10 5
16 Hvepsene Haderslev 10 0

Division 2 league table

Pos Team P Pts
1 Fighters Vojens 10 28
2 Klitrengene Esbjerg 10 26
3 Skansedrengene Fredericia 10 23
4 Drabanterne Frederiksborg 10 23
5 Cometerne Fjelsted 10 21
6 Cimbrerne Aalborg 10 19
7 Raketterne Fjelsted 10 18
8 Hajerne Frederikshavn 10 17
9 Vestjyderne Outrup 10 13
10 Skovtroldene Frederiksborg 10 13
11 Neutronerne Viborg 10 10
12 Urhanerne Herning 10 9
13 Fynborne Odin Odense 10 8
14 Pythonerne Århus 10 5
15 Jetterne Amager 10 4
16 Roverbanden Vissenbjerg/Bred 10 3

Division 3A league table

Pos Team P Pts
1 Laksene Randers 8 21
2 Stjernerne Fjelsted 8 13
3 Kingodrengene Frederiksborg 8 4
4 Ravnene Hanherred 8 4

Division 3B league table

Pos Team P Pts
1 Satelitterne Fjelsted 8 17
2 Svanerne Munkebo 8 13
3 Fladbrodrdrengene Randers 8 12
4 Wildcats Holsted 8 11
5 Magerne Bogense 8 1

References

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