1985 Danish speedway season

The 1985 Danish speedway season was the 1985 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.[1] The season was the last season before a new professional league was introduced called the Danish Superliga. Previously the league consisted of multiple amateur teams and Danish speedway suffered from the fact that many of their top professional riders chose not to race in Denmark.[2]

1985 Danish speedway season
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Individual

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Seven riders from the Danish final would progress to the Nordic Final as part of the 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship. The final was held on 5 May at Brovst and was won by Hans Nielsen.[3][4]

Final

Pos. Rider Scores Total
1 Hans Nielsen 3,3,3,3,3 15
2 Erik Gundersen 3,3,2,3,2 13+3
3 Preben Eriksen 2,2,3,3,3 13+2
4 Tommy Knudsen 1,3,3,2,2 11
5 Finn Rune Jensen 2,3,2,t,3 10
6 Jan O. Pedersen 3,2,1,3,3 10
7 John Jørgensen 1,2,2,2,3 10
8 Jens Rasmussen 2,2,3,1,1 9
9 Flemming Pedersen 3,1,2,0,0 6
10 John Eskildsen 1,1,0,3,1 6
11 Bo Petersen 1,1,1,1,2 6
12 Sam Nikolajsen 2,0,0,1,1 3
13 Brian Jacobsen 0,0,0,2,0 2
14 Aksel Jepsen 0,0,0,1,1 2
15 Per Sørensen 0,0,1,0,1 2
16 Frank Andersen f,0,1,0,0 1
17 Helge Hansen (res) x,x,x,1,x 1

The 1985 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1985 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.[5] The final was held at Fredericia on 19 August. The title was won by Erik Gundersen for the third consecutive year.[6][7]

Final

Pos. Rider Total
1 Erik Gundersen 15
2 Hans Nielsen 13
3 Tommy Knudsen 13
4 Bo Petersen 11
5 Preben Eriksen 11
6 Kurt Hansen 9
7 Jan Stæchmann 9
8 Jens Rasmussen 8
9 John Jørgensen 7
10 Flemming Rasmussen 5
11 Jan O. Pedersen 5
12 Aksel Jepsen 4
13 Alf Busk 3
14 Peter Glanz 3
15 Finn Rune Jensen 1
16 John Eskildsen 0

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

Ole Hansen won the Junior Championship.[8][9]

Team

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The 1985 Danish Tournament was the last edition of the old league format. It was won by Blabjergdrengene (the Blåbjerg Boys), who became Danish champions for the first time in their history.[10][11][12]

The eight leading clubs in division 1 would form the new Super League in 1986.

Division 1 league table

Pos Team P Pts
1 Blabjergdrengene Outrup 10 29
2 Leoparderne Fjelsted 10 26
3 Tigers Holsted 10 24
4 Gepards Vojens 10 24
5 Faestningsdrengene 10 21
6 Ulvene Midtsjaellands 10 19
7 Vikingerne Esbjerg 10 18
8 Hanerne Hanherred 10 17
9 Cometerne Fjelsted 10 16
10 Kulsvierne Frederiksborg 10 15
11 Rodspaetterne Frederikshavn 10 11
12 Laksene Randers 10 6
13 Panthers Holsted 10 6
14 Fighters Vojens 10 4
15 Drabanterne Frederiksborg 10 3
16 Klitrengene Esbjerg 10 1

Division 2 league table

Pos Team P Pts
1 Jetterne Amager 10 29
2 Skansedrengene Fredericia 10 27
3 Stjernerne Fjelsted 10 24
4 Hunters Vojens 10 23
5 Uldjyderne Herning 10 19
6 Svanerne Munkebo 10 19
7 Vestjyderne Outrup 10 16
8 Falkene Silkeborg 10 16
9 Magerne Bogense 10 16
10 Skovtroldene Frederiksborg 10 16
11 Raketterne Fjelsted 10 13
12 Ravnene Hanherred 10 8
13 Pythonerne Århus 10 7
14 Hajerne Frederikshavn 10 4
15 Fladbrodrdrengene Randers 10 2
16 Ulveungerne Midtsjaellands 10 1

Division 3 league table

Pos Team P Pts
1 Wildcats Holsted 8 21
2 Ørnene Silkeborg 8 14
3 Fynborne Odin Odense 8 11
4 Kingodrengene Frederiksborg 8 9
5 Munkebo B 8 4

References

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  1. ^ "1985 to 1989". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Danish Team Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "1985 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Danish Qualification 1985". dlprezes.pl. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Danish Individual Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Danish Speedway Champions". Speedway Life. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Danish Champions". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. ^ "DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS". Speedway Life. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "div. 500 cc. 1956 to 1985". Speedway Life. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Danish Team Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Speedway Danish champions for teams". Danish Motor Union. Retrieved 9 April 2023.