| Born | 16 February 1938 Östhammar, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 1959-1962 | Monarkerna |
| 1963-1966 | Getingarna |
| 1968-1969 | Indianerna |
| Great Britain | |
| 1962 | Ipswich Witches |
| Individual honours | |
| 1965 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | Allsvenskan Champion |
Leif Ragnar Larsson (born 16 February 1938) is a former international Motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.[1][2][3]
Speedway career
Larsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4] He also earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1962, riding for Ipswich Witches.[5]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1961 –
Malmö, Malmö Stadion – Reserve – Did not Ride - 1965 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 11th – 5pts - 1966 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 14th - 3pts
World Team Cup
- 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Björn Knutson / Leif Enecrona / Göte Nordin / Ove Fundin) - 3rd - 22pts (2)
References
- ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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