Pierre Bertil Brannefors (1962-2019) was a Swedish international speedway rider.[1] He earned 14 international caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
Brannefors reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3][4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981 with the King's Lynn Stars[5] to 1984, riding for Reading Racers.[6][7] He was also the 1980 Swedish Junior Champion.[1]
He starred with the brothers Björn Andersson and Jan Andersson, during Kaparna's league championship title win, during the 1984 Swedish speedway season.[8]
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
- 1983 -
Göteborg, Ullevi (with Jan Andersson) - 5th - 16pts (4)
Family
His father Bengt Brannefors was also a professional speedway rider.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Pierre Brannefors". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Teenage Swedish rider joins Stars". Lynn Advertiser. 17 March 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Pierre Brannefors". Reading Racers. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Former Indians star dead - buried today: "A shock - always colorful and funny"". Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 6 September 2024.