Swedish TT

Record winner Gunnar Kalén (left) with his Husqvarna teammate Ragnar Sunnqvist in 1933 at the Berlin AVUS .

The Swedish TT ( Swedish Tourist Trophy ) was an international motorcycle race that was held nine times between 1926 and 1935.

From 1926 to 1932 the race was held on a road circuit around Onsala in the province of Halland County , 45 kilometers south of Gothenburg . In 1928 it was canceled due to organizational problems. In 1933 and 1934 the Swedish TT took place on the Hedemora TT Circuit around Hedemora in the province of Dalarnas län , about 170 kilometers northwest of Stockholm . In 1935 the event was held in Avesta in the east of the Dalarna province. After the 1936 edition was canceled, the Swedish TT was no longer held. Since 1930, in Saxtorp with the Swedish Grand Prix motorcycle races held, the internationally more reputation possessed.

The record winner with three successes was Husqvarna factory driver Gunnar Kalén .

Winners list

Edition	date	venue	class	winner
1.	October 10, 1926	Onsala	250 cc	Olle Ström ( Rex-Acme )
			500 cc	Jonas Kjellman ( Norton )
			750 cc	Yngve Ericsson ( Husqvarna )
2.	September 4, 1927	Onsala	250 cc	O. Nyström (Omega)
			500 cc	Gunnar Kalén ( Saroléa )
			750 cc	Bernard Malmberg ( Husqvarna )
			1000 cc	Erik Westerberg ( Harley-Davidson )
3.	September 9, 1928	Onsala	called off
4th	September 15, 1929	Onsala	175 cc	Hans Ljungström ( Husqvarna )
			250 cc	Ivar Isacsson ( Ariel )
			350 cc	Gunnar Carlsson ( Rex )
			500 cc	Hugo Carlsson ( Saroléa )
5.	September 14, 1930	Onsala	250 cc	Erik Bohlin (NV)
			350 cc	Harold Willis ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Gösta Andersson ( Norton )
			1000 cc	Erik Westerberg ( Harley-Davidson )
6th	September 6, 1931	Onsala	250 cc	Eric Fernihough ( Excelsior )
			350 cc	Hans Torell ( AJS )
			500 cc	Gunnar Kalén ( Husqvarna )
7th	September 4, 1932	Onsala	250 cc	A. Jönsson ( Husqvarna )
			350 cc	Hans Torell ( Husqvarna )
			500 cc	Gunnar Kalén ( Husqvarna )
			Teams	Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson )
8th.	May 28, 1933	Hedemora	250 cc	Sten Edlund ( Husqvarna )
			350 cc	Carl Bågenholm ( Rex )
			500 cc	Ragnar Sunnqvist ( Husqvarna )
9.	May 27, 1934	Hedemora	250 cc	Rudolf Jönsson ( Husqvarna )
			350 cc	Sten Edlund ( Husqvarna )
			500 cc	Martin Strömberg ( Husqvarna )
10.	May 26, 1935	Avesta	250 cc	Hans Kahrmann ( DKW )
			350 cc	Sten Edlund ( Husqvarna )
			500 cc	Raine Lampinen ( Rudge )
11.	May 24, 1936		called off

Web links

• Vincent Glon: Swedish TT racingmemo.free.fr, accessed December 14, 2010 (French).