Sten Lundin
{{Infobox Motocross rider
| name = Sten Lundin
| image = Internationale Motor- en terreinwedstrijden te Boekel Tweede S Lundin (Zweden), Bestanddeelnr 907-6723.jpg
| caption = Sten Lundin (1956)
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{birth-date|20 November 1931}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{d-da|3 June 2016|20 November 1931}}
| death_place =
| years = 1955 - 1966
| teams = Monark, {{ill|Lito (motorcycle)|lt=Lito|de|Lito|nl|Lito}}
| races =
| championships = 500cc- 1959, 1961
| wins = 22
}}
Sten Lundin (20 November 1931 – 3 June 2016) was a Swedish professional motocross racer.{{cite web | url=http://motocrossactionmag.com/more-stuff/vintage-mx-bikes/when-giants-roamed-the-earth-the-three-most-important-motocross-bikes-ever-made | title=THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT MOTOCROSS BIKES EVER MADE | publisher=motocrossactionmag.com | accessdate=2015-12-16 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.mxworksbike.com/index.php/1961-monarch-lito | title=1960 Monark/Lito | publisher=mxworksbike.com | accessdate=2015-12-16 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.mxgp.com/news/history-swedes | title=The History of the Swedes | publisher=mxgp.com | accessdate=2016-02-28 }} He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1955 to 1966. Between 1955 and 1964, Lundin placed in the top three competitors of the 500cc Motocross World Championships.
Motocross career
Lundin won the F.I.M. 500cc motocross world championship in 1959 riding a Monark.{{cite web |url=http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929fd40ded10e |title=1959 500cc motocross world championship results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=23 January 2016 }} In the 1960 world championship, he finished in second place, two points behind Bill Nilsson.{{cite web |url=http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929fd30d1e109 |title=1960 500cc motocross world championship results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=28 December 2015 }} In 1961 he recaptured the 500cc world championship riding a Monark which had been re-badged as a Lito.{{cite web |url=http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929fd30b6a201 |title=1961 500cc motocross world championship results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=28 December 2015 }} He dropped to third place in the world championship in 1962, finished second to Rolf Tibblin in the 1963 world championship and, third in the 1964 world championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929fa20fdff01 |title=1962 500cc motocross world championship results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=23 January 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929fa11462001 |title=1963 500cc motocross world championship results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=23 January 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929f930614d01 |title=1964 500cc motocross world championship results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=23 January 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.bestsports.com.br/db/atlpag.php?atl=8378&lang=2 |title=Sten Lundin career profile |publisher=bestsports.com |accessdate=3 December 2019 }} Lundin was also a member of the victorious Swedish team at the 1955 Motocross des Nations.{{cite web |url=http://motocrossactionmag.com/home-page/godspeed-two-time-world-champion-sten-lundin-1931-2016 |title=Godspeed! Two-Time World Champion Sten Lundin (1931-2016) |publisher=motocrossactionmag.com |accessdate=3 December 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1966/5/1/swedish-moto-cross |title=Swedish Motocross |work=Cycle World |access-date=2024-08-06 |last1=Bjorklund |first1=Bengt |date=May 1, 1966 }} He was the top individual points scorer at the 1963 Motocross des Nations event.{{cite web |url=https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/1na-1963-nm5-res-complets.pdf |title=1963 Motocross des Nations classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=7 March 2025 }}
Motocross Grand Prix Results
Points system from 1952 to 1968:
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! Position !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4th !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5th !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6th |
| Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1 |
|---|
Points system from 1969 to 1980:
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| Position
!style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 !style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9 !style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10 |
|---|
| Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 15 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 12 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" |
| scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"|
|Denotes European motocross championship only. |
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!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year !valign="middle" rowspan=2| Class !valign="middle" rowspan=2| Machine !colspan=2| 1 !colspan=2| 2 !colspan=2| 3 !colspan=2| 4 !colspan=2| 5 !colspan=2| 6 !colspan=2| 7 !colspan=2| 8 !colspan=2| 9 !colspan=2| 10 !colspan=2| 11 !colspan=2| 12 !colspan=2| 13 !colspan=2| 14 !colspan=2| 15 !rowspan=2| Pos !rowspan=2| Pts |
| R1
! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 |
|---|
| 1955
! style="background:#fcc;"| 500cc ! BSA | CH | CH |style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA | ITA | ITA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| UK |style="background:#cfcfff;"| UK | BEL | BEL | LUX | LUX |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LUX | SWE |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED |style="background:#ffffbf;"| NED | | | | | | | | | | | | | | !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 21 |
| 1956
! style="background:#fcc;"| 500cc ! BSA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CH |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CH | NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ITA | FRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| UK | UK |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BEL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BEL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LUX | LUX |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DEN |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DEN | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 4th ! 17 |
| 1957
! 500cc ! Monark |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CH |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CH | FRA | FRA |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SWE | SWE | ITA | ITA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| UK |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| UK |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED | BEL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| BEL | LUX |style="background:#ffffbf;"| LUX |style="background:#ffffbf;"| DEN |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| DEN | | | | | | | | | | | | !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 28 |
| 1958
! 500cc ! Monark | AUT | AUT |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DEN |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DEN | CH | CH |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA | FRA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA | UK | UK |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED | BEL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BEL | LUX |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| LUX |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SWE |style="background:#ffffbf;"| SWE | | | | | | | | | | !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 33 |
| 1959
! 500cc ! Monark |style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUT |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CH |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CH | DEN | DEN |style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER | UK | UK | NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED | BEL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BEL | LUX |style="background:#ffffbf;"| LUX | SWE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE | | | | | | | | !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 44 |
| 1960
! 500cc ! Monark |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUT | AUT |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FRA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| SWE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SWE |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GER |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER |style="background:#dfffdf;"| UK | UK | NED | NED | BEL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BEL | LUX |style="background:#ffffbf;"| LUX | | | | | | | | | | | | !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 36 |
| 1961
! 500cc ! Lito |style="background:#ffffbf;"| CH |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CH |style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUT |style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUT |style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA | UK | UK |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| NED |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NED | BEL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| BEL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| LUX |style="background:#ffffbf;"| LUX |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SWE |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SWE |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GER |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER | | | | | | | | !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 48 |
| 1962
! 500cc ! Lito |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| AUT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUT |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CH |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CH |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CZE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE |style="background:#cfcfff;"| UK |style="background:#cfcfff;"| UK |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BEL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BEL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| LUX |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| LUX |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE |style="background:#ffffbf;"| SWE | | | | | | | | | | !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 27 |
| 1963
! 500cc ! Lito |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| AUT |style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUT |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CH |style="background:#ffffbf;"| CH |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DEN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| DEN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE | USR | USR | UK | UK |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BEL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BEL |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| LUX |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| LUX |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GDR |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GDR | | | | | | !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 46 |
| 1964
! 500cc ! Lito |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CH |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CH |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| AUT |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| AUT |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DEN |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DEN |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SWE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SWE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FRA |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FRA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ITA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| URS | URS | CZE | CZE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BEL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| BEL | LUX | LUX |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER | GDR | GDR |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ESP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ESP | | !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 34 |
| 1965
! 500cc |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUT |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| AUT |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CH |style="background:#ffffbf;"| CH | FRA | FRA | FIN | FIN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SWE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GDR |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GDR | CZE | CZE | URS | URS | UK | UK |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ITA | GER | GER | NED | NED |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| LUX | LUX | | | | ! 5th ! 27 |
| 1966
! 500cc ! Lito |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CH |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CH |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUT | AUT | ITA | ITA | DEN | DEN | SWE | SWE | FIN | FIN | GDR | GDR | CZE | CZE | URS | URS | UK | UK | NED | NED | BEL | BEL |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| LUX |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LUX | GER | GER | | ! 17th ! 4 |
| colspan=35|Sources:{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1955---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1955 500cc European motocross championship classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1956---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1956 500cc European motocross championship classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1957---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1957 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1958---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1958 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1959---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1959 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1960---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1960 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1961---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1961 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1962---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1962 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1963---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1963 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1964---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1964 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1965---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1965 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1966---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1966 500cc motocross world championship race classifications |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=25 April 2025}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mxworksbike.com/index.php/1961-monarch-lito Sten Lundin and his championship winning motorcycle]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111042025/http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/classics/bike.asp?id=100 1963 Monark 500] at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
- [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/international-moto-cross British Pathé Newsreel film] Lundin victory at 1961 International Motocross race in Oberstorf, Germany
- [https://silverpilen.net/legender-2/sten-lundin/ Swedish web page profiling Sten Lundin's motocross racing career] {{in lang|sv}}
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