The 1948 Polish Speedway season was the 1948 season of
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
in Poland.
Individual
Polish Individual Speedway Championship
The Individual Speedway Polish Championship (Polish: ''Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski, IMP'') is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1932.
The current Polish Champion is Bartosz Zmarzlik ( S ...
The individual event was cancelled.
Start list
Kraków, October 24
*First league
**
Jan Wąsikowski –
PKM Warszawa
Warsaw Speedway has consisted of several former motorcycle speedway teams and stadia, including the current major venue for the sport at the Stadion Narodowy.
History 1923 to 1939
The origins of speedway in Warsaw began with the founding o ...
(35)
**
Józef Olejniczak
Józef Olejniczak (5 September 1918 – 13 March 2001) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. He was the 1950 Polish champion.
Career
Olejniczak became the champion of Poland after he won gold at the Polish Individual Speedway Championsh ...
–
LKM Leszno (32)
**
Jan Najdrowski –
Olimpia Grudziądz (31)
**
Jerzy Dąbrowski –
PKM Warszawa
Warsaw Speedway has consisted of several former motorcycle speedway teams and stadia, including the current major venue for the sport at the Stadion Narodowy.
History 1923 to 1939
The origins of speedway in Warsaw began with the founding o ...
(30)
**
Alfred Smoczyk –
LKM Leszno (29)
**
Jan Krakowiak
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
–
DKS Łódź (28)
**
Tadeusz Zwoliński –
Olimpia Grudziądz (26)
**
Marian Rejek –
KM Ostrów Wlkp. (26)
**
Tadeusz Kołeczek
''Tadeusz'' is a Polish first name, derived from Thaddaeus.
Tadeusz may refer to:
* Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), Polish military leader
* Tadeusz Borowski (1922–1951), Polish writer and The Holocaust survivor
* Tadeusz Boy-Żeleńsk ...
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Tramwajarz Łódź (25)
**
Stefan Maciejewski
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* Stefan (given name)
* Stefan (surname)
* Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname
* Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname
* Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...
–
KM Ostrów Wlkp. (24)
**
Czesław Szałkowski –
Olimpia Grudziądz (24)
**
Władysław Kamrowski –
GKM Gdańsk (21)
*Second league
**
Jerzy Jankowski
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.
People
...
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Polonia Bytom (35)
**
Jan Filipczak –
Legia Warszawa (26)
**
Bogusław Osowiecki –
Legia Warszawa (25)
**
Jan Paluch
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
–
Polonia Bytom (24)
''Points in League events''
Team
Team Speedway Polish Championship
The 1948 Team Speedway Polish Championship season was the first season of the contest used to determine the Polish team champions.
PKM Warszawa
Warsaw Speedway has consisted of several former motorcycle speedway teams and stadia, including the current major venue for the sport at the Stadion Narodowy.
History 1923 to 1939
The origins of speedway in Warsaw began with the founding o ...
were crowned the first winners of the competition.
Rules
Composition First and Second Leagues were established after qualifications with three rounds. Every team consisted of three riders, but only one were exposed to every round. Every event consisted of 20 races. Score was 4–3–2–1 and 0 it no-completion heat. Engine capacity was not considered.
First, Second and Third League included 9 teams. Matches were played with part three teams. Terms were made up of six drivers plus reserve. Game consisted with 9 races. In one day were played 3 three-cornered matches. For winning match team received 3 points, for second place 2 points and for third 1 point. The drivers with the main squad of a team started in the match three times. The quantity of small points was added up.
First and Second Leagues
Medalists
Third League (Local)
Only teams from
Greater Poland
Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a Polish historical regions, historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed ...
(
Poznań district) participated in Poznań District League. (''Poznańska Liga Okręgowa''). ZZK Poznań played only in first round and was replaced by Unia Zielona Góra.
References
{{Speedway in Poland
Poland Individual and Poland Team
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