1948 Polish speedway season

1948 Polish speedway season
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The 1948 Polish Speedway season was the 1948 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The individual event was cancelled.

Start list Kraków, October 24

• First league
  • Jan Wąsikowski – PKM Warszawa (35)
  • Józef Olejniczak – LKM Leszno (32)
  • Jan Najdrowski – Olimpia Grudziądz (31)
  • Jerzy Dąbrowski – PKM Warszawa (30)
  • Alfred Smoczyk – LKM Leszno (29)
  • Jan Krakowiak – DKS Łódź (28)
  • Tadeusz Zwoliński – Olimpia Grudziądz (26)
  • Marian Rejek – KM Ostrów Wlkp. (26)
  • Tadeusz Kołeczek – Tramwajarz Łódź (25)
  • Stefan Maciejewski – KM Ostrów Wlkp. (24)
  • Czesław Szałkowski – Olimpia Grudziądz (24)
  • Władysław Kamrowski – GKM Gdańsk (21)
• Second league
  • Jerzy Jankowski – Polonia Bytom (35)
  • Jan Filipczak – Legia Warszawa (26)
  • Bogusław Osowiecki – Legia Warszawa (25)
  • Jan Paluch – 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 were crowned the first winners of the competition. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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

Qualification Pos Team Points 1 PKM Warszawa 55 2 Motoklub Rawicz 48 3 LKM Leszno 47 4 GKM Gdańsk 43 5 Olimpia Grudziądz 41 6 Tramwajarz Łódź 40 7 DKS Łódź 39 8 KM Ostrów Wlkp. 39 9 OM TUR Okęcie Warszawa 38 10 SSM Gdynia 37 11 RKM Budowlani Rybnik 35 12 Legia Warszawa 31 13 Unia Poznań 23 14 CTCiM Częstochowa 22 15 Polonia Bydgoszcz 18 16 Pogoń Katowice 9 res. Polonia Bytom - res. Lechia Poznań -

First League Pos Team Match Match Pts Heats Pts 1 PKM Warszawa 4 11 90 2 LKM Leszno 4 11 82 3 Olimpia Grudziądz 4 10 82 4 KM Ostrów Wlkp. 4 8.5 69 5 Motoklub Rawicz 4 7.5 65 6 OM Tur Okęcie Warszawa 4 6 50 7 Tramwajarz Łódź 4 6 50 8 GKM Gdańsk 4 6 52 9 DKS Łódź 4 6 59

Second League Pos Team Match Match Pts Heats Pts 1 Polonia Bytom 4 11 83 2 RKM Budowlani Rybnik 4 11 76 3 Polonia Bydgoszcz 4 10 89 4 Pogoń Katowice 4 8 59 5 Legia Warszawa 4 7 65 6 Lechia Poznań 4 7 62 7 CTCiM Częstochowa 4 6 58 8 SSM Gdynia 4 6 54 9 Unia Poznań 4 5 41

Medalists

PKM Warszawa	Jan Wąsikowski, Jerzy Dąbrowski, Stanisław Brun, Mieczysław Chlebicz
LKM Leszno	Józef Olejniczak, Antoni Osiecki, Stanisław Przybylski, Alfred Smoczyk, Jan Tomkowiak
Olimpia Grudziądz	Jan Najdrowski, Władysław Gątkiewicz, Tadeusz Zwoliński, Jan Matczak, Czesław Szałkowski, B.Nowakowski, Zbigniew Sander, Stanisław Stęplowski

Third League (Local)

Only teams from Greater Poland (Poznań district) participated in Poznań District League. (Poznańska Liga Okręgowa). ZZK Poznań played only in first round and was replaced by Unia Zielona Góra.

Pos Team Match Match Pts Heats Pts 1 Motoklub Rawicz II 4 12 95 2 LKM Leszno II 4 11 89 3 Unia Chodzież 4 9 71 4 Unia Gniezno 4 9 ? 5 Unia Gostyń 4 8 ? 6 Unia Gorzów Wlkp. 4 6.5 ? 7 Unia Zielona Góra 3 5.5 50 8 ŚKS Śrem 4 5 ? 9 HCP Poznań 4 5 41 10 ZZK Poznań 1 4 ?

Race-Off Pos Team Points 1 Motoklub Rawicz II 24 2 Unia Chodzież 14 3 Unia Gniezno ?

References

1. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
2. "Historia Speedway Polsce 1948". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
3. "Forgotten champions of Poland. PKM Warszawa paved the way for others". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
4. "Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
5. "Polish Team Championship DMP". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 3 March 2023.