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Statue of Alfred Smoczyk in Leszno | |
The 1949 Polish Speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. [1] [2]
The 1949 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held in Leszno on 23 October 1949. It was the fifth running of the Championship.
Pos. | Rider | Club | Points | Total |
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1 | Alfred Smoczyk | (Unia Leszno) | 16 | (4,4,4,4) |
2 | Eugeniusz Zendrowski | (Związkowiec Warszawa) | 15 | (4,3,4,4) |
3 | Jan Paluch | (Polonia-Ogniwo Bytom) | 14 | (4,4,2,4) |
4 | Ludwik Rataj | (KM-Stal Ostrów Wlkp.) | 13 | (3,3,4,3) |
5 | Bonifacy Szpitalniak | (KM-Stal Ostrów Wlkp.) | 11 | (4,1,3,3) |
6 | Jan Najdrowski | (Olimpia-Unia Grudziądz) | 10 | (3,3,2,2) |
7 | Paweł Dziura | (Polonia-Ogniwo Bytom) | 9 | (2,2,3,2) |
8 | Ryszard Morawski | (Związkowiec Warszawa) | 7 | (3,1,N,3) |
9 | Henryk Woźniak | (Unia Leszno) | 6 | (E,2,N,4) |
10 | Tadeusz Kołeczek | (Tramwajarz-Ogniwo Łódź) | 5 | (2,3,E,E) |
11 | Czesław Szałkowski | (Olimpia-Unia Grudziądz) | 3 | (3,E,N,N) |
12 | Mieczysław Chlebicz | (Związkowiec W-wa) | 3 | (2,1,F,N) |
13 | Józef Olejniczak | (Unia Leszno) | 0 | (E,E,E,N) |
E – retired or mechanical failure • F – fell • N – non-starter
The 1949 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the second edition of the Team Polish Championship. [3] [4]
In First and Second League, matches were played with part three teams. Teams were made up of 3 riders plus 1 reserve. The event consisted of 9 races. In one day were played three three-cornered matches. For winning a match a team received 3 points, for second place 2 points, and for third 1 point. In every heat scoring was 3–2–1 and 0 if no-completion heat. The drivers with the main squad of a team started in a match 3 times. The quantity of small points was added up. [5]
Pos | Team | Match | Match Pts | Heats Pts |
1 | Unia Leszno | 4 | 12 | 98 |
2 | KM-Stal Ostrów Wlkp. | 4 | 8.5 | 82 |
2 | Skra-Związkowiec Warszawa | 4 | 8.5 | 72 |
4 | Polonia-Ogniwo Bytom | 4 | 8.5 | 71 |
5 | PKM-Ogniwo Warszawa | 4 | 8 | 59 |
6 | Olimpia-Unia Grudziądz | 4 | 7.5 | 62 |
7 | Tramwajarz-Ogniwo Łódź | 4 | 7 | 67 |
8 | RKM-Budowlani Rybnik | 4 | 7 | 57 |
9 | MK-Kolejarz Rawicz | 4 | 5 | 54 |
Any team was relegated to lower division.
Medalists
Pos | Team | Match | Match Pts | Heats Pts |
1 | Polonia-Gwardia Bydgoszcz | 4 | 11 | 90 |
2 | CTCiM Częstochowa | 4 | 11 | 84 |
3 | GKM-Związkowiec Gdańsk | 4 | 10 | 71 |
4 | RTKM-Gwardia Rzeszów | 4 | 9 | 78 |
5 | Unia Chodzież | 4 | 8 | 62 |
6 | Unia Poznań | 4 | 6 | 54 |
7 | Motoklub Rawicz II | 3 | 4 | 40 |
8 | DKM-Włókniarz Łódź | 3 | 3 | 26 |
9 | Lechia-Włókniarz Poznań | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Event between Rawicz, Łódź and Poznań was cancelled and never replayed.
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