1948 Polish speedway season

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

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

[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.

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v t e Polish speedway teams and seasons
Ekstraliga	Częstochowa Gorzów Grudziądz Leszno Lublin Toruń Wrocław Zielona Góra
Ekstraliga 2	Bydgoszcz Gdańsk Krosno Łódź Ostrów Poznań Rybnik Rzeszów
National League	Daugavpils Gniezno Landshut Opole Piła Tarnów
Former	Motor Lublin Kraków Lviv Miskolc Prague Rawicz Rivne Świętochłowice Warsaw Wittstock
Seasons	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Speedway in Poland
Championships	Individual Pairs Team Extraleague Polish Speedway First League (1.Liga) Polish Speedway Second League (2.Liga) Individual U-21 Pairs U-21 Team U-21
Helmets and Cups	Golden Silver U-21 Bronze U-19
Memorials	M. Połukard Criterium of Aces Alfred Smoczyk Edward Jancarz Łukasz Romanek
Tournaments	Bolesław Chrobry Crest Chain of Ostrów Town
Grands Prix	Polish SGP European SGP
National teams	Poland team U21 U19
Governing Bodies	Polish Motor Union (Main Commission) Speedway Ekstraliga LLC