1961 Polish speedway season

Season of speedway in Poland

1961 Polish speedway season

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The 1961 Polish Speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1][2]

## Individual

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### Polish Individual Speedway Championship

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The 1961 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held on 24 September at Rzeszow.[3]

Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | Points

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1 | Florian Kapała | Rzeszów | 14 | (2,3,3,3,3)
2 | Marian Kaiser | Gdańsk | 13+3 | (3,2,3,3,2)
3 | Henryk Żyto | Leszno | 13+2 | (3,2,3,2,3)
4 | Mieczysław Połukard | Bydgoszcz | 12 | (3,3,1,3,2)
5 | Joachim Maj | Rybnik | 12 | (2,3,2,2,3)
6 | Jan Malinowski | Rzeszów | 10 | (3,0,2,2,3)
7 | Janusz Suchecki | Bydgoszcz | 7 | (2,2,1,1,1)
8 | Norbert Świtała | Bydgoszcz | 7 | (1,3,1,1,1)
9 | Stefan Kępa (res) | Rzeszów | 7 | (1,3,3)
10 | Jan Mucha | Świętochłowice | 5 | (w,1,2,d,2)
11 | Janusz Kościelak (res) | Rzeszów | 4 | (1,2,w,0,1)
12 | Andrzej Domiszewski | Wrocław | 4 | (1,1,0,2,0)
13 | Jan Kolber | Rzeszów | 3 | (1,w,1,1,0)
14 | Antoni Woryna | Rybnik | 2 | (0,0,2)
15 | Marian Rose | Toruń | 2 | (0,1,0,1,0)
16 | Stanisław Tkocz | Rybnik | 2 | (2,u)
17 | Marian Stawecki (res) | Rzeszów | 2 | (2,0,0)
18 | Rajmund Świtała | Bydgoszcz | 1 | (0,u,0,0,1)
19 | Marian Spychała | Rzeszów | 0 | (u/-)
20 | Konstanty Pociejkowicz (res) | Wrocław |  | (ns)

### Golden Helmet

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The 1961 Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the inaugural event for leagues 12 leading riders.

Calendar

Date | Venue | Winner

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22 IV  | Bydgoszcz | Florian Kapała (Rzeszów)
6 V  | Rzeszów | Florian Kapała (Rzeszów)
13 V  | Nowa Huta | Joachim Maj (Rybnik)
20 V  | Gdańsk | Henryk Żyto (Leszno)
3 VI  | Wrocław | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk)
10 VI  | Rybnik | Stanisław Tkocz (Rybnik)
24 VI  | Poznań | Henryk Żyto (Leszno)
8 VII  | Częstochowa | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk)
9 IX  | Warsaw | Henryk Żyto (Leszno)

Final classification Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.

Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | BYD | RZE | KRA | GDA | WRO | RYB | POZ | CZE | WAR

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1 | Florian Kapała | Rzeszów | 96 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10
2 | Henryk Żyto | Leszno | 91 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15
3 | Marian Kaiser | Gdańsk | 90 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11
4 | Joachim Maj | Rybnik | 80 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11
5 | Stanisław Tkocz | Rybnik | 77 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 11
6 | Mieczysław Połukard | Bydgoszcz | 63 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1
7 | Stefan Kępa | Rzeszów | 60 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12
8 | Norbert Świtała | Bydgoszcz | 58 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1
9 | Jan Malinowski | Rzeszów | 45 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | 4 | 9
10 | Janusz Suchecki | Bydgoszcz | 42 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 9
11 | Stanisław Rurarz | Częstochowa | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | 5
12 | Jan Kusiak | Leszno | 17 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | 3

## Team

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### Team Speedway Polish Championship

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The 1961 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 14th edition of the Team Polish Championship.[4]

Stal Rzeszów won the gold medal for the second consecutive season.[5][6]

### First League

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Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/−

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1  | Stal Rzeszów | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | +307
2  | Górnik Rybnik | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | +251
3  | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | +63
4  | Unia Leszno | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +37
5  | Włókniarz Częstochowa | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -65
6  | Sparta Wrocław | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -7
7  | Legia Gdańsk | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –123
8  | Wanda Nowa Huta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | –393

### Second League

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Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/−

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1  | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski | 36 | 18 | 0 | 2 | +420
2  | Unia Tarnów | 30 | 15 | 0 | 5 | +256
3  | Tramwajarz Łódź | 26 | 13 | 0 | 7 | +166
4  | Legia Krosno | 26 | 13 | 0 | 7 | +135
5  | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 22 | 10 | 2 | 8 | +120
6  | Start Gniezno | 19 | 9 | 1 | 10 | –1
7  | MKŻ Toruń | 18 | 9 | 0 | 11 | –147
8  | Sparta Śrem | 15 | 7 | 1 | 12 | –199
9  | Polonia Piła | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | –37
10  | Zgrzeblarki Zielona Góra | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | –261
11  | Kolejarz Opole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | –452

Play off

* Tarnów v Gdańsk 34:44, 28:48

## References

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1. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
2. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1961". History Speedway. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
3. ^ "Polish final 1961". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
4. ^ "1961 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
5. ^ "Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
6. ^ "Polish Team Championship DMP". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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Polish speedway teams and seasons

Ekstraliga|

* Częstochowa
* Gorzów Wielkopolski
* Grudziądz
* Lublin
* Rybnik
* Toruń
* Wrocław
* Zielona Góra

Ekstraliga 2|

* Bydgoszcz
* Krosno
* Leszno
* Łódź
* Ostrów Wielkopolski
* Poznań
* Rzeszów
* Tarnów

National League|

* Daugavpils
* Gdańsk
* Gniezno
* Kraków
* Landshut
* Opole
* Piła

Defunct|

* Motor Lublin
* Lviv
* Miskolc
* Pilzno
* Prague
* Rawicz
* Rivne
* Świętochłowice
* Warsaw
* Wittstock

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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

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