1948 Polish speedway season

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

1948 Polish speedway season
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Individual

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The individual event was cancelled.

Start list Kraków, October 24

Points in League events

Team

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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  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.