1957 Polish speedway season

The 1957 Polish Speedway season was the 1957 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1][2]

1957 Polish speedway season
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Individual

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The 1957 Individual Speedway Polish Championship format changed from multiple legs to a one of final, held on 18 August at Rybnik.

Pos. Rider Club Total Points
1 Marian Kaiser Warszawa 15 (3,3,3,3,3)
2 Joachim Maj Rybnik 14 (3,2,3,3,3)
3 Edward Kupczyński Wrocław 11 (1,3,2,2,3)
4 Stanisław Tkocz Rybnik 11 (2,1,3,3,2)
5 Paweł Waloszek Katowice 10 (3,1,3,2,1)
6 Tadeusz Teodorowicz Wrocław 10 (1,3,1,2,3)
7 Marian Philipp Rybnik 9 (3,2,0,2,2)
8 Mieczysław Połukard Bydgoszcz 9 (2,2,3,1,1)
9 Konstanty Pociejkowicz Wrocław 8 (1,3,2,d,2)
10 Józef Wieczorek Rybnik 7 (2,2,1,2,0)
11 Jan Malinowski Bydgoszcz 3 (0,0,2,1,0)
12 Paweł Mirowski Łódź 3 (0,1,w,0,2)
13 Norbert Świtała Bydgoszcz 3 (2,0,1)
14 Janusz Kościelak Rzeszów 2 (0,0,1,0,1)
15 Henryk Żyto Leszno 2 (1,1,0,0,d)
16 Rajmund Świtała Bydgoszcz 1 (0,0,0,1,0)
17 Stanisław Rurarz (res) Świętochłowice (ns)
18 Kazimierz Bentke (res) Ostrów Wlkp. (1,1)

Criterium of Aces

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The Criterium of Aces was won by Marian Kaiser.

Team

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The 1957 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the tenth edition of the Team Polish Championship.[3][4][5]

In First and Second League, matches were played with part two teams, with it playing it matches return. It made up the team six riders plus two reserve. The score of heat: 3-2-1-0. Mecz consisted with 13 heats. For winning game team received 2 points, draw - 1 point, lost - 0 points. The riders from main squad started in match four times. The quantity of small points was added up.

In Third League, matches were played with part two teams, with it playing it matches return. It made up the team six riders plus two reserve. The score of heat: 3-2-1-0. Mecz consisted with 9 heats. For winning game team received 2 points, draw - 1 point, lost - 0 points. The riders from main squad started in match three times. The quantity of small points was added up.

First League

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Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
1 Górnik Rybnik 14 28 14 0 0 +333
2 Sparta Wrocław 14 18 9 0 5 +119
3 Polonia Bydgoszcz 14 16 8 0 6 +62
4 Włókniarz Częstochowa 14 14 7 0 7 +67
5 Legia Warszawa 14 14 7 0 7 -10
6 Stal Świętochłowice 14 10 5 0 9 -161
7 Tramwajarz Łódź 14 6 3 0 11 -200
8 Kolejarz Rawicz 14 6 3 0 11 -210

Medalists

Górnik Rybnik Joachim Maj, Marian Philip, Józef Wieczorek, Stanisław Tkocz, Zygmunt Kuchta, Bogdan Berliński, Stefan Lip, Erwin Maj
Sparta Wrocław Edward Kupczyński, Tadeusz Teodorowicz, Konstanty Pociejkowicz
Polonia Bydgoszcz Norbert Świtała, Andrzej Mielcarski, Zbigniew Sander, Jan Malinowski

Second League

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Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
1 Stal Rzeszów 12 22 11 0 1 +180
2 Unia Leszno 12 22 11 0 1 +173
3 Skra Warszawa 12 14 7 0 5 +41
4 Gwardia Katowice 12 8 4 0 8 -38
5 Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 12 8 4 0 8 -102
6 Ostrovia Ostrów Wlkp. 12 6 3 0 9 -114
7 LPŻ Lublin 12 4 2 0 10 -142

Third League

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North Group

Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
Start Gniezno 8 12 6 0 2 +80
Polonia Piła 8 10 5 0 3 +30
Sparta Śrem 8 8 4 0 4 +35
LPŻ Gdańsk 8 8 4 0 4 -63
LPŻ Zielona Góra 8 2 1 0 7 -82
Olimpia Poznań DNQ

South Group

Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
1 AMK Kraków 8 12 6 0 2 +54
2 CWK Czeladź 8 12 6 0 2 +27
3 Unia Tarnów 8 8 4 0 4 -26
4 Legia Krosno 8 6 3 0 5 -39
5 Sparta Wrocław II 8 2 1 0 7 -56

After season, AMK Kraków was dissolved but two clubs were created: Cracovia Kraków and Wanda Nowa Huta.

References

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  1. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1957". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ "1957 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 23 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.