1957 Polish speedway season explained

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

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

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

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1 Warszawa 15 (3,3,3,3,3)
2 Rybnik 14 (3,2,3,3,3)
3 Wrocław 11 (1,3,2,2,3)
4 Rybnik 11 (2,1,3,3,2)
5 Katowice 10 (3,1,3,2,1)
6 Wrocław 10 (1,3,1,2,3)
7 Rybnik 9 (3,2,0,2,2)
8 Bydgoszcz 9 (2,2,3,1,1)
9 Wrocław 8 (1,3,2,d,2)
10 Rybnik 7 (2,2,1,2,0)
11 Bydgoszcz 3 (0,0,2,1,0)
12 Łódź 3 (0,1,w,0,2)
13 Bydgoszcz 3 (2,0,1)
14 Rzeszów 2 (0,0,1,0,1)
15 Leszno 2 (1,1,0,0,d)
16 Bydgoszcz 1 (0,0,0,1,0)
17 Stanisław Rurarz (res) Świętochłowice (ns)
18 Kazimierz Bentke (res) Ostrów Wlkp. (1,1)

Criterium of Aces

The Criterium of Aces was won by Marian Kaiser.

Team

Team Speedway Polish Championship

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

Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
1 14 28 14 0 0 +333
2 14 18 9 0 5 +119
3 14 16 8 0 6 +62
4 14 14 7 0 7 +67
5 14 14 7 0 7 -10
6 14 10 5 0 9 -161
7 14 6 3 0 11 -200
8 14 6 3 0 11 -210

Medalists

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

Second League

Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
1 12 22 11 0 1 +180
2 12 22 11 0 1 +173
3 12 14 7 0 5 +41
4 Gwardia Katowice 12 8 4 0 8 -38
5 12 8 4 0 8 -102
6 12 6 3 0 9 -114
7 12 4 2 0 10 -142

Third League

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Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
8 12 6 0 2 +80
8 10 5 0 3 +30
Sparta Śrem 8 8 4 0 4 +35
8 8 4 0 4 -63
8 2 1 0 7 -82
DNQ
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Pos Team Match Points Won Draw Lost +/-
1 8 12 6 0 2 +54
2 CWK Czeladź 8 12 6 0 2 +27
3 8 8 4 0 4 -26
4 8 6 3 0 5 -39
5 8 2 1 0 7 -56
After season, AMK Kraków was dissolved but two clubs were created: Cracovia Kraków and Wanda Nowa Huta.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023 . Speedway History . 23 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Historia Speedway Polsce 1957 . Speedway History . 23 February 2023.
  3. Web site: 1957 Polish leagues . Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac . 23 February 2023 . 16 October 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021016020951/http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1957.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga) . Speedway Fansite . 3 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Polish Team Championship DMP . Speedway.hg . 3 March 2023.