1978 Polish speedway season explained

1978 Polish speedway season
Size:125px
Prev:1977
Next:1979

The 1978 Polish Speedway season was the 1978 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1] [2]

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 1978 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 22 July at Gorzów.[3]

width=25pxPos. width=200pxRiderwidth=200pxClub width=80pxTotalwidth=100pxPoints
1 Leszno 13 (3,3,2,3,2)
2 Gorzów Wlkp. 12 (3,3,3,w,3)
3 Wrocław 11 +3 (2,w,3,3,3)
4 Zielona Góra 11 +2 (1,3,3,2,2)
5 Gorzów Wlkp. 9 (2,2,2,3,w)
6 Leszno 8 (3,0,1,1,3)
7 Gdańsk 8 (2,2,3,1,w)
8 Leszno 6 (0,1,0,2,3)
9 Rybnik 6 (3,2,1,w,–)
10 Zielona Góra 6 (0,1,2,2,1)
11 Opole 5 (0,2,t,3,d)
12 Rzeszów 5 (2,t,2,–,1)
13 Gorzów Wlkp. 3 (t,3,u,–,–)
14 Świętochłowice 2 (1,0,0,1,d)
15 Rybnik 2 (1,1,d,t,–)
16 Opole 1 (1,u,–,–,–)
17 Daniel Chmielewski (res)Częstochowa 0 (d,u)
18 Grzegorz Szczepanik (res) Rybnik 7 (1,2,1,2,2)
19 Marek Towalski (res) Gorzów Wlkp. 1 (0,0,0,1)
20 Bolesław Rzewiński (res)Gorzów Wlkp. 2 (1,1,0)

Golden Helmet

The 1978 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1978 event for the league's leading riders.

Final

width=25pxPos. width=200pxRiderwidth=200pxClub width=80pxTotalwidth=100pxPoints
1 Gdańsk 14 (2,3,3,3,3)
2 Gorzów Wlkp. 13 (3,2,3,3,2)
3 Zielona Góra 12 (3,1,2,3,3)
4 Leszno 11 (2,3,3,3,d)
5 Gorzów Wlkp. 11 (3,3,2,1,2)
6 Gdańsk 10 (3,3,1,0,3)
7 Gorzów Wlkp. 8 (2,0,3,2,1)
8 Rybnik 8 (1,1,2,2,2)
9 Leszno 7 (u,2,1,2,2)
10 Zielona Góra 7 (1,2,2,1,1)
11 Leszno 6 (0,1,1,1,3)
12 Świętochłowice 3 (1,2,d,0,0)
13 Rzeszów 3 (u,2,0,1,0)
14 Świętochłowice 3 (2,1,u,u,ns)
15 Gdańsk 3 (1,d,1,d,1)
16 Leszno 0 (u,0,u,ns,ns)
17 Wrocław 0 (u,d,ns,ns,ns)
18 Leszno (ns)

Junior Championship

Silver Helmet

Bronze Helmet

Pairs

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship

The 1978 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1978 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 21 June at Chorzów.[4]

width=20Poswidth=200Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=500Riders
1 Stal Gorzów Wlkp.28Bolesław Proch 12, Edward Jancarz 16
2 Unia Leszno23Mariusz Okoniewski 11, Bernard Jąder 12
3 Sparta Wrocław20Robert Słaboń 9, Ryszard Jany 11
4 Włókniarz Częstochowa19Marek Cieślak 14, Daniel Chmielowski 5
5 ROW Rybnik16Piotr Pyszny 9, Jerzy Wilim 7
6 Stal Rzeszów10Grzegorz Kuźniar 7, Ryszard Romaniak 3
7 Stal Toruń9Jerzy Kniaź 5, Wojciech Żabiałowicz 4

Team

Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 1978 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1978 edition of the Team Polish Championship.[5]

Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski won the gold medal for the fourth successive year.[6] [7] The team included Edward Jancarz, Bolesław Proch, Bogusław Nowak and Jerzy Rembas.[8]

First League

width=30Pos width=250Club width=30Pts width=30W width=30D width=30L width=30+/−
130 15 0 3 +218
223 11 1 6 +48
322 11 0 7 +173
420 10 0 8 +216
518 9 0 9 +18
618 9 0 9 −2
717 8 1 9 +15
812 6 0 12 −209
910 5 0 13 −234
1010 5 0 13 −243

Second League

width=30Pos width=250Club width=30Pts width=30W width=30D width=30L width=30+/−
1Sparta Wrocław18 9 0 3 +259
2Motor Lublin18 9 0 3 +156
3Unia Tarnów14 7 0 5 −89
4Start Gniezno12 6 0 6 +37
5Stal Rzeszów10 5 0 7 +17
6Gwardia Łódź6 3 0 9 −148
7GSŻ Grudziądz6 3 0 9 −232

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023 . Speedway History . 24 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Historia Speedway Polsce 1978 . Historia Speedway . 24 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Polish final 1978 . WWOS Backup . 24 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Polish pairs championship . Speedway History . 4 March 2023.
  5. Web site: 1978 Polish leagues . Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac . 24 February 2023 . 16 October 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021016220255/http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1978.htm . dead .
  6. Web site: Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga) . Speedway Fansite . 24 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Polish Team Championship DMP . Speedway.hg . 3 March 2023.
  8. Web site: 1978 Gorzów team stats . Polish Speedway Database . 3 March 2023.