1998 Polish speedway season explained

1998 Polish speedway season
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The 1998 Polish Speedway season was the 1998 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1] [2] [3]

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 1998 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Bydgoszcz.[4]

width=25pxPos. width=200pxRiderwidth=200pxClub width=80pxTotalwidth=100pxPoints
1 Bydgoszcz 14(3,3,3,3,2)
2 Bydgoszcz13(3,2,2,3,3)
3 Toruń 11 +3 (0,3,3,3,2)
4 Częstochowa 11 +2 (2,3,2,1,3)
5 Toruń 10(2,2,3,2,1)
6 Częstochowa9(3,0,1,2,3)
7 Bydgoszcz 9 (3,1,3,d,2)
8 Piotr ŚwistRzeszów 8(2,3,0,3,d)
9 Leszno 6 (0,2,2,0,2)
10 Zielona Góra5 (2,1,0,1,1)
11 Rybnik 5(0,1,1,2,1)
12 Piła 5(1,1,1,1,1)
13 Częstochowa4(1,2,1,0,d)
14 Grudziądz3(0,0,2,1,0)
15 Tomasz Cieślewicz (res) Gdańsk 3 (3)
16 Adam Fajfer (res) Gniezno 2 (2)
17 Gdańsk 1 (1,0,0,u,d)
18 Adam ŁabędzkiWrocław 1(1,w,–,–,–)

Golden Helmet

The 1998 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1998 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 25 September.

width=25pxPos. width=200pxRiderwidth=200pxClub width=80pxTotalwidth=100pxPoints
1 Bydgoszcz 14(3,3,3,2,3)
2 Piła 12 (3,3,2,1,3)
3 Rzeszów11 (1,2,3,3,2)
4 Gniezno10 (1,1,3,2,3)
5 Grudziądz 9(3,3,0,3,0)
6 Bydgoszcz9(2,d,3,3,1)
7 Leszno 8(3,3,1,0,1)
8 Toruń 8 (2,1,1,3,1)
9 Gdańsk7 (2,2,0,2,1)
10 Wrocław 6 (0,2,0,1,3)
11 Gdańsk 6(0,2,1,1,2)
12 Wrocław 6(1,1,2,0,2)
13 Toruń 5 (1,0,2,2,0)
14 Częstochowa 5 (d,0,2,1,2)
15 Zielona Góra3 (2,0,1,0,0)
16 Wrocław 1 (0,1,0,0,0)
17 Bartosz Stanek (res) Wrocław ns
18 Artur Bogińczuk (res) Wrocław ns

Criterium of Aces

See main article: 1998 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces.

Junior Championship

Silver Helmet

Bronze Helmet

Pairs

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship

The 1998 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1998 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 11 July at Gorzów Wielkopolski.[5]

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1 Gorzów Wlkp.28Tomasz Bajerski 18, Krzysztof Cegielski 10
2 Polonia Bydgoszcz24Tomasz Gollob 14, Jacek Gollob 1, Piotr Protasiewicz 9
3 Start Gniezno20Adam Fajfer 13, Tomasz Fajfer 7
4 Włókniarz Częstochowa17Sebastian Ułamek 11, Mariusz Staszewski 6
5 Atlas Wrocław15Adam Łabędzki 11, Mirosław Cierniak 1, Dariusz Śledź 3
6 Stal Rzeszów11Piotr Świst 8, Janusz Stachyra 2, Grzegorz Rempała 1
7 Zielona Góra11Andrzej Huszcza 9, Jarosław Szymkowiak 2

Team

Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 1998 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1998 edition of the Team Polish Championship.[6] Polonia Bydgoszcz won the gold medal for the second successive season.[7] The team included the Gollob brothers, Piotr Protasiewicz Andy Smith and Henrik Gustafsson.[8]

First Division

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1Polonia Bydgoszcz29 141 3 +250
226 2 2 4+181
3 2613 0 5 +75
4Stal Rzeszów199 1 8 +93
5Apator Toruń18 9 09 +27
6Start Gniezno17819+11
7GKM Grudziądz178 1 9–29
8Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski16 8 0 10 –11
9ZKŻ Zielona Góra10 5 0 13–180
10Ostrów2 10 17–417
Play offs
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semi final Rzeszów Bydgoszcz 50:40, 33:57
semi final Leszno Piła 47:43, 27:62
final Piła Bydgoszcz 41:49, 42:48

Second Division

width=20Poswidth=200Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=40Diff
1Atlas Wrocław40200 2+607
2Wybrzeże Gdańsk38 1903+657
3Włókniarz Częstochowa36 180 4+559
4RKM Rybnik32 1606+22
5Unia Tarnów26 1309 +65
6Kolejarz Rawicz24 1129+0
7Łódź199112–14
8LKŻ Lublin1571 14 –310
9ŻKS Krosno14 62 14 –303
10Kolejarz Opole12 60 16 –211
11Wanda Kraków8 4 0 18 –513
120 00 22 –631

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023 . Speedway History . 25 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Historia Speedway Polsce 1998 . Historia Speedway . 25 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski . Zuzeland.com . 1 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Polish final 1998 . WWOS Backup . 25 February 2023.
  5. Web site: Polish pairs championship . Speedway History . 4 March 2023.
  6. Web site: 1998 Polish leagues . Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac . 25 February 2023 . 16 October 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021016220255/http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1998.htm . dead .
  7. Web site: Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga) . Speedway Fansite . 25 February 2023.
  8. Web site: 1998 Bydgoszcz team stats . Polish Speedway Database . 1 March 2023.