Przemysław Pawlicki Explained

Przemysław Pawlicki
Nationality:Polish
Birth Date:5 September 1991
Website:Official website
Career1:Poland
Years2:2008–2015
Career2:Leszno
Years3:2016–2017
Years4:2018–2022
Career4:Grudziądz
Years5:2023–2024
Career5:Zielona Góra
Career6:Great Britain
Years7:2010
Career7:Coventry
Years8:2013
Career8:Poole
Career9:Sweden
Years10:2011–2013, 2023–2024
Career10:Piraterna
Years11:2016–2018, 2020–2022
Career11:Masarna
Years12:2015, 2019
Career12:Smederna
Career14:Denmark
Years15:2012
Career15:Holsted
Years16:2013
Career16:Holstebro
Years17:2016–2018, 2023–2024
Career17:Grindsted
Career18:Germany
Years19:2009
Career19:AC Landshut
Sgp Starts:13
Sgp Podium:0 (0-0-0)
Sgp Finals:0
Sgp Win:0
Indivyear1:2017
Indivhonour1:GP Challenge winner
Indivyear2:2011
Indivhonour2:World U-21 bronze medal
Indivyear3:2009
Indivhonour3:European Junior champion
Indivyear4:2011, 2017
Indivhonour4:Polish Championship silver medal
Teamyear1:2015
Teamhonour1:Speedway World Cup bronze medal
Teamyear2:2024
Teamhonour2:European Team champion
Teamyear3:2023
Teamyear4:2009, 2012
Teamhonour4:World Team Junior champion
Teamyear7:2016
Teamhonour7:Ekstraliga Winner
Teamyear8:2019
Teamhonour8:Elitserien

Przemysław Pawlicki (born 5 September 1991)[1] is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.

Career

Pawlicki passed his speedway license (Licencja "Ż") in 2008, as a 16-year-old.[2] On 20 July 2008, he rode in his first meeting in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga, representing Unia Leszno and scoring 11 points.[3] In total he rode in 20 heats (5 meetings) and scored 31 points and 3 bonus points (averaging 1.700).[3] He participated in the Team Under-21 Polish Championship for Leszno, at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium. Pawlicki scored a maximum 15 points and was the fastest rider in the meeting (60.6 secs in Heat 5) as Leszno won the event.[3] In total, he scored 51 points in 21 heats (averaging 2.429).[3] Leszno won the Under-21 Speedway Ekstraliga (Liga Juniorów) and Pawlicki finished third in the Ekstraliga U-21 Individual Championship (13 points and second in Run-Off).[3]

In the Polish Pairs Under-21 Championship final he scored 13 points, with Leszno finishing fifth[3] and was fourth in the Individual Under-21 Polish Championship, scoring 11 points. Weekly "Tygodnik Żużlowy" (Speedway Weekly) awarded him as Revelation of the Year.[4] Speedway chapter of Main Commission of Speedway Sport (part of the Polish Motor Union) awarded him and Maciej Janowski for one of the best debut seasons in Polish speedway history.[5]

In 2009, he again rode for Unia Leszno[1] and made his debut in the Individual Polish Championship. He also rode in the German Bundesliga for AC Landshut, winning the league final.[6] On 11 July, he won the Individual U-19 European Championship Final and later Pawlicki helped the Polish U21 team win the Team U-19 European Championship Final and successfully defend their World Championship title at Under-21 Speedway World Cup. Pawlicki finishing Poland's top scorer with a maximum 15 points. His season finished early after a crash during a Junior meeting in Gorzów Wielkopolski.[7]

In 2010, Pawlicki's left Unia Leszno to join Caelum Stal Gorzów for the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga.[8] [9] He also made his British, Swedish and Danish league debuts, riding for Coventry Bees in the Elite League,[10] Rospiggarna Hallstavik in the Swedish Elitserien[11] and Holsted Tigers in the Danish Superliga.[12] He was instrumental in helping Coventry win the Elite League Title, beating Poole 101-79 in the two leg play-off final. He competed as a wild card" for the 2010 Under-21 World Championship.[13]

In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the 2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and finished second in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. In 2015, he won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Cup.

In August 2017, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix.[14] He also finished runner-up again in the Polish Individual Speedway Championship.

In 2023, he signed for Piraterna in the Swedish Elitserien.[15] In October 2023, he paired up with Szymon Woźniak to become the European Pairs champion.[16]

In 2024, he won the European Team Speedway Championship.[17]

Personal life

His father Piotr Pawlicki, Sr. (born 31 July 1963) was also a speedway rider. Przemysław's brother Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. (born 30 November 1994) is also a professional rider.[18]

Major results

World Championships

Grand Prix

World team championships

Junior World Championship

Junior Team Championship

European Championships

Domestic competitions

See also

Notes and References

  1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 14-15
  2. Web site: Przemysław Pawlicki . pl . sport24.pl . 2009-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090509185437/http://www.zuzel.sport24.pl/zawodnicy/show/7592/ . 2009-05-09 . dead .
  3. Świat Żużla, No 4 (76) 2008, pages 4 10-11, 13, 40-43, 45
  4. Web site: Wyniki plebiscytu Tygodnika Żużlowego . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-02-15 . 2009-04-21 .
  5. Web site: Kapituła Sportu Żużlowego . pl . . 2009-02-23 . 2009-04-21 .
  6. Web site: Pawlicki przedłużył kontrakt . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-11-25 . 2010-04-20 .
  7. Web site: Kontuzja Pawlickiego . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-09-08 . 2009-09-09 .
  8. Web site: Przemysław Pawlicki nie będzie jeździł w Unii Leszno w sezonie 2010 (szczegóły) . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2010-03-02 . 2010-04-20 .
  9. Web site: Przemysław Pawlicki zawodnikiem Stali Gorzów! . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2010-04-30 . 2010-04-30 .
  10. Web site: Pawlicki zawodnikiem Coventry Bees . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2010-04-20 . 2010-04-20 .
  11. Web site: Pawlicki w Rospiggarnie . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-12-04 . 2010-04-20 .
  12. Web site: Holsted ogłosiło skład . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-11-16 . 2010-04-20 .
  13. Web site: Marek Cieślak uzasadnia decyzję o dzikich kartach . pl . SportoweFakty.pl . 2010-04-08 . 2010-04-20 .
  14. Web site: 2017 Grand Prix Challenge. Sportowe Fakty (In Polish). 8 January 2023.
  15. Web site: PRZEDPELSKI SEALS PIRATES RETURN IN SWEDEN . FIM . 2 February 2023.
  16. Web site: European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title at home . FIM Europe. 5 October 2023.
  17. Web site: European Team Speedway Championship - Final . FIM . 6 April 2024.
  18. Web site: 2011 rider index . British Speedway . 24 February 2023.