1978 Polish speedway season

1978 Polish speedway season
Bolesław Proch
Runner-up in the Polish Championship and Golden Helmet and league winner with Gorzów
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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]

Pos. Rider Club Total Points
1 Bernard Jąder Leszno 13 (3,3,2,3,2)
2 Bolesław Proch Gorzów Wlkp. 12 (3,3,3,w,3)
3 Robert Słaboń Wrocław 11 +3 (2,w,3,3,3)
4 Andrzej Huszcza Zielona Góra 11 +2 (1,3,3,2,2)
5 Mieczysław Woźniak Gorzów Wlkp. 9 (2,2,2,3,w)
6 Stanisław Turek Leszno 8 (3,0,1,1,3)
7 Bogdan Skrobisz Gdańsk 8 (2,2,3,1,w)
8 Mariusz Okoniewski Leszno 6 (0,1,0,2,3)
9 Antoni Fojcik Rybnik 6 (3,2,1,w,–)
10 Zbigniew Filipiak Zielona Góra 6 (0,1,2,2,1)
11 Alfred Siekierka Opole 5 (0,2,t,3,d)
12 Grzegorz Kuźniar Rzeszów 5 (2,t,2,–,1)
13 Ryszard Fabiszewski Gorzów Wlkp. 3 (t,3,u,–,–)
14 Jerzy Kochman Świętochłowice 2 (1,0,0,1,d)
15 Piotr Pyszny Rybnik 2 (1,1,d,t,–)
16 Franciszek Stach 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

Pos. Rider Club Total Points
1 Zenon Plech Gdańsk 14 (2,3,3,3,3)
2 Bolesław Proch Gorzów Wlkp. 13 (3,2,3,3,2)
3 Andrzej Huszcza Zielona Góra 12 (3,1,2,3,3)
4 Mariusz Okoniewski Leszno 11 (2,3,3,3,d)
5 Bogusław Nowak Gorzów Wlkp. 11 (3,3,2,1,2)
6 Andrzej Marynowski Gdańsk 10 (3,3,1,0,3)
7 Mieczysław Woźniak Gorzów Wlkp. 8 (2,0,3,2,1)
8 Piotr Pyszny Rybnik 8 (1,1,2,2,2)
9 Bernard Jąder Leszno 7 (u,2,1,2,2)
10 Henryk Olszak Zielona Góra 7 (1,2,2,1,1)
11 Stanisław Turek Leszno 6 (0,1,1,1,3)
12 Paweł Waloszek Świętochłowice 3 (1,2,d,0,0)
13 Grzegorz Kuźniar Rzeszów 3 (u,2,0,1,0)
14 Jerzy Kochman Świętochłowice 3 (2,1,u,u,ns)
15 Stanisław Kowalski Gdańsk 3 (1,d,1,d,1)
16 Zdzisław Dobrucki Leszno 0 (u,0,u,ns,ns)
17 Robert Słaboń Wrocław 0 (u,d,ns,ns,ns)
18 Roman Jankowski 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]

Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Stal Gorzów Wlkp. 28 Bolesław Proch 12, Edward Jancarz 16
2 Unia Leszno 23 Mariusz Okoniewski 11, Bernard Jąder 12
3 Sparta Wrocław 20 Robert Słaboń 9, Ryszard Jany 11
4 Włókniarz Częstochowa 19 Marek Cieślak 14, Daniel Chmielowski 5
5 ROW Rybnik 16 Piotr Pyszny 9, Jerzy Wilim 7
6 Stal Rzeszów 10 Grzegorz Kuźniar 7, Ryszard Romaniak 3
7 Stal Toruń 9 Jerzy 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

Pos Club Pts W D L +/−
1 Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski 30 15 0 3 +218
2 Wybrzeże Gdańsk 23 11 1 6 +48
3 Włókniarz Częstochowa 22 11 0 7 +173
4 Unia Leszno 20 10 0 8 +216
5 Polonia Bydgoszcz 18 9 0 9 +18
6 ROW Rybnik 18 9 0 9 −2
7 Falubaz Zielona Góra 17 8 1 9 +15
8 Stal Toruń 12 6 0 12 −209
9 Kolejarz Opole 10 5 0 13 −234
10 Śląsk Świętochłowice 10 5 0 13 −243

Second League

Pos Club Pts W D L +/−
1 Sparta Wrocław 18 9 0 3 +259
2 Motor Lublin 18 9 0 3 +156
3 Unia Tarnów 14 7 0 5 −89
4 Start Gniezno 12 6 0 6 +37
5 Stal Rzeszów 10 5 0 7 +17
6 Gwardia Łódź 6 3 0 9 −148
7 GSŻ Grudziądz 6 3 0 9 −232

References

  1. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1978". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Polish final 1978". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ "1978 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Polish Team Championship DMP". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "1978 Gorzów team stats". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 3 March 2023.