1961 Polish speedway season

The 1961 Polish Speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1][2]

1961 Polish speedway season

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 1961 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held on 24 September at Rzeszow.[3]

Pos.RiderClubTotalPoints
1Florian KapałaRzeszów14(2,3,3,3,3)
2Marian KaiserGdańsk13+3(3,2,3,3,2)
3Henryk ŻytoLeszno13+2(3,2,3,2,3)
4Mieczysław PołukardBydgoszcz12(3,3,1,3,2)
5Joachim MajRybnik12(2,3,2,2,3)
6Jan MalinowskiRzeszów10(3,0,2,2,3)
7Janusz SucheckiBydgoszcz7(2,2,1,1,1)
8Norbert ŚwitałaBydgoszcz7(1,3,1,1,1)
9Stefan Kępa (res)Rzeszów7(1,3,3)
10Jan MuchaŚwiętochłowice5(w,1,2,d,2)
11Janusz Kościelak (res)Rzeszów4(1,2,w,0,1)
12Andrzej DomiszewskiWrocław4(1,1,0,2,0)
13Jan KolberRzeszów3(1,w,1,1,0)
14Antoni WorynaRybnik2(0,0,2)
15Marian RoseToruń2(0,1,0,1,0)
16Stanisław TkoczRybnik2(2,u)
17Marian Stawecki (res)Rzeszów2(2,0,0)
18Rajmund ŚwitałaBydgoszcz1(0,u,0,0,1)
19Marian SpychałaRzeszów0(u/-)
20Konstanty Pociejkowicz (res)Wrocław(ns)

Golden Helmet

The 1961 Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the inaugural event for leagues 12 leading riders.

Calendar

DateVenueWinner
22 IV Bydgoszcz Florian Kapała (Rzeszów)
6 V Rzeszów Florian Kapała (Rzeszów)
13 V Nowa Huta Joachim Maj (Rybnik)
20 V Gdańsk Henryk Żyto (Leszno)
3 VI Wrocław Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk)
10 VI Rybnik Stanisław Tkocz (Rybnik)
24 VI Poznań Henryk Żyto (Leszno)
8 VII Częstochowa Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk)
9 IX Warszawa Henryk Żyto (Leszno)

Final classification Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.

Pos.RiderClubTotalBYDRZEKRAGDAWRORYBPOZCZEWAR
1Florian KapałaRzeszów96 151513151113141010
2Henryk ŻytoLeszno91 410131861215815
3Marian KaiserGdańsk90 12811121513131411
4Joachim MajRybnik80 69148121291311
5Stanisław TkoczRybnik77 55121491510611
6Mieczysław PołukardBydgoszcz63 846108512141
7Stefan KępaRzeszów60 410710476812
8Norbert ŚwitałaBydgoszcz58 866513310101
9Jan MalinowskiRzeszów45 09785-349
10Janusz SucheckiBydgoszcz42 7556--559
11Stanisław RurarzCzęstochowa40 63311834-5
12Jan KusiakLeszno17 2-22026-3

Team

Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 1961 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 14th edition of the Team Polish Championship.[4]

Stal Rzeszów won the gold medal for the second consecutive season.[5][6]

First League
PosClubPtsWDL+/−
1 Stal Rzeszów271310+307
2 Górnik Rybnik201004+251
3 Polonia Bydgoszcz18905+63
4 Unia Leszno13617+37
5 Włókniarz Częstochowa12608-65
6 Sparta Wrocław12608-7
7 Legia Gdańsk84010–123
8 Wanda Nowa Huta21013–393

Second League
PosClubPtsWDL+/−
1 Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski361802+420
2 Unia Tarnów301505+256
3 Tramwajarz Łódź261307+166
4 Legia Krosno261307+135
5 Śląsk Świętochłowice221028+120
6 Start Gniezno199110–1
7 MKŻ Toruń189011–147
8 Sparta Śrem157112–199
9 Polonia Piła147014–37
10 Zgrzeblarki Zielona Góra84016–261
11 Kolejarz Opole21019–452

Play off

  • Tarnów v Gdańsk 34:44, 28:48

References
  1. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. "Historia Speedway Polsce 1961". History Speedway. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. "Polish final 1961". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. "1961 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. "Polish Team Championship DMP". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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