1997 Polish speedway season

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1997 Polish speedway season
Jacek Krzyżaniak, 1997 Polish champion
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The 1997 Polish Speedway season was the 1997 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1][2][3]

Individual[edit]

Polish Individual Speedway Championship[edit]

The 1997 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Częstochowa.[4] Jacek Krzyżaniak won the Polish title.[5][6]

Pos. Rider Club Total Points
1 Jacek Krzyżaniak Toruń 13 +3 (3,2,3,3,2)
2 Sławomir Drabik Częstochowa 13 +2 (3,3,3,1,3)
3 Tomasz Gollob Bydgoszcz 11 (3,u,3,2,3)
4 Mirosław Kowalik Toruń 10 (3,w,3,3,1)
5 Jacek Gollob Bydgoszcz 10 (2,3,2,2,1)
6 Piotr Protasiewicz Bydgoszcz 9 (w,2,2,3,2)
7 Sebastian Ułamek Częstochowa 8 (d,3,1,1,3)
8 Andrzej Huszcza Zielona Góra 8 (1,1,d,3,3)
9 Damian Baliński Leszno 8 (2,1,2,2,1)
10 Jacek Rempała (res) Tarnów 8 (3,1,0,2,2)
11 Wojciech Załuski Gdańsk 7 (2,2,2,1,d)
12 Grzegorz Rempała Rzeszów 5 (2,0,1,0,2)
13 Maciej Kuciapa Rzeszów 4 (1,1,0,1,1)
14 Janusz Stachyra Rzeszów 3 (1,2,0,w,t)
15 Sławomir Dudek Zielona Góra 2 (1,d,1,0,0)
16 Tomasz Fajfer Gniezno 1 (0,1,0,0,0)
17 Adam Pawliczek Rybnik 0 (d,–,–,–,–)
18 Andrejs Koroļevs (res) Leszno 0 (d)

Golden Helmet[edit]

The 1997 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1997 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 3 October. Tomasz Gollob won his fourth Golden Helmet Championship.[7][8]

Pos. Rider Club Total Points
1 Tomasz Gollob Bydgoszcz 13 (2,3,2,3,3)
2 Tomasz Bajerski Gorzów Wlkp. 12 (1,3,3,2,3)
3 Sebastian Ułamek Częstochowa 11 (2,2,2,3,2)
4 Jacek Gollob Bydgoszcz 11 (3,3,d,3,2)
5 Sławomir Drabik Częstochowa 10 (1,3,3,3,0)
6 Piotr Protasiewicz Bydgoszcz 9 (3,2,2,2,w)
7 Piotr Świst Gorzów Wlkp. 9 (2,2,3,1,1)
8 Rafał Dobrucki Piła 7 (3,0,1,1,2)
9 Jacek Krzyżaniak Toruń 7 (3,1,2,t,1)
10 Dariusz Śledź Wrocław 7 (d,1,1,2,3)
11 Mirosław Kowalik Toruń 7 (2,1,3,1,t)
12 Roman Jankowski Leszno 5 (0,2,d,0,3)
13 Wojciech Załuski Gdańsk 5 (0,1,1,1,2)
14 Zenon Kasprzak Rawicz 3 (,1,0,1,0,1)
15 Paweł Staszek Grudziądz 1 (1,0,0,0,0)
16 Robert Dados Grudziądz 0 (0,0,0,0,u)

Criterium of Aces[edit]

Junior Championship[edit]

Silver Helmet[edit]

Bronze Helmet[edit]

Pairs[edit]

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship[edit]

The 1997 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1997 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 20 June at Bydgoszcz.[9]

Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Polonia Bydgoszcz 29 Tomasz Gollob 12, Piotr Protasiewicz 11, Jacek Gollob 6
2 Apator Toruń 21+3 Jacek Krzyżaniak 11+3, Mirosław Kowalik 10
3 Gorzów Wlkp. 21+2 Piotr Świst 12, Tomasz Bajerski 9+2
4 Włókniarz Częstochowa 18 Sławomir Drabik 12, Sebastian Ułamek 6
5 Atlas Wrocław 14 Dariusz Śledź 12, Waldemar Szuba 2, Zbigniew Lech 0
6 GKM Grudziądz 12 Robert Kempiński 3, Paweł Staszek 3, Robert Dados 6
7 Start Gniezno 11 Robert Sawina 10, Adam Fajfer 0, Tomasz Fajfer 1

Team[edit]

Team Speedway Polish Championship[edit]

The 1997 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1997 edition of the Team Polish Championship.[10] Polonia Bydgoszcz won the gold medal.[11] The team included the Gollob brothers, Piotr Protasiewicz and Henrik Gustafsson.[12]

First Division[edit]

Pos Team Pts W D L Diff
1 Polonia Bydgoszcz 25 12 1 5 +147
2 Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski 24 11 2 5 +65
3 Polonia Piła 22 10 2 6 +34
4 Apator Toruń 21 10 1 7 +51
5 Unia Leszno 18 8 2 8 +43
6 ZKŻ Zielona Góra 17 8 1 9 –21
7 Stal Rzeszów 16 7 2 9 +35
8 Start Gniezno 15 7 1 10 –123
9 Włókniarz Częstochowa 14 7 0 11 –74
10 Atlas Wrocław 8 4 0 14 –157

Play offs

Team Team Team Score
semi final Toruń Bydgoszcz 43:47, 26:64
semi final Piła Gorzów 47:43, 41:48
final Gorzów Bydgoszcz 46:44, 30:60

Second Division[edit]

Pos Team Pts W D L Diff
1 GKM Grudziądz 34 17 0 3 +500
2 Ostrów 31 15 1 4 +315
3 Unia Tarnów 30 15 0 5 +304
4 Wybrzeże Gdańsk 30 15 0 5 +341
5 Łódź 24 12 0 8 +176
6 RKM Rybnik 23 11 1 8 +93
7 Kolejarz Rawicz 22 11 0 9 +26
8 Kolejarz Opole 11 5 1 14 –297
9 ŻKS Krosno 6 3 0 17 –463
10 LKŻ Lublin 5 2 1 17 –375
11 Wanda Kraków 4 2 0 18 –620

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Polish final 1997". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ "KRZYŻANIAK Jacek". Speedway HG. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Speedway memories: Jacek Krzyżaniak wins the title of Individual Polish Champion". Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Tomasz Gollob's Biography". Biografia 24. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Tomasz Gollob and... everything is clear - the best players in the history of IMP". Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ "1997 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  12. ^ "1997 Bydgoszcz team stats". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 1 March 2023.