The 1997 Polish Speedway season was the 1997 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.[1][2][3]
| 1997 Polish speedway season | |
|---|---|
 Jacek Krzyżaniak, 1997 Polish champion | |
Individual
editThe 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) |
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- winner - Grzegorz Walasek
- winner - Rafał Dobrucki
- winner - Rafał Okoniewski
Pairs
editThe 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
editThe 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]
| 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 |
| 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
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- ^ "Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Polish final 1997". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "KRZYŻANIAK Jacek". Speedway HG. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Speedway memories: Jacek Krzyżaniak wins the title of Individual Polish Champion". Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tomasz Gollob's Biography". Biografia 24. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tomasz Gollob and... everything is clear - the best players in the history of IMP". Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "1997 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "1997 Bydgoszcz team stats". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 1 March 2023.