2022 Polish speedway season

2022 Polish speedway season
Bartosz Zmarzlik, the world champion won the Polish title and Golden Helmet
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The 2022 Polish Speedway season was the 2022 season of speedway in Poland.[1][2][3][4]

Individual

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The 2022 Individual Speedway Polish Championship (Polish: Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski, IMP) was the 2022 version of Polish Individual Speedway Championship organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM). The Championship was won by the world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik. He became the first rider to successfully defend the title since Tomasz Gollob in 2002.[5]

The final was held over three legs at Grudziądz Speedway Stadium, Stadion MOSiR Krosno and Stadion Stali Rzeszów.[6][7]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Bartosz Zmarzlik Gorzów Wlkp 49
2 Dominik Kubera Lublin 41
3 Janusz Kołodziej Leszno 32
4 Jarosław Hampel Lublin 27
5 Maciej Janowski Wrocław 25
6 Bartosz Smektała Częstochowa 24
Kacper Woryna Częstochowa 24
8 Grzegorz Zengota Rybnik 23
9 Patryk Dudek Toruń 21
10 Tobiasz Musielak Krosno 19
11 Jakub Miśkowiak Częstochowa 18
12 Przemysław Pawlicki Grudziądz 16
13 Paweł Przedpełski Toruń 14
14 Krzysztof Buczkowski Zielona Góra 11
15 Mateusz Cierniak Lublin 9
16 Krzysztof Kasprzak Grudziądz 8
17 Rafał Karczmarz Krosno 5
Norbert Krakowiak Grudziądz 5
19 Wiktor Lampart Lublin 4
20 Jakub Jamróg Gdańsk 3
Mateusz Szczepaniak Krosno 3
22 Kacper Szopa Krosno 0

The 2022 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 2022 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at the Marian Spychała Speedway Stadium in Opole, on 18 April. Bartosz Zmarzlik won the Golden Helmet for the third successive year.[8]

Pos. Rider Club Total Points
1 Bartosz Zmarzlik Gorzów Wlkp. 15 (3,3,3,3,3)
2 Dominik Kubera Lublin 13 (2,3,2,3,3)
3 Patryk Dudek Toruń 12 (3,3,1,3,2)
4 Maciej Janowski Wrocław 10 (3,3,1,1,2)
5 Bartosz Smektała Częstochowa 10 (2,2,3,2,1)
6 Szymon Woźniak Gorzów Wlkp. 9 (2,1,2,2,2)
7 Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Leszno 8 (2,t,3,3,t)
8 Gleb Chugunov Wrocław 8 (1,2,2,2,1)
9 Janusz Kołodziej Leszno 7 (t,1,3,0,3)
10 Jarosław Hampel Lublin 6 (3,0,0,1,2)
11 Tobiasz Musielak Krosno 6 (1,1,1,0,3)
12 Kacper Woryna Częstochowa 6 (0,2,2,2,d)
13 Przemysław Pawlicki Grudziądz 4 (1,2,1,0,d)
14 Wiktor Lampart Lublin 3 (1,1,0,0,1)
15 Jakub Miśkowiak Częstochowa 2 (0,0,0,1,1)
16 Paweł Przedpełski Toruń 1 (0,0,0,1,0)
17 Krzysztof Kasprzak (res) Grudziądz 0 (t,w,d)
18 Bartłomiej Kowalski (res) Wrocław 0 (0,0)

Criterium of Aces

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The Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Aces was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik.

Pairs

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The 2022 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 2022 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 3 April at the Golęcin Speedway Stadium in Poznań.[9]

Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Motor Lublin 23 Dominik Kubera 15, Mikkel Michelsen 9, Wiktor Lampart 0
2 Unia Leszno 21+3 Piotr Pawlicki 9+3, Janusz Kołodziej 7, Jason Doyle 5
3 GKM Grudziądz 21+2 Przemysław Pawlicki 14+2, Krzysztof Kasprzak 5, Nicki Pedersen 2
4 Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski 20 Bartosz Zmarzlik 16, Martin Vaculik 3, Szymon Woźniak 1
5 Ostrów Wielkopolski 18 Chris Holder 11, Tomasz Gapiński 7
6 WTS Sparta Wrocław 12 Maciej Janowski, Tai Woffinden 4, Gleb Czugunow 2
7 PSŻ Poznań 10 Kacper Gomólski 9, Jonas Seifert-Salk 1, Rune Holta 0

Team

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The 2022 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 2022 edition of the Team Polish Championship.[10] Lublin won the Ekstraliga and were awarded the gold medal and declared Polish Team Champions. Teams finishing second and third were awarded silver and bronze medals respectively.[11]

Krosno won the 1. Liga and were promoted to the Ekstraliga[12] and Poznań won the 2. Liga.[13][14]

The German team Wölfe Wittstock were replaced by Polonia Piła in Liga 2.

Clubs

Team City Founded Stadium Nickname
Włókniarz Częstochowa Częstochowa 1946 Municipal Stadium, Częstochowa The Lions
Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski 1950 Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza The Steelers
GKM Grudziądz Grudziądz 1930 Stadion Żużlowy w Grudziądzu
Unia Leszno Leszno 1938 Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka The Bulls
KM Cross Lublin Lublin 2017 Stadion MOSiR (Bystrzyca)
TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski 1948 Ostrów Wielkopolski Municipal Stadium The Black Devils
Toruń Toruń 1962 MotoArena Toruń The Raptors
WTS Sparta Wrocław Wrocław 1950 Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław) Spartans
Pos Team P W D L BP Pts Diff
1 Lublin 14 12 1 1 6 31 168
2 Częstochowa 14 9 0 5 6 24 124
3 Gorzów 14 8 0 6 4 20 55
4 Toruń 14 7 1 6 3 18 2
5 Wrocław 14 6 2 6 3 17 58
6 Leszno 14 7 0 7 1 15 -12
7 Grudziądz 14 5 0 9 2 12 -136
8 Ostrów 14 0 0 14 0 0 -259

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Leszno Lublin 41–49, 39–51
Wrocław Częstochowa 44–46, 38–52
Toruń Gorzów 46–44, 39–51

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Gorzów Częstochowa 45–45, 48–42
Toruń Lublin 50–40, 36–54

Third place

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Toruń Częstochowa 46–44, 31–59

Final

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Gorzów Lublin 51–39, 37–53

Clubs

Team City Founded Stadium Nickname
Polonia Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz 1920 Stadion Miejski im. Józefa Piłsudskiego The Griffin
Wybrzeże Gdańsk Gdańsk 1945 Stadium Zbigniew Podlecki Coast
Start Gniezno Gniezno 1952 Gniezno Speedway Stadium Start
Wilki Krosno Krosno 2018 Stadion MOSiR Krosno The Wolves
AC Landshut Landshut 1922 Ellermühle Speedway Stadium The Devils
Orzeł Łódź Łódź 2006 Moto Arena Łódź The Eagles
ŻKS ROW Rybnik Rybnik 1930 Rybnik Municipal Stadium The Sharks
Falubaz Zielona Góra Zielona Góra 1946 Zielona Góra Speedway Stadium Mickey Mouse
Pos Team P W D L BP Pts Diff
1 Bydgoszcz 14 11 1 2 7 30 77
2 Zielona Góra 14 9 2 3 4 24 153
3 Krosno 14 8 0 6 4 20 44
4 Landshut Germany 14 7 0 7 3 17 -11
5 Łódź 14 5 1 8 3 14 -29
6 Gdańsk 14 5 0 9 3 13 -50
7 Rybnik 14 4 1 9 2 11 -62
8 Gniezno 14 4 1 9 2 11 -122

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Łódź Zielona Góra 50–40, 38–52
Gdańsk Bydgoszcz 46–43, 34–56
Landshut Krosno 40–50, 32–58

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Zielona Góra Bydgoszcz 55–35, 43–47
Łódź Krosno 49–41, 40–50

Final

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Krosno Zielona Góra 50–40, 41–49

Clubs

Team City Founded Stadium Nickname
Lokomotiv Daugavpils Daugavpils 1964 Stadium Lokomotīve
Kolejarz Opole Opole 1957 Municipal Speedway Stadium, Opole Railwayman
Polonia Piła Piła 1992 Stadion Żużlowy w Pile
PSŻ Poznań Poznań 2004 Stadion Golęcin The Scorpions
Kolejarz Rawicz Rawicz 1949 Florian Kapała Stadium The Bears
Stal Rzeszów Rzeszów 1951 Stadion Stali Rzeszów The Cranes
Unia Tarnów Tarnów 1957 Jaskółcze Gniazdo Municipal Stadium The Swallows
Pos Team P W D L BP Pts Diff
1 Opole 12 10 0 4 5 21 130
2 Poznań 12 10 0 4 5 21 109
3 Rawicz 12 10 0 4 5 21 68
4 Daugavpils Latvia 12 7 1 5 3 18 44
5 Rzeszów 12 5 0 7 1 11 11
6 Tarnów 12 4 0 8 2 10 -134
7 Piła 12 1 1 10 0 3 -229

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Daugavpils Opole 41–49, 41–49,
Rawicz Poznań 41–49, 44–46

Final

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Poznań Opole 53–37, 44–46

References

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  5. ^ "Speedway from around the Globe". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 44.
  6. ^ "The grand final of the IMP in Rzeszów. Zmarzlik or Kubera? The decisive moment of the fight for gold". Sport We Fakty. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ^ "ZMARZLIK WINS POLISH CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER". FIM. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Golden Helmet hat-trick for Zmarzlik". FIM. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ "2022 Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Polish Team Championship DMP". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  11. ^ "2022 results". PGE Ekstraliga. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  12. ^ "2022 ewinner Liga 1 season". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  13. ^ "2022 Liga 2 results". Flash Score. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland". Speedway Star. 17 September 2022. p. 40.