2001 Polish speedway season

2001 Polish speedway season
2001 Polish speedway season
	Tony Rickardsson, the 2001 world champion helped Toruń win the gold medal

The 2001 Polish Speedway season was the 2001 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 2001 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Bydgoszcz.^[4]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total	Points
1	Tomasz Gollob	Bydgoszcz	14	(3,2,3,3,3)
2	Robert Sawina	Wrocław	13 +3	(3,3,2,3,2)
3	Sebastian Ułamek	Wrocław	13 +2	(3,2,3,3,2)
4	Krzysztof Cegielski	Gdańsk	11	(3,3,1,1,3)
5	Mariusz Węgrzyk	Rybnik	9	(1,2,2,1,3)
6	Robert Dados	Wrocław	9	(2,1,1,2,3)
7	Wiesław Jaguś	Toruń	8	(0,3,2,2,1)
8	Jarosław Hampel	Piła	7	(0,3,0,3,1)
9	Piotr Świst	Gorzów Wlkp.	6	(2,u 3,0,1)
10	Jacek Rempała	Leszno	6	(1,0,1,2,2)
11	Sławomir Drabik	Piła	5	(2,1,0,2,0)
12	Jacek Gollob	Piła	4	(0,1,3,d,0)
13	Piotr Protasiewicz	Bydgoszcz	4	(1,2,0,0,1)
14	Grzegorz Walasek	Częstochowa	4	(0,1,2,1,0)
15	Mirosław Kowalik	Toruń	4	(2,0,1,1,t)
16	Andrzej Huszcza (res)	Zielona Góra	2	(2)
17	Tomasz Bajerski	Toruń	1	(1,0,0,0,0)
18	Rafał Okoniewski (res)	Gorzów Wlkp.	ns

Golden Helmet

The 2001 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 2001 event for the league's leading riders. The final was held at Wrocław on the 21 September.

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total	Points
1	Piotr Protasiewicz	Bydgoszcz	15	(3,3,3,3,3)
2	Robert Sawina	Wrocław	14	(3,3,3,3,2)
3	Sebastian Ułamek	Wrocław	13	(2,2,3,3,3)
4	Tomasz Bajerski	Toruń	11	(3,t,2,3,3)
5	Mariusz Węgrzyk	Rybnik	10	(3,3,1,1,2)
6	Jarosław Hampel	Piła	8	(2,1,3,2,0)
7	Krzysztof Cegielski	Gdańsk	7	(d,0,2,2,3)
8	Jacek Krzyżaniak	Wrocław	7	(2,2,1,0,2)
9	Dariusz Śledź	Rybnik	7	(2,2,2,1,d)
10	Piotr Świst	Gorzów Wlkp.	7	(1,3,1,0,0)
11	Mirosław Kowalik	Toruń	5	(1,2,2,w,–)
12	Robert Kościecha	Toruń	4	(d,0,0,2,2)
13	Adam Fajfer	Gdańsk	4	(1,1,0,2,0)
14	Rafał Okoniewski	Gorzów Wlkp.	4	(0,1,1,1,1)
15	Robert Wardzała	Tarnów	3	(1,0,0,1,1)
16	Maciej Jąder	Ostrów Wlkp.	1	(0,0,0,0,1)
17	Wiesław Jaguś (res)	Toruń	1	(1,1)

Criterium of Aces

Pairs

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship

The 2001 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 2001 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held on 22 June at Piła.^[5]

Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Atlas Wrocław	25	Jacek Krzyżaniak 13, Sebastian Ułamek 1, Robert Sawina 11
2	Polonia Bydgoszcz	23	Tomasz Gollob 14, Piotr Protasiewicz 9
3	Włókniarz Częstochowa	21	Grzegorz Walasek 13, Artur Pietrzyk 8
4	Gorzów Wlkp.	17	Piotr Świst 9, Rafał Okoniewski 8
5	RKM Rybnik	14	Mariusz Węgrzyk 12, Dariusz Śledź 2
6	ZKŻ Zielona Góra	13	Andrzej Huszcza 11, Maciej Kuciapa 2, Rafał Kurmański 0
7	Polonia Piła	13	Jacek Gollob 4, Sławomir Drabik 9, Tomasz Gapiński 0

Team

Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 2001 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 2001 edition of the Team Polish Championship.^[6] Apator Toruń won the gold medal.^[7]

Ekstraliga

First round

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	+/-
1	Apator-Adriana Toruń	14	11	0	3	22	+170
2	Atlas Wrocław	14	9	1	4	19	+152
3	Pergo Gorzów Wlkp.	14	7	1	6	15	+61
4	Polonia Bydgoszcz	14	7	0	7	14	+51
5	BGŻ S.A.-Polonia Piła	14	6	0	8	12	-71
6	Unia Leszno	14	5	0	9	10	-118
7	Radson-Malma Włókniarz Częstochowa	14	4	2	8	10	-106
8	ZKŻ Polmos Zielona Góra	14	5	0	9	10	-142

	Into Upper Group
	Into Lower Group

Results

	BYD	CZE	GOR	LES	PIŁ	TOR	WRO	ZIE
The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Bractwo-Polonia Bydgoszcz	x	61:29	46:44	42:48	51:39	43:47	47:43	54:36
Radson-Malma Włókniarz Częstochowa	49:41	x	45:45	57:33	52:38	41:48	32:58	48:42
Pergo Gorzów Wlkp.	52:38	52:38	x	49:40	41:49	51:39	41:49	57:33
Unia Leszno	35:55	53:37	49:41	x	48:42	32:58	44:46	64:26
BGŻ S.A.-Polonia Piła	35:55	56:34	34:56	57:33	x	33:57	46:44	54:36
Apator-Adriana Toruń	48:42	64:26	57:33	57:30	60:30	x	51:39	55:35
Atlas Wrocław	54:36	45:45	49:41	66:24	57:30^[8]	58:32	x	55:35
ZKŻ Polmos Zielona Góra	46:44	46:44	33:57	45:27^[9]	40:50	50:40	47:43	x

Final round

Upper Group

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	Pts	1st R	Total	+/-
1	Apator Toruń	6	3	3	6	22	28	+10
2	Atlas Wrocław	6	4	2	8	19	27	+24
3	Polonia Bydgoszcz	6	3	3	6	14	20	-24
4	Gorzów Wlkp.	6	2	4	4	15	19	-12

	BYD	GOR	TOR	WRO
The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Polonia Bydgoszcz	x	46:44	47:43	48:42
Pergo Gorzów Wlkp.	50:40	x	53:37	41:49
Apator-Netia Toruń	54:36	50:40	x	48:42
Atlas Wrocław	40:32^[10]	54:36	47:43	x

Lower Group

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	Pts	1st R	Total
5	Polonia Piła	6	4	2	8	12	20
6	Włókniarz Częstochowa	6	3	3	6	10	16
7	Unia Leszno	6	3	3	6	10	16
8	ZKŻ Zielona Góra	6	2	4	4	10	14

	CZE	GDA	LES	WRO
The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Radson-Malma Włókniarz Częstochowa	x	47:43	42:47	52:38
Lotos-Wybrzeże Gdańsk	42:48	x	52:38	55:35
Unia Leszno	47:43	49:41	x	44:46
Atlas Wrocław	58:32	51:39	51:32^[11]	x

1.Liga

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts	Diff
1	Wybrzeże Gdańsk	20	17	0	3	313	34
2	RKM Rybnik	20	17	0	3	327	34
3	Stal Rzeszów	20	8	0	12	-2	16
4	Start Gniezno	20	7	0	13	-189	14
5	Kolejarz Rawicz	20	9	0	11	-46	18
6	GKM Grudziądz	20	9	0	11	-43	18
7	TŻ Opole	20	7	1	12	-210	15
8	ŁTŻ Łódź	20	5	1	14	-150	11

2.Liga

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts	Diff
1	TŻ Kraków - Unia Tarnów	12	10	0	2	176	20
2	Ostrów Wielkopolski	12	9	0	3	153	18
3	ŻKS Krosno	12	8	0	4	73	16
4	Śląsk Świętochłowice	12	6	1	5	25	13
5	WTŻ Warszawa	12	4	1	7	–65	9
6	TŻ Lublin	12	3	1	8	–118	7
7	Wanda Kraków	12	0	1	11	–244	1

Promotion/relegation play offs

RKM Rybnik v Unia Leszno 49:40, 38:52
Ostrów v Opole 40:50, 44:46

References

^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2001". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Polish final 2001". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "2001 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.
^ 57:33 - in Heat 5 Piła's riders Jarosław Hampel (3 points in this heat) and Sławomir Drabik (0 points) was exclusion. They started from wrong Gates.
^ Only 12 hests - rain.
^ Only 12 heats because was dark.
^ Only 14 heats (rain).

[1] "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[2] "Historia Speedway Polsce 2001". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[3] "Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[4] "Polish final 2001". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[5] "Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[6] "2001 Polish leagues". Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[7] "Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga)". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[8] 57:33 - in Heat 5 Piła's riders Jarosław Hampel (3 points in this heat) and Sławomir Drabik (0 points) was exclusion. They started from wrong Gates.

[9] Only 12 hests - rain.

[10] Only 12 heats because was dark.

[11] Only 14 heats (rain).

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Polish speedway teams and seasons
Ekstraliga	Częstochowa Gorzów Wielkopolski Grudziądz Lublin Rybnik Toruń Wrocław Zielona Góra
Ekstraliga 2	Bydgoszcz Krosno Leszno Łódź Ostrów Wielkopolski Poznań Rzeszów Tarnów
National League	Daugavpils Gdańsk Gniezno Kraków Landshut Opole Piła
Defunct	Motor Lublin Lviv Miskolc Pilzno Prague Rawicz Rivne Świętochłowice Warsaw Wittstock
Seasons	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Speedway in Poland
Championships	Individual Pairs Team Extraleague Polish Speedway First League (1.Liga) Polish Speedway Second League (2.Liga) Individual U-21 Pairs U-21 Team U-21
Helmets and Cups	Golden Silver U-21 Bronze U-19
Memorials	M. Połukard Criterium of Aces Alfred Smoczyk Edward Jancarz Łukasz Romanek
Tournaments	Bolesław Chrobry Crest Chain of Ostrów Town
Grands Prix	Polish SGP European SGP
National teams	Poland team U21 U19
Governing Bodies	Polish Motor Union (Main Commission) Speedway Ekstraliga LLC