2022 Polish speedway season

2022 Polish speedway season
2022 Polish speedway season
	Bartosz Zmarzlik, the world champion won the Polish title and Golden Helmet
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Polish Speedway season was the 2022 season of speedway in Poland.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Individual

Polish Individual Speedway Championship

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

Golden Helmet

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)

Pairs

Polish Pairs Speedway Championship

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

Team Speedway Polish Championship

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.

Ekstraliga

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

1. Liga

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	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

2. Liga

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	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

^ "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 36–37.
^ "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star. 13 August 2022. pp. 42–43.
^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 2019". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "Speedway from around the Globe". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 44.
^ "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.
^ "ZMARZLIK WINS POLISH CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER". FIM. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ "Golden Helmet hat-trick for Zmarzlik". FIM. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "2022 Polish pairs championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "Polish Team Championship DMP". Speedway.hg. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "2022 results". PGE Ekstraliga. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "2022 ewinner Liga 1 season". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "2022 Liga 2 results". Flash Score. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland". Speedway Star. 17 September 2022. p. 40.

[1] "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 36–37.

[2] "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star. 13 August 2022. pp. 42–43.

[3] "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[4] "Historia Speedway Polsce 2019". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[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.

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v t e Polish speedway teams and seasons
Ekstraliga	Częstochowa Gorzów Grudziądz Leszno Lublin Toruń Wrocław Zielona Góra
Ekstraliga 2	Bydgoszcz Gdańsk Krosno Łódź Ostrów Poznań Rybnik Rzeszów
National League	Daugavpils Gniezno Landshut Opole Piła Tarnów
Former	Motor Lublin Kraków Lviv Miskolc 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e International speedway competitions
World	Individual (Grand Prix) (Qualification) Pairs (Speedway of Nations) World Team Cup (World Cup) Individual U-21 Team U-21 Individual U-16
Europe	Individual Pairs Team U21 U19 Junior (team)
National Championships	Argentina Australia / (U-21) Austria Czech/Czech Rep Denmark / (U-21) Finland France Germany/East/West Great Britain / (U-21) / (U-19) Hungary Italy Latvia New Zealand Norway Poland / (U-21) Romanian Russia/Soviet Slovenia Sweden / (U-21) USA (AMA) / USA (SRA)
National Leagues	Denmark Great Britain Poland Sweden Czech/Czech Rep Germany/East/West Hungary Russia/Soviet
Ice speedway	World Championships: Individual Team European: Individual
Long track	World Championships: Individual Team
Former Championships	Australasian British Nordic Champions Cup (indiv) Champions' Cup (teams) Commonwealth Continental Estonian Intercontinental Nordic Overseas Star Riders'
Governing Bodies	World (FIM) FIM Europe

v t e 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

2022 Polish speedway season
Bartosz Zmarzlik, the world champion won the Polish title and Golden Helmet
← 2021 2023 →

2022 Polish speedway season

Individual

Criterium of Aces

Pairs

Team

References