# 1961 Polish speedway season

The 1961 Polish Speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.

## Individual
### Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 1961 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held on 24 September at Rzeszow.
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | Points |
| 1 | Florian Kapała | Rzeszów | 14 | (2,3,3,3,3) |
| 2 | Marian Kaiser | Gdańsk | 13+3 | (3,2,3,3,2) |
| 3 | Henryk Żyto | Leszno | 13+2 | (3,2,3,2,3) |
| 4 | Mieczysław Połukard | Bydgoszcz | 12 | (3,3,1,3,2) |
| 5 | Joachim Maj | Rybnik | 12 | (2,3,2,2,3) |
| 6 | Jan Malinowski | Rzeszów | 10 | (3,0,2,2,3) |
| 7 | Janusz Suchecki | Bydgoszcz | 7 | (2,2,1,1,1) |
| 8 | Norbert Świtała | Bydgoszcz | 7 | (1,3,1,1,1) |
| 9 | Stefan Kępa (res) | Rzeszów | 7 | (1,3,3) |
| 10 | Jan Mucha | Świętochłowice | 5 | (w,1,2,d,2) |
| 11 | Janusz Kościelak (res) | Rzeszów | 4 | (1,2,w,0,1) |
| 12 | Andrzej Domiszewski | Wrocław | 4 | (1,1,0,2,0) |
| 13 | Jan Kolber | Rzeszów | 3 | (1,w,1,1,0) |
| 14 | Antoni Woryna | Rybnik | 2 | (0,0,2) |
| 15 | Marian Rose | Toruń | 2 | (0,1,0,1,0) |
| 16 | Stanisław Tkocz | Rybnik | 2 | (2,u) |
| 17 | Marian Stawecki (res) | Rzeszów | 2 | (2,0,0) |
| 18 | Rajmund Świtała | Bydgoszcz | 1 | (0,u,0,0,1) |
| 19 | Marian Spychała | Rzeszów | 0 | (u/-) |
| 20 | Konstanty Pociejkowicz (res) | Wrocław | | (ns) |

### Golden Helmet

The 1961 Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the inaugural event for leagues 12 leading riders.
Calendar
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 22 IV | Bydgoszcz | Florian Kapała (Rzeszów) |
| 6 V | Rzeszów | Florian Kapała (Rzeszów) |
| 13 V | Nowa Huta | Joachim Maj (Rybnik) |
| 20 V | Gdańsk | Henryk Żyto (Leszno) |
| 3 VI | Wrocław | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk) |
| 10 VI | Rybnik | Stanisław Tkocz (Rybnik) |
| 24 VI | Poznań | Henryk Żyto (Leszno) |
| 8 VII | Częstochowa | Marian Kaiser (Gdańsk) |
| 9 IX | Warsaw | Henryk Żyto (Leszno) |
Final classification Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | BYD | RZE | KRA | GDA | WRO | RYB | POZ | CZE | WAR |
| 1 | Florian Kapała | Rzeszów | 96 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Henryk Żyto | Leszno | 91 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Marian Kaiser | Gdańsk | 90 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| 4 | Joachim Maj | Rybnik | 80 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| 5 | Stanisław Tkocz | Rybnik | 77 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Mieczysław Połukard | Bydgoszcz | 63 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | Stefan Kępa | Rzeszów | 60 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | Norbert Świtała | Bydgoszcz | 58 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Jan Malinowski | Rzeszów | 45 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Janusz Suchecki | Bydgoszcz | 42 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | Stanisław Rurarz | Częstochowa | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 12 | Jan Kusiak | Leszno | 17 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | 3 |

## Team
### Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 1961 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 14th edition of the Team Polish Championship.
Stal Rzeszów won the gold medal for the second consecutive season.

### First League

| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/− |
| 1 | Stal Rzeszów | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | +307 |
| 2 | Górnik Rybnik | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | +251 |
| 3 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | +63 |
| 4 | Unia Leszno | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +37 |
| 5 | Włókniarz Częstochowa | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -65 |
| 6 | Sparta Wrocław | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -7 |
| 7 | Legia Gdańsk | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –123 |
| 8 | Wanda Nowa Huta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | –393 |

### Second League

| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/− |
| 1 | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski | 36 | 18 | 0 | 2 | +420 |
| 2 | Unia Tarnów | 30 | 15 | 0 | 5 | +256 |
| 3 | Tramwajarz Łódź | 26 | 13 | 0 | 7 | +166 |
| 4 | Legia Krosno | 26 | 13 | 0 | 7 | +135 |
| 5 | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 22 | 10 | 2 | 8 | +120 |
| 6 | Start Gniezno | 19 | 9 | 1 | 10 | –1 |
| 7 | MKŻ Toruń | 18 | 9 | 0 | 11 | –147 |
| 8 | Sparta Śrem | 15 | 7 | 1 | 12 | –199 |
| 9 | Polonia Piła | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | –37 |
| 10 | Zgrzeblarki Zielona Góra | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | –261 |
| 11 | Kolejarz Opole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | –452 |
Play off
* Tarnów v Gdańsk 34:44, 28:48