Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza

Polish motorcycle speedway stadium

52°43′15″N 15°13′41″E / 52.72083°N 15.22806°E / 52.72083; 15.22806Capacity15,000^[1]OwnerGorzów Wielkopolski CityOpened1951Length(329 metres) 0.329 km

Edward Jancarz Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza), formerly the Stadion żużlowy Gorzów Wielkopolski, is a 15,000-capacity multi-use stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, and the home of motorcycle speedway club Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski.^[2] It is currently used mostly as a 329 m racetrack for speedway matches and is the home stadium of Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Speedway Ekstraliga.^[3]

History

The stadium has opened in 1951. It is named after Edward Jancarz, a former speedway rider from Gorzów Wielkopolski who finished third in the 1968 World Final in Sweden, and helped Poland win the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup at home in Rybnik. Jancarz was murdered by his wife in 1992.

Events hosted

International

Speedway Grand Prix of Poland: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 (x2), 2022, 2023, 2024^[4]
Speedway World Cup: 2010 (Event One), 2011 (Race-off and the Final)
Individual Speedway Junior World Championship: 2000 Final
Team Speedway Junior World Championship: 2009 Final

Polish Championships

Individual Speedway Polish Championship Finals: 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985,
Polish Pairs Speedway Championship Finals: 1982, 1992, 1998

Gallery

2010 Stal Gorzów versus Falubaz Zielona Góra
2011 Panorama
Polish Grand Prix in 2013
Exterior in 2013
Aerial in 2015

References

^ "Oficjalna strona Klubu Stal Gorzów - StalGorzow.pl". Archived from the original on 20 February 2016.
^ "Stadion im. Edwarda Jancarza (Stadion Stali Gorzów)". StadiumDB. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star page 36-37. 23 July 2022.
^ "2024 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM. Retrieved 11 November 2023.