European Pairs Speedway Championship
The European Pairs Speedway Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 2004.
Rules
The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the rider's birthday.
Team composition
The 6 (or 7) competing teams shall each consist of 3 riders: 2 riders having programmed riders and the third rider being a substitute, as follows:
| 6 pairs |
7 pairs |
- Pair A: No 1, 2, and 13
- Pair B: No 3, 4, and 14
- Pair C: No 5, 6, and 15
- Pair D: 7, 8, and 16
- Pair E: 9, 10, and 17
- Pair F: 11, 12, and 18
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- Pair A: No 1, 2, and 15
- Pair B: No 3, 4, and 16
- Pair C: No 5, 6, and 17
- Pair D: 7, 8, and 18
- Pair E: 9, 10, and 19
- Pair F: 11, 12, and 20
- Pair G: 13, 14, and 21
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The substitute rider may take the place of any programmed rider, at any time, within the maximum number of permitted heats (5 when is 6 pairs and 6 when is 7 pairs) as decided by the Team Manager.
Race format
| 6 pairs |
| Gate |
A
(inside) |
B
|
C
|
D
(outside) |
A-C |
B-D |
| Heat No |
Riders starting No |
| 1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
A |
B |
| 2 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
C |
D |
| 3 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
F |
E |
| 4 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
D |
A |
| 5 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
E |
C |
| 6 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
12 |
B |
F |
| 7 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
A |
C |
| 8 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
F |
D |
| 9 |
9 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
E |
B |
| 10 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
12 |
C |
F |
| 11 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
A |
E |
| 12 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
B |
D |
| 13 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
F |
A |
| 14 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
D |
E |
| 15 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
C |
B |
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| 7 pairs |
| Gate |
A
(inside) |
B
|
C
|
D
(outside) |
A-C |
B-D |
| Heat No |
Riders starting No |
| 1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
A |
B |
| 2 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
C |
D |
| 3 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
E |
F |
| 4 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
G |
A |
| 5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
B |
C |
| 6 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
D |
E |
| 7 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
G |
F |
| 8 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
A |
C |
| 9 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
D |
B |
| 10 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
E |
G |
| 11 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
F |
A |
| 12 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
B |
E |
| 13 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
12 |
F |
C |
| 14 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
8 |
G |
D |
| 15 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
A |
E |
| 16 |
11 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
F |
B |
| 17 |
5 |
13 |
6 |
14 |
C |
G |
| 18 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
D |
A |
| 19 |
3 |
13 |
4 |
14 |
B |
G |
| 20 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
E |
C |
| 21 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
F |
D |
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Previous winners
Classification
Champions
This is a complete list of speedway riders who have won this Championship. In total, 16 different riders from 2 national teams have a European Pairs Champion title. List in alphabetical order is here.
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Four times Champions:
Two times Champion:
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One time Champions:
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Note: riders in bold type are current European Champions.
See also
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European Pairs Speedway Championship
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| Seasons |
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