Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
The Polish Pairs Speedway Championship (Polish: Mistrzostwa Polski Par Klubowych, MPPK) is an annual speedway event held each year in different Polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1974.
The participating teams are drawn into three groups; each staging a pairs competition. The top two teams in each group qualify for the Final. A host team chosen by the GKSŻ is seeded directly to the Final.
The team winning the Final is awarded a gold medal and declared Polish Pairs Champions. Teams finishing second and third are awarded silver and bronze medals respectively.
Rules
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 |
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- 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) when 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 |
Pairs 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 |
Pairs 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 |
E |
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
See also
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- 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
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