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
  • 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
  • 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

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
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

Previous winners

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1974 Bydgoszcz (1st League) Polonia Bydgoszcz Stal Gorzów Wlkp. ROW Rybnik
Ostrów Wlkp. (2nd League) Kolejarz Opole Stal Toruń Wybrzeże Gdańsk
1975 Leszno (1st League) Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Sparta Wrocław ROW Rybnik
Toruń (2nd League) Stal Toruń Falubaz Zielona Góra Start Gniezno
1976 Gdańsk Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Sparta Wrocław Włókniarz Częstochowa
1977 Ostrów Wlkp. Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Włókniarz Częstochowa Kolejarz Opole
1978 Chorzów Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Unia Leszno Sparta Wrocław
1979 Gniezno Falubaz Zielona Góra Polonia Bydgoszcz Start Gniezno
1980 Zielona Góra Unia Leszno Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Start Gniezno
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1981 Toruń Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Apator Toruń Kolejarz Opole
1982 Gorzów Wlkp. Falubaz Zielona Góra Unia Leszno Stal Gorzów Wlkp.
1983 Zielona Góra Falubaz Zielona Góra Śląsk Świętochłowice Stal Gorzów Wlkp.
1984 Toruń Unia Leszno Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Wybrzeże Gdańsk
1985 Rybnik Wybrzeże Gdańsk Unia Leszno ROW Rybnik
1986 Toruń Apator Toruń Wybrzeże Gdańsk Falubaz Zielona Góra
1987 Ostrów Wlkp. Unia Leszno Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Wybrzeże Gdańsk
1988 Rybnik Unia Leszno ROW Rybnik Stal Gorzów Wlkp.
1989 Leszno Unia Leszno Stal Rzeszów Stal Gorzów Wlkp.
1990 Rzeszów Polonia Bydgoszcz Stal Rzeszów ROW Rybnik
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1991 Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz Unia Leszno Apator Toruń
1992 Gorzów Wlkp. Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Polonia Bydgoszcz Apator Toruń
1993 Grudziądz Polonia-Jutrzenka Bydgoszcz Morawski Zielona Góra Apator-Elektrim Toruń
1994 Leszno Polonia-Jutrzenka Bydgoszcz Unia Leszno Stal-Brunat Gorzów Wlkp.
1995 Częstochowa Polonia-Jutrzenka Bydgoszcz Sparta-Polsat Wrocław Apator-Elektrim Toruń
1996 Gniezno Polonia-Jutrzenka Bydgoszcz Start Gniezno Apator-DGG Toruń
1997 Bydgoszcz Jutrzenka-Polonia Bydgoszcz Apator-DGG Toruń Pergo Gorzów Wlkp.
1998 Gorzów Wlkp. Pergo Gorzów Wlkp. Jutrzenka-Polonia Bydgoszcz Trilux-Start Gniezno
1999 Leszno Jutrzenka-Polonia Bydgoszcz Unia Leszno Atlas Wrocław
2000 Wrocław Polonia Bydgoszcz Lotos-Wybrzeże Gdańsk Radson-Malma Włókniarz Częstochowa
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2001 Piła Atlas Wrocław Bractwo-Polonia Bydgoszcz Radson-Malma Włókniarz Częstochowa
2002 Wrocław Point S-Polonia Bydgoszcz Apator-Adriana Toruń Włókniarz-Candela Częstochowa
2003 Leszno Unia Leszno ZKŻ Quick-mix Zielona Góra Apator-Adriana Toruń
2004 Toruń Apator-Adriana Toruń Unia Tarnów Lotos Gdańsk
2005 Wrocław Marma Polskie Folie Rzeszów Budlex-Polonia Bydgoszcz KM Intar Ostrów Wlkp.
2006 Bydgoszcz Złomrex-Włókniarz Częstochowa Budlex-Polonia Bydgoszcz RKM Rybnik
2007 Częstochowa Unia Tarnów Atlas Wrocław Unia Leszno
2008 Toruń Unibax Toruń Unia Leszno ZKŻ Kronopol Zielona Góra
2009 Zielona Góra Falubaz Zielona Góra Unia Tarnów Unia Leszno
2010
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place

See also

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