Polish Pairs Speedway Championship

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Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
Sport motorcycle speedway
Founded1974
CountryPoland
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champion(s)
Motor Lublin

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. [1] [2]

Contents

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.

Previous winners

YearVenueWinnersRunner-up3rd place
1974 Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz Stal Gorzów Wlkp. ROW Rybnik
1975 Leszno Stal Gorzów Wlkp. Sparta Wrocław ROW Rybnik
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
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
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 Włókniarz Częstochowa
2001 Piła Atlas Wrocław Polonia Bydgoszcz Włókniarz Częstochowa
2002 Wrocław Point S-Polonia Bydgoszcz Apator-Adriana Toruń Włókniarz 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 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 Toruń Unibax Toruń Stal Rzeszów Polonia Bydgoszcz
2011 Zielona Góra WTS Wrocław ZKŻ Zielona Góra PSŻ Poznań
2012 Leszno Unia Leszno ZKŻ Zielona Góra GTŻ Grudziądz
2013 Gorzów Wielkopolski Unia Tarnów Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski WTS Wrocław
2014 Gorzów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Unibax Toruń Unia Tarnów
2015 Leszno Unia Leszno Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Unia Tarnów
2016 Rawicz WTS Wrocław Unia Leszno KS Toruń
2017 Ostrów Wielkopolski Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski ZKŻ Zielona Góra GKM Grudziądz
2018 Ostrów Wielkopolski WTS Wrocław ZKŻ Zielona Góra Włókniarz Częstochowa
2019 Bydgoszcz Unia Leszno Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Polonia Bydgoszcz
2020 Gdańsk Unia Leszno ZKŻ Zielona Góra WTS Wrocław
2021 Grudziądz GKM Grudziądz Włókniarz Częstochowa ZKŻ Zielona Góra
2022 Poznań Motor Lublin Unia Leszno GKM Grudziądz
2023 Poznań Motor Lublin Unia Leszno Włókniarz Częstochowa

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 pairs7 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
GateA
(inside)
BCD
(outside)
A-CB-D
Heat NoRiders starting NoPairs No
11324AB
25768CD
31191210FE
47182DA
595106EC
6311412BF
71526AC
8117128FD
993104EB
10511612CF
1119210AE
123748BD
13111122FA
1479810DE
155364CB
7 pairs
GateA
(inside)
BCD
(outside)
A-CB-D
Heat NoRiders starting NoPairs No
11324AB
25768CD
39111012EF
4131142GA
53546BC
679810DE
713111412GF
81526AC
97384DB
109131014EG
11111122EA
1239410BE
13511612FC
14137148GD
1519210AE
16113124FB
17513614CG
187182DA
19313414BG
2095106EC
21117128FD

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References

  1. "Polish Speedway Club Pairs Championship HISTORICAL RESULTS 1974-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. "Historia Speedway Polsce". Speedway History. Retrieved 2 March 2023.