The 2023 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the 20th edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. the final was held in Opole, Poland on 1 October. [1] [2]
The first semi final was held at the Varkaus Speedway Stadion in Varkaus, Finland on 15 July, where defending champions Denmark were first on 21 points and qualified for the final along with Finland (20) and Great Britain (18). Sweden, Norway and a Finland/Latvia team were eliminated.
The second semi final was held at the Nagyhalász Speedway Ring in Nagyhalász, Hungary on 2 September, which resulted in a win for Italy on 23 points followed by Slovenia and Latvia on 21 points.
| Position | team | Points | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland (hosts) | 26 | Przemysław Pawlicki 14, Szymon Woźniak 12 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 24 | Rasmus Jensen 13, Mads Hansen 11 |
| 3 |  Finland | 20 | Timo Lahti 14, Antti Vuolas 6, Jesse Mustonen 0 |
| 4 |  Latvia | 17 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 11, Daniils Kolodinskis 3, Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 16 | Adam Ellis 14, Tom Brennan 2 |
| 6 |  Slovenia | 12 | Matic Ivačič 8, Anže Grmek 4 |
| 7 |  Italy | 11 | Nicolas Covatti 7, Paco Castagna 4 |
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