European Pairs Speedway Championship
The European Pairs Speedway Championship is an annual speedway event held in different countries organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 2004.[1][2]
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:
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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
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Previous winners
Classification
| Pos | National Team | Total |  |  |  |
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| 1. |  Poland | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 2. |  Czech Republic | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. |  Russia | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4. |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5. |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7. |  Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8. |  Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9. |  Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10. |  Croatia | 1 | 1 | ||
 France | 1 | 1 |
Champions
This is a complete list of speedway riders who have won this Championship. In total, 34 different riders from 6 national teams have a European Pairs Champion title. List in alphabetical order is here.
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Four times champion:
Three times champion:
Two times champion:
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One time champions:
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Note: riders in bold type are current European Champions.
Participating nations
- Legend
- – Champions.
- – Runners-up.
- – Third place.
- 4–12 – 4th to 20th places.
- – Final hosts.
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament.
- q – Will take part in the upcoming qualification.
| Team | 2004 (12) |
2005 (10) |
2006 (13) |
2007 (15) |
2008 (12) |
2009 (12) |
2010 (11) |
2011 (12) |
2012 (13) |
2013 (10) |
2014 (10) |
2015 (12) |
2016 (11) |
2017 (12) |
2018 (15) |
2019 (12) |
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| Poland |
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7 | |
4 | |
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4 | |
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5 |
| Czech Republic |
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6 | 5 | 6 | |
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5 | 9 | | |
| Russia |
| 8 | 5 | | |
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4 | |
9 | |
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6 | |
5 | | |
| Hungary |
4 | 4 | | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| Latvia |
8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
4 | 5 | 7 | |
7 | 7 | | |||
| Austria |
9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| Germany |
5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
7 | 6 | |
4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| Ukraine |
7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
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7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
 Finland |
8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||
| Slovenia |
6 | | | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| Italy |
11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
4 | |
7 | |
| Croatia |
12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
12 | |||||||||
 Sweden |
10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Norway |
13 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| France |
10 | 10 | 14 | |
4 | |||||||||||
 Romania |
12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
 Netherlands |
9 | |||||||||||||||
 Great Britain |
9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark |
5 | |
5 | |
5 | |
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 Slovakia |
13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
 Bulgaria |
12 |
See also
References
- "European Pairs Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "European Pairs Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
| Seasons |  No brakes, no gears, no fear | |
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| See also | ||
International speedway competitions | ||
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| World | | |
| Europe | ||
| National Championships | ||
| Ice speedway |
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| Long track |
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| Former Championships | ||
| Governing Bodies | ||