Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
# 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.

## Previous winners

| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd 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 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 | Riders starting No | Riders starting No | Pairs 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 | Riders starting No | Riders starting No | Pairs 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 |
