SGB Championship Pairs Championship
British speedway event
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The SGB Championship Pairs formerly the Premier League Pairs Championship (from 1997 to 2016) is a motorcycle speedway contest for the second tier teams in the United Kingdom to determine the Pairs champions.[1] The teams consist of the top two riders from each club competing. The meetings comprise ten teams of two riders drawn into two qualifying groups.
| Sport | motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Notes | |
| replaced the British League Division Two Pairs | |
Rules
In the Qualification Heats, riders are allocated starting gates. For the Semi-Finals, the group winners have first choice of gate positions (A&C or B&D). Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate D is on the outside. For the Final, the gate positions (A&C and B&D) are decided by the toss of a coin.
All heats are scored as follows:*1st = 4pts, 2nd = 3pts, 3rd = 2pts, 4th = 0pts. This system is used to encourage team riding. A pair finishing first and second will score seven points, whereas a pair finishing first and last will score only four. Race points scored over all Qualification Heats are used to determine the final group placings. Where two are tied for a place, the team who scored most points scored in the heat where they met go through. Where more than two teams are tied for a place, the tie is resolved as follows: most wins- most second places - a ballot