Team Speedway Junior European Championship

Team Speedway Junior European Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2014 Team Speedway Junior European Championship
Sport motorcycle speedway
Founded 2008
No. of teams 4 national teams
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		  Poland (2014)
Most titles  Poland (5 times)
Related
competitions		 Individual Championship

The Team Speedway Junior European Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway event for riders aged 19 and under, held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) since 2008.

The first edition of the competition was in 2008 in Rawicz, Poland, which was won by the Swedish team. The next two editions were won by Poland team, and they have since gone on to claim a total of five titles.

Rules

Race format
Gate A
(inside) 		B
  		C
  		D
(outside)
Heat No Riders starting No
1 12 5 4 14
2 6 3 13 11
3 2 9 8 15
4 7 1 16 10
5 9 16 6 4
6 3 10 15 5
7 13 12 7 2
8 11 14 1 8
9 8 4 10 13
10 14 7 9 3
11 5 11 2 16
12 15 6 12 1
13 16 8 3 12
14 4 15 11 7
15 10 2 14 6
16 1 13 5 9
17 4th A 4th B 4th C 4th D
18 3rd B 3rd C 3rd D 3rd A
19 2nd C 2nd D 2nd A 2nd B
20 1st D 1st A 1st B 1st C

Age Limits

The minimum age of a rider to compete is 16 years of age (starting on the date of the rider's birthday). The maximum age is 19 years of age (finishing at the end of the year in which the rider celebrates his 19th birthday).

Eligibility

The riders of each team must be of the same nationality as the FMN that has nominated them. The limit for the minimum age (16 years) starts on the date of the rider’s birthday and the limit for the maximum age (19 years) finishes at the end of the year in which the rider reaches 19 years.

Team composition

The 4 competing teams shall each consist of 5 riders: 4 riders having programmed riders and the fifth rider being a substitute, as follows:

The substitute rider may take the place of any programmed rider at any time, within the maximum number of permitted heats (5+1 additional heat as tactical substitution, where applicable) when decided by the Team Manager.

A tactical substitution can be introduced by a team with 6 or more points in arrears of the leading team. Each team member is permitted to be a tactical substitution only once in the meeting. The use of a tactical substitute rider must stop as soon as the team is no longer 6 or more points behind the leading team.

In Heats 17-20 if riders of the same Team are tied on points, the Team Manager will determine which rider will ride in each heat.

Previous winners

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2008 Poland Rawicz  Sweden (36 pts)  Germany (29 pts)  Denmark (28 pts)
2009 Denmark Grindsted  Poland (40 pts)  Sweden (38 pts)  Denmark (26 pts)
2010 Czech Republic Divišov  Poland (56 pts)  Sweden (25 pts)  Czech Republic (23 pts)
2011 Slovenia Lendava  Russia (42 pts)  Denmark (36 pts)  Sweden (26 pts)
2012 Germany Landshut  Poland (48 pts)  Denmark (41 pts)  Ukraine (19 pts)
2013 Poland Opole  Poland (50 pts)  Denmark (30 pts)  Czech Republic (27 pts)
2014 Germany Herxheim  Poland (49 pts)  Denmark (28 pts)  Czech Republic (25 pts)

Classification

Pos National Team Total
1.  Poland 5 5
2.  Sweden 4 1 2 1
3.  Russia 1 1
4.  Denmark 6 4 2
5.  Germany 1 1
6.  Czech Republic 3 3
7.  Ukraine 1 1

Note: team in bold type are current European Champion.

Champions

This is a complete list of speedway riders who have won Team Speedway Junior European Championship. In total, 25 different riders from 3 national teams have a Team U-19 European Champion title. List in alphabetical order is here.

Three times Champions:

Two times Champions:

One time Champions:

Note: riders in bold type are current European Champions.

See also

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