Rules in Summary - 2015

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German Bundesliga

Team composition:

Riders 1 and 2 must be A category riders
Riders 3 and 4 must be B category riders
Riders 5 and 6 must be C category riders

Rules:

14 heats, 6 riders per team
Tactical ride can be used if a team is 6 points down.
Joker ride for double points can be used if a team is 8 or more points down.
If a rider is injured and withdrawn during the meeting, he can be replaced with the R/R facility.
Each rider must have a minimum of 3 rides and a maximum of 6.
A meeting can be declared as a result after 9 heats.
A rider can elect to go off a 15 metre handicap if he commits a starting infringement and is excluded.
Bonus points are NOT awarded for being ahead of a non finishing rider (e.g. the rider in fourth retired or was excluded.)

Heat format:

Ht 1..1-2 vs 1-2
Ht 2..3-4 vs 3-4
Ht 3..5-6 vs 5-6
Ht 4..1-3 vs 1-3
Ht 5..2-4 vs 2-4
Ht 6..5-6 vs 5-6
Ht 7..1-4 vs 1-4
Ht 8..2-3 vs 2-3
Ht 9..5-6 vs 5-6
Ht 10..1-2 vs 1-2
Ht 11..3-4 vs 3-4
Ht 12..5-6 vs 5-6

Ht 13..Nominated
Ht 14..Nominated

Ht 13 can be any rider outside the top two scorers on the day.
Ht 14 must be the highest two scoring riders on the day.
In the event of tied points between riders it is down to the team manager's choice.

League points:

2 for a win
1 for a draw

Full set of rules can be found at DMSB.

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Danish League

Team composition:

Riders are categorised A, B, C and D.
Teams should total between 19 and 24 points where A riders = 8 points, B riders = 6 points, C riders = 3 points and D riders = 1 point, with a maximum of 1 A categorised rider and 3 B categorised riders.
A maximum of 3 riders who don't have a Danish licence can be used in any one team.
There must be at least 1 D rider, or an U21 rider who rides on a Danish license and has a Danish parent club.

Rules:

14 heats, 5 riders per team.
Tactical ride can be used if a team is 6 points down.
Joker ride for double points can be used if a team is 10 or more points down.
Riders 1-4 must have a minimum of 4 rides and a maximum of 7.
A meeting can be declared as a result after 8 heats.
A rider can elect to go off a 20 metre handicap if he commits a starting infringement and is excluded.
Bonus points are NOT awarded for being ahead of a non finishing rider (e.g. the rider in fourth retired or was excluded.)

Heat format:

Ht 1..1-2 vs 1-2
Ht 2..3-4 vs 3-4
Ht 3..2-5 vs 2-5
Ht 4..1-3 vs 1-3
Ht 5..2-4 vs 2-4
Ht 6..3-5 vs 3-5
Ht 7..1-4 vs 1-4
Ht 8..2-3 vs 2-3
Ht 9..4-5 vs 4-5
Ht 10..4-5 vs 1-2
Ht 11..1-2 vs 4-5
Ht 12..1-3 vs 1-3

Ht 13..Nominated
Ht 14..Nominated

Ht 13 can be any rider outside the top two scorers on the day, including bonus points.
Ht 14 must be the highest two scoring riders on the day, including bonus points.
In the event of tied points between riders it is down to the team manager's choice.

League points:

2 for a win
1 for a draw
A bonus point is awarded for an aggregate win over 2 legs, home and away.

Full set of rules can be found at DMU.

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British League (Elite League)

Team composition:

Teams' 1-5 can be built to a total of 34 points using a rider's match average (MA), with no more than 2 riders over 7 points per team, and a maximum of 2 double-up riders per team.
Riders 6-7 will be drafted from the British Speedway Elite Draft Rider (EDR) list.
Riders with the 3 highest MAs must ride at numbers 1,3 and 5.
Riders with the 4th and 5th highest MAs must ride at numbers 2 and 4.

Rules:

15 heats, 7 riders per team.
One tactical ride can be used during heats 5-11 when a team is 10 or more points down. The nominated rider will receive double points if he beats an opposing rider. Non finishing riders count as beaten opponents.
If a rider is injured and withdrawn during the meeting, he can be replaced with the R/R (IRR) facility, providing the team is not already using a R/R.
Each rider must have a minimum of 3 rides and a maximum of 7.
A meeting can be declared as a result after 10 heats.
A rider can elect to go off a 15 metre handicap if he commits a starting infringement and is excluded.
Bonus points ARE awarded for being ahead of a non finishing rider (e.g. the rider in fourth retired or was excluded.)

Heat format:

Ht 1..1-2 vs 1-2
Ht 2..6-7 vs 6-7
Ht 3..3-5 vs 3-5
Ht 4..4-7 vs 4-7
Ht 5..2-6 vs 2-6
Ht 6..3-4 vs 1-5
Ht 7..1-5 vs 3-4
Ht 8..4-7 vs 2-6
Ht 9..2-6 vs 4-7
Ht 10..3-5 vs 1-2
Ht 11..1-2 vs 3-5
Ht 12..6-7 vs 6-7
Ht 13..1-5 vs 1-5
Ht 14..3-4 vs 3-4
Ht 15..HS vs HS

HS = Highest point scorers

League points:

Home loss by any amount of points = 0
Home draw = 1
Home win by any amount of points = 3
Away loss by 7 points or more = 0
Away loss by 6 points or less = 1
Away draw = 2
Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
Away win by 7 points or more = 4

British League (Premier League)

Team composition:

Teams can be built to a total of 42.5 points using a rider's match average (MA).
The highest averaged rider must ride at number 1.
The lowest two averaged riders must ride at numbers 6 and 7.

Rules:

15 heats, 7 riders per team.
One tactical ride can be used during heats 5-12 when a team is 10 or more points down. The nominated rider will receive double points if he beats an opposing rider. Non finishing riders count as beaten opponents.
Each rider must have a minimum of 3 rides and a maximum of 7.
A meeting can be declared as a result after 10 heats.
A rider can elect to go off a 15 metre handicap if he commits a starting infringement and is excluded.
Bonus points ARE awarded for being ahead of a non finishing rider (e.g. the rider in fourth retired or was excluded.)

Heat format:

Ht 1..1-2 vs 1-2
Ht 2..6-7 vs 6-7
Ht 3..3-4 vs 3-4
Ht 4..5-7 vs 5-7
Ht 5..3-4 vs 1-2
Ht 6..1-2 vs 5-6
Ht 7..5-6 vs 3-4
Ht 8..2-7 vs 2-7
Ht 9..3-5 vs 5-6
Ht 10..1-2 vs 3-4
Ht 11..5-6 vs 1-2
Ht 12..3-7 vs 3-6
Ht 13..1-5 vs 1-5
Ht 14..4-6 vs 4-7
Ht 15..HS vs HS

HS = Highest point scorers

League points:

Home loss by any amount of points = 0
Home draw = 1
Home win by any amount of points = 3
Away loss by 7 points or more = 0
Away loss by 6 points or less = 1
Away draw = 2
Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Full set of rules for both leagues can be found at SCB.

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Swedish Leagues

Team composition:

Elitserien:

Teams must have a maximum total rider average of 10.25 and a minimum of 8.25.
Each team must track a minimum of three riders who hold a Swedish license.

Allsvenskan:

Teams must have a maximum total rider average of 9.75 and a minimum of 7.00.
Each team must track a minimum of five riders who hold a Swedish license.

Rules:

15 heats, 7 riders per team.
Tactical ride can be used if a team is 6 points down, from heat 6, but not in heat 11 (reserves heat).
Reserves must have a minimum of 3 rides per meeting.
A meeting can be declared as a result after 9 heats.
Bonus points ARE awarded for being ahead of a non finishing rider (e.g. the rider in fourth retired or was excluded.)

Heat format:

Ht 1..1-2 vs 1-2
Ht 2..6-7 vs 6-7
Ht 3..3-4 vs 3-4
Ht 4..5-6 vs 5-7
Ht 5..2-7 vs 4-6
Ht 6..3-4 vs 1-2
Ht 7..1-2 vs 3-4
Ht 8..3-4 vs 5-7
Ht 9..5-6 vs 1-2
Ht 10..1-7 vs 5-6
Ht 11..6-7 vs 6-7
Ht 12..4-5 vs 2-3
Ht 13..2-3 vs 1-4
Ht 14..1-5 vs 3-5
Ht 15..N-N vs N-N

N = Nominated.

Any 2 of the top 3 scorers can be used in heat 15

League points:

2 for a win
1 for a draw
A bonus point is awarded for an aggregate win over 2 legs, home and away.