Meetings comprise sixteen competitors and two reserves. A draw is held to determine the riding order, and these numbers are worn on the race jackets.
The heat format is determined as follows:
Heat | Red (Gate A) |
Blue (Gate B) |
White (Gate C) |
Y/B (Gate D) |
Green (Gate E) |
Black (Gate F) |
R/W (Gate G) |
B/W (Gate H) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
2: | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
3: | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
4: | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
5: | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
6: | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
7: | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
8: | 15 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Semi-Final: | 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th & 16th placed riders after Heat 8 | |||||||
Semi-Final: | 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 14th & 15th placed riders after Heat 8 | |||||||
Final: | 1st to 8th placed riders after the Semi-Finals |
In the Qualification Heats, riders take the starting gate positions indicated. For the Semi-Finals and Final, gate positions are drawn by ballot. Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate H is on the outside.
Where two or more riders are tied on race points after the Qualification Heats or Semi-Finals, the tie is resolved as follows:
Final placings are determined by race points scored over all heats, including the Semi-Finals and Final. A runoff is held if two or more riders are tied on points for first, second or third place. In official championships, a runoff is also held if there is a tie for a final qualifying or reserve position.
The reserves may alternately take the rides of any incapacitated rider, replace any rider excluded for a starting infringement, or replace any rider excluded for exceeding the three minute time allowance. Each reserve may ride in a maximum of six heats.