Meetings comprise three teams of six riders who are numbered 1 to 6. The reserves are programmed at Nos. 5 and 6, but there are no restrictions on who may ride in these positions.
| Heat | Red | Blue | White | Y/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: | A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 |
| 2: | C1 | C2 | B3 | B4 |
| 3: | C3 | C4 | A3 | A4 |
| 4: | C5 | C6 | A5 | A6 |
| 5: | B3 | B4 | A1 | A2 |
| 6: | B1 | B2 | C3 | C4 |
| 7: | A3 | A4 | C1 | C2 |
| 8: | A5 | A6 | B5 | B6 |
| 9: | B3 | B4 | C3 | C4 |
| 10: | A1 | A2 | C1 | C2 |
| 11: | B1 | B2 | A3 | A4 |
| 12: | B5 | B6 | C5 | C6 |
| 13: | C3 | C4 | A1 | A2 |
| 14: | C1 | C2 | B1 | B2 |
| 15: | A3 | A4 | B3 | B4 |
Riders wearing the red and blue helmet colours take Gates A and C, whilst riders wearing the white and yellow/black helmet colours take Gates B and D. Team members may decide amongst themselves which gate positions they will take in their heats. Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate D is on the outside.
Each reserve may have a maximum of four rides that can be taken at any time. They may not however, replace riders excluded for exceeding the two minute time allowance. All exclusions count as rides.
No rider is required to take a minimum number of rides.
Race points scored over all heats are used to determine the final placings. Where two or three teams are tied for a place, each team nominates a rider for a runoff.