Meetings comprise twenty 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 |
| 2: | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| 3: | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 |
| 4: | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| 5: | 11 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| 6: | 12 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 5 |
| 7: | 9 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
| 8: | 10 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 9: | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| 10: | 17 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 |
| 11: | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 12: | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
| 13: | 16 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 14: | 13 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 15: | 14 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 16: | 15 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Semi-Final: | 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th & 10th placed riders after Heat 16 | ||||
| Semi-Final: | 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th & 9th placed riders after Heat 16 | ||||
| Last Chance: | 3rd, 4th & 5th placed riders in Heats 17 & 18 (six riders) | ||||
| Final: | 1st & 2nd placed riders in Heats 17, 18 & 19 (six riders) | ||||
In the Qualification Heats, riders take the starting gate positions indicated. For the Semi-Finals, Last Chance and Final, gate positions are drawn by ballot. Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate E is on the outside.
Where two or more riders are tied on race points after the Qualification Heats, the tie is resolved as follows:
The result of the Final determines the final classification.
During the Qualification Heats, 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 two minute time allowance. A reserve may not directly replace another rider in the Semi-Finals, but they may qualify if they score enough race points. Each reserve may ride in a maximum of four Qualification Heats.