Russian Team Speedway Championship Explained

Russian Team Speedway Championship
Sport:Motorcycle speedway
Founded:1962

The Russian Team Speedway Championships is an annual motorcycle speedway event held each year and organised by the Motorcycle Federation of Russia[1] to determine the champions of Russia.[2]

From 1962 until 1992 the competition was for teams in the Soviet Union but then following the dissolution of the Soviet Union it became the Russian Championship. However, due to the lack of team competitions in the former Soviet Republics, several teams continued to participate in the league, most notably Lokomotiv Daugavpils of Latvia and the Rivne club of Ukraine.[3] [4]

From 2017 only four teams have competed in the highest division of the championship.

From 2022, the competition was somewhat isolated following the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ban on Russian and Belarusian motorcycle riders, teams, officials, and competitions as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Past winners

Soviet Union (1962-1992)

width=40px Yearwidth=250px Winnerswidth=250px Runner-upwidth=250px 3rd place
align=center 1962Bashkiria UfaKarpaty LvivRaduga Rivne
align=center 1963SKA LvivBashkiria UfaSyrena Moscow
align=center 1964Bashkiria UfaUfa UfaSKA Lviv
1965 not completed
align=center 1966Neva LeningradSKA LvivRaduga Rivne
align=center 1967Bashkiria UfaSalavatNeva Leningrad
align=center 1968Bashkiria UfaKord BalakovoNeva Leningrad
align=center 1969Bashkiria UfaVostok VladivostokKord Balakovo
align=center 1970Bashkiria UfaLokomotiv DaugavpilsSiberia Novosibirsk
align=center 1971Neva LeningradLokomotiv DaugavpilsSiberia Novosibirsk
align=center 1972Vostok VladivostokTurbina BalakovoSiberia Novosibirsk
align=center 1973Turbina BalakovoVostok VladivostokSiberia Novosibirsk
align=center 1974Turbina BalakovoVostok VladivostokBashkiria Ufa
align=center 1975Turbina BalakovoBashkiria UfaZhiguli Togliatti
align=center 1976Turbina BalakovoBashkiria UfaSiberia Novosibirsk
align=center 1977Turbina BalakovoKirovets NovosibirskBashkiria Ufa
align=center 1978Turbina BalakovoKirovets NovosibirskBashkiria Ufa
align=center 1979Bashkiria UfaSiberia NovosibirskTurbina Balakovo
align=center 1980Siberia NovosibirskBashkiria UfaTurbina Balakovo
align=center 1981Bashkiria UfaSiberia NovosibirskTurbina Balakovo
align=center 1982Bashkiria UfaSiberia NovosibirskNeftyanik Oktyabrsky
align=center 1983Bashkiria UfaNeftyanik OktyabrskyBarricade Leningrad
align=center 1984Turbina BalakovoBashkiria UfaSiberia Novosibirsk
align=center 1985Signal RivneTurbina BalakovoBashkiria Ufa
align=center 1986Signal RivneZhiguli TogliattiKuzbass Kemerovo
align=center 1987Signal RivneTurbina BalakovoKuzbass Kemerovo
align=center 1988Bashkiria UfaKuzbass KemerovoTurbina Balakovo
align=center 1989Turbina BalakovoVostok VladivostokBashkiria Ufa
align=center 1990Vostok VladivostokSKA LvivTurbina Balakovo
align=center 1991SKA LvivTurbina BalakovoVostok Vladivostok
align=center 1992Fantastic RivneTurbina BalakovoVostok Vladivostok

Russia

width=40px Yearwidth=250px Winnerswidth=250px Runner-upwidth=250px 3rd place
align=center 1993Bashkiria UfaStroitel OktyabrskyMonolith Cherkessk
align=center 1994Zhiguli TogliattiStroitel OktyabrskySalavat
align=center 1995Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil UfaLokomotiv Daugavpils
align=center 1996Mega-Lada TogliattiVostok VladivostokLokomotiv Daugavpils
align=center 1997Lukoil OktyabrskyMega-Lada TogliattiVostok Vladivostok
align=center 1998Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil OktyabrskyVostok Vladivostok
align=center 1999Lukoil OktyabrskyMega-Lada TogliattiVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2000Lukoil OktyabrskyMega-Lada TogliattiVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2001Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil OktyabrskyLokomotiv Daugavpils
align=center 2002Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil OktyabrskyLokomotiv Daugavpils
align=center 2003Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil OktyabrskyVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2004Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil OktyabrskySalavat
align=center 2005Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil OktyabrskyVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2006Mega-Lada TogliattiLukoil OktyabrskyVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2007Mega-Lada TogliattiTurbina BalakovoVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2008Mega-Lada TogliattiVostok VladivostokTurbina Balakovo
align=center 2009Turbina BalakovoVostok VladivostokMega-Lada Togliatti
align=center 2010Vostok VladivostokTurbina BalakovoMega-Lada Togliatti
align=center 2011Turbina BalakovoVostok VladivostokMega-Lada Togliatti
align=center 2012Turbina BalakovoMega-Lada TogliattiVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2013Mega-Lada TogliattiVostok VladivostokTurbina Balakovo
align=center 2014Mega-Lada TogliattiVostok VladivostokTurbina Balakovo
align=center 2015Vostok VladivostokTurbina BalakovoMega-Lada Togliatti
align=center 2016Vostok VladivostokTurbina BalakovoMega-Lada Togliatti
align=center 2017Mega-Lada TogliattiTurbina BalakovoVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2018Vostok VladivostokTurbina BalakovoMega-Lada Togliatti
align=center 2019Vostok VladivostokMega-Lada TogliattiTurbina Balakovo
align=center 2020Turbina BalakovoMega-Lada TogliattiVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2021Mega-Lada TogliattiTurbina BalakovoVostok Vladivostok
align=center 2022Vostok VladivostokTurbina BalakovoMega-Lada Togliatti
align=center 2023Mega-Lada TogliattiVostok VladivostokTurbina Balakovo

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . Motorcycle Federation of Russia . 7 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Russian Team Championship . Speedway History . 7 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Soviet Union & Russian Team Championship . Speedway Fansite . 7 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Soviet Union Team Championship . Speedway History . 7 April 2024.
  5. Web site: FIM Suspends Russian And Belarusian Motorcycle Competitors And Competitions. Full Noise. 31 March 2022.