Starting gates

Which gate pays off, in every league and at every track.

Average position points per gate

3/2/1/0 for 1st–4th in the scoring heats, so leagues compare; a fair share is 1.5.

Gate 1Gate 2Gate 3Gate 4 fair share (1.5)

PGE Ekstraliga85158 rides
1.64
1.50
1.41
1.43
Elit Speedway / BAUHAUS-ligan63004 rides
1.77
1.50
1.39
1.38
Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga37841 rides
1.82
1.35
1.21
1.59
ROWE Motor Oil Premiership29531 rides
1.70
1.50
1.45
1.35
Speedway GP20325 rides
1.74
1.49
1.30
1.42
Metal Speedway Ligaen10137 rides
1.75
1.51
1.39
1.35
Speedway GP21288 rides
1.67
1.68
1.37
1.23
Speedway of Nations1183 rides
1.75
1.34
1.61
1.26
Speedway World Cup640 rides
1.40
1.44
1.65
1.50
Speedway GP3400 rides
1.50
1.58
1.38
1.54

Finishing places by gate

All competitions of the season together.

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
no finish

Gate 162324
Gate 262387
Gate 362380
Gate 462416

Tracks where the inside pays most

Gates 1 + 2 minus gates 3 + 4 in average position points; tracks with at least 120 gated rides.

Horsens1.14237 rides
Norrköping1.143091 rides
Krško1.11640 rides
Stockholm1.08236 rides
Harndrup1.071405 rides
Eskilstuna1.05246 rides
Auckland0.96241 rides
Teterow0.95399 rides
Västervik0.926548 rides
Donji Kraljevec0.88486 rides

Tracks where the outside holds up best

Gates 1 + 2 minus gates 3 + 4 in average position points; tracks with at least 120 gated rides.

Northampton-1.00660 rides
Tampere-0.72163 rides
Hackney-0.57160 rides
Kraków-0.53828 rides
Motala-0.156879 rides
Coventry-0.10240 rides
King's Lynn-0.093934 rides
Leicester+0.003526 rides
Grudziądz+0.065264 rides
Hallstavik+0.076487 rides

Inside and outside specialists

Points per ride from gates 1–2 against gates 3–4 (at least 20 rides from each side); above the line better outside.

Most better from the inside

Most better from the outside

Sources, definitions and methods