British Speedway Championship
{{Short description|Annual motorcycle speedway competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = British Speedway Championship
| current_season = 2024 British Speedway Championship
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| sport = Speedway
| founded = 1961
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| country = Great Britain
| champion = Dan Bewley
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The British Speedway Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway competition open to British national speedway riders.
The winner of the event becomes the British Speedway Champion.{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|pages=101|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygb.co/rollofhonourbritishfinal|title=British Final Roll of Honour|publisher=BSPA|access-date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816215819/http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/extras/content/content.php?content.230 |archive-date=16 August 2021 |url-status=dead}}
History
Inaugurated in 1961 as a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship it was open to riders from Britain and the British dominions.{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|page=21|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}} It was initially dominated by riders from New Zealand such as Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger because of the British Final forming part of the World Speedway championship qualifying rounds.{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=101|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}} Briggs and Mauger were multiple world champions. It was not until 1975 that the final was restricted to British riders. Countries such as Australia and New Zealand then held their own World Individual Speedway championship qualifying rounds. In the first dozen finals, it was only won twice by a British born rider, both times by Peter Craven.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=21 July 2021}}
Australians Rory Schlein and Jason Crump rode under an ACU (British) licence.
British Champions
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|width=40px {{Speedway color|4}} |Year |width=160px {{Speedway color|P1}} |Winner |width=150px {{Speedway color|P2}}|Runner-Up |width=150px {{Speedway color|P3}}|Third |
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| 1961 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Peter Craven | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ronnie Moore ({{flagicon|NZL}}) |
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| 1962 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Peter Craven | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ronnie Moore ({{flagicon|NZL}}) |
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| 1963 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Peter Craven | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Nigel Boocock |
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| 1964 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Ken McKinlay | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ron How |
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| 1965 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Nigel Boocock | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ken McKinlay |
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| 1966 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Colin Pratt |
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| 1967 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Eric Boocock |
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| 1968 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Eric Boocock |
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| 1969 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Nigel Boocock | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ronnie Moore ({{flagicon|NZL}}) |
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| 1970 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Ronnie Moore ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Roy Trigg |
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| 1971 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Tony Lomas |
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| 1972 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Nigel Boocock | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}}) |
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| 1973 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Ray Wilson | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Bob Valentine ({{flagicon|AUS}}) | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Peter Collins |
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| 1974 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Eric Boocock | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Terry Betts | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Dave Jessup |
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| 1975 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|John Louis | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Peter Collins | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Malcolm Simmons |
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| 1976 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Malcolm Simmons | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Chris Morton | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Doug Wyer |
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| 1977 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Michael Lee | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Dave Jessup | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Doug Wyer |
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| 1978 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Michael Lee | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Dave Jessup | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Malcolm Simmons |
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| 1979 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Peter Collins | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Michael Lee | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Dave Jessup |
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| 1980 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Dave Jessup | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Michael Lee | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Phil Collins |
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| 1981 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Steve Bastable | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Kenny Carter | {{Speedway color|p3}}|John Louis |
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| 1982 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Andy Grahame | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Alan Grahame | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Kenny Carter |
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| 1983 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Chris Morton | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Michael Lee | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Andy Grahame |
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| 1984 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Kenny Carter | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Andy Grahame | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Dave Jessup |
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| 1985 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Kenny Carter | {{Speedway color|p2}}|John Davis | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Kelvin Tatum |
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| 1986 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Neil Evitts | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Phil Collins | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Jeremy Doncaster |
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| 1987 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Kelvin Tatum | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Neil Evitts | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Simon Wigg |
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| 1988 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Simon Wigg | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Kelvin Tatum | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Chris Morton |
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| 1989 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Simon Wigg | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Kelvin Tatum | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Alan Grahame |
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| 1990 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Kelvin Tatum | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Simon Cross | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Jeremy Doncaster |
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| 1991 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Gary Havelock | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Kelvin Tatum | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Chris Louis |
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| 1992 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Gary Havelock | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Martin Dugard | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Andy Smith |
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| 1993 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Andy Smith | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Gary Havelock |
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| 1994 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Andy Smith | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Steve Schofield |
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| 1995 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Andy Smith | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Dean Barker |
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| 1996 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Chris Louis | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Carl Stonehewer |
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| 1997 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Mark Loram | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Chris Louis | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Sean Wilson |
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| 1998 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Chris Louis | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Paul Hurry |
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| 1999 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Mark Loram | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Chris Louis |
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| 2000 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Chris Louis | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Paul Hurry | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Martin Dugard |
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| 2001 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Mark Loram | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Stuart Robson | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Martin Dugard |
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| 2002 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Lee Richardson | {{Speedway color|p3}}|David Howe |
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| 2003 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Dean Barker | {{Speedway color|p3}}|David Norris |
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| 2004 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p2}}|David Norris | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Mark Loram |
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| 2005 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Chris Harris | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Joe Screen |
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| 2006 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Joe Screen | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Simon Stead |
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| 2007 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Chris Harris | {{Speedway color|p2}}|David Howe | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Scott Nicholls |
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| 2008 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Edward Kennett | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Tai Woffinden |
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| 2009 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Chris Harris | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Edward Kennett | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Tai Woffinden |
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| 2010 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Chris Harris | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ben Barker |
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| 2011 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Chris Harris | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Tai Woffinden |
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| 2012 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Chris Harris | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Tai Woffinden |
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| 2013 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Tai Woffinden | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Scott Nicholls | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Chris Harris |
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| 2014 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Tai Woffinden | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Craig Cook | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ben Barker |
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| 2015 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Tai Woffinden | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Craig Cook | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Danny King |
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| 2016 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Danny King | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Craig Cook | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Robert Lambert |
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| 2017 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Craig Cook | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Steve Worrall | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Rory Schlein ({{flagicon|AUS}}) |
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| 2018 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Robert Lambert | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Dan Bewley | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Craig Cook |
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| 2019 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Charles Wright | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Danny King | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Craig Cook |
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| 2020 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Rory Schlein ({{flagicon|AUS}}) | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Richard Lawson | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Jason Crump ({{flagicon|AUS}}) |
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| 2021 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Adam Ellis | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Dan Bewley | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Charles Wright |
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| 2022 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Dan Bewley | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Tom Brennan | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Craig Cook |
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| 2023 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Dan Bewley | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Steve Worrall | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Ben Barker |
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| 2024 | {{Speedway color|p1}}|Dan Bewley | {{Speedway color|p2}}|Tai Woffinden | {{Speedway color|p3}}|Tom Brennan |
Medals classification
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!width=30px|Pos | width=130px|Rider | width=30px {{Speedway color|P1}}|Gold | width=30px {{Speedway color|P2}}|Silver | width=30px {{Speedway color|P3}}|Bronze |
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|1. | align=left| Scott Nicholls
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 7 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|2. | align=left| Barry Briggs ({{flagicon|NZL}})
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 6 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|3. | align=left| Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}})
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| | |||
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|4. | align=left| Chris Harris
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|5. | align=left| Dan Bewley
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| | |||
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|6. | align=left| Tai Woffinden
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 4 | |||
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|7. | align=left| Mark Loram
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Andy Smith
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|9. | align=left| Joe Screen
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 6 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|10. | align=left| Kelvin Tatum
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|11. | align=left| Michael Lee
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| | |||
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|12. | align=left| Chris Louis
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | |||
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|13. | align=left| Kenny Carter
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|14. | align=left| Peter Craven
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| | |||
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|15. | align=left| Simon Wigg
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Gary Havelock
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|17. | align=left| Craig Cook
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 3 | |||
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|18. | align=left| Dave Jessup
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 3 | |||
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|19. | align=left| Peter Collins
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Chris Morton
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Andy Grahame
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Danny King
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|23. | align=left| Eric Boocock
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | |||
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| | align=left| Malcolm Simmons
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | |||
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|25. | align=left| Neil Evitts
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| | |||
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|26. | align=left| John Louis
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Robert Lambert
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Rory Schlein ({{flagicon|AUS}})
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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| | align=left| Charles Wright
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | |||
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|30. | align=left| Ray Wilson
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| | |||
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| | align=left| Steve Bastable
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| | |||
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| | align=left| Adam Ellis
| {{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |
See also
References
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{{International speedway}}
{{Speedway in the United Kingdom}}
{{English and British National Champions}}