1978 British Speedway Championship

1978 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date16 August 1978
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The 1978 British Speedway Championship was the 18th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 16 August at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Michael Lee.

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Phil Collins.

British Final

Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
1 England (7) Michael Lee 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 England (5) Dave Jessup 12 2 3 1 3 3 12 2
3 England (16) Malcolm Simmons 11 0 3 3 2 3 11 3
4 England (9) Gordon Kennett 10 2 2 2 3 1 10 4 3
5 England (1) Steve Bastable 10 3 1 2 1 3 10 5 2
6 England (12) Chris Morton 10 E 2 3 2 3 10 6 1
7 England (13) Tony Davey 8 3 0 2 3 0 8 7
8 England (15) John Davis 8 2 2 2 2 0 8 8
9 England (10) Les Collins 7 3 0 1 1 2 7 9
10 England (6) Peter Collins 6 1 3 E E 2 6 10
11 England (8) Reg Wilson 6 0 0 3 2 1 6 11
12 England (2) Doug Wyer 4 1 2 X 1 E 4 12
13 England (14) Alan Grahame 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 13
14 Scotland (4) Jim McMillan 3 2 1 0 T 0 3 14
15 England (11) John Louis 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 15
16 England (3) Dave Morton 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 16
R3 England (R3) Mick Bell 1 1 1 R3
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

British Under 21 final

Pos Rider Pts
1 Phil Collins15
2 Ian Gledhill10+3
3 Bob Garrad10+2
4 Melvyn Taylor10+1
5 Steve Naylor9
6 John Hack9
7 Pip Lamb9
8 Brendan Shilleto8
9 Nigel Flatman8
10 Kenny Carter7
11 Louis Carr5
12 Paul Woods5
13 Neil Leeks5
14 Sean Willmott5
15 Derek Harrison3
16 Mike Spink2
17 Dave Shepherd (res)0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  5. ↑ "Phil's turn this time". Sunday Mirror. 25 June 1978. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.