1978 British Speedway Championship

The 1978 British Speedway Championship was the 18th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 16 August at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Michael Lee.[2][3]

1978 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date16 August 1978
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The British Under 21 Championship was won by Phil Collins.[4][5]

British Final

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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
    (7) Michael Lee 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
    (5) Dave Jessup 12 2 3 1 3 3 12 2
    (16) Malcolm Simmons 11 0 3 3 2 3 11 3
4   (9) Gordon Kennett 10 2 2 2 3 1 10 4 3
5   (1) Steve Bastable 10 3 1 2 1 3 10 5 2
6   (12) Chris Morton 10 E 2 3 2 3 10 6 1
7   (13) Tony Davey 8 3 0 2 3 0 8 7
8   (15) John Davis 8 2 2 2 2 0 8 8
9   (10) Les Collins 7 3 0 1 1 2 7 9
10   (6) Peter Collins 6 1 3 E E 2 6 10
11   (8) Reg Wilson 6 0 0 3 2 1 6 11
12   (2) Doug Wyer 4 1 2 X 1 E 4 12
13   (14) Alan Grahame 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 13
14   (4) Jim McMillan 3 2 1 0 T 0 3 14
15   (11) John Louis 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 15
16   (3) Dave Morton 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 16
R3   (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

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Pos Rider Pts
1 Phil Collins 15
2 Ian Gledhill 10+3
3 Bob Garrad 10+2
4 Melvyn Taylor 10+1
5 Steve Naylor 9
6 John Hack 9
7 Pip Lamb 9
8 Brendan Shilleto 8
9 Nigel Flatman 8
10 Kenny Carter 7
11 Louis Carr 5
12 Paul Woods 5
13 Neil Leeks 5
14 Sean Willmott 5
15 Derek Harrison 3
16 Mike Spink 2
17 Dave Shepherd (res) 0

See also

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References

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  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.