1977 British Speedway Championship

1977 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date13 July 1977

The 1977 British Speedway Championship was the 17th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 13 July at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Michael Lee.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Les Collins.[4][5]

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 (6) Michael Lee 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1
2 England (8) Dave Jessup 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 2
3 England (16) Doug Wyer 12 3 2 2 3 2 12 3
4 England (2) John Davis 10 3 0 2 2 3 10 4
5 England (5) Keith White 10 2 2 3 1 2 10 5
6 England (3) Chris Morton 9 X 3 2 2 2 9 6
7 England (14) Bob Kilby 9 2 3 0 3 1 9 7
8 England (11) Gordon Kennett 8 3 1 0 1 3 8 8
9 England (1) Terry Betts 8 2 3 1 1 1 8 9
10 England (9) Alan Wilkinson 7 2 1 1 2 1 7 10
11 England (15) John Louis 6 1 2 0 1 2 6 11
12 England (10) Martin Ashby 5 1 1 3 0 0 5 12
13 England (7) Barry Thomas 2 T 0 0 2 0 2 13
14 England (12) David Gagen 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 14
15 England (4) Neil Middleditch 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 15
16 England (13) Malcolm Simmons 0 F - - - - 0 16
R1 England (R1) Mick Bell 3 0 2 1 3 R1
R2 England (R2) Frank Smith 0 F 0 0 R2
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 Les Collins 15
2 Phil Collins 12
3 Colin Richardson 11
4 Brendan Shilleto 10
5 Ian Gledhill 10
6 Paul Gilbert 9
7 Ian Clark 8
8 Bob Garrad 8
9 Neil Leeks 8
10 Dave Allen 8
11 Steve Naylor 5
12 Kevin Young 5
13 Pete Smith 4
14 Nigel Close 3
15 Chris Bevan 2
16 Dave Johnson (res) 2
17 Kevin Brice 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. ^ "Collin's has that world class look". Kent Evening Post. 27 June 1977. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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