1976 British Speedway Championship

Speedway event

1976 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date2 June 1976
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The 1976 British Speedway Championship was the 16th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 2 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Malcolm Simmons.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Michael Lee.[4][5]

British Final

  • 2 June 1976, Brandon Stadium, Coventry
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
1 England (9) Malcolm Simmons 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 England (3) Chris Morton 13 2 3 2 3 3 13 2
3 England (6) Doug Wyer 13 3 3 3 2 2 13 3
4 England (12) Peter Collins 12 2 3 3 3 1 12 4
5 England (5) John Louis 11 2 2 2 2 3 11 5
6 England (7) Dave Jessup 10 1 2 3 2 2 10 6
7 Scotland (2) Jim McMillan 8 3 1 1 3 0 8 7
8 England (15) Terry Betts 7 3 1 0 0 3 7 8
9 England (13) Ray Wilson 5 2 1 0 2 0 5 9
10 England (11) Bob Kilby 5 1 0 2 1 1 5 10
11 England (16) John Davis 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 11
12 England (10) Dave Morton 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 12
13 Scotland (14) George Hunter 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 13
14 England (1) Mike Lanham 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 14
15 England (4) Reg Wilson 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 15
16 England (8) Chris Pusey 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 16
R1 England (R1) John Harrhy 0 0 R1
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

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 Michael Lee 15
2 Steve Weatherley 14
3 Colin Richardson 12+3
4 Graham Clifton 12+2
5 Steve Finch 11
6 Les Collins 10
7 Karl Fiala 8
8 Kevin Jolly 8
9 Andy Hines 7
10 Andy Cusworth 6
11 Jim Brett 3
12 Paul Gilbert 3
13 Gerald Purkiss 3
14 Mick Bates 3
15 Bob Garrad 3
16 Trevor Whiting 2
17 Alan Diprose (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. ^ "Mike Lee is new speedway champion". Sheerness Times Guardian. 1 October 1976. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.