1971 British Speedway Championship

1971 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date16 June 1971
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The 1971 British Speedway Championship was the 11th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The final took place on 16 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Ian Turner.[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
1 New Zealand (7) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 New Zealand (2) Barry Briggs 13 3 2 2 3 3 13 2
3 England (6) Tony Lomas 12 0 3 3 3 3 12 3
4 Scotland (16) Bert Harkins 9 2 2 2 3 0 9 4
5 England (15) Ray Wilson 8 3 1 3 1 0 8 5
6 England (5) Martin Ashby 8 2 2 1 1 2 8 6
7 New Zealand (9) Ronnie Moore 7 1 0 3 2 1 7 7
8 England (13) Dave Younghusband 7 0 3 1 2 1 7 8
9 England (11) Bob Kilby 7 2 2 1 1 1 7 9
10 England (4) Eric Boocock 6 0 3 0 T 3 6 10
11 Australia (12) Jim Airey 6 3 1 0 2 0 6 11
12 England (8) Nigel Boocock 6 1 X 2 0 3 6 12
13 Wales (10) Howard Cole 6 0 1 2 2 1 6 13
14 Australia (1) Geoff Curtis 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 14
15 Australia (3) John Boulger 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 15
16 England (14) Arnold Haley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
New Zealand (17) Bill Andrew 0 0 0
Australia (18) Garry Middleton 0 0
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 Ian Turner 15
2 Dave Jessup 14
3 Peter Ingram 11
4 Malcolm Shakespeare 10
5 Tony Davey 9
6 Malcolm Ballard 8
7 Doug Wyer 8
8 Jimmy Gallacher 8
9 Geoff Bouchard 7
10 Gordon Kennett 7
11 John Jackson 5
12 Peter Collins 5
13 Alan Wilkinson 4
14 Malcolm Mackay 3
15 Paul Tyrer 2
16 Graham Banks 2
17 Richard Greer (res) 1
18 Alistair Brady (res) 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 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. ^ "Tiny Ian is the Champ". Daily Mirror. 15 July 1971. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1971 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.