1979 British Speedway Championship

1979 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date20 June
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The 1979 British Speedway Championship was the 19th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 20 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Peter Collins, who scored a 15-point maximum. Former two-time champion Michael Lee finished as the runner-up, with Dave Jessup in third.

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 (9) Peter Collins 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 England (8) Michael Lee 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
3 England (7) Dave Jessup 12 2 3 2 3 2 12 3
4 England (16) John Davis 11 3 2 3 2 1 11 4
5 England (10) Doug Wyer 10 1 2 3 3 1 10 5
6 England (11) Malcolm Simmons 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 6
7 England (12) Roger Johns 8 F 1 3 1 3 8 7
8 England (1) Gordon Kennett 7 3 E 0 2 2 7 8
9 England (13) Alan Molyneux 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 9
10 England (2) John Louis 6 2 3 1 0 0 6 10 3
11 England (6) Chris Morton 6 0 1 2 2 1 6 11 2
12 England (5) Reg Wilson 6 1 2 0 1 2 6 12
13 Scotland (15) Jim McMillan 4 0 1 2 1 0 4 13
14 England (14) Alan Grahame 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 14
15 England (4) Mike Lanham 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15
16 England (3) Ian Turner 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1 England (R1) Craig Pendlebury 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Ian Cartwright 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

Kenny Carter won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 23 June.[3][4]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Kenny Carter 12+3
2 Nigel Flatman 12+2
3 Melvyn Taylor 12+1
4 Peter Ellams 11
5 Mark Courtney 10
6 John Barker 9
7 Tim Hunt 8
8 Paul Embley 8
9 Kevin Smith 7
10 Richard Knight 6
11 Dennis Mallett 5
12 Keith Bloxsome 5
13 Charlie McKinna 5
14 Martin Dixon 4
15 Rob Dolman 4
16 Peter Tarrant 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ^ "1979 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  3. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.