1980 British Speedway Championship

The 1980 British Speedway Championship was the 20th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 4 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Dave Jessup, who scored a 15-point maximum. Former two-time champion Michael Lee finished as the runner-up, with Phil Collins in third.[2][3]

British Final

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 England Dave Jessup (3,3,3,3,3) 15
2 England Michael Lee (3,3,3,3,2) 14
3 England Phil Collins (1,2,2,3,3) 11
4 England Peter Collins (3,3,0,3,1) 10
5 England Gordon Kennett (2,2,2,2,2) 10
6 England John Louis (3,1,3,1,1) 9
7 England John Davis (X,2,1,2,3) 8
8 England Chris Morton (0,1,1,2,3) 7
9 England Melvyn Taylor (2,1,X,2,2) 7
10 England Reg Wilson (2,2,1,1,0) 6+3
11 Scotland Bobby Beaton (0,1,3,0,2) 6+2
12 England Ian Cartwright (1,0,2,1,1) 5
13 England Dave Morton (1,3,0,0,0) 4
14 England Kevin Jolly (2,0,1,0,1) 4
15 Rhodesia Peter Prinsloo (2,1,0,1,0) 4
16 England Mike Lanham (0,0,0,0,0) 0

British Under 21 final

Mark Courtney won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 12 July.[5]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Mark Courtney 14
2 Kevin Smith 12
3 John Barker 11+3
4 Bob Garrad 11+2
5 Tim Hunt 9
6 Neil Collins 9
7 Nigel Sparshott 8
8 Nigel Flatman 8
9 Paul Stead 7
10 Peter Carr 7
11 Mark Baldwin 6
12 Dennis Mallett 6
13 Steve Crockett 5
14 Charlie McKinna 3
15 Martin Hewlett 3
16 Mark Bilner 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "1980". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "1980 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  5. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.