1997 British Speedway Championship

The 1997 British Speedway Championship was the 37th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 1 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Mark Loram, who won took the title after winning a run-off with rival Chris Louis. Sean Wilson finished third, taking the final place on the podium.[2]

British Final

Pos. Rider Points Details
Gold Mark Loram 14+3 (2,3,3,3,3)
Silver Chris Louis 14+2 (3,2,3,3,3)
Bronze Sean Wilson 11 (3,2,2,3,1)
4 Joe Screen 10 (3,3,2,2,X)
5 Dean Barker 10 (3,3,2,0,2)
6 Gary Havelock 10 (2,3,3,1,1)
7 Carl Stonehewer 9 (1,2,1,3,2)
8 Kelvin Tatum 8 (2,0,2,1,3)
9 Andy Smith 7 (2,1,1,1,2)
10 David Norris 6 (1,X,3,2,X)
11 Scott Nicholls 6 (0,1,X,2,3)
12 Neville Tatum 5 (1,2,0,0,2)
13 Garry Stead 4 (1,1,1,0,1)
14 Alun Rossiter 3 (0,0,0,2,1)
15 David Walsh 2 (X,0,1,1,0)
16 Scott Smith 0 (X,1,X,0,0)

British Under 21 final

Leigh Lanham won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at King's Lynn Stadium on 23 April.[4]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Leigh Lanham 14
2 Lee Richardson 13
3 Scott Nicholls 12
4 Stuart Robson 11
5 David Howe 10
6 Paul Lee 9
7 Bobby Eldridge 9
8 Andre Compton 8
9 Barry Campbell 5+3
10 Graeme Gordon 5+2
11 David Meldrum 4
12 Paul Clews 4
13 Paul Lydes Uings 4
14 Jamie Birkinshaw 3
15 John Wilson 1
16 David McAllan 2
17 Darren Andrews 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ^ "1997". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1997 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  4. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.