2018 British Speedway Championship

The 2018 British Speedway Championship was the 58th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] Craig Cook was the defending champion having won the title in 2017. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final, with eight riders qualifying from each semi-final. The championship was won by Robert Lambert for the first time, scoring a maximum in the final. Dan Bewley finished second in his first ever appearance, while Cook took third place.

Results

Semi-Final 1

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Jason Garrity 15 (3,3,3,3,3)
2 Kyle Howarth 12 (1,3,2,3,3)
3 Josh Auty 12 (2,3,2,3,2)
4 Edward Kennett 10 (3,2,3,1,1)
5 Robert Lambert 10 (3,2,2,2,1)
6 Rory Schlein (Australia) 10 (2,1,3,2,2)
7 Dan Bewley 9 (0,3,2,1,3)
8 Craig Cook 9 (2,1,3,3,R)
9 Stefan Nielsen 7 0,2,1,1,3)
10 Carl Wilkinson 5 (1,2,0,2,F)
11 Nathan Greaves 4 (2,0,0,0,2)
12 Adam Roynon 4 (0,R,1,2,1)
13 Charles Wright 4 (1,X,1,0,2)
14 Zach Wajtknecht 3 (3,0,0,0,0)
15 Max Clegg 3 (0,1,1,0,1)
16 Danny Ayres 0 (1,F,0,1,0)
Joe Lawlor DNS

Semi-Final 2

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Richard Lawson 13 (2,3,2,3,3)
2 Chris Harris 13 (3,2,3,2,3)
3 Scott Nicholls 12 (1,3,3,3,2)
4 Lewis Kerr 12 (2,2,3,3,2)
5 Richie Worrall 11 (3,3,3,2,-)
6 Danny King 9 (3,3,2,1,N)
7 Ben Barker 8 (1,2,2,0,3)
8 Adam Ellis 8 (3,2,1,X,2)
9 Ashley Morris 6 (1,0,2,3,0)
10 David Howe 6 (2,1,1,2,0)
11 James Sarjeant 5 (2,0,0,1,2)
12 Kyle Newman 5 (0,1,1,2,1)
13 Ben Morley 5 (1,1,0,1,1)
14 Simon Lambert 3 (0,0,0,0,3)
15 James Shanes 3 (0,1,1,0,1)
16 Matt Williamson 1 (0,0,0,1,0)
17 Tom Woolley 1 (-,-,-,-,1)

The 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 22
1 (7) Robert Lambert 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1 3
2 (4) Dan Bewley 11 2 3 0 3 3 11 3 3 2
3 (13) Craig Cook 11 1 3 1 3 3 11 2 1
4 (16) Jason Garrity 10 3 0 3 2 2 10 4 2 0
5 (12) Scott Nicholls 10 2 3 1 2 2 10 5 1
6 (8) Kyle Howarth 10 2 1 2 2 3 10 6 0
7 (3) Rory Schlein (Australia) 9 0 2 3 3 1 9 7
8 (2) Danny King 8 3 0 3 1 1 8 8
9 (10) Chris Harris 7 0 3 2 0 2 7 9
10 (5) Josh Auty 7 1 1 2 1 2 7 10
11 (1) Richard Lawson 6 1 2 1 1 1 6 11
12 (6) Lewis Kerr 5 0 1 2 2 0 5 12
13 (11) Adam Ellis 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 13
14 (14) Richie Worrall 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 14
15 (15) Steve Worrall 3 2 1 0 - - 3 15
16 (9) Ashley Morris 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 16
17 (17) Jack Smith 0 0 17
18 (18) Kyle Bickley 0 0 18
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 22

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

Under 21 final

Robert Lambert won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the second consecutive year. The final was held at Shielfield Park on 1 May.[5]

Pos. Rider Points SF Final
1 Robert Lambert 15 x 3
2 Connor Mountain 10 3 2
3 Nathan Greaves 10 2 1
4 Dan Bewley 12 x 0
5 Jack Thomas 9 1
6 Alfie Bowtell 12 0
7 Jack Smith 8
8 Zach Wajtknecht 7
9 Luke Ruddick 7
10 Josh Bailey 6
11 Kyle Bickley 5
12 Max Clegg 5
13 Drew Kemp 5
14 Joe Lawlor 2
15 Taylor Hampshire 2
16 Leon Flint (res) 1
17 Jason Edwards 0

References

  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ^ "2018 British Semi-Final 1 Result" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  3. ^ "2018 British Semi-Final 2 Result" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  4. ^ "British Final". Speedway Great Britain.
  5. ^ "Robert Lambert Retains Under 21 British Speedway Title". Auto Cycle Union. Retrieved 5 May 2023.