1971 British Speedway Championship

1971 British Speedway Championship
Venue	Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date	16 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

• 16 June 1971, Brandon Stadium, Coventry

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	(7) Ivan Mauger	14		3					3					3	3					2			14	1
2	(2) Barry Briggs	13	3					2				2				3				3			13	2
3	(6) Tony Lomas	12		0				3			3							3			3		12	3
4	(16) Bert Harkins	9				2				2	2						3			0			9	4
5	(15) Ray Wilson	8				3			1			3						1	0				8	5
6	(5) Martin Ashby	8		2			2					1					1					2	8	6
7	(9) Ronnie Moore	7			1		0						3					2		1			7	7
8	(13) Dave Younghusband	7				0	3							1		2					1		7	8
9	(11) Bob Kilby	7			2				2		1					1						1	7	9
10	(4) Eric Boocock	6	0							3				0				T				3	6	10
11	(12) Jim Airey	6			3					1		0			2						0		6	11
12	(8) Nigel Boocock	6		1						X			2			0			3				6	12
13	(10) Howard Cole	6			0			1						2			2		1				6	13
14	(1) Geoff Curtis	6	2				1				0				1				2				6	14
15	(3) John Boulger	4	1						0				1				0				2		4	15
16	(14) Arnold Haley	1				1		0					0		0							0	1	16
	(17) Bill Andrew	0																0					0
	(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

• 14 July 1971, Abbey Stadium, Swindon ^[6]

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

• British Speedway Championship

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.