1972 British Speedway Championship

1972 British Speedway Championship
Venue	Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date	2 August 1972
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The 1972 British Speedway Championship was the 12th edition of the British Speedway Championship. ^[1] The final took place on 2 August at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger. ^{[2] [3]}

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Allan Emmett. ^{[4] [5]}

British Final

• 2 August 1972, 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	21
	(6) Ivan Mauger	14		3				3			3							2			3		14	1
	(12) Nigel Boocock	12			3					2		2			3						2		12	2
	(4) Barry Briggs	11	1							3				3				1				3	11	3	3
4	(8) John Louis	11		2						1			3			3			2				11	4	E
5	(9) Eric Boocock	10			2		2						1					3		2			10	5	3
6	(2) Jim McMillan	10	3					1				3				0				3			10	6	2
7	(15) Terry Betts	9				3			2			1						0	3				9	7
8	(10) Ray Wilson	7			T			2						1			3		1				7	8
9	(11) Dave Jessup	7			1				3		T					2						1	7	9
10	(13) John Boulger	7				0	3							2		1					1		7	10
11	(3) Martin Ashby	6	2						1				2				1				0		6	11
12	(16) Arnold Haley	5				1				0	1						2			1			5	12
13	(5) Garry Middleton	4		1			1					0					0					2	4	13
14	(1) Peter Collins	3	0				E				2				1				0				3	14
15	(7) Trevor Hedge	2		0					E					0	2					0			2	15
16	(14) Ronnie Moore	2				2		E					0		0							0	2	16
R1	(R1) Pete Bailey	0			0																		0	R1
R2	(R2) Norman Hunter	0									F												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

• 24 June 1972, Kingsmead Stadium, Canterbury ^[6]

Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Allan Emmett	14
2	Gordon Kennett	12
3	Tony Davey	11+3
4	Trevor Barnwell	11+2
5	Dave Piddock	10
6	Alan Sage	9
7	Dave Kennett	9
8	Barney Kennett	8
9	John Davis	7
10	Roger Johns	7
11	Robbie Gardener	6
12	Bobby McNeil	5
13	Carl Glover	4
14	Frank Auffret	4
15	Trevor Geer	3
16	Mike Lanham (res)	1
17	Phil Bass	0
18	Rod Haynes (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. "Speedway Row" . Sunday Mirror. 25 June 1972. Retrieved 9 June 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "1972 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.