1973 British Speedway Championship

1973 British Speedway Championship
Venue	Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date	21 June 1973
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The 1973 British Speedway Championship was the 13th edition of the British Speedway Championship. ^[1] The final took place on 21 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ray Wilson. ^{[2] [3]}

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

British Final

• 21 June 1973, 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
	(15) Ray Wilson	15				3			3			3						3	3				15	1
	(10) Bob Valentine	12			3			3						2			2		2				12	2	3
	(13) Peter Collins	12				2	3							3		2					2		12	3	2
4	(3) John Boulger	12	2						1				3				3				3		12	4	1
5	(2) Ivan Mauger	10	3					1				3				3				T			10	5
6	(7) Eric Boocock	9		2					2					0	3					2			9	6
7	(8) Tony Davey	9		3						2			2			1			1				9	7
8	(16) Rick France	9				1				2	2						1			3			9	8
9	(6) John Louis	7		F				0			3							3			1		7	9
10	(4) Martin Ashby	6	1							3				1				1				0	6	10
11	(5) Garry Middleton	5		1			0					1					0					3	5	11
12	(14) Peter Smith	5				0		2					1		1							1	5	12
13	(9) Terry Betts	4			1		2						F					F		1			4	13
14	(11) Mick Bell	4			2				0		0					0						2	4	14
15	(1) Malcolm Simmons	2	0				1				1				0				0				2	15
16	(12) Jim McMillan	2			0					0		0			2						0		2	16
R1	(R1) Chris Pusey	0																					0	R1
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

• 16 June 1973, Kingsmead Stadium, Canterbury ^[6]

Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Peter Collins	13
2	Barney Kennett	13
3	David Gagen	12
4	Dave Piddock	11
5	Ian Hindle	9
6	Bobby McNeil	8
7	Paul Gachet	8
8	John Davis	7
9	Carl Glover	7
10	Colin Meredith	6
11	Trevor Geer	6
12	Les Rumsey	5
13	Terry Barclay	4
14	Tim Ballard	3
15	Peter Cairns	3
16	Eric Dugard	2
17	Keith White (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. "Collin's is the King" . Sunday Mirror. 17 June 1973. Retrieved 9 June 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "1973 fuxtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.