1978 British Speedway Championship

1978 British Speedway Championship
Venue	Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date	16 August 1978
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The 1978 British Speedway Championship was the 18th edition of the British Speedway Championship. ^[1] The Final took place on 16 August at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Michael Lee. ^{[2] [3]}

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

British Final

• 16 August 1978, 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
	(7) Michael Lee	14		3					3					3	3					2			14	1
	(5) Dave Jessup	12		2			3					1					3					3	12	2
	(16) Malcolm Simmons	11				0				3	3						2			3			11	3
4	(9) Gordon Kennett	10			2		2						2					3		1			10	4	3
5	(1) Steve Bastable	10	3				1				2				1				3				10	5	2
6	(12) Chris Morton	10			E					2		3			2						3		10	6	1
7	(13) Tony Davey	8				3	0							2		3					0		8	7
8	(15) John Davis	8				2			2			2						2	0				8	8
9	(10) Les Collins	7			3			0						1			1		2				7	9
10	(6) Peter Collins	6		1				3			E							E			2		6	10
11	(8) Reg Wilson	6		0						0			3			2			1				6	11
12	(2) Doug Wyer	4	1					2				X				1				E			4	12
13	(14) Alan Grahame	4				1		1					0		0							2	4	13
14	(4) Jim McMillan	3	2							1				0				T				0	3	14
15	(11) John Louis	3			1				0		1					0						1	3	15
16	(3) Dave Morton	3	0						1				1				0				1		3	16
R3	(R3) Mick Bell	1																1					1	R3
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 1978, Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon

Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Phil Collins	15
2	Ian Gledhill	10+3
3	Bob Garrad	10+2
4	Melvyn Taylor	10+1
5	Steve Naylor	9
6	John Hack	9
7	Pip Lamb	9
8	Brendan Shilleto	8
9	Nigel Flatman	8
10	Kenny Carter	7
11	Louis Carr	5
12	Paul Woods	5
13	Neil Leeks	5
14	Sean Willmott	5
15	Derek Harrison	3
16	Mike Spink	2
17	Dave Shepherd (res)	0

See also

• British Speedway Championship

References

1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 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. "Phil's turn this time" . Sunday Mirror. 25 June 1978. Retrieved 9 June 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.