1979 British Speedway Championship

1979 British Speedway Championship
Venue	Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date	20 June
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The 1979 British Speedway Championship was the 19th edition of the British Speedway Championship. ^[1] The Final took place on 20 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Peter Collins, who scored a 15-point maximum. Former two-time champion Michael Lee finished as the runner-up, with Dave Jessup in third.

British Final

• 20 June 1979
• Coventry ^[2]

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
	(9) Peter Collins	15			3		3						3					3		3			15	1
	(8) Michael Lee	14		3						3			2			3			3				14	2
	(7) Dave Jessup	12		2					3					2	3					2			12	3
4	(16) John Davis	11				3				2	3						2			1			11	4
5	(10) Doug Wyer	10			1			2						3			3		1				10	5
6	(11) Malcolm Simmons	10			2				2		1					2						3	10	6
7	(12) Roger Johns	8			F					1		3			1						3		8	7
8	(1) Gordon Kennett	7	3				E				0				2				2				7	8
9	(13) Alan Molyneux	7				2	1							1		1					2		7	9
10	(2) John Louis	6	2					3				1				0				0			6	10	3
11	(6) Chris Morton	6		0				1			2							2			1		6	11	2
12	(5) Reg Wilson	6		1			2					0					1					2	6	12
13	(15) Jim McMillan	4				0			1			2						1	0				4	13
14	(14) Alan Grahame	3				1		0					1		0							1	3	14
15	(4) Mike Lanham	1	1							0				0				0				0	1	15
16	(3) Ian Turner	0	E						0				0				0				0		0	16
R1	(R1) Craig Pendlebury	0																					0	R1
R2	(R2) Ian Cartwright	0																					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

Kenny Carter won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 23 June. ^{[3] [4]}

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Kenny Carter	12+3
2	Nigel Flatman	12+2
3	Melvyn Taylor	12+1
4	Peter Ellams	11
5	Mark Courtney	10
6	John Barker	9
7	Tim Hunt	8
8	Paul Embley	8
9	Kevin Smith	7
10	Richard Knight	6
11	Dennis Mallett	5
12	Keith Bloxsome	5
13	Charlie McKinna	5
14	Martin Dixon	4
15	Rob Dolman	4
16	Peter Tarrant	3

See also

• British Speedway Championship

References

1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
2. "1979 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
3. "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
4. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 87. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.