1979 British Speedway Championship

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1979 British Speedway Championship
Venue Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date20 June
  1978
1980  

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.

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British Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (9) Peter Collins 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (8) Michael Lee 1433233142
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (7) Dave Jessup 1223232123
4 Flag of England.svg (16) John Davis 1132321114
5 Flag of England.svg (10) Doug Wyer 1012331105
6 Flag of England.svg (11) Malcolm Simmons 1022123106
7 Flag of England.svg (12) Roger Johns 8F131387
8 Flag of England.svg (1) Gordon Kennett 73E02278
9 Flag of England.svg (13) Alan Molyneux 72111279
10 Flag of England.svg (2) John Louis 6231006103
11 Flag of England.svg (6) Chris Morton 6012216112
12 Flag of England.svg (5) Reg Wilson 612012612
13 Flag of Scotland.svg (15) Jim McMillan 401210413
14 Flag of England.svg (14) Alan Grahame 310101314
15 Flag of England.svg (4) Mike Lanham 110000115
16 Flag of England.svg (3) Ian Turner 0E0000016
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Craig Pendlebury 00R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) Ian Cartwright 00R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate 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.RiderPoints
1 Kenny Carter 12+3
2 Nigel Flatman 12+2
3 Melvyn Taylor 12+1
4Peter Ellams11
5 Mark Courtney 10
6 John Barker 9
7 Tim Hunt 8
8Paul Embley8
9 Kevin Smith 7
10 Richard Knight 6
11Dennis Mallett5
12Keith Bloxsome5
13Charlie McKinna5
14 Martin Dixon 4
15Rob Dolman4
16Peter Tarrant3

See also

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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.