1986 British Speedway Championship

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The 1986 British Speedway Championship was the 26th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 1 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Neil Evitts, with Phil Collins in second place and Jeremy Doncaster winning a run-off for third. [2]

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British Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos2122
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (13) Neil Evitts 1433233141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (2) Phil Collins 1323323132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (15) Jeremy Doncaster 10032231033
4 Flag of England.svg (3) Marvyn Cox 10113321042
5 Flag of England.svg (9) Chris Morton 10222311051
6 Flag of England.svg (7) Malcolm Simmons 91233096
7 Flag of England.svg (10) Richard Knight 812122873
8 Flag of England.svg (1) Paul Thorp 8313T1882
9 Flag of England.svg (8) Kelvin Tatum 833110891
10 Flag of England.svg (16) Louis Carr 812212810F
11 Flag of England.svg (14) Simon Wigg 72E023711
12 Flag of England.svg (11) Andy Smith 5300F2512
13 Flag of England.svg (5) Andrew Silver 320001313
14 Flag of England.svg (6) Carl Blackbird 301101314
15 Flag of England.svg (4) Simon Cross 201E10215
16 Flag of England.svg (12) John Davis 2E011T216
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Neil Middleditch 00R1
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Dave Clark 000R1
TR Flag of England.svg (TR) Mike Bacon 000TR
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos2122

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

Gary Havelock won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Loomer Road Stadium on 17 May. [4]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Gary Havelock 15
2 Andrew Silver 14
3 Darren Sumner 13
4Michael Coles9
5 Andy Galvin 8
6Paul Whittaker8
7Gordon Whitaker8
8Mark Chessell7
9Alistair Stevens7
10David Biles6
11Richard Green6
12Paul Clarke5
13Ian M. Stead4
14 Andy Phillips 4
15David Smart4
16Jon Surman1

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "1986". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1986 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  4. ↑ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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