1986 Commonwealth final

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The 1986 Commonwealth Final was the third running of the Commonwealth Final as part of the qualification for the 1986 Speedway World Championship. The 1986 Final was run on 8 June at the Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester, England, and was part of the World Championship qualifying for riders from the Commonwealth nations. [1] [2]

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After being missing from the World Championship from 1981 to 1985, the Commonwealth Final returned to the calendar in 1986. Riders qualified for the re-introduced Final from the Australian, British and New Zealand Championships.

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Jeremy Doncaster (3,2,3,3,3)14
2 Flag of England.svg Kelvin Tatum (2,3,3,1,3)12
3 Flag of England.svg Chris Morton (2,3,1,2,3)11
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Baker (1,1,3,3,1)9
5 Flag of England.svg Neil Evitts (1,1,1,3,3)9
6 Flag of England.svg Richard Knight (3,0,2,2,2)9
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Larry Ross (0,0,3,3,2)9
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Crump (1,3,x,2,2)8
9 Flag of England.svg Marvyn Cox (3,1,2,1,1)8
10 Flag of England.svg Paul Thorp (3,2,1,0,2)8
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Shirra (2,0,2,2,1)7
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Bargh (1,3,f,1,1)6
13 Flag of England.svg Phil Collins (2,2,0,1,0)5
14 Flag of England.svg Malcolm Simmons (0,1,2,0,0)3
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Regeling (0,2,1,e,0)3
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Rivett (0,0,0,e,0)0

Classification

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (16) Jeremy Doncaster 1432333141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (15) Kelvin Tatum 1223313122
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (5) Chris Morton 1123123113
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (4) Steve Baker 91133194
5 Flag of England.svg (13) Neil Evitts 91113395
6 Flag of England.svg (8) Richard Knight 93022296
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg (14) Larry Ross 80033287
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (6) Phil Crump 813X2288
9 Flag of England.svg (2) Marvyn Cox 83121189
10 Flag of England.svg (9) Paul Thorp 832102810
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg (1) Mitch Shirra 720221711
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg (12) David Bargh 613F11612
13 Flag of England.svg (10) Phil Collins 522010513
14 Flag of England.svg (7) Malcolm Simmons 301200314
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (11) Steve Regeling 3021E0315
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Allan Rivett 0000E0016
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

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References

  1. "1986 Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. "Commonwealth Finals". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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