1987 British Speedway Championship

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The 1987 British Speedway Championship was the 27th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 31 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Kelvin Tatum, with 1986 champion Neil Evitts in second place and Simon Wigg in third. [2]

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British Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos2122
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (11) Kelvin Tatum 1333232131
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (2) Neil Evitts 1131223112
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (14) Simon Wigg 10323111033
4 Flag of England.svg (13) Marvyn Cox 10222131042
5 Flag of England.svg (12) Jeremy Doncaster 90333095
6 Flag of England.svg (5) Paul Thorp 9F3X3396
7 Flag of England.svg (15) Andrew Silver 91212397
8 Flag of England.svg (6) Simon Cross 8331F188
9 Flag of England.svg (3) Chris Morton 81122289
10 Flag of England.svg (4) John Davis 701330710
11 Flag of England.svg (1) Andy Grahame 620301611
12 Flag of England.svg (10) Gary Havelock 620112612
13 Flag of England.svg (8) Andy Smith 52201F513
14 Flag of England.svg (7) Peter Carr 410021414
15 Flag of England.svg (9) Alun Rossiter 411110415
16 Flag of England.svg (16) Neil Collins 200002216
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Steve Collins 00R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) Les Collins 00R2
TR Flag of England.svg (TR) David Clarke 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

Darren Sumner won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Loomer Road Stadium on 5 September. [4]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Darren Sumner 14
2 David Biles 13
3 Mark Loram 12
4 Sean Wilson 11
5Alistair Stevens9
6Chris Cobby9
7Ian M. Stead8
8Bobby Duncan8
9Peter McNamara8
10Andy Sumner7
11Scott Lamb7
12Adrian Stevens6
13Jon Surman4
14Will James3
15Lee Fathing1
16Steve Wicks0

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "1987". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1987 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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