1988 British Speedway Championship

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The 1988 British Speedway Championship was the 28th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 2 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Simon Wigg, while Kelvin Tatum was second and Chris Morton beat Simon Cross in a run-off for third place. [2]

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British Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos2122
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (6) Simon Wigg 1432333141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (14) Kelvin Tatum 1333223132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (13) Chris Morton 11223311133
4 Flag of England.svg (3) Simon Cross 11133221142
5 Flag of England.svg (5) Neil Evitts 101333X105
6 Flag of England.svg (12) Richard Knight 1032230106
7 Flag of England.svg (16) John Davis 91311397
8 Flag of England.svg (2) Marvyn Cox 83111288
9 Flag of England.svg (1) Andy Smith 82121289
10 Flag of England.svg (8) Steve Schofield 60E123610
11 Flag of England.svg (11) Andrew Silver 622F02611
12 Flag of England.svg (7) Neil Collins 521101512
13 Flag of England.svg (4) Jeremy Doncaster 401021413
14 Flag of England.svg (10) Andy Galvin 31F200314
15 Flag of England.svg (15) Sean Wilson 200E11215
16 Flag of England.svg (9) Gary Havelock 0F----016
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Andy Hackett 00E0R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) David Clarke 0000R2
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

Mark Loram won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Arlington Stadium, Hailsham on 12 June. [4]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Mark Loram 15
2 Andy Phillips 14
3 Martin Dugard 13
4 Dean Standing 10
5Chris Cobby10
6Alistair Stevens10
7Wayne Garratt9
8Paul Whittaker7
9 Chris Louis 7
10Kelvin Pitts6
11Rodney Payne4
12Gary Tagg4
13 Darren Standing 4
14Nathan Simpson4
15Adrian Stevens3
16Simon Wolstenholme0

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "1988". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1988 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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