1991 British Speedway Championship

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The 1991 British Speedway Championship was the 31st edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 19 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Gary Havelock, who won a scored a 15-point maximum. Kelvin Tatum finished second, with Chris Louis completing the rostrum in third. [2]

Quarter-finals

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
14 April Brough Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Peter Carr Louis Carr Nigel Crabtree
15 April County Ground Stadium, Exeter Steve Schofield Gordon Kennett Richard Green
21 April Hackney Wick Stadium, London Andy Grahame Alan Mogridge Nathan Simpson

Semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Andy Smith 11
2 Jeremy Doncaster 11
3 Sean Wilson 10
4 Joe Screen 9
5 Chris Louis 9
6 Richard Knight 8
7 Mark Loram 8
8 Dave Mullett 8
9 Alan Mogridge 8
10 Dean Barker 8
11 Simon Wigg 7
12 Marvyn Cox 7
13 Gordon Kennett 6
14 Richard Green 5
15 Melvyn Taylor 3
16Nathan Simpson2
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Steve Schofield 12
2 Alan Grahame 11+3
3 Martin Dugard 11+2
4 Kelvin Tatum 10
5 Neil Collins 10
6 John Davis 9
7 Gary Havelock 9
8 Paul Thorp 8
9 Neil Evitts 7
10 Andy Grahame 7
11 Carl Stonehewer 6
12 Louis Carr 5
13 Graham Jones 5
14 Andrew Silver 5
15 Peter Carr 4
16 Nigel Crabtree 1
17Mark Meredith (res)0

Final

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
Gold medal icon.svg Gary Havelock 15(3,3,3,3,3)
Silver medal icon.svg Kelvin Tatum 13(1,3,3,3,3)
Bronze medal icon.svg Chris Louis 11(X,3,3,3,2)
4 Paul Thorp 10(3,3,1,0,3)
5 Jeremy Doncaster 10(1,2,3,2,2)
6 Neil Collins 9(2,2,1,1,3)
7 Andy Smith 8(3,1,2,0,2)
8 Martin Dugard 8(3,2,2,0,1)
9 Sean Wilson 7(2,X,2,1,2)
10 Joe Screen 7(2,2,0,2,1)
11 Mark Loram 5(2,0,2,1,0)
12 John Davis 5(0,0,1,3,1)
13 Alan Grahame 4(1,1,0,2,X)
14 Richard Knight 3(1,1,X,0,1)
15 Dave Mullett 3(X,1,1,1,0)
16 Steve Schofield 2(0,0,0,2,0)
17 Lee Coleman 0(X)
18 Alan Mogridge DNS
19 Andy Grahame DNS

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References

  1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. "1991". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. "1991 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).