1996 British Speedway Championship

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The 1996 British Speedway Championship was the 36th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 28 April at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Joe Screen, who won the 'A Final' ahead of Chris Louis, Carl Stonehewer and Kelvin Tatum. [2]

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British Final

Qualifying

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Joe Screen 14(3,3,3,2,3)
2 Chris Louis 12(X,3,3,3,3)
3 Carl Stonehewer 11(2,2,3,1,3)
4 Kelvin Tatum 10(3,2,2,3,X)
5 Gary Havelock 9(2,1,3,0,3)
6 Andy Smith 8(3,1,2,0,2)
7 David Walsh 8(2,3,1,2,0)
8 Ray Morton 8(1,0,2,3,2)
9 Simon Cross 8(1,2,2,1,2)
10 Ben Howe 7(0,3,0,3,1)
11 Dave Mullett 6(3,1,0,1,1)
12 David Norris 6(2,0,0,2,2)
13 Neil Collins 5(1,0,1,2,1)
14 Alun Rossiter 4(0,2,1,1,X)
15 Paul Thorp 3(1,1,1,0,0)
16 James Grieves 1(0,0,0,X,1)

A Final

Pos.RiderPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Joe Screen 3
Silver medal icon.svg Chris Louis 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Carl Stonehewer 1
4 Kelvin Tatum X

B Final

Pos.RiderPoints
5 Andy Smith 3
6 Gary Havelock 2
7 David Walsh 1
8 Ray Morton 0

C Final

Pos.RiderPoints
9 David Norris 3
10 Simon Cross 2
11 Ben Howe 1
12 Dave Mullett 0

British Under 21 final

Savalas Clouting won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Abbey Stadium on 27 April. [4]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Savalas Clouting 13+3
2 Scott Nicholls 13+2
3 Paul Hurry 12
4 Stuart Robson 11
5 Leigh Lanham 10
6 Phil Morris 9
7 Andre Compton 8
8Stewart McDonald7
9Stuart Swales7
10Steve Knott7
11 Glenn Cunningham 7
12John Wilson7
13Graeme Gordon3
14David Mason2
15Will Beveridge2
16 Paul Clews 0

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "1996". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1996 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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