1997 British Speedway Championship

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The 1997 British Speedway Championship was the 37th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 1 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Mark Loram, who won took the title after winning a run-off with rival Chris Louis. Sean Wilson finished third, taking the final place on the podium. [2]

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British Final

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
Gold medal icon.svg Mark Loram 14+3(2,3,3,3,3)
Silver medal icon.svg Chris Louis 14+2(3,2,3,3,3)
Bronze medal icon.svg Sean Wilson 11(3,2,2,3,1)
4 Joe Screen 10(3,3,2,2,X)
5 Dean Barker 10(3,3,2,0,2)
6 Gary Havelock 10(2,3,3,1,1)
7 Carl Stonehewer 9(1,2,1,3,2)
8 Kelvin Tatum 8(2,0,2,1,3)
9 Andy Smith 7(2,1,1,1,2)
10 David Norris 6(1,X,3,2,X)
11 Scott Nicholls 6(0,1,X,2,3)
12 Neville Tatum 5(1,2,0,0,2)
13 Garry Stead 4(1,1,1,0,1)
14 Alun Rossiter 3(0,0,0,2,1)
15 David Walsh 2(X,0,1,1,0)
16 Scott Smith 0(X,1,X,0,0)

British Under 21 final

Leigh Lanham won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at King's Lynn Stadium on 23 April. [4]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Leigh Lanham 14
2 Lee Richardson 13
3 Scott Nicholls 12
4 Stuart Robson 11
5 David Howe 10
6 Paul Lee 9
7Bobby Eldridge9
8 Andre Compton 8
9Barry Campbell5+3
10Graeme Gordon5+2
11David Meldrum4
12 Paul Clews 4
13Paul Lydes Uings4
14Jamie Birkinshaw3
15John Wilson1
16 David McAllan 2
17Darren Andrews0

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "1997". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1997 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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