1998 British Speedway Championship

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The 1998 British Speedway Championship was the 38th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 17 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Chris Louis, with Joe Screen in second place and Paul Hurry in third. [2]

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British Final

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
Gold medal icon.svg Chris Louis 15(3,3,3,3,3)
Silver medal icon.svg Joe Screen 14(3,3,2,3,3)
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Hurry 12(2,3,1,3,3)
4 Simon Wigg 11(3,2,3,0,3)
5 Gary Havelock 10(1,3,3,1,2)
6 Kelvin Tatum 9(0,2,3,2,2)
7 Andy Smith 9(2,2,2,1,2)
8 Savalas Clouting 8(3,2,2,0,1)
9 Scott Nicholls 7(1,1,2,2,1)
10 Glenn Cunningham 5(0,1,1,2,1)
11 Carl Stonehewer 5(2,1,X,1,1)
12 David Norris 5(1,0,0,2,2)
13 Ray Morton 4(2,X,1,1,0)
14 Lawrence Hare 3(0,0,X,3,0)
15 Garry Stead 3(1,1,1,0,0)
16 Scott Smith 0(0,0,X)
17 Paul Clews 0(0)
18 Nick Simmons 0(0,0)

British Under 21 final

Scott Nicholls won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the first time. The final was held at Arena Essex Raceway on 24 April. [4]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Scott Nicholls 14
2 Lee Richardson 13
3 Paul Lee 12
4 David Howe 11
5 Andre Compton 11
6 Blair Scott 9+3
7 Andy Meldrum 9+2
8 Simon Stead 7
9 Lee Dicken 7
10 Grant MacDonald 6
11 Leigh Lanham 5
12 Paul Clews 5
13 Oliver Allen 4
14 Paul Oughton 2
15 Barry Campbell 2
16 Brian Turner (res)2
17 Andrew Appleton 1

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "1998". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1998 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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