2002 British Speedway Championship

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The 2002 British Speedway Championship was the 42nd edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 12 October at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Scott Nicholls, who beat Lee Richardson, David Howe and Mark Loram in the final heat. [2]

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British Final

Qualifying

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Scott Nicholls 13(3,3,1,3,3)
2 Lee Richardson 13(3,2,3,3,2)
3 David Howe 12(3,3,X,3,3)
4 Mark Loram 12(2,2,3,2,3)
5 Garry Stead 11(1,2,3,3,2)
6 Leigh Lanham 10(3,3,2,2,0)
7 Joe Screen 10(2,3,2,1,2)
8 Dean Barker 9(2,1,3,X,3)
9 Paul Hurry 6(1,2,2,1,1)
10 Phil Morris 6(2,0,2,0,2)
11 Simon Stead 5(1,0,1,2,1)
12 Andy Smith 3(1,1,0,1,0)
13 Danny Bird 2(0,0,X,2,0)
14 Chris Harris 2(0,1,X,X,1)
15 Michael Coles 1(X,X,1,X,X)

Final heat

Pos.RiderPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Scott Nicholls 3
Silver medal icon.svg Lee Richardson 2
Bronze medal icon.svg David Howe 1
4 Mark Loram X

British Under 21 final

Simon Stead won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the second consecutive year. The final was held at Owlerton Stadium on 18 April. [4]

Pos.RiderPointsFinal
1 Simon Stead 3
2 Ross Brady 2
3 Oliver Allen 1
4 David Howe 0
5 Chris Harris
6 Paul Lee
7 Chris Neath
8 Adam Allott
9 Andrew Appleton
10 Jamie Smith
11 Lee Complin
12 Andrew Moore
13 Lee Hodgson
14 Lee Smethills
15 Glen Phillips
16 Carl Wilkinson
17 Matt Cambridge
18 Aidan Collins
19 Ritchie Hawkins
20 James Mann
21 Rob Grant
22 Derek Sneddon
23 Chris Courage
24 Barrie Evans

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "2002". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "2002 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  4. ↑ "Stead retains British Under-21 title". Crash.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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