2003 British Speedway Championship

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The 2003 British Speedway Championship was the 43rd edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 5 July at Arlington Stadium in Eastbourne, England. The Championship was won by Scott Nicholls, who beat Dean Barker, David Norris and Joe Screen in the final heat. [2]

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British Final

Qualifying

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 David Norris 15(3,3,3,3,3)
2 Scott Nicholls 14(3,3,3,3,2)
3 Dean Barker 13(2,3,2,3,3)
4 Joe Screen 11(3,2,1,2,3)
5 Leigh Lanham 10(1,2,2,3,2)
6 David Howe 8(0,2,3,1,2)
7 Carl Stonehewer 8(3,1,1,2,1)
8 Oliver Allen 7(2,X,2,0,3)
9 Chris Neath 6(0,3,0,1,2)
10 Stuart Robson 6(1,1,3,0,1)
11 Glenn Cunningham 5(1,0,2,2,X)
12 Chris Harris 5(0,2,0,2,1)
13 Paul Hurry 5(2,1,1,1,X)
14 James Grieves 3(2,0,X,X,1)
15 Paul Fry 3(1,1,0,1,0)
16 Danny Bird 0(0,0,X,0,0)

Final heat

Pos.RiderPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Scott Nicholls 3
Silver medal icon.svg Dean Barker 2
Bronze medal icon.svg David Norris 1
4 Joe Screen 0

British Under 21 final

Simon Stead won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the third consecutive year. The final was held at Owlerton Stadium on 24 April. [4]

Pos.RiderPointsFinal
1 Simon Stead 3
2 Oliver Allen 2
3 Edward Kennett 1
4 Andrew Appleton 0
5 Chris Harris
6 Aidan Collins
7 Jamie Smith
8 Ritchie Hawkins
9 Adam Allott
10 Glen Phillips
11 David Howe
12 Ricky Ashworth
13 Chris Neath
14 Lee Smethills
15 Andrew Moore
16 Shane Colvin
17 Rob Grant
18 Chris Mills
19 Rob Finlow
20 Barrie Evans
21 Jason King
22 Danny King
23 Ben Wilson
24 Lee Hodgson

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "2003". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "2003 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  4. ↑ "Speedway: Eagles ace is one of the best". The Argus. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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