2005 British Speedway Championship

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The 2005 British Speedway Championship was the 45th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 10 July at Oxford Stadium in Oxford, England. The Championship was won by Scott Nicholls, who beat Chris Harris, Joe Screen and Mark Loram in the final heat.

Contents

Final

Qualifying

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Scott Nicholls 13(2,3,2,3,3)
2 Mark Loram 11(3,0,3,3,2)
3 Joe Screen 11(3,1,3,3,1)
4 Chris Harris 11(3,1,3,2,2)
5 Edward Kennett 10(3,3,1,1,2)
6 Dean Barker 9(2,2,2,0,3)
7 Simon Stead 7(X,3,3,X,1)
8 Stuart Robson 7(2,3,1,0,1)
9 Leigh Lanham 7(0,2,2,2,1)
10 James Grieves 6(2,1,1,2,0)
11 Gary Havelock 6(1,1,1,1,2)
12 Chris Louis 5(0,0,2,0,3)
13 David Howe 5(1,0,0,1,3)
14 Andrew Moore 4(1,0,0,3,0)
15 David McAllan 4(1,2,0,1,0)
16 Lee Richardson 2(X,2,X)
17 Jamie Courtney 2(2)
18 Ben Barker 0(0)

Final

Pos.RiderPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Scott Nicholls 3
Silver medal icon.svg Chris Harris 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Joe Screen 1
4 Mark Loram 0

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References

  1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. "2005 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).