2006 British Speedway Championship

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The 2006 British Speedway Championship was the 46th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 11 June at Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester, England. The Championship was won by Scott Nicholls, who beat Joe Screen, Simon Stead and Chris Harris in the final heat.

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British Final

Qualifying

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Scott Nicholls 13(3,3,3,1,3)
2 Joe Screen 13(2,3,2,3,3)
3 Simon Stead 12(2,2,3,2,3)
4 Chris Harris 11(1,3,2,3,2)
5 Andy Smith 11(1,2,3,3,2)
6 Leigh Lanham 10(3,3,1,2,1)
7 Edward Kennett 8(3,2,0,1,2)
8 Lee Richardson 8(2,0,2,2,2)
9 David Howe 7(0,1,2,1,3)
10 Oliver Allen 6(1,1,1,3,0)
11 David Norris 5(3,2,X,-,-)
12 Ricky Ashworth 5(2,X,3,X,X)
13 Carl Wilkinson 3(-,0,0,2,1)
14 Garry Stead 3(0,1,X,1,1)
15 Chris Neath 2(0,0,1,X,1)
16 Paul Hurry 2(,1,1.X,-,-)
17 Benji Compton 1(X,1,0,X)
18 Jonathan Bethell 0(0,0,0)
19 Adam Roynon DNS

Final heat

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

British Under 21 final

Ben Wilson won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at King's Lynn Stadium on 28 April. [3]

Pos.RiderPointsFinal
1 Ben Wilson 143
2 Danny King 142
3 Lewis Bridger 131
4 Steve Boxall 120
5 Jason King 10
6 James Wright 10
7 Edward Kennett 8
8 James Brundle 7
9 Richie Dennis 6
10 Josh Auty 6
11 Ben Barker 5
12 Joel Parsons 5
13 Jamie Courtney 4
14 Benji Compton 3
15 Luke Bowen 2
16 Simon Lambert 1
17 Robert Mear (res)0
18 Ben Hopwood (res)0

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References

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  2. "2006 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  3. "Meet the 2006 Sheffield 'PIRTEK' Tigers". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 6 May 2023.