2012 British Speedway Championship

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The 2012 British Speedway Championship was the 52nd edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 30 July at Monmore Green in Wolverhampton, England. The Championship was won by defending champion Scott Nicholls, who beat Chris Harris, Tai Woffinden and Edward Kennett in the final heat. It was the seventh time Nicholls had won the title, making him the most successful rider in the history of the competition.

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Results

The Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos2122
Gold medal icon.svg (8) Scott Nicholls 13133331313
Silver medal icon.svg (16) Chris Harris 123231312322
Bronze medal icon.svg (5) Tai Woffinden 122323212431
4(2) Edward Kennett 13333221320
5(10) Simon Stead 11223221151
6(9) Ben Barker 11322311160
7(11) Craig Cook 1013213107
8(3) Adam Roynon 72200378
9(14) Ricky Ashworth 72013179
10(6) Stuart Robson 731111710
11(15) Leigh Lanham 611121611
12(13) Josh Auty 400202412
13(17) Tom Perry 2213
14(12) Joe Haines 201010214
15(1) Robert Mear 2110--215
16(4) Richard Lawson 100100116
17(7) Daniel King 000---017
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos2122

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

Under 21 final

Joe Haines won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the second time. The final was held at Monmore Green Stadium on 24 April. [3]

Pos.RiderPointsSFFinal
1 Joe Haines 1133
2 Tom Perry 12x2
3 Kyle Howarth 1121
4 Richie Worrall 12x0
5 Steve Worrall 111
6 Kyle Newman 90
7 Stefan Nielsen 8
8 Jason Garrity 7
9 Robert Branford 7
10 Jerran Hart 7
11 Joe Jacobs 5
12 Ashley Morris 5
13 Ben Morley 4
14 Ben Reade 3
15 Marc Owen 2
16 Adam Wrathall 1
17 James Sarjeant 0

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References

  1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. "2012 British Final Result". speedwayresults.com.
  3. "Joe Haines". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 6 May 2023.