The 2016 British Speedway Championship is the 56th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] Tai Woffinden was the three-time defending champion having won the title in 2013, 2014 and 2015, however decided against competing in the 2016 event. [2] The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Seven riders qualified from each semi-final and were joined by two nominated wildcards in the decider. The final took place at the National Speedway Stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester on 13 June 2016, and was won by Danny King, his first title. He beat Craig Cook, who finished second for the third straight year, Robert Lambert and Steve Worrall in the final.
Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
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1 | Simon Stead | 13 | (3,3,2,3,2) |
2 | Josh Auty | 12 | (3,2,3,2,2) |
3 | Kyle Howarth | 11 | (3,3,2,X,3) |
4 | Jason Garrity | 11 | (2,2,3,3,1) |
5 | Chris Harris | 11 | (2,3,3,1,2) |
6 | Robert Lambert | 10 | (0,2,3,2,3) |
7 | Richard Hall | 9 | (3,3,0,1,2) |
8 | Josh Bates | 9 | (2,1,1,2,3) |
9 | Lewis Kerr | 7 | (1,0,2,3,1) |
10 | Carl Wilkinson | 7 | (1,1,2,3,0) |
11 | Leigh Lanham | 5 | (0,0,0,2,3) |
12 | Simon Lambert | 5 | (1,2,1,0,1) |
13 | Edward Kennett | 4 | (2,1,1,R,0) |
14 | Stuart Robson | 4 | (1,1,1,1,0) |
15 | Robert Mear | 2 | (0,0,0,1,1) |
16 | Ashley Morris | 0 | (0,0,0,0,0) |
Danny Phillips | DNS |
Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
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1 | Richard Lawson | 13 | (3,3,3,3,1) |
2 | Scott Nicholls | 13 | (3,2,3,3,2) |
3 | Steve Worrall | 12 | (F,3,3,3,3) |
4 | Richie Worrall | 12 | (3,3,1,2,3) |
5 | Paul Starke | 12 | (2,3,2,2,3) |
6 | Craig Cook | 10 | (3,R,2,3,2) |
7 | Ben Barker | 8 | (2,1,2,2,1) |
8 | Charles Wright | 7+3 | (2,2,2,1,0) |
9 | Danny Ayres | 7+2 | (X,1,3,1,2) |
10 | James Sarjeant | 5 | (2,2,1,F,0) |
11 | Lewis Rose | 5 | (1,1,0,1,2) |
12 | Joe Jacobs | 4 | (1,0,0,0,3) |
13 | Stefan Nielsen | 4 | (1,2,0,0,1) |
14 | Adam Roynon | 4 | (R,0,1,2,1) |
15 | Robert Branford | 2 | (0,0,1,1,0) |
16 | Rob Shuttleworth | 2 | (1,1,0,0,0) |
17 | Ryan MacDonald | 0 | (R,-,-,-,-,-) |
Blair Smith | DNS |
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 |
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(4) Danny King | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Craig Cook | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(12) Robert Lambert | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | (2) Steve Worrall | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
5 | (8) Richard Lawson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | (10) Paul Starke | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | (5) Josh Auty | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | (14) Richie Worrall | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | (6) Simon Stead | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | (15) Jason Garrity | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | (13) Chris Harris | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | (16) Kyle Howarth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | (11) Richard Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | (7) Ben Barker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | (1) Josh Bates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | (17) Charles Wright | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 |
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 - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Josh Bates won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the second time. The final was held at Owlerton Stadium on 14 April. [6]
Pos. | Rider | Points | SF | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Josh Bates | 11 | 3 | 3 |
2 | Robert Lambert | 15 | x | 2 |
3 | Adam Ellis | 13 | x | 1 |
4 | Jack Parkinson-Blackburn | 11 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Nathan Greaves | 9 | 1 | |
6 | Max Clegg | 11 | 0 | |
7 | Zach Wajtknecht | 9 | ||
8 | Oliver Greenwood | 8 | ||
9 | James Shanes | 7 | ||
10 | Jack Smith | 6 | ||
11 | Danyon Hume | 5 | ||
12 | Ellis Perks | 4 | ||
13 | Danny Phillips | 4 | ||
14 | Josh Bailey | 3 | ||
15 | Danno Verge (res) | 2 | ||
16 | Alfie Bowtell | 1 | ||
17 | Liam Carr (res) | 1 | ||
18 | Ben Basford (res) | 0 |
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