The World Championship is an annual competition and the premier championship for BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars. The winner is granted the honour of racing with a gold roof and wing until the next World Final.
The World Final is usually held in September. The host tracks, all of which are based in Britain, are chosen by the designated promoter.
The grid for the World Final is composed of drivers from Britain who are chosen through a series of qualifying rounds and two World Championship Semi-Finals. Drivers who fail to progress from the World Semi-Finals may race again in a Consolation Semi-Final to choose two more entrants, and the reigning World Champion is entitled to start at the rear of the grid if they have not already qualified. The British drivers are joined by stock car drivers from the Netherlands, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
The most successful driver in World Final races is Rob Speak, who has won eight. Other notable multiple winners include Bill Batten (four), Dave Brown (three) and Gordon Moodie (three).
All drivers are British, except where marked.
Year | Winner [1] | Second | Third | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | Roy Goodman | Chick Woodroffe | Fred Funnell | Swindon |
1964 | Roy Gaskin | Johnny Sparks | Don Evans | Swindon |
1965 | Johnny Marquand | Andy Webb | Steve Bateman | Swindon |
1966 | Steve Bateman | Johnny Marquand | Eddie Aisling | Northampton |
1967 | Andy Webb | Eddie Aisling | Ian Durham | Swindon |
1968 | Tom Pitcher | Ian Durham | Johnny Marquand | Rayleigh |
1969 | Ron Innocent | Tom Pitcher | Roy Goodman | Northampton |
1970 | Dave Chisholm | John Holley | Tom Pitcher | Harringay |
1971 | Dave Brown | Maurice Stirling | Colin Higman | Northampton |
1972 | Jim Murray | John Holley | Colin Higman | St Austell |
1973 | Tom Pitcher | Colin Higman | Fleming Bell | Bristol |
1974 | Dave Brown | Alistair Jackson | Tom Pitcher | Wembley |
1975 | Colin Higman | Roy Goodman | Ivor Greenwood | Bristol |
1976 | Colin Higman | John Maggafin | Mike Williams | St Austell |
1977 | Bill Batten | Kevin Stack | Mike Nancekivell | Taunton |
1978 | Jeremy Deeble | John White | Neil Johnson | Bristol |
1979 | Dave Brown | Phil Hayhurst | Bill Batten | Newton Abbot |
1980 | Dave Bunt | Steve Horton | Jim Cunliffe | Hartlepool |
1981 | Bill Batten | Gary Hooper | Kevin Stack | Northampton |
1982 | Bill Batten | Ian King | Dave Bunt | Taunton |
1983 | Dave Bunt | Kevin Stack | Malcolm Locke | Newton Abbot |
1984 | Malcolm Locke | Kevin Stack | Nick Lawrence | Newtongrange |
1985 | Malcolm Locke | Jimmy Moodie | Gary Sansome | Bristol |
1986 | Gary Hooper | Jimmy Moodie | George Beckham | Hartlepool |
1987 | Dave Luscombe | George Feagan | George Beckham | Skegness |
1988 | Jimmy Wallace | Alistair Hunter | Graham Bunter | Taunton |
1989 | Jimmy Wallace | Malcolm Locke | Paul Shepherd | Newton Abbot |
1990 | Alistair King | Jimmy Moodie | Steve Green | Cowdenbeath |
1991 | Rob Speak | Dave Luscombe | Bryn Thomas | Bristol |
1992 | Rob Speak | Les Clarke | Ian King | Skegness |
1993 | Ian King | John Mickel | Mark Taylor | Crewe |
1994 | Rob Speak | Bill Batten | Mick Sworder | Taunton |
1995 | Rob Speak | Bill Batten | Toon Schut | Ringwood |
1996 | Rob Speak | Mike James | Daz McInstry | Northampton |
1997 | Rob Speak | Tim Farrell | Stephen Paterson | Cowdenbeath |
1998 | Rob Speak | Bert Finnikin | Mick Sworder | Swindon |
1999 | Rob Speak | Daz Kitson | Peter Gilbert | Buxton |
2000 | Daz Kitson | Bert Finnikin | Barry Goldin | King's Lynn |
2001 | Daz Kitson | Tim Farrell | Barry Goldin | Northampton |
2002 | Chris Burgoyne | Stu Gilchrist | Barry Goldin | Cowdenbeath |
2003 | Barry Goldin | Bill Batten | James Thackra | Taunton |
2004 | Bill Batten | Paul Broatch | Barry Goldin | Barford |
2005 | Willie Peeters | Daz Kitson | Gordon Moodie | Northampton |
2006 | Gordon Moodie | Mark Simpson | Tim Farrell | Mildenhall |
2007 | Mick Sworder | James Thackra | Mark Simpson | Arena Essex |
2008 | Ian Thompson Junior | Dave Luscombe | Stuart Kelly | Bristol |
2009 | Micky Brennan | Robbie Dawson | Dave Polley | Buxton |
2010 | John Fortune | Chris Bradbury | Dave Polley | Skegness |
2011 | Mark Simpson | Rob Mitchell | Gordon Moodie | King's Lynn |
2012 | Micky Brennan | Chris Bradbury | Sam Wagner | Barford |
2013 | James Rygor | Chris Burgoyne | Neil Hooper | Taunton |
2014 | George MacMillan Junior | Gordon Moodie | Chris Bradbury | Cowdenbeath |
2015 | Kelvyn Marshall | Graham Fegan | George MacMillan Junior | Hednesford |
2016 | Wim Peeters | Steve Wycherley | Dave Polley | Mildenhall |
2017 | Wim Peeters | Gordon Moodie | Billy Webster | King's Lynn |
2018 | Gordon Moodie | Liam Rennie | Steven Gilbert | Bristol |
2019 | Gordon Moodie | Wim Peeters | Kelvyn Marshall | Buxton |
2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | Chris Burgoyne | Wim Peeters | Luke Wrench | Skegness |
2022 | Dave polley | Micky Brennan | Charlie Guinchard | King's Lynn |
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately 0.25 to 2.66 miles. It originally used production-model cars, hence the name “stock car”, but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It originated in the southern United States; its largest governing body is NASCAR. Its NASCAR Cup Series is the premier top-level series of professional stock car racing. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil and the United Kingdom also have forms of stock car racing. Top-level races typically range between 200 and 600 miles in length.
Odsal Stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is a multi-purpose stadium currently the home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League team and Yorstox Stock Cars who host regular monthly meetings of BriSCA F1 Stock Cars and BriSCA F2 Stock Cars. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, hosting the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, and as a temporary groundshare, the football team Bradford City temporarily following the Valley Parade fire. Odsal Stadium has also historically hosted baseball, American Football, basketball, kabbadi, show jumping, tennis, live music concerts, and international Rugby League matches over the years.
BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars is a class of single-seater stock-car-racing in the UK with custom-built cars, with races conducted on walled oval tracks of either shale or tarmac of approximately a quarter-mile in length. The cars are of an open wheel design. The cars may be of any horsepower and drivers can use any engine they choose, with Chevrolet based small or big block V8 engines being the most popular. The season runs from March through to November, with occasional meetings during Christmas time.
James Roger Green is a British professional racing driver. He is currently employed by Audi Sport Team Rosberg in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring car championship.
John Lund is a BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars racing driver from Rimington, Lancashire who races under number 53. Lund is one of the most successful stock car drivers of all time and holds the current record for the most World Championship wins.
Stock car racing in the United Kingdom covers a number of different oval racing formulas. Contact is allowed in UK stock car racing, that is, if you are unable to pass an opponent using speed alone, you are allowed to push or hit your opponent in order to pass. The degree of contact allowed varies between categories.
Aycliffe Stadium was a sports facility located in County Durham, England, on the southern edge of the Aycliffe Industrial Estate, which has Newton Aycliffe to the North and Aycliffe Village to the South. The stadium was originally used for greyhound racing and then speedway before stock car racing.
V8 Hotstox is a British stock car racing formula that races on British short oval racing circuits. Drivers are members of the British Stock Car Drivers Association (BSCDA) and are affiliated to the British Stock Car Racing Association (BriSCA). V8 Hotstox have also previously been known as V8 Stock Cars.
Rob Speak is a racing driver from Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, he’s one of the most successful drivers in BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars history. He has won the National Points Championship eleven times in succession and the World Championship eight times. In addition, he has won the BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars World Championship, National Points Championship plus the European Championship twice each. In September 2016 he became the new owner and promoter of the Skegness Stadium in Lincolnshire.
Brandon Stadium, also known as Coventry Stadium, is located 6 miles east of Coventry in Brandon, Warwickshire, England. It was the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team. It also hosted BriSCA F1 Stock Car Racing on the 1st Saturday of the month from April through to November. From 1978 until early 2016 it intermittently hosted greyhound racing. As of 2022, it is closed and has become dilapidated after several fires, including an arson attack.
The World Championship is an annual competition started in 1955 for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. It is the premier championship of the formula and the winner is granted the honour of racing with a gold roof and wing until the next World Final, and if desired they can race under number 1.
The National Points Championship is a season-long competition for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. The winner is granted the honour of racing with a silver roof for the following season.
Paul Hines is a BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars racing driver from Hinckley, Leicestershire who races under number 259.
Paul Harrison is a BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars racing driver from Rotherham who races under number 2. Harrison is a former World Champion and one of the most recognisable figures in the sport.
Frankie Wainman Junior is a BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars racing driver, who races using the number 515. Wainman is a three-time BriSCA F1 World Champion, fourteen-time National Points Champion and nine-time British Champion along with many other titles.
BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars is a class of single seater auto racing in the UK. Cars are custom-built and race on oval tracks of either shale or tarmac of up to a quarter-mile in length. The tracks they race on are surrounded by either steel plate or post and wire fences to keep the cars on the track. Racing involves contact, drivers are allowed to push, punt or spin fellow competitors out of the way. The cars are very strong and are of an open wheel design, but are designed with the contact element in mind, with front and rear bumpers and a sturdy chassis and roll cage.
Gordon Moodie is a BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars racing driver from Windygates, Fife, Scotland, who races under number 7. Gordon Moodie is the most prolific major title holder in the 60+ year history of the sport. To date he has won 77 Championships including 3 World Finals and the National Points Championship/National Series 13 times. He also holds the record of having won 492 feature final wins.
Barry Goldin is a BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars racing driver from Bolton, Greater Manchester who races under number 401. Goldin is one of a select group of drivers who has won the National Points Championship on three occasions. In 2012, Barry married fellow racer and BTCC Grid Girl Jo Polley, although the pair announced their separation in September 2014.
Roy Goodman is a former BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars racing driver. Goodman is one of the most successful drivers ever in the formula, having won the first ever World Championship in 1963 and National Points Championship on nine occasions. He also competed in BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars for two decades.
Northampton Shaleway also known as Brafield, is used for BriSCA F1 Stock Cars, BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars, V8 Hotstox, and various other forms of oval motor sport including National Hot Rods, Banger racing, Saloon Stock Cars, Ministox and Rebels. It also briefly hosted speedway and greyhound racing.