1975 British Speedway Championship

Speedway event

1975 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date30 July 1975
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The 1975 British Speedway Championship was the 15th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 30 July at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by John Louis.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Neil Middleditch.[4][5]

British Final

  • 30 July 1975, Brandon Stadium, Coventry
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
1 England (6) John Louis 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 England (8) Peter Collins 13+3 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
3 England (9) Malcolm Simmons 13+2 3 3 2 2 3 13 3
4 England (12) Ray Wilson 11+3 F 3 3 3 2 11 4
5 England (3) Martin Ashby 11+2 3 3 1 3 1 11 5
6 England (10) Chris Pusey 10 1 2 3 2 2 10 6
7 England (11) Tony Davey 9 2 2 1 1 3 9 7
8 England (1) Gordon Kennett 6 2 1 2 1 0 6 8
9 England (2) Dave Jessup 6 0 0 2 2 2 6 9
10 England (4) Doug Wyer 5 1 1 2 1 0 5 10
11 Scotland (7) Jim McMillan 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 11
12 England (13) Bob Kilby 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 12
13 England (14) Chris Morton 5 3 1 0 0 1 5 13
14 England (5) Dave Morton 3 0 E 1 0 2 3 14
15 England (16) Alan Wilkinson 2 1 0 F 1 0 2 15
16 England (15) Carl Glover 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 16
England (17) Nigel Boocock 0 0
Scotland (18) Bobby Beaton 0 0
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

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

British Under 21 final

Pos Rider Pts
1 Neil Middleditch 13+3
2 Steve Weatherley 13+2
3 Joe Owen 12+3
4 Michael Lee 12+2
5 Andy Hines 12+1
6 Billy Burton 8
7 Robert Hollingworth 8
8 Kevin Jolly 8
9 Duncan Meredith 7
10 Steve Finch 5
11 Andy Sims 5
12 Steve Bastable 4
13 Gerald Purkiss 4
14 Ian Silk 4
15 Tom Davie 2
16 Mike Bessant 1
17 Steve Gibson (res) 1
18 John Hopper (res) 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  5. ^ "Owen loses title on final bend". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 4 July 1975. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.