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1977 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date13 July 1977
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The 1977 British Speedway Championship was the 17th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 13 July at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Michael Lee.

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Les Collins.

British Final

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
1 England (6) Michael Lee 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1
2 England (8) Dave Jessup 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 2
3 England (16) Doug Wyer 12 3 2 2 3 2 12 3
4 England (2) John Davis 10 3 0 2 2 3 10 4
5 England (5) Keith White 10 2 2 3 1 2 10 5
6 England (3) Chris Morton 9 X 3 2 2 2 9 6
7 England (14) Bob Kilby 9 2 3 0 3 1 9 7
8 England (11) Gordon Kennett 8 3 1 0 1 3 8 8
9 England (1) Terry Betts 8 2 3 1 1 1 8 9
10 England (9) Alan Wilkinson 7 2 1 1 2 1 7 10
11 England (15) John Louis 6 1 2 0 1 2 6 11
12 England (10) Martin Ashby 5 1 1 3 0 0 5 12
13 England (7) Barry Thomas 2 T 0 0 2 0 2 13
14 England (12) David Gagen 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 14
15 England (4) Neil Middleditch 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 15
16 England (13) Malcolm Simmons 0 F - - - - 0 16
R1 England (R1) Mick Bell 3 0 2 1 3 R1
R2 England (R2) Frank Smith 0 F 0 0 R2
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

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 Les Collins 15
2 Phil Collins 12
3 Colin Richardson 11
4 Brendan Shilleto 10
5 Ian Gledhill 10
6 Paul Gilbert 9
7 Ian Clark 8
8 Bob Garrad 8
9 Neil Leeks 8
10 Dave Allen 8
11 Steve Naylor 5
12 Kevin Young 5
13 Pete Smith 4
14 Nigel Close 3
15 Chris Bevan 2
16 Dave Johnson (res) 2
17 Kevin Brice 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. "Collin's has that world class look". Kent Evening Post. 27 June 1977. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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