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1979 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date20 June
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The 1979 British Speedway Championship was the 19th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 20 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Peter Collins, who scored a 15-point maximum. Former two-time champion Michael Lee finished as the runner-up, with Dave Jessup in third.

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 (9) Peter Collins 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 England (8) Michael Lee 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
3 England (7) Dave Jessup 12 2 3 2 3 2 12 3
4 England (16) John Davis 11 3 2 3 2 1 11 4
5 England (10) Doug Wyer 10 1 2 3 3 1 10 5
6 England (11) Malcolm Simmons 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 6
7 England (12) Roger Johns 8 F 1 3 1 3 8 7
8 England (1) Gordon Kennett 7 3 E 0 2 2 7 8
9 England (13) Alan Molyneux 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 9
10 England (2) John Louis 6 2 3 1 0 0 6 10 3
11 England (6) Chris Morton 6 0 1 2 2 1 6 11 2
12 England (5) Reg Wilson 6 1 2 0 1 2 6 12
13 Scotland (15) Jim McMillan 4 0 1 2 1 0 4 13
14 England (14) Alan Grahame 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 14
15 England (4) Mike Lanham 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15
16 England (3) Ian Turner 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1 England (R1) Craig Pendlebury 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Ian Cartwright 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

Kenny Carter won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 23 June.

Pos. Rider Points
1 Kenny Carter 12+3
2 Nigel Flatman 12+2
3 Melvyn Taylor 12+1
4 Peter Ellams 11
5 Mark Courtney 10
6 John Barker 9
7 Tim Hunt 8
8 Paul Embley 8
9 Kevin Smith 7
10 Richard Knight 6
11 Dennis Mallett 5
12 Keith Bloxsome 5
13 Charlie McKinna 5
14 Martin Dixon 4
15 Rob Dolman 4
16 Peter Tarrant 3

See also

References

  1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. "1979 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  3. "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
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