1983 British Speedway Championship
The 1983 British Speedway Championship was the 23rd edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 1 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Chris Morton, with Michael Lee second and Andy Grahame winning a run-off against Kenny Carter, Peter Collins and John Davis for third.[2]
British Final
[edit]- 1 June 1983
Brandon Stadium, Coventry[3]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (4) Chris Morton
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12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(12) Michael Lee
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11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(9) Andy Grahame
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10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (5) Kenny Carter
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10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Peter Collins
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10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (13) John Davis
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10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (2) Phil Collins
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9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Les Collins
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8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (3) Paul Woods
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7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (11) Dave Jessup
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6 | 3 | 3 | F | M | M | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (14) Simon Wigg
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | E | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Gordon Kennett
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Colin Richardson
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6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (10) Malcolm Simmons
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5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (7) Sean Willmott
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) Neil Collins
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1 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Kevin Hawkins
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]Keith Millard won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 30 July.[4]
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Millard | 13+3 |
| 2 | Simon Cross | 13+2 |
| 3 | Kenny McKinna | 12 |
| 4 | Paul Stead | 11 |
| 5 | Marvyn Cox | 9 |
| 6 | Kelvin Tatum | 9 |
| 7 | Paul Clarke | 7 |
| 8 | Alun Rossiter | 7 |
| 9 | Jamie Luckhurst | 7 |
| 10 | Kevin Price | 7 |
| 11 | Carl Baldwin | 6 |
| 12 | Carl Blackbird | 6 |
| 13 | Andy Smith | 5 |
| 14 | Julian Parr | 3 |
| 15 | Jeremy Luckhurst (res) | 3 |
| 16 | John Frankland | 0 |
| 17 | Gary O'Hare | 0 |
| 18 | Jay Pleece (res) | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
- ^ "1983". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "1983 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
- ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.