The 1980 British Speedway Championship was the 20th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 4 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Dave Jessup, who scored a 15-point maximum. Former two-time champion Michael Lee finished as the runner-up, with Phil Collins in third.[2][3]

British Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1England Dave Jessup(3,3,3,3,3)15
2England Michael Lee(3,3,3,3,2)14
3England Phil Collins(1,2,2,3,3)11
4England Peter Collins(3,3,0,3,1)10
5England Gordon Kennett(2,2,2,2,2)10
6England John Louis(3,1,3,1,1)9
7England John Davis(X,2,1,2,3)8
8England Chris Morton(0,1,1,2,3)7
9England Melvyn Taylor(2,1,X,2,2)7
10England Reg Wilson(2,2,1,1,0)6+3
11Scotland Bobby Beaton(0,1,3,0,2)6+2
12England Ian Cartwright(1,0,2,1,1)5
13England Dave Morton(1,3,0,0,0)4
14England Kevin Jolly(2,0,1,0,1)4
15Rhodesia Peter Prinsloo(2,1,0,1,0)4
16England Mike Lanham(0,0,0,0,0)0

British Under 21 final

Mark Courtney won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 12 July.[5]

Pos.RiderPoints
1Mark Courtney14
2Kevin Smith12
3John Barker11+3
4Bob Garrad11+2
5Tim Hunt9
6Neil Collins9
7Nigel Sparshott8
8Nigel Flatman8
9Paul Stead7
10Peter Carr7
11Mark Baldwin6
12Dennis Mallett6
13Steve Crockett5
14Charlie McKinna3
15Martin Hewlett3
16Mark Bilner1

See also

References

  1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. "1980". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "1980 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  5. "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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