The 1988 British Speedway Championship was the 28th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 2 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Simon Wigg, while Kelvin Tatum was second and Chris Morton beat Simon Cross in a run-off for third place.[2]
British Final
edit- 2 May 1988
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 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 (6) Simon Wigg
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14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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(14) Kelvin Tatum
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13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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(13) Chris Morton
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11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Simon Cross
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11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (5) Neil Evitts
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10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Richard Knight
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10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (16) John Davis
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9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (2) Marvyn Cox
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8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1) Andy Smith
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8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (8) Steve Schofield
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6 | 0 | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (11) Andrew Silver
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6 | 2 | 2 | F | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (7) Neil Collins
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5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (4) Jeremy Doncaster
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4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (10) Andy Galvin
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3 | 1 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Sean Wilson
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2 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (9) Gary Havelock
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0 | F | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Andy Hackett
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0 | 0 | E | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) David Clarke
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0 | 0 | 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 | 22 |
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
editMark Loram won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Arlington Stadium, Hailsham on 12 June.[4]
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Loram | 15 |
| 2 | Andy Phillips | 14 |
| 3 | Martin Dugard | 13 |
| 4 | Dean Standing | 10 |
| 5 | Chris Cobby | 10 |
| 6 | Alistair Stevens | 10 |
| 7 | Wayne Garratt | 9 |
| 8 | Paul Whittaker | 7 |
| 9 | Chris Louis | 7 |
| 10 | Kelvin Pitts | 6 |
| 11 | Rodney Payne | 4 |
| 12 | Gary Tagg | 4 |
| 13 | Darren Standing | 4 |
| 14 | Nathan Simpson | 4 |
| 15 | Adrian Stevens | 3 |
| 16 | Simon Wolstenholme | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
- ^ "1988". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "1988 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
- ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.