1998 British Speedway Championship

The 1998 British Speedway Championship was the 38th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 17 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Chris Louis, with Joe Screen in second place and Paul Hurry in third.[2]

British Final

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Pos. Rider Points Details
  Chris Louis 15 (3,3,3,3,3)
  Joe Screen 14 (3,3,2,3,3)
  Paul Hurry 12 (2,3,1,3,3)
4 Simon Wigg 11 (3,2,3,0,3)
5 Gary Havelock 10 (1,3,3,1,2)
6 Kelvin Tatum 9 (0,2,3,2,2)
7 Andy Smith 9 (2,2,2,1,2)
8 Savalas Clouting 8 (3,2,2,0,1)
9 Scott Nicholls 7 (1,1,2,2,1)
10 Glenn Cunningham 5 (0,1,1,2,1)
11 Carl Stonehewer 5 (2,1,X,1,1)
12 David Norris 5 (1,0,0,2,2)
13 Ray Morton 4 (2,X,1,1,0)
14 Lawrence Hare 3 (0,0,X,3,0)
15 Garry Stead 3 (1,1,1,0,0)
16 Scott Smith 0 (0,0,X)
17 Paul Clews 0 (0)
18 Nick Simmons 0 (0,0)

British Under 21 final

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Scott Nicholls won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the first time. The final was held at Arena Essex Raceway on 24 April.[4]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Scott Nicholls 14
2 Lee Richardson 13
3 Paul Lee 12
4 David Howe 11
5 Andre Compton 11
6 Blair Scott 9+3
7 Andy Meldrum 9+2
8 Simon Stead 7
9 Lee Dicken 7
10 Grant MacDonald 6
11 Leigh Lanham 5
12 Paul Clews 5
13 Oliver Allen 4
14 Paul Oughton 2
15 Barry Campbell 2
16 Brian Turner (res) 2
17 Andrew Appleton 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ^ "1998". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1998 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  4. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.