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1971 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date16 June 1971
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The 1971 British Speedway Championship was the 11th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The final took place on 16 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger.

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Ian Turner.

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
1 New Zealand (7) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 New Zealand (2) Barry Briggs 13 3 2 2 3 3 13 2
3 England (6) Tony Lomas 12 0 3 3 3 3 12 3
4 Scotland (16) Bert Harkins 9 2 2 2 3 0 9 4
5 England (15) Ray Wilson 8 3 1 3 1 0 8 5
6 England (5) Martin Ashby 8 2 2 1 1 2 8 6
7 New Zealand (9) Ronnie Moore 7 1 0 3 2 1 7 7
8 England (13) Dave Younghusband 7 0 3 1 2 1 7 8
9 England (11) Bob Kilby 7 2 2 1 1 1 7 9
10 England (4) Eric Boocock 6 0 3 0 T 3 6 10
11 Australia (12) Jim Airey 6 3 1 0 2 0 6 11
12 England (8) Nigel Boocock 6 1 X 2 0 3 6 12
13 Wales (10) Howard Cole 6 0 1 2 2 1 6 13
14 Australia (1) Geoff Curtis 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 14
15 Australia (3) John Boulger 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 15
16 England (14) Arnold Haley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
New Zealand (17) Bill Andrew 0 0 0
Australia (18) Garry Middleton 0 0
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

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

Pos Rider Pts
1 Ian Turner 15
2 Dave Jessup 14
3 Peter Ingram 11
4 Malcolm Shakespeare 10
5 Tony Davey 9
6 Malcolm Ballard 8
7 Doug Wyer 8
8 Jimmy Gallacher 8
9 Geoff Bouchard 7
10 Gordon Kennett 7
11 John Jackson 5
12 Peter Collins 5
13 Alan Wilkinson 4
14 Malcolm Mackay 3
15 Paul Tyrer 2
16 Graham Banks 2
17 Richard Greer (res) 1
18 Alistair Brady (res) 0

See also

References

  1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  5. "Tiny Ian is the Champ". Daily Mirror. 15 July 1971. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "1971 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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