2020 British Speedway Championship

The 2020 British Speedway Championship was the 60th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The competition was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the semi-finals being cancelled. The final was originally set to take place at Ipswich with limited fans in attendance,[2] however it was later switched to the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester. due to bad weather[3] Defending champion Charles Wright decided not to defend his title.

The final was won by Australian Rory Schlein, who rode under an ACU (British) licence. He beat Richard Lawson and former three-time world champion Jason Crump, who also rode under an ACU (British) licence, in the final.

Results

The 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 2122
1 (16) Rory Schlein (Australia) 12 2 3 2 2 3 12 1 3
2 (11) Richard Lawson 11 3 3 3 1 1 11 2 2
3 (9) Jason Crump
(Australia)
11 2 3 3 1 2 11 4 3 1
4 (5) Steve Worrall 10 1 1 3 3 2 10 6 2 0
5 (4) Chris Harris 10 0 2 2 3 3 10 5 1
6 (7) Richie Worrall 11 3 1 3 3 1 11 3 0
7 (2) Drew Kemp 8 1 3 1 3 0 8 7
8 (3) Danny King 8 2 2 0 1 3 8 8
9 (13) Ben Barker 8 1 2 1 2 2 8 9
10 (1) Lewis Kerr 7 3 0 0 1 3 7 10
11 (15) Paul Starke 7 3 0 2 0 2 7 11
12 (6) Josh Auty 5 2 0 1 2 0 5 12
13 (12) Tom Brennan 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 13
14 (14) Dan Thompson 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 14
15 (8) Josh Bates 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 15
16 (10) Joe Thompson 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 16
17 (17) Ben Woodhull (res) 0 0 17
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 2122

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

Dan Thompson replaced Edward Kennett in the meeting.
Chris Harris was a non starter in his first ride.
Josh Bates retired in his first two rides.
Dan Thompson retired in his first ride.
Ritchie Worrall fell in the semi-final whilst in second place.

Under 21 final

Dan Bewley won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship held at Shielfield Park on 21 October.[5]

Pos.RiderPoints
1Dan Bewley15
2Leon Flint14
3Anders Rowe13
4Drew Kemp12
5Tom Brennan8
6Dan Thompson8
7Jack Thomas8
8Joe Lawlor8
9Jason Edwards6
10Jordan Palin6
11Joe Thompson5
12Dan Gilkes4
13Jamie Halder4
14Harry McGurk (res)3
15Tom Spencer3
16Alex Spooner1
17Kyle Bickley0
18Mason Watson (res)0

References

  1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. "British Final taking shape". BSPA.
  3. "British Final put back 48 hours". BSPA.
  4. "SCHLEIN WINS BRITISH TITLE". Speedway Great Britain. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020.
  5. "Bewley wins British Under-21 Championship". GB Speedway Team. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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