2020 British Speedway Championship

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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 21 22
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) 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 16
17 (17) 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 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

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.

See also[]

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. September 28, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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