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1973 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date21 June 1973
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The 1973 British Speedway Championship was the 13th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The final took place on 21 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ray Wilson.

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Peter Collins.

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 21
1 England (15) Ray Wilson 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 Australia (10) Bob Valentine 12 3 3 2 2 2 12 2 3
3 England (13) Peter Collins 12 2 3 3 2 2 12 3 2
4 Australia (3) John Boulger 12 2 1 3 3 3 12 4 1
5 New Zealand (2) Ivan Mauger 10 3 1 3 3 T 10 5
6 England (7) Eric Boocock 9 2 2 0 3 2 9 6
7 England (8) Tony Davey 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 7
8 England (16) Rick France 9 1 2 2 1 3 9 8
9 England (6) John Louis 7 F 0 3 3 1 7 9
10 England (4) Martin Ashby 6 1 3 1 1 0 6 10
11 Australia (5) Garry Middleton 5 1 0 1 0 3 5 11
12 England (14) Peter Smith 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 12
13 England (9) Terry Betts 4 1 2 F F 1 4 13
14 England (11) Mick Bell 4 2 0 0 0 2 4 14
15 England (1) Malcolm Simmons 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 15
16 Scotland (12) Jim McMillan 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 16
R1 England (R1) Chris Pusey 0 0 R1
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

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 Peter Collins 13
2 Barney Kennett 13
3 David Gagen 12
4 Dave Piddock 11
5 Ian Hindle 9
6 Bobby McNeil 8
7 Paul Gachet 8
8 John Davis 7
9 Carl Glover 7
10 Colin Meredith 6
11 Trevor Geer 6
12 Les Rumsey 5
13 Terry Barclay 4
14 Tim Ballard 3
15 Peter Cairns 3
16 Eric Dugard 2
17 Keith White (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. "Collin's is the King". Sunday Mirror. 17 June 1973. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "1973 fuxtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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