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1972 British Speedway Championship

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1972 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date2 August 1972
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The 1972 British Speedway Championship was the 12th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The final took place on 2 August at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Allan Emmett.[4][5]

British Final

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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 New Zealand (6) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1
2 England (12) Nigel Boocock 12 3 2 2 3 2 12 2
3 New Zealand (4) Barry Briggs 11 1 3 3 1 3 11 3 3
4 England (8) John Louis 11 2 1 3 3 2 11 4 E
5 England (9) Eric Boocock 10 2 2 1 3 2 10 5 3
6 Scotland (2) Jim McMillan 10 3 1 3 0 3 10 6 2
7 England (15) Terry Betts 9 3 2 1 0 3 9 7
8 England (10) Ray Wilson 7 T 2 1 3 1 7 8
9 England (11) Dave Jessup 7 1 3 T 2 1 7 9
10 Australia (13) John Boulger 7 0 3 2 1 1 7 10
11 England (3) Martin Ashby 6 2 1 2 1 0 6 11
12 England (16) Arnold Haley 5 1 0 1 2 1 5 12
13 Australia (5) Garry Middleton 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 13
14 England (1) Peter Collins 3 0 E 2 1 0 3 14
15 England (7) Trevor Hedge 2 0 E 0 2 0 2 15
16 New Zealand (14) Ronnie Moore 2 2 E 0 0 0 2 16
R1 England (R1) Pete Bailey 0 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Norman Hunter 0 F 0 R2
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

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Pos Rider Pts
1 Allan Emmett 14
2 Gordon Kennett 12
3 Tony Davey 11+3
4 Trevor Barnwell 11+2
5 Dave Piddock 10
6 Alan Sage 9
7 Dave Kennett 9
8 Barney Kennett 8
9 John Davis 7
10 Roger Johns 7
11 Robbie Gardener 6
12 Bobby McNeil 5
13 Carl Glover 4
14 Frank Auffret 4
15 Trevor Geer 3
16 Mike Lanham (res) 1
17 Phil Bass 0
18 Rod Haynes (res) 0

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Speedway Row". Sunday Mirror. 25 June 1972. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1972 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.