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1973 British Speedway Championship

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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.[1] The final took place on 21 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ray Wilson.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Peter Collins.[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 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

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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

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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. ^ "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.