1970 British Speedway Championship

Speedway event

1970 British Speedway Championship
Venue	West Ham Stadium, London
Start date	9 June 1970
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The 1970 British Speedway Championship was the 10th edition of the British Speedway Championship.^[1] The final took place on 9 June at West Ham Stadium in London, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger.^[2]^[3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Barry Thomas.^[4]^[5]

British Final

9 June 1970, West Ham Stadium, London

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
1	(13) Ivan Mauger	14				2	3							3		3					3		14	1
2	(4) Ronnie Moore	13	3							3				2				2				3	13	2
3	(3) Roy Trigg	12+3	1						3				3				3				2		12	3
4	(2) Arnold Haley	12+2	2					3				3				2				2			12	4
5	(6) Barry Briggs	10		3				0			3							3			1		10	5
6	(16) Trevor Hedge	9				3				1	2						2			1			9	6
7	(7) Jim Airey	8		0					1					1	3					3			8	7
8	(14) John Boulger	8				1		2					1		2							2	8	8
9	(11) Nigel Boocock	7			3				2		0					1						1	7	9
10	(12) Chris Pusey	6			2					2		2			0						0		6	10
11	(1) Charlie Monk	5	0				2				1				1				1				5	11
12	(8) Martin Ashby	5		1						0			2			0			2				5	12
13	(10) Ray Wilson	5			0			1						0			1		3				5	13
14	(5) Howard Cole	2		2			0					0					0					0	2	14
15	(9) Terry Betts	2			1		1						0					0		X			2	15
16	(15) Jim McMillan	2				0			0			1						1	0				2	16
	(17) Bob Kilby	0																					0
	(18) Tommy Roper	0																					0
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

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

19 August 1970, Abbey Stadium, Swindon^[6]

Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Barry Thomas	14+3
2	Dave Jessup	14+2
3	Mick Bell	13
4	John Jackson	11
5	Bobby Beaton	11
6	Malcolm Shakespeare	10
7	Graham Miles	8
8	Ian Turner	7
9	Graham Banks	7
10	Gordon Kennett	6
11	Paul Tyrer	4
12	Alan Bridgett	3
13	Sid Sheldrick	3
14	Malcolm Mackay (res)	3
15	George Devonport	2
16	Shawn Murtough (res)	2
17	Mac Woolford (res)	1
18	Steve Waplington	0
19	Barry Duke	0

References

^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
^ "Shakespeare disappoints". Derby Daily Telegraph. 3 September 1970. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "1970 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.