1983 British Speedway Championship

23rd edition of the British Speedway Championship

1983 British Speedway Championship

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The 1983 British Speedway Championship was the 23rd edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 1 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Chris Morton, with Michael Lee second and Andy Grahame winning a run-off against Kenny Carter, Peter Collins and John Davis for third.[2]

## British Final

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* 1 June 1983
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry[3]

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

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|  (4) Chris Morton | 12  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  | 12  | 1 |
|  (12) Michael Lee | 11  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 11  | 2 |
|  (9) Andy Grahame | 10  |  |  | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 10  | 3 | 3
4  |  (5) Kenny Carter | 10  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 10  | 4 | 2
5  |  (1) Peter Collins | 10  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 10  | 5 | 1
6  |  (13) John Davis | 10  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 10  | 6 | 0
7  |  (2) Phil Collins | 9  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 9  | 7 |
8  |  (15) Les Collins | 8  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  | 8  | 8 |
9  |  (3) Paul Woods | 7  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 7  | 9 |
10  |  (11) Dave Jessup | 6  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  | F  |  |  |  |  | M  |  |  |  |  |  | M  | 6  | 10 |
11  |  (14) Simon Wigg | 6  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | E  | 6  | 11 |
12  |  (6) Gordon Kennett | 6  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  | 6  | 12 |
13  |  (16) Colin Richardson | 6  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 6  | 13 |
14  |  (10) Malcolm Simmons | 5  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 5  | 14 |
15  |  (7) Sean Willmott | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  | 15 |
16  |  (8) Neil Collins | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | E  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  | 16 |
R1  |  (R1) Kevin Hawkins | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 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

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## British Under 21 final

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Keith Millard won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 30 July.[4]

Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Keith Millard | 13+3
2 | Simon Cross | 13+2
3 | Kenny McKinna | 12
4 | Paul Stead | 11
5 | Marvyn Cox | 9
6 | Kelvin Tatum | 9
7 | Paul Clarke | 7
8 | Alun Rossiter | 7
9 | Jamie Luckhurst | 7
10 | Kevin Price | 7
11 | Carl Baldwin | 6
12 | Carl Blackbird | 6
13 | Andy Smith | 5
14 | Julian Parr | 3
15 | Jeremy Luckhurst (res) | 3
16 | John Frankland | 0
17 | Gary O'Hare | 0
18 | Jay Pleece (res) | 0

## See also

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* British Speedway Championship
* 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship

## References

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1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
2. ^ "1983". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. ^ "1983 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
4. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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