1985 British Speedway Championship
The 1985 British Speedway Championship was the 25th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1][2] The Final took place on 12 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Kenny Carter, who scored a 15-point maximum. John Davis was second, while Kelvin Tatum completed the rostrum in third place.[3]
British Championship
Qualifying
Qualification Round 1 - 17 April 1985
Long Eaton Pos. | Rider | Points | Details | 1 | Trevor Banks | 13 | | 2 | Dave Perks | 13 | | 3 | Louis Carr | 11 | | 4 | Joe Owen | 10 | | 5 | Colin Cook | 10 | | 6 | Steve Schofield | 9 | | 7 | Julian Parr | 9 | | 8 | David Tyler | 8 | | 9 | Kevin Smart | 7 | | 10 | Nigel Sparshott | 6 | | 11 | Chris Pidcock | 5 | | 12 | David Biles | 5 | | 13 | Graham Drury | 4 | | 14 | Nigel Flatman | 4 | | 15 | Colin Richardson | 2 | | 16 | John Proctor | 1 | | 17 | Pete Smith | 0 | | | Qualification Round 2 - 18 April 1985
Middlesbrough Pos. | Rider | Points | Details | 1 | Steve Wilcock | 14 | | 2 | Geoff Pusey | 12 | | 3 | Mike Spink | 11 | | 4 | Andy Buck | 10 | | 5 | Andy Reid | 10 | | 6 | Phil White | 9 | | 7 | Martin Dixon | 8 | | 8 | Robert Henry | 8 | | 9 | Paul Bosley | 7 | | 10 | Steve Lawson | 6 | | 11 | Paul Clarke | 6 | | 12 | Dave Morton | 6 | | 13 | Derek Harrison | 5 | | 14 | Derek Richardson | 4 | | 15 | Gary Havelock | 4 | | 16 | Paul Stead | 0 | | 17 | Roland Tebbs | 0 | | |
Qualification Round 3 | Qualification Round 4 |
Quarter-final
Semi finals
Semi Final 1 | Semi Final 2 |
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 |
| (2) Kenny Carter | 15 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 15 | 1 | |
| (12) John Davis | 14 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 14 | 2 | |
| (8) Kelvin Tatum | 12 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 12 | 3 | |
4 | (9) Phil Collins | 11 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 11 | 4 | |
5 | (6) Chris Morton | 9 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 9 | 5 | |
6 | (16) Neil Collins | 9 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 9 | 6 | |
7 | (3) Andy Smith | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 7 | |
8 | (5) Les Collins | 6 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
9 | (13) Simon Cross | 6 | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 6 | 9 | 2 |
10 | (14) Neil Evitts | 6 | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
11 | (10) Peter Collins | 5 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | E | | 1 | | | | 5 | 11 | |
12 | (15) Tim Hunt | 5 | | | | 2 | | | F | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 5 | 12 | |
13 | (11) Andy Grahame | 4 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (1) Dave Jessup | 4 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 4 | 14 | |
15 | (7) Andy Campbell | 4 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | 4 | 15 | |
16 | (4) Alan Grahame | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | F | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | E | 3 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) Steve Bastable | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
R2 | (R2) Mark Courtney | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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
Carl Blackbird won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 15 June.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
- ^ "1985 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
- ^ "1985". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.