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1987 British Speedway Championship

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The 1987 British Speedway Championship was the 27th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The Final took place on 31 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Kelvin Tatum, with 1986 champion Neil Evitts in second place and Simon Wigg in third.[2]

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 22
1 England (11) Kelvin Tatum 13 3 3 2 3 2 13 1
2 England (2) Neil Evitts 11 3 1 2 2 3 11 2
3 England (14) Simon Wigg 10 3 2 3 1 1 10 3 3
4 England (13) Marvyn Cox 10 2 2 2 1 3 10 4 2
5 England (12) Jeremy Doncaster 9 0 3 3 3 0 9 5
6 England (5) Paul Thorp 9 F 3 X 3 3 9 6
7 England (15) Andrew Silver 9 1 2 1 2 3 9 7
8 England (6) Simon Cross 8 3 3 1 F 1 8 8
9 England (3) Chris Morton 8 1 1 2 2 2 8 9
10 England (4) John Davis 7 0 1 3 3 0 7 10
11 England (1) Andy Grahame 6 2 0 3 0 1 6 11
12 England (10) Gary Havelock 6 2 0 1 1 2 6 12
13 England (8) Andy Smith 5 2 2 0 1 F 5 13
14 England (7) Peter Carr 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 14
15 England (9) Alun Rossiter 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 15
16 England (16) Neil Collins 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 16
R1 England (R1) Steve Collins 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Les Collins 0 0 R2
TR England (TR) David Clarke 0 0 0 TR
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 22

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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Darren Sumner won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Loomer Road Stadium on 5 September.[4]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Darren Sumner 14
2 David Biles 13
3 Mark Loram 12
4 Sean Wilson 11
5 Alistair Stevens 9
6 Chris Cobby 9
7 Ian M. Stead 8
8 Bobby Duncan 8
9 Peter McNamara 8
10 Andy Sumner 7
11 Scott Lamb 7
12 Adrian Stevens 6
13 Jon Surman 4
14 Will James 3
15 Lee Fathing 1
16 Steve Wicks 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ^ "1987". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1987 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  4. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.