1980 British Speedway Championship Explained

The 1980 British Speedway Championship was the 20th edition of the British Speedway Championship.^[1] The Final took place on 4 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Dave Jessup, who scored a 15-point maximum. Former two-time champion Michael Lee finished as the runner-up, with Phil Collins in third.^{[2] [3]}

British Final

• 4 June 1980
• Brandon Stadium, Coventry^[4]

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=70px	Heat Scores	width=50px	Total
	1		(3,3,3,3,3)	15
	2		(3,3,3,3,2)	14
	3		(1,2,2,3,3)	11
4		(3,3,0,3,1)	10
5		(2,2,2,2,2)	10
6		(3,1,3,1,1)	9
7		(X,2,1,2,3)	8
8		(0,1,1,2,3)	7
9		(2,1,X,2,2)	7
10		(2,2,1,1,0)	6+3
11		(0,1,3,0,2)	6+2
12		(1,0,2,1,1)	5
13		(1,3,0,0,0)	4
14		(2,0,1,0,1)	4
15		(2,1,0,1,0)	4
16		(0,0,0,0,0)	0

British Under 21 final

Mark Courtney won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 12 July.^[5]

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=40px	Points
1		14
2		12
3		11+3
4		11+2
5		9
6		9
7		8
8		8
9	Paul Stead	7
10		7
11	Mark Baldwin	6
12	Dennis Mallett	6
13	Steve Crockett	5
14	Charlie McKinna	3
15	Martin Hewlett	3
16	Mark Bilner	1

See also

• British Speedway Championship
• 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: British Final Roll of Honour. BSPA.
2. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 21. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
3. Web site: 1980. Speedway.org. 21 July 2021.
4. Web site: 1980 British Final Result. History of Speedway (In Polish).
5. Web site: British Under-21 Speedway Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. 7 May 2023.