1972 British Speedway Championship
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The 1972 British Speedway Championship was the 12th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The final took place on 2 August at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger.[2][3]
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date2 August 1972
| 1972 British Speedway Championship | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Brandon Stadium, Coventry |
| Start date | 2 August 1972 |
The British Under 21 Championship was won by Allan Emmett.[4][5]
British Final
- 2 August 1972, Brandon Stadium, Coventry
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 (6) Ivan Mauger |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 |
 (12) Nigel Boocock |
12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 |
(4) Barry Briggs |
11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (8) John Louis |
11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | E | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (9) Eric Boocock |
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  (2) Jim McMillan |
10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (15) Terry Betts |
9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (10) Ray Wilson |
7 | T | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (11) Dave Jessup |
7 | 1 | 3 | T | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  (13) John Boulger |
7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Martin Ashby |
6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (16) Arnold Haley |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (5) Garry Middleton |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (1) Peter Collins |
3 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (7) Trevor Hedge |
2 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Ronnie Moore |
2 | 2 | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Pete Bailey |
0 | 0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Norman Hunter |
0 | F | 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
- 24 June 1972, Kingsmead Stadium, Canterbury[6]
| Pos | Rider | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Emmett | 14 |
| 2 | Gordon Kennett | 12 |
| 3 | Tony Davey | 11+3 |
| 4 | Trevor Barnwell | 11+2 |
| 5 | Dave Piddock | 10 |
| 6 | Alan Sage | 9 |
| 7 | Dave Kennett | 9 |
| 8 | Barney Kennett | 8 |
| 9 | John Davis | 7 |
| 10 | Roger Johns | 7 |
| 11 | Robbie Gardener | 6 |
| 12 | Bobby McNeil | 5 |
| 13 | Carl Glover | 4 |
| 14 | Frank Auffret | 4 |
| 15 | Trevor Geer | 3 |
| 16 | Mike Lanham (res) | 1 |
| 17 | Phil Bass | 0 |
| 18 | Rod Haynes (res) | 0 |