The 1997 British Speedway Championship was the 37th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 1 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Mark Loram, who won took the title after winning a run-off with rival Chris Louis. Sean Wilson finished third, taking the final place on the podium.
British Final 1 June 1997 Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Pos. Rider Points Details Mark Loram 14+3 (2,3,3,3,3) Chris Louis 14+2 (3,2,3,3,3) Sean Wilson 11 (3,2,2,3,1)4 Joe Screen 10 (3,3,2,2,X)5 Dean Barker 10 (3,3,2,0,2) 6 Gary Havelock 10 (2,3,3,1,1) 7 Carl Stonehewer 9 (1,2,1,3,2) 8 Kelvin Tatum 8 (2,0,2,1,3) 9 Andy Smith 7 (2,1,1,1,2)10 David Norris 6 (1,X,3,2,X)11 Scott Nicholls 6 (0,1,X,2,3)12 Neville Tatum 5 (1,2,0,0,2)13 Garry Stead 4 (1,1,1,0,1)14 Alun Rossiter 3 (0,0,0,2,1)15 David Walsh 2 (X,0,1,1,0) 16 Scott Smith 0 (X,1,X,0,0)
British Under 21 final Leigh Lanham won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at King's Lynn Stadium on 23 April.
Pos. Rider Points1 Leigh Lanham 142 Lee Richardson 133 Scott Nicholls 124 Stuart Robson 115 David Howe 106 Paul Lee97 Bobby Eldridge 9 8 Andre Compton 89 Barry Campbell 5+310 Graeme Gordon 5+211 David Meldrum 412 Paul Clews 413 Paul Lydes Uings 414 Jamie Birkinshaw 315 John Wilson 116 David McAllan 217 Darren Andrews 0
See also British Speedway Championship
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