2016 British Speedway Championship

The 2016 British Speedway Championship is the 56th edition of the British Speedway Championship. Tai Woffinden was the three-time defending champion having won the title in 2013, 2014 and 2015, however decided against competing in the 2016 event. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Seven riders qualified from each semi-final and were joined by two nominated wildcards in the decider. The final took place at the National Speedway Stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester on 13 June 2016, and was won by Danny King, his first title. He beat Craig Cook, who finished second for the third straight year, Robert Lambert and Steve Worrall in the final.

Results

Semi-Final 1 Scunthorpe 13 May 2016

Pos. Rider Points Details1 Simon Stead 13 (3,3,2,3,2)2 Josh Auty 12 (3,2,3,2,2)3 Kyle Howarth 11 (3,3,2,X,3)4 Jason Garrity 11 (2,2,3,3,1)5 Chris Harris 11 (2,3,3,1,2)6 Robert Lambert 10 (0,2,3,2,3)7 Richard Hall 9 (3,3,0,1,2)8 Josh Bates 9 (2,1,1,2,3)9 Lewis Kerr 7 (1,0,2,3,1)10 Carl Wilkinson 7 (1,1,2,3,0)11 Leigh Lanham 5 (0,0,0,2,3)12 Simon Lambert 5 (1,2,1,0,1)13 Edward Kennett 4 (2,1,1,R,0)14 Stuart Robson 4 (1,1,1,1,0)15 Robert Mear 2 (0,0,0,1,1)16 Ashley Morris 0 (0,0,0,0,0) Danny Phillips DNS

Semi-Final 2 Glasgow 15 May 2016

Pos. Rider Points Details1 Richard Lawson 13 (3,3,3,3,1)2 Scott Nicholls 13 (3,2,3,3,2)3 Steve Worrall 12 (F,3,3,3,3)4 Richie Worrall 12 (3,3,1,2,3)5 Paul Starke 12 (2,3,2,2,3)6 Craig Cook 10 (3,R,2,3,2)7 Ben Barker 8 (2,1,2,2,1)8 Charles Wright 7+3 (2,2,2,1,0)9 Danny Ayres 7+2 (X,1,3,1,2)10 James Sarjeant 5 (2,2,1,F,0)11 Lewis Rose 5 (1,1,0,1,2)12 Joe Jacobs 4 (1,0,0,0,3)13 Stefan Nielsen 4 (1,2,0,0,1)14 Adam Roynon 4 (R,0,1,2,1)15 Robert Branford 2 (0,0,1,1,0)16 Rob Shuttleworth 2 (1,1,0,0,0)17 Ryan MacDonald 0 (R,-,-,-,-,-) Blair Smith DNS

The Final National Speedway Stadium, Manchester 13 June 2016

Under 21 final Josh Bates won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the second time. The final was held at Owlerton Stadium on 14 April.

Pos. Rider Points SF Final1 Josh Bates 11332 Robert Lambert 15x23 Adam Ellis 13x14 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 11 205 Nathan Greaves 916 Max Clegg 1107 Zach Wajtknecht 9 8 Oliver Greenwood 8 9 James Shanes 7 10 Jack Smith 6 11 Danyon Hume 5 12 Ellis Perks 4 13 Danny Phillips 4 14 Josh Bailey 3 15 Danno Verge (res)2 16 Alfie Bowtell 1 17 Liam Carr (res)1 18 Ben Basford (res)0

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