1985 British Speedway Championship

The 1985 British Speedway Championship was the 25th edition of the British Speedway Championship.^[1]^[2] The Final took place on 12 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Kenny Carter, who scored a 15-point maximum. John Davis was second, while Kelvin Tatum completed the rostrum in third place.^[3]

British Championship

Qualifying

Qualification Round 1

17 April 1985
Long Eaton

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Trevor Banks	13
2	Dave Perks	13
3	Louis Carr	11
4	Joe Owen	10
5	Colin Cook	10
6	Steve Schofield	9
7	Julian Parr	9
8	David Tyler	8
9	Kevin Smart	7
10	Nigel Sparshott	6
11	Chris Pidcock	5
12	David Biles	5
13	Graham Drury	4
14	Nigel Flatman	4
15	Colin Richardson	2
16	John Proctor	1
17	Pete Smith	0

Qualification Round 2

18 April 1985
Middlesbrough

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Steve Wilcock	14
2	Geoff Pusey	12
3	Mike Spink	11
4	Andy Buck	10
5	Andy Reid	10
6	Phil White	9
7	Martin Dixon	8
8	Robert Henry	8
9	Paul Bosley	7
10	Steve Lawson	6
11	Paul Clarke	6
12	Dave Morton	6
13	Derek Harrison	5
14	Derek Richardson	4
15	Gary Havelock	4
16	Paul Stead	0
17	Roland Tebbs	0

Qualification Round 3

19 April 1985
Edinburgh

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	David Blackburn	14
2	Bruce Cribb ( )	12
3	Paul Thorp	12
4	Bobby Beaton ( )	12
5	Eric Monaghan	10
6	Martin Hagon	10
7	Charlie McKinna ( )	10
8	Jim McMillan	10
9	Dave Trownson	5
10	Sean Courtney	5
11	Billy Burton	4
12	Eric Broadbelt	4
13	Steve Collins	4
14	Mark Crang	3
15	Barrie Dixon	3
16	Steve Cook	2
17	Martin Scarisbrick	0

Qualification Round 4

19 April 1985
Peterborough

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Carl Blackbird	14
2	Tim Hunt	13
3	Kevin Hawkins	12
4	Keith White	10
5	Martin Goodwin	10
6	Malcolm Holloway	9
7	Ian Clark	8
8	Gordon Kennett	8
9	Ian Barney	7
10	Gerald Short	6
11	Andy Hines	6
12	Dave Allan	6
13	Keith Teager	5
14	Carl Baldwin	4
15	Alan Sage	2
16	Alan Farmer	0

Quarter-final

28 April 1985
King's Lynn

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Carl Blackbird	13
2	Melvyn Taylor	13
3	Tim Hunt	12
4	Bruce Cribb ( )	11
5	Mike Spink	10
6	Louis Carr	9
7	David Blackburn	9
8	Jamie Luckhurst	8
9	Kevin Hawkins	7
10	Dave Perks	7
11	Trevor Banks	7
12	Andrew Silver	5
13	Mike Ferreira ( )	3
14	Paul Thorp	3
15	Steve Wilcock	3
16	Geoff Pusey	0
17	Peter Chapman	0

Semi finals

Semi Final 1

19 May 1985
Halifax

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Kenny Carter	14
2	John Davis	14
3	Neil Collins	12
4	Phil Collins	10
5	Neil Evitts	9
6	Tim Hunt	9
7	Peter Collins	9
8	Andy Campbell	8
9	Mark Courtney	7
10	Sean Willmott	7
11	Peter Carr	5
12	Richard Knight	5
13	Louis Carr	4
14	Kevin Jolly	3
15	Carl Blackbird	2
16	Kenny McKinna ( )	2
17	Ian Sutcliffe	0

Semi Final 2

22 May 1985
Cradley Heath

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Andy Grahame	14
2	Kelvin Tatum	13
3	Simon Cross	12
4	Chris Morton	12
5	Andy Smith	11
6	Les Collins	9
7	Alan Grahame	7
8	Dave Jessup	7
9	Steve Bastable	7
10	Jamie Luckhurst	6
11	Mike Spink	5
12	Jeremy Doncaster	5
13	Melvyn Taylor	5
14	David Blackburn	2
15	Paul Woods	2
16	Bruce Cribb ( )	0
17	Nigel Leaver	0
18	John Bostin	0

Final

12 June 1985
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
	(2) Kenny Carter	15	3					3				3				3				3			15	1
	(12) John Davis	14			3					3		2			3						3		14	2
	(8) Kelvin Tatum	12		3						1			3			2			3				12	3
4	(9) Phil Collins	11			1		3						2					3		2			11	4
5	(6) Chris Morton	9		1				2			3							2			1		9	5
6	(16) Neil Collins	9				1				2	2						3			1			9	6
7	(3) Andy Smith	7	2						1				0				2				2		7	7
8	(5) Les Collins	6		2			0					0					1					3	6	8	3
9	(13) Simon Cross	6				0	2							3		1					0		6	9	2
10	(14) Neil Evitts	6				3		0					1		0							2	6	10	1
11	(10) Peter Collins	5			2			1						1			E		1				5	11
12	(15) Tim Hunt	5				2			F			1						0	2				5	12
13	(11) Andy Grahame	4			0				3		0					0						1	4	13
14	(1) Dave Jessup	4	1				1				1				1				0				4	14
15	(7) Andy Campbell	4		0					2					0	2					0			4	15
16	(4) Alan Grahame	3	0							F				2				1				E	3	16
R1	(R1) Steve Bastable	0																					0	R1
R2	(R2) Mark Courtney	0																					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

Carl Blackbird won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 15 June.^[4]

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Carl Blackbird	15
2	Dave Mullett	12+3
3	Andy Smith	12+2
4	Jamie Luckhurst	10
5	Nigel De'Ath	10
6	Gary Havelock	9
7	Simon Cross	9
8	Andy Galvin	7
9	Paul Whittaker	7
10	Andrew Silver	6
11	Paul Clarke	6
12	Carl Baldwin	4
13	David Smart	4
14	Kevin Price	3
15	Neville Tatum	2
16	Lawrie Bloomfield (res)	2
17	Jeremy Luckhurst	1
18	Mark Terry (res)	1

References

^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
^ "1985 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
^ "1985". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

[1] "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.

[2] "1985 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).

[3] "1985". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[4] "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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