2018 British Speedway Championship

The 2018 British Speedway Championship was the 58th edition of the British Speedway Championship.^[1] Craig Cook was the defending champion having won the title in 2017. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final, with eight riders qualifying from each semi-final. The championship was won by Robert Lambert for the first time, scoring a maximum in the final. Dan Bewley finished second in his first ever appearance, while Cook took third place.

Results

Semi-Final 1

Sheffield^[2]
10 May 2018

Pos.	Rider	Points	Details
1	Jason Garrity	15	(3,3,3,3,3)
2	Kyle Howarth	12	(1,3,2,3,3)
3	Josh Auty	12	(2,3,2,3,2)
4	Edward Kennett	10	(3,2,3,1,1)
5	Robert Lambert	10	(3,2,2,2,1)
6	Rory Schlein ()	10	(2,1,3,2,2)
7	Dan Bewley	9	(0,3,2,1,3)
8	Craig Cook	9	(2,1,3,3,R)
9	Stefan Nielsen	7	0,2,1,1,3)
10	Carl Wilkinson	5	(1,2,0,2,F)
11	Nathan Greaves	4	(2,0,0,0,2)
12	Adam Roynon	4	(0,R,1,2,1)
13	Charles Wright	4	(1,X,1,0,2)
14	Zach Wajtknecht	3	(3,0,0,0,0)
15	Max Clegg	3	(0,1,1,0,1)
16	Danny Ayres	0	(1,F,0,1,0)
	Joe Lawlor	DNS

Semi-Final 2

Leicester^[3]
15 May 2018

Pos.	Rider	Points	Details
1	Richard Lawson	13	(2,3,2,3,3)
2	Chris Harris	13	(3,2,3,2,3)
3	Scott Nicholls	12	(1,3,3,3,2)
4	Lewis Kerr	12	(2,2,3,3,2)
5	Richie Worrall	11	(3,3,3,2,-)
6	Danny King	9	(3,3,2,1,N)
7	Ben Barker	8	(1,2,2,0,3)
8	Adam Ellis	8	(3,2,1,X,2)
9	Ashley Morris	6	(1,0,2,3,0)
10	David Howe	6	(2,1,1,2,0)
11	James Sarjeant	5	(2,0,0,1,2)
12	Kyle Newman	5	(0,1,1,2,1)
13	Ben Morley	5	(1,1,0,1,1)
14	Simon Lambert	3	(0,0,0,0,3)
15	James Shanes	3	(0,1,1,0,1)
16	Matt Williamson	1	(0,0,0,1,0)
17	Tom Woolley	1	(-,-,-,-,1)

The Final

National Speedway Stadium, Gorton^[4]
11 June 2018

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	22
	(7) Robert Lambert	15		3					3					3	3					3			15	1		3
	(4) Dan Bewley	11	2							3				0				3				3	11	3	3	2
	(13) Craig Cook	11				1	3							1		3					3		11	2		1
4	(16) Jason Garrity	10				3				0	3						2			2			10	4	2	0
5	(12) Scott Nicholls	10			2					3		1			2						2		10	5	1
6	(8) Kyle Howarth	10		2						1			2			2			3				10	6	0
7	(3) Rory Schlein ()	9	0						2				3				3				1		9	7
8	(2) Danny King	8	3					0				3				1				1			8	8
9	(10) Chris Harris	7			0			3						2			0		2				7	9
10	(5) Josh Auty	7		1			1					2					1					2	7	10
11	(1) Richard Lawson	6	1				2				1				1				1				6	11
12	(6) Lewis Kerr	5		0				1			2							2			0		5	12
13	(11) Adam Ellis	3			3				0		0					0						0	3	13
14	(14) Richie Worrall	3				0		2					0		0							1	3	14
15	(15) Steve Worrall	3				2			1			0						-	-				3	15
16	(9) Ashley Morris	3			1		0						1					1		0			3	16
17	(17) Jack Smith	0																					0	17
18	(18) Kyle Bickley	0																					0	18
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	22

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

Under 21 final

Robert Lambert won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the second consecutive year. The final was held at Shielfield Park on 1 May.^[5]

Pos.	Rider	Points	SF	Final
1	Robert Lambert	15	x	3
2	Connor Mountain	10	3	2
3	Nathan Greaves	10	2	1
4	Dan Bewley	12	x	0
5	Jack Thomas	9	1
6	Alfie Bowtell	12	0
7	Jack Smith	8
8	Zach Wajtknecht	7
9	Luke Ruddick	7
10	Josh Bailey	6
11	Kyle Bickley	5
12	Max Clegg	5
13	Drew Kemp	5
14	Joe Lawlor	2
15	Taylor Hampshire	2
16	Leon Flint (res)	1
17	Jason Edwards	0

References

^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
^ "2018 British Semi-Final 1 Result" (PDF). Speedway GB.
^ "2018 British Semi-Final 2 Result" (PDF). Speedway GB.
^ "British Final". Speedway Great Britain.
^ "Robert Lambert Retains Under 21 British Speedway Title". Auto Cycle Union. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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

[2] "2018 British Semi-Final 1 Result" (PDF). Speedway GB.

[3] "2018 British Semi-Final 2 Result" (PDF). Speedway GB.

[4] "British Final". Speedway Great Britain.

[5] "Robert Lambert Retains Under 21 British Speedway Title". Auto Cycle Union. Retrieved 5 May 2023.