The 1998 British Speedway Championship was the 38th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 17 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Chris Louis, with Joe Screen in second place and Paul Hurry in third.
British Final 17 May 1998 Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Pos. Rider Points Details Chris Louis 15 (3,3,3,3,3) Joe Screen 14 (3,3,2,3,3) Paul Hurry 12 (2,3,1,3,3)4 Simon Wigg 11 (3,2,3,0,3)5 Gary Havelock 10 (1,3,3,1,2) 6 Kelvin Tatum 9 (0,2,3,2,2) 7 Andy Smith 9 (2,2,2,1,2) 8 Savalas Clouting 8 (3,2,2,0,1) 9 Scott Nicholls 7 (1,1,2,2,1)10 Glenn Cunningham 5 (0,1,1,2,1)11 Carl Stonehewer 5 (2,1,X,1,1)12 David Norris5 (1,0,0,2,2)13 Ray Morton 4 (2,X,1,1,0)14 Lawrence Hare 3 (0,0,X,3,0)15 Garry Stead 3 (1,1,1,0,0) 16 Scott Smith 0 (0,0,X)17 Paul Clews 0 (0)18 Nick Simmons 0 (0,0)
British Under 21 final Scott Nicholls won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the first time. The final was held at Arena Essex Raceway on 24 April.
Pos. Rider Points1 Scott Nicholls 142 Lee Richardson 133 Paul Lee 124 David Howe 115 Andre Compton 116 Blair Scott 9+37 Andy Meldrum 9+28 Simon Stead79 Lee Dicken 710 Grant MacDonald 611 Leigh Lanham 512 Paul Clews 513 Oliver Allen 4 14 Paul Oughton 215 Barry Campbell 216 Brian Turner (res)217 Andrew Appleton 1
See also British Speedway Championship
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