# 2018 British Speedway Championship

The 2018 British Speedway Championship was the 58th edition of the British Speedway Championship. 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
* 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
* 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
* 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.
| 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 | | |