The 1994 Commonwealth final was the 11th running of the Commonwealth Final as part of the qualification for the 1994 Speedway World Championship. The 1994 Final was run on 22 May at the Norfolk Arena in King's Lynn, England, and was part of the World Championship qualifying for riders from the Commonwealth nations.[1][2]

Riders qualified for the Final from the Australian, British and New Zealand Championships.

1994 was the last time the Commonwealth Final was run[3] following the introduction of the Speedway Grand Prix in 1995.[4]

1994 Commonwealth final

Pos.RiderTotal
1England Mark Loram14
2England Martin Dugard13
3England Joe Screen12
4Australia Leigh Adams11
5England Chris Louis10
6England Jeremy Doncaster9
7Australia Jason Lyons8
8Australia Craig Boyce8
9England Gary Havelock7
10Australia Jason Crump7
11New Zealand Mitch Shirra6
12England Andy Smith4
13England Steve Schofield4
14New Zealand Mark Thorpe3
15England Dean Barker2
16England Simon Cross0
ResEngland Kelvin Tatumdid not ride
ResAustralia Shane Parkerdid not ride

Classification

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
1 England (4) Mark Loram 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1
2 England (15) Martin Dugard 13 2 3 2 3 3 13 2
3 England (5) Joe Screen 12 3 2 3 3 1 12 3
4 Australia (14) Leigh Adams 11 1 3 3 2 2 11 4
5 England (1) Chris Louis 10 1 1 3 3 2 10 5
6 England (13) Jeremy Doncaster 9 3 0 1 2 3 9 6
7 Australia (8) Jason Lyons 8 1 2 2 3 F 8 7
8 Australia (6) Craig Boyce 8 2 2 2 1 1 8 8
9 England (10) Gary Havelock 7 3 1 0 2 1 7 9
10 Australia (3) Jason Crump 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 10
11 New Zealand (9) Mitch Shirra 6 0 3 0 0 3 6 11
12 England (7) Andy Smith 4 F 0 2 0 2 4 12
13 England (11) Steve Schofield 4 2 2 0 F 0 4 13
14 New Zealand (12) Mark Thorpe 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 14
15 England (16) Dean Barker 2 0 1 1 0 E 2 15
16 England (2) Simon Cross 0 0 0 F - - 0 16
R1 England (R1) Kelvin Tatum 0 0 R1
R2 Australia (R2) Shane Parker 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

References

  1. "1994 Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. "Commonwealth Finals". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. "Timelines, Take a Moment". Speedway Star page 47. 13 August 2022.
  4. "How Cardiff became Speedway Grand Prix's 'Monaco'". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

See also

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