SGB Championship 2018

The SGB Championship 2018 was the 2018 season of the second division of Great British speedway. The season ran between March and October 2018 and consisted of 11 teams participating.

Workington Comets completed the treble winning the playoffs, Championship Shield and the Knockout Cup. It was the first league title win since their formation in 1970.

League
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

Results
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

The following SGB Championship league match was not completed during the league season Workington Comets Vs Lakeside Hammers

Table
Final SGB Championship League Table Up To And Including Sunday 16 September

Play-offs
Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red

SGB Championship Knockout Cup
The 2018 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 51st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.

KO Cup stages
Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final
First leg

Second leg

Workington were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–82.

Championship Shield
Borders Group

Final Championship Shield Borders Group Table

Northern Group

Final Championship Shield Northern Group Table

Southern Group

Final Championship Shield Southern Group Table

Play-offs

Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red

Semi-finals

Final

Riders' Championship
Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 2 September at Owlerton Stadium.


 * f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs
The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Oaktree Arena on 20 July. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers for the second consecutive year.

Semi finals
 * Sheffield bt Lakeside 7-2
 * Workington bt Peterborough 7-2

Final
 * Sheffield bt Workington 5-4

Fours
Peterborough Panthers won the SGB Championship Fours for the second successive year, held on 1 July 2018, at the Media Prime Arena.

Teams and final averages
Berwick Bandits


 * 🇦🇺 Aaron Summers 7.39
 * 🇦🇺 Kevin Doolan 7.63
 * Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 7.41
 * 🇦🇺 Jye Etheridge 6.95
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Howe 6.48
 * Theo Pijper 6.23
 * 🇦🇹 Dany Gappmaier 6.15
 * 🇸🇪 John Lindman 4.00

Edinburgh Monarchs


 * 🇺🇸 Ricky Wells 9.54
 * 🇩🇪 Erik Riss 8.86
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richie Worrall 8.63
 * 🇸🇪 Victor Palovaara 7.13
 * 🇦🇺 Josh Pickering 6.98
 * 🇸🇪 Joel Andersson 5.89
 * 🇩🇪 Mark Riss 5.55
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matt Williamson 4.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Max Clegg 3.64
 * William Lawson 3.63
 * 🇺🇸 Max Ruml 3.42
 * 🇦🇷 Coty Garcia 2.60

Glasgow Tigers


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Craig Cook 11.05
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chris Harris 8.53
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richie Worrall 8.11
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lewis Kerr 8.07
 * Claus Vissing 7.81
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Starke 6.92
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Sarjeant 4.74
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathan Greaves 3.24
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Thomas 2.58

Ipswich Witches


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny King 9.25
 * 🇦🇺 Rory Schlein 9.01
 * 🇦🇺 Cameron Heeps 7.16
 * 🇦🇷 Nico Covatti 7.10
 * 🇩🇪 Mark Riss 5.85
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Drew Kemp 5.42
 * 🇩🇪 Michael Hartel 5.00
 * 🇦🇷 Coty Garcia 4.90
 * Jonas Jeppesen 4.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Connor Mountain 3.72
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danyon Hume 3.62
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Wallinger 0.80

Lakeside Hammers


 * 🇦🇺 Nick Morris 9.46
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richard Lawson 9.41
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Adam Ellis 8.11
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kyle Newman 7.02
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Zach Wajtknecht 5.97
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben Morley 5.58
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alfie Bowtell 3.14

Newcastle Diamonds


 * 🇫🇮 Tero Aarnio 7.22
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stuart Robson 7.05
 * 🇸🇪 Ludvig Lindgren 6.77
 * 🇦🇺 Matthew Wethers 6.51
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ashley Morris 6.39
 * 🇨🇿 Matěj Kůs 5.96
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lewis Rose 5.33
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Carl Wilkinson 4.95

Peterborough Panthers


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scott Nicholls 8.70
 * Michael Palm Toft 8.66
 * 🇳🇿 Bradley Wilson-Dean 7.07
 * Ulrich Ostergaard 6.93
 * Emil Grondal 5.80
 * 🇫🇮 Nike Lunna 5.76
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Bacon 5.41
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Simon Lambert 5.16
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ellis Perks 3.33

Redcar Bears


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben Barker 7.85
 * Thomas Jørgensen 7.72
 * 🇫🇮 Nike Lunna 6.67
 * Jonas B. Andersen 6.39
 * 🇫🇷 Dimitri Bergé 5.50
 * 🇩🇪 Tobias Busch 5.42
 * 🇨🇿 Matěj Kůs 5.19
 * Theo Pijper 5.00
 * Mikkel B Andersen 4.87
 * 🇦🇺 Jordan Stewart 4.18
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathan Greaves 4.00

Scunthorpe Scorpions


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Josh Auty 9.08
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jason Garrity 8.32
 * 🇦🇺 Jake Allen 7.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steve Worrall 7.62
 * Stefan Nielsen 6.52
 * 🇺🇸 Gino Manzares 4.29
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Phillips 1.53

Sheffield Tigers


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Charles Wright 8.76
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kyle Howarth 8.00
 * Lasse Bjerre 7.69
 * Kasper Andersen 6.77
 * 🇦🇺 Todd Kurtz 6.75
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Shanes 5.81
 * 🇺🇸 Broc Nicol 4.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Connor Mountain 3.89
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Smith 3.81
 * Jan Graversen 3.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Georgie Wood 2.80
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Lawlor 0.89

Workington Comets


 * 🇦🇺 Ty Proctor 7.91
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dan Bewley 7.78
 * 🇳🇿 Bradley Wilson-Dean 7.76
 * Nicolai Klindt 7.66
 * Rene Bach 7.63
 * Rasmus Jensen 7.33
 * 🇦🇺 Mason Campton 7.23
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kyle Bickley 1.69