2001 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Oxford Cheetahs Knockout Cup Peterborough Panthers Craven Shield Poole Pirates Riders Championship Jason Crump Jason Crump Premier LeagueConference League 2000 2002 The 2001 Elite League speedway season was the 67th season of top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2001 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 4 July 2021 Season summary In 2001, the league consisted of nine teams and operated on a standard format without play-offs.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2001.php 2001 league tables Speedway GB Oxford Cheetahs won their first title since 1989. Leigh Adams was brought in from King's Lynn to lead the team that retained fellow Australian riders Todd Wiltshire and Steve Johnston, Czech brothers Lukáš Dryml and Aleš Dryml Jr. and Dane Brian Andersen. In a closely fought three way title battle they claimed the crown ahead of Poole and Coventry.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4939/oxford Oxford wwosbackup 31 July 2021 Poole were led by three times World Champion Tony Rickardsson who would claim his fourth Speedway World Championship during the season. Jason Crump was runner-up in the World Championship and topped the league averages for King's Lynn.http://www.speedway.org/history/ HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK Speedway.org 1 August 2021 League Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Oxford Cheetahs 32 20 5 7 1495 1367 45 13 582 Poole Pirates 32 21 2 9 1538 1325 44 13 573 Coventry Bees 32 21 2 9 1518 1356 44 11 554 Ipswich Witches 32 17 2 13 1444 1429 36 7 435 Peterborough Panthers 30 12 2 16 1356 1329 26 7 336 King's Lynn Knights 31 12 1 19 1381 1467 25 7 327 Eastbourne Eagles 32 11 3 18 1373 1463 25 7 328 Wolverhampton Wolves 32 12 0 20 1397 1478 24 4 289 Belle Vue Aces 30 7 1 22 1196 1484 15 1 16 Peterborough's home fixtures with Belle Vue were not held. 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV EAS IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue Aces 42–48 49–41 45–45 47–42 46–44 47–43 42–50 44–46 Coventry Bees 56–34 43–47 48–42 47–43 40–50 62–28 41–49 47–43 Eastbourne Eagles 51–39 45–45 40–50 75–0+ 45–45 49–41 44–46 49–41 Ipswich Witches 56–34 39–51 49–29 47–42 49–41 42–48 47–43 50–40 King's Lynn Knights 46–44 42–48 59–31 50–40 44–46 50–40 49–41 51–41 Oxford Cheetahs 59–31 52–38 47–43 46–44 45–45 38–34 54–36 47–43 Peterborough Panthers n/a 46–44 45–45 42–50 55–35 44–46 42–48 54–36 Poole Pirates 60–30 45–45 54–36 44–46 51–39 45–45 50–40 54–36 Wolverhampton Wolves 52–38 37–47 43–47 42–51 48–42 53–37 42–48 49–40 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2001 fixtures & results 1 June 2024 +awarded 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV EAS IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue Aces 44–46 42–30 42–48 42–48 47–43 47–42 32–58 40–50 Coventry Bees 52–38 65–25 48–42 48–42 47–43 40–50 52–38 448–42 Eastbourne Eagles 64–26 39–51 40–50 51–39 41–51 47–42 44–46 51–39 Ipswich Witches 49–41 43–47 56–34 48–44 45–45 39–51 46–44 47–43 King's Lynn Knights 51–38 48–42 51–39 49–40 44–46 48–45 42–48 53–37 Oxford Cheetahs 53–36 37–53 44–46 59–31 52–38 53–37 46–44 48–42 Peterborough Panthers n/a 455–35 62–28 57–33 49–41 45–45 44–46 58–32 Poole Pirates 57–33 48–42 56–34 49–41 42–30 52–38 56–34 54–36 Wolverhampton Wolves 54–36 38–52 47–43 51–39 50–37 43–47 55–35 46–44 complete Elite League Knockout Cup The 2001 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 63rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/04/elite-league-ko-cup-2001.html 2001 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two04/04 Poole 50-40 Ipswich17/05 Ipswich 56-34 Poole Second round Date Team one Score Team two09/07 Reading 50-40 Exeter08/07 Stoke 41-48 Hull12/05 Coventry 39-50 Peterborough12/05 Eastbourne 50-40Oxford11/05 Oxford 53-37 Eastbourne11/05 Peterborough 50-40 Coventry09/05 King's Lynn 56-34 Belle Vue07/05 Belle Vue 39-47 King's Lynn Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two09/10 Ipswich 46-44 Oxford14/09 Oxford 45-45 Ipswich14/09 Peterborough 49-41 King's Lynn12/09 King's Lynn 38-33 Peterborough Final First leg 25 October 2001 Peterborough PanthersRyan Sullivan 13 51 - 39 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005107/20011026/897/0084 Speedway Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette 26 October 2001 British Newspaper Archive subscription 6 October 2024 Ipswich WitchesScott Nicholls 14 East of England Showground Second leg 27 October 2001 Ipswich WitchesScott Nicholls 14Craig Boyce 9Jarek Hampel 8Jeremy Doncaster 8Chris Louis 7Savalas Clouting 2Carl Baldwin 0 48 - 42 https://www.crash.net/speedway/race-report/96989/1/peterborough-lift-the-cup Peterborough lift the cup. Crash.net 1 June 2024 Peterborough PanthersMark Loram 12Ryan Sullivan 11Nigel Sadler 8Mario Jirout 6David Howe 4Shane Parker 1Sam Tesar r/r Foxhall Stadium Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 93-87. Craven Shield Anglia Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Peterborough440082 King's Lynn420243 Ipswich40040 Midland Pos Team M W D L Pts1Wolverhampton 440082 Coventry420243 Belle Vue40040 South PosTeam M W D L Pts1 Poole440082 Oxford410323 Eastbourne41032 main FBR grey IPS KL PET Ipswich 44–46 33–39 King's Lynn 47–43 42–48 Peterborough 59–31 46–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2001 fixtures & results 4 November 2025 main FBR grey BV COV WOL Belle Vue 40–50 37–53 Coventry 47–43 39–51 Wolverhampton 54–36 46–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2001 fixtures & results 4 November 2025 main FBR grey EAS OX PP Eastbourne 51–39 36–54 Oxford 47–43 42–48 Poole 57–33 53–37 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2001 fixtures & results 4 November 2025 Final Leg Team one Team two Team three Score 1 Peterborough Poole Wolverhampton 42–43–23 2Wolverhampton Peterborough Poole 41–39–28 3Poole Peterborough Wolverhampton 46–30–32 Riders' Championship Jason Crump won the Elite League Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at Owlerton Stadium on 20 September.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/9476/2001-elite-league-riders-championship Elite League Riders' Championship WWOS Backup 8 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Jason Crump 3 3 3 3 214x32 ENG Scott Nicholls 3 1 3 2 3 12x23 DEN Nicki Pedersen 1 3 2 3 2 11314 SWE Mikael Karlsson 2 2 2 3 211205 AUS Craig Boyce 0 1 3 2 3 916 SWE Tony Rickardsson 3 3 2 1 0 907 AUS Ryan Sullivan 3 1 1 1 3 9 8 ENG Lee Richardson 2 3 2 2 0 9 9 AUS Leigh Adams 1 2 1 1 3 8 10 ENG Mark Loram 0 2 0 3 2 7 11 USA Sam Ermolenko 2 1 1 2 1 7 12 AUS Jason Lyons 1 2 3 0 0 6 13 ENG Dean Barker 2 0 0 1 1 4 14 POL Krzysztof Cegielski 1 0 1 0 1 3 15 AUS Steve Johnston 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 ENG David Norris 0 0 0 0 17 ENG David Howe (res) 1 1 18 ENG Paul Lee (res) 0 0 Leading final averages Rider Team Average AUS Jason CrumpKing's Lynn10.39 ENG Scott NichollsIpswich10.11 AUS Leigh AdamsOxford10.08 SWE Tony RickardssonPoole9.66 AUS Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.52 USA Billy HamillCoventry9.26 USA Greg HancockCoventry9.05 DEN Nicki PedersenKing's Lynn9.01 SWE Mikael KarlssonWolverhampton9.00 SWE Peter Karlsson King's Lynn 8.75 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em SWE Peter Karlsson 8.00 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 7.78 AUS Jason Lyons 6.74 FIN Kai Laukkanen 6.33 SVN Matej Ferjan 6.14 ENG Andy Smith 5.81 CZE Tomáš Topinka 4.74 ENG Neil Collins 4.21 SWE Henka Gustaffson 4.13 POL Tomasz Jędrzejak 4.00 ENG Wayne Carter 3.79 POL Adam Labedzki 3.65 Coventry 22em USA Billy Hamill 9.26 USA Greg Hancock 9.05 SWE Andreas Jonsson 7.90 ENG Lee Richardson 7.44 ENG Stuart Robson 5.39 USA Billy Janniro 5.17 ENG Paul Lee 2.88 Eastbourne 22em ENG Martin Dugard 8.16 ENG Joe Screen 7.60 ENG Dean Barker 6.80 ENG David Norris 6.70 CZE Antonín Šváb Jr. 6.46 SWE Stefan Andersson 6.07 POL Roman Povazhny 6.00 USA Brent Werner 5.42 FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 5.39 SWE Marcus Andersson 5.06 Ipswich 22em ENG Scott Nicholls 10.11 AUS Craig Boyce 8.06 ENG Chris Louis 7.79 POL Jarosław Hampel 7.35 ENG Jeremy Doncaster 6.35 NZL Jason Bunyan 2.66 ENG Savalas Clouting 2.08 King's Lynn 22em AUS Jason Crump 10.39 DEN Nicki Pedersen 9.01 SWE Peter Karlsson 8.75 SWE Niklas Klingberg 6.76 DEN Ronni Pedersen 6.64 DEN Tom P. Madsen 5.20 SWE Freddie Eriksson 4.71 POL Tomasz Bajerski 4.00 AUS Lee Redmond 2.08 GER Joachim Kugelmann 1.83 Oxford 22em AUS Leigh Adams 10.08 AUS Todd Wiltshire 7.16 DEN Brian Andersen 6.99 CZE Lukáš Dryml 6.75 AUS Steve Johnston 6.47 CZE Aleš Dryml Jr. 6.12 ENG Andrew Appleton 2.73 Peterborough 22em AUS Ryan Sullivan 9.52 ENG Mark Loram 8.37 ENG Simon Stead 7.31 SVN Matej Ferjan 6.59 AUS Shane Parker 6.18 ENG David Howe 5.86 AUS Nigel Sadler 5.66 CZE Marián Jirout 5.23 ENG Grant MacDonald 0.38 Poole 22em SWE Tony Rickardsson 9.66 POL Krzysztof Cegielski 8.34 ENG Gary Havelock 8.16 DEN Hans N. Andersen 6.73 POL Grzegorz Walasek 6.53 NOR Lars Gunnestad 6.51 SWE Magnus Zetterström 5.86 AUS Craig Watson 4.87 SWE David Ruud 4.42 Wolverhampton 22em SWE Mikael Karlsson 9.00 USA Sam Ermolenko 7.34 ENG Paul Hurry 7.33 DEN Jesper B. Jensen 5.71 SWE Daniel Nermark 5.62 POL Krzysztof Jabłoński 4.70 ENG Alun Rossiter 2.76 ENG Wayne Broadhurst 1.69 See also Speedway in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Category:2001 in British motorsport