Brian Brett
Born3 April 1938
Stanstead Abbotts, East Hertfordshire, England
Died14 November 2006 (aged 68)
Harlow, Essex, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1956-1957Rye House Roosters
1958Ipswich Witches
1958-1960Southampton Saints
1960-1964Swindon Robins
1965-1966Newcastle Diamonds
1967Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1965Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1956Southern Area League
1956Southern Area League Cup
1961National Trophy

Brian Christopher Brett (3 April 1938 - 14 November 2006) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]

Speedway career

Brett first rode in British speedway for the Rye House Roosters during the 1956 Southern Area League, and helped the team win the league title and league cup.[3]

From 1958 to 1960, he rode in top tier of British Speedway for Southampton Saints.[4] before joining the Swindon Robins, where he would spend five seasons from 1960 to 1964 and then two seasons with Newcastle Diamonds from 1965 to 1966. His successes included winning the 1961 National Trophy.[5]

Brett reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[6]

At retirement he had earned 3 international caps for the England national speedway team and 4 caps for Great Britain.[5][7]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

References

  1. ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "LEGENDS: BRIAN BRETT". Swindon Robins Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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