1978 British League season
| League | British League |
|---|---|
| Season | 1978 |
| Champions | Coventry Bees |
| No. of competitors | 19 |
The 1978 Gulf British League season was the fourteenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. The list of nineteen teams that competed in the league was identical to the previous season. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a fourth season. Coventry Bees won their second title and their first for ten years. Belle Vue Aces were runners-up for the fourth time in five seasons.
League table
| Team | M | W | D | L | Pts |
| Coventry Bees | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 54 |
| Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| Hull Vikings | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
| Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
| Cradley Heathens | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
| Ipswich Witches | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
| Exeter Falcons | 36 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 41 |
| Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| Bristol Bulldogs | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| Poole Pirates | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 37 |
| Leicester Lions | 36 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 34 |
| Halifax Dukes | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 31 |
| King's Lynn Stars | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| Reading Racers | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 29 |
| White City Rebels | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| Swindon Robins | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
| Birmingham Brummies | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
| Hackney Hawks | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 21 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Top Ten Riders
| Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
| 1 | Malcolm Simmons |  |
Poole Pirates | 10.78 |
| 2 | Ole Olsen |  |
Coventry Bees | 10.71 |
| 3 | Scott Autrey |  |
Exeter Falcons | 10.45 |
| 4 | Peter Collins | |
Belle Vue Aces | 10.44 |
| 5 | Michael Lee | |
King's Lynn Stars | 10.40 |
| 6 | Chris Morton | |
Belle Vue Aces | 10.31 |
| 7 | Dave Jessup | |
Reading Racers | 10.24 |
| 8 | Billy Sanders |  |
Ipswich Witches | 10.23 |
| 9 | Phil Crump | |
Bristol Bulldogs | 9.99 |
| 10 | Ivan Mauger |  |
Hull Vikings | 9.91 |
References
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