| Rick France | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Career1: | Coventry Bees |
| Years1: | 1960-1972 |
| Career2: | Middlesbrough Bears |
| Years2: | 1961 |
| Career3: | Leicester Hunters |
| Years3: | 1962 |
| Career4: | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Years4: | 1963 |
| Career5: | Sheffield Tigers |
| Years5: | 1973 |
| Career6: | Halifax Dukes |
| Years6: | 1974-1975 |
| Indivyear1: | 1967 |
| Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Teamyear1: | 1968 |
| Teamhonour1: | British League Champion |
| Teamyear2: | 1967 |
| Teamhonour2: | British League KO Cup Winner |
| Teamyear3: | 1963 |
| Teamhonour3: | Provincial League Champion |
| Teamyear4: | 1966, 1969, 1970 |
| Teamhonour4: | Midland Cup |
| Teamyear5: | 1973 |
| Teamhonour5: | Northern Trophy |
Derek Edward Rick France (12 July 1938 – 25 January 2024) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] [2]
France reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1967 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
France rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1960 to 1975, riding primarily for Coventry Bees.[4] He was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times.[5] [2]
France died on 25 January 2024, at the age of 85.[6] [7]