# German Individual Speedway Championship

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Annual German national speedway competition

German Individual Speedway Championship Sport Motorcycle speedway Founded 1962

The **German Individual Speedway Championship** is a [Motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) championship held each year to determine the German national champion.[1][2][3][4]

## History

Egon Müller, first champion of West Germany and five times champion, pictured in 2018

Before the [German reunification](/source/German_reunification) champions of [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) and [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) were declared.[5][6] The first German champion was crowned in 1962, when [Jürgen Hehlert](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Hehlert) won the East German Championship.[7]

## Past winners

### East Germany

Year Winners Runner-up 3rd place 1962 Jürgen Hehlert Gunter Schelenz Wolfgang Krug 1963 Jochen Dinse Gunter Schelenz Jurgen Rudolph 1964 Jochen Dinse Gunter Schelenz Hans Jürgen Fritz 1965 Jochen Dinse Hans Jürgen Fritz Jürgen Hehlert 1966 Jürgen Hehlert Bruno Bulau Gunter Schelenz 1967 Jochen Dinse Peter Liebing Jürgen Hehlert 1968 Jochen Dinse Gerhard Uhlenbrock Jürgen Hehlert 1969 Peter Liebing Jochen Dinse Gerhard Uhlenbrock 1970 Hans Jürgen Fritz Jürgen Hehlert Peter Liebing 1971 Hans Jürgen Fritz Jürgen Hehlert Jochen Dinse 1972 Hans Jürgen Fritz Clemens Bever Dieter Tetzlaff 1973 Jochen Dinse Clemens Bever Peter Liebing 1974 Dieter Tetzlaff Hans Jürgen Fritz Wilfried Schneider 1975 Clemens Bever Dieter Tetzlaff Rolf Perner 1976 Dieter Tetzlaff Clemens Bever Jochen Dinse 1977 Hartmut Ernst[8] Clemens Bever Dieter Tetzlaff 1978 Dieter Tetzlaff[9] Werner Mell Joachim Mell 1979 Dieter Tetzlaff Dietmar Lieschke Clemens Bever 1980 Dieter Tetzlaff[10] Diethelm Triemer Dietmar Lieschke 1981 Diethelm Triemer Clemens Bever Dieter Tetzlaff 1982 Diethelm Triemer Werner Mell Dietmar Liechke 1983 Diethelm Triemer Jurgen Schumann Thomas Frobel 1984 Diethelm Triemer Norbert Gummer Thomas Frobel 1985 Diethelm Triemer Ralf Peters Herbert Mussehl 1986 Diethelm Triemer Joachim Mell Ralf Peters 1987 Diethelm Triemer Herbert Mussehl Ralf Peters 1988 Herbert Mussehl Thomas Frobel Diethelm Triemer 1989 Joachim Mell Mike Ott Ralf Peters 1990 Mike Ott Thomas Diehr Thomas Hopp 1991 Thomas Diehr Herbert Mussehl Frank Leonhardt

### West Germany

Before 1979 the West German Individual Championship was only held on [Grasstrack](/source/Grasstrack) and/or [Long track](/source/Long_track_motorcycle_racing).

Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place 1979 Olching Egon Müller Georg Hack Christian Brandt 1980 Norden Georg Gilgenreiner Egon Müller Josef Aigner 1981 Pocking Egon Müller Karl Maier Georg Hack 1982 Bremen Josef Aigner Egon Müller Georg Hack 1983 Landshut Egon Müller Karl Maier Stefan Deser 1984 Diedenbergen Egon Müller Klaus Lausch Karl Maier 1985 Landshut Egon Müller Klaus Lausch Gerd Riss 1986 Neuenknick Gerd Riss Klaus Lausch Karl Maier 1987 Pocking Tommy Dunker Gerd Riss Karl Maier 1988 Brokstedt Klaus Lausch Tommy Dunker Karl Maier 1989 Norden Klaus Lausch Andre Pollehn Tommy Dunker 1990 Neustadt Klaus Lausch Tommy Dunker Andre Pollehn

### Germany

Post 1990 [11]

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place Ref 1991 5 rounds Zoltán Adorján Gerd Riss Klaus Lausch 1992 Norden Gerd Riss Robert Barth Jörg Pingel 1993 Neubrandenburg Marvyn Cox Gerd Riss Mike Ott 1994 Ludwigslust Gerd Riss Marvyn Cox Andre Pollehn 1995 Meissen Marvyn Cox Gerd Riss Robert Barth 1996 Stralsund Gerd Riss Robert Barth Robbie Kessler 1997 Brokstedt Todd Wiltshire Matthias Kröger Robbie Kessler 1998 Güstrow Todd Wiltshire Steffen Mell Aleš Dryml 1999 Olching Mirko Wolter Gerd Riss Robert Barth 2000 Brokstedt Robert Barth Matthias Kröger Lukas Dryml 2001 Stralsund Robert Barth Aleš Dryml Mirko Wolter 2002 Norden Mirko Wolter Robbie Kessler Martin Smolinski 2003 Landshut Mathias Schultz Matthias Kröger Christian Hefenbrock 2004 3 rounds Mirko Wolter Mathias Schultz Christian Hefenbrock 2005 Brokstedt Mathias Schultz Christian Hefenbrock Jörg Pingel 2006 Herxheim Christian Hefenbrock Tobias Kroner Thomas Stange 2007 Stralsund Martin Smolinski Mathias Schultz Tobias Kroner 2008 Diedenbergen Kevin Wölbert Martin Smolinski Richard Speiser 2009 Landshut Martin Smolinski Christian Hefenbrock Frank Facher 2010 Brokstedt Martin Smolinski Tobias Kroner Tobias Busch 2011 Güstrow Kevin Wölbert Kai Huckenbeck Martin Smolinski 2012 Teterow Tobias Kroner Christian Hefenbrock Kevin Wölbert 2013 Berghaupten Kai Huckenbeck Mathias Schultz Martin Smolinski 2014 Brokstedt Kai Huckenbeck Martin Smolinski Tobias Kroner 2015 Wolfslake Martin Smolinski Kevin Wölbert Tobias Busch 2016 Stralsund Martin Smolinski Kevin Wölbert Mathias Schultz 2017 Olching Kai Huckenbeck Kevin Wölbert Max Dilger 2018 Güstrow Martin Smolinski Kai Huckenbeck Erik Riss 2019 Abensberg Martin Smolinski Erik Riss Kevin Wölbert [12] 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [13] 2021 Stralsund Martin Smolinski Kai Huckenbeck Norick Blödorn 2022 Herxheim Norick Blödorn Kevin Wölbert René Deddens [14] 2023 Güstrow Kevin Wölbert Valentin Grobauer Marius Hillebrand [15] 2024 Pocking Erik Riss Kevin Wölbert Patrick Hyek [16] 2025 4 rounds Norick Blödorn Kevin Wölbert Valentin Grobauer [17]

## See also

- [German Team Speedway Championship](/source/German_Team_Speedway_Championship)

- [Germany national speedway team](/source/Germany_national_speedway_team)

- [East Germany national speedway team](/source/East_Germany_national_speedway_team)

- [West Germany national speedway team](/source/West_Germany_national_speedway_team)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Loader, Tony (1991). *Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991*. Tony Loader. p. 166. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1036-4404](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1036-4404).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Individual German Speedway Championship"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmniemiec.php). *Speedway History*. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Individual East German Speedway Championship"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmnrd.php). *Speedway History*. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Individual West German Speedway Championship"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmrfn.php). *Speedway History*. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["East Germany National Championship"](http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/12/east-germany-national-championship.html). *Edinburgh Speedway*. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Oakes, Peter (1981). *1981 Speedway Yearbook*. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 87–91. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-86215-017-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86215-017-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion"](https://www.speedweek.com/amp/speedwaydm/news/174046/Juergen-Hehlert-Der-erste-Deutsche-Speedway-Meister.html?lang=en). *Speedweek*. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Home"](https://www.mcn-stralsund.de/de/home/home.php). *MC “Nordstern” Stralsund eV*. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Club History"](https://www.mcpostleipzig.de/vereinsgeschichte/). *MC Post Leipzig*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Oakes, Peter (1981). *1981 Speedway Yearbook*. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 91. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-86215-017-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86215-017-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["German Individual Speedway Championship list"](http://speedwaystats.wordpress.com/nationals/western-europe/germany/). *Speedway Stats*. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Speedway riders, history and results"](https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/12406/2019-german-championship-final-abensberg). *wwosbackup*. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["SGP 2020 EVENTS CANCELLED IN RUSSIA AND GERMANY"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184716/https://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/8334/sgp-2020-events-cancelled-in). *Speedway GP*. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** "Speedway from Around the Globe (Germany)". *Speedway Star*. 3 September 2022. p. 43.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Żużel - Nie było mocnych na Wölberta! Mistrzostwa bez gwiazd"](https://speedwaynews.pl/zuzel/nie-bylo-mocnych-na-wolberta-mistrzostwa-bez-gwiazd/). *Speedway News*. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Erik Riss Deutscher Speedwaymeister 2024"](https://www.bahnsport-deutschland.de/de/news/erik-riss-neuer-deutscher-speedwaymeister-2024). *Bahnsport Deutschland*. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["SGP2 star Blordorn becomes double German champion"](https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/sgp2-star-blodorn-becomes-double-german-champion). *FIM Speedway*. Retrieved 9 September 2025.

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