{{Short description|Australian motorcycle speedway championship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox Sports league | title = Australian Championship | current_season = | image = File:Leigh Adams 2009.jpg | pixels = | caption = Leigh Adams, ten time winner | sport = Motorcycle speedway | founded = 1926 | most_champs = Leigh Adams (10) }} The '''Australian Individual Speedway Championship''' historically known as the '''Australian Solo Championship''' is a motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion. It is organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) and is the oldest continuously running national speedway championship in the world, having been run since 1926 with the exception of 1942-1945 when racing was suspended during World War II and 1955-1961 when the championship was not held.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmaustralii.php|title=Individual Australian Championship|website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/results/|title=Australian Speedway Championship Results|website=Australian Speedway Championship|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
== History == The first Championship in 1926 was held at the Newcastle Showground in Newcastle, which was won by American rider Cecil Brown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vintagespeedway.com/Titles.html |title=The Australian Solo Championship | website=Vintage Speedway |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://speedwayfansite.com/champs/ausim.html|title=Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Australii|website=Speedway Fansite|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> In the early years of the championship, multiple Australian titles were often held in the same year with some riders winning more than one title per year. Championships were run over anywhere from 2 to 6 laps and/or over 2 miles, often depending on the length of the track used.
Legendary Danish rider Ole Olsen and Australia's own Jason Crump are the only riders who have won the championship while being the reigning Speedway World Champion. Olsen's controversial win at the Liverpool Speedway in Sydney in 1976 was the last win by a non-Australian rider. His win was controversial as many of the riders at the meeting protested his eligibility because of his nationality. However, with Olsen available to ride the promoters of the speedway insisted on his inclusion knowing that he would draw a larger crowd.
From 1979 to 1994, the Championship served as a qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dlprezes.pl.tl/65_World-Speedway-Championship-_-1965.htm |title=1965 World Championship |website=Metal Speedway |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/65.htm#1965 |title=1965 World Championship | website=Speedway.org |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
== Past winners == === Multiple championship era === {| class="wikitable" |- align=center |width=70px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Year''' |width=80px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Distance''' |width=180px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Venue''' |width=190px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winner''' |width=190px {{Speedway color|P2}}|'''Runner-up''' |width=190px {{Speedway color|P3}}|'''3rd place''' |- |align=center| 1926 |6 laps | Newcastle Showground | Cecil Brown ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Mick Brennan (NSW) | Roy Hindle (NSW) |- |align=center| 1927 |4 laps | Newcastle Showground | Pat Hamilton (NSW) | Tom Sharp | Ted Rees (NSW) |- |align=center| 1927 |3 laps | Newcastle Showground
| Paddy Dean (NSW) | Ted Rees (NSW) | Harold Murdoch (NSW) |- |align=center| 1927 |4 laps | Newcastle Showground | Ted Rees (NSW) | Billy Lamont (NSW) | Sprouts Elder ({{flagicon|USA}}) |- |align=center| 1928 |3 laps | Claremont Speedway | Sig Schlam (WA) | Alby Taylor (SA) | Harry Mangham (SA) |- |align=center| 1928 |6 laps | Wayville Showgrounds | Alby Taylor (SA) | Vic Huxley (Qld) | Sprouts Elder ({{flagicon|USA}}) |- |align=center| 1929 |3 laps | Wayville Showgrounds | Frank Duckett (SA) | Paddy Dean (NSW) | Tommy Benstead (NSW) |- |align=center| 1929 |2¾hp/4 laps | Davies Park | Frank Pearce (Qld) | Frank Arthur (NSW) | |- |align=center| 1929 |3½hp/4 laps | Davies Park | Max Grosskreutz (Qld) | Alby Taylor (SA) | Frank Pearce (Qld) |- |align=center| 1929 |2 miles | Claremont Speedway | Sig Schlam (WA) | Cec Walker (WA) | Syd Parsons (SA) |- |align=center| 1930 |3 laps | Wayville Showgrounds | Jack Chapman (SA) | Jack Ormston ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Frank Arthur (NSW) |- |align=center| 1930 |6 laps | Claremont Speedway | Arthur Atkinson ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Jack Chapman (SA) | Bill Dunne (WA) |- |align=center| 1930 |2 miles | Exhibition Speedway | Reg West (Vic) | Lionel Davey (Qld) | Len Woods (Vic) |- |align=center| 1931 |2 laps | Melbourne Motordrome | Harold Hastings (Qld) | Max Grosskreutz (Qld) | Frank Duckett (SA) |- |align=center| 1931 |4 laps | Bathurst Sports Ground | Harold Murdoch (NSW) | Ken Kirkman (NSW) | Bruce Webb (NSW) |- |align=center| 1931 |6 laps | Wayville Showgrounds | Ray Tauscher ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Jack Hanson (SA) | Laurie Packer (SA) |- |align=center| 1932 |2 laps | Cumberland Oval | Wally Little (NSW) | Ken Kirkman (NSW) | Jim McMahon (NSW) |- |align=center| 1932 |3 laps | Wayville Showgrounds | Arnie Hansen (SA) | Max Grosskreutz (Qld) | Dick Wise (SA) |- |align=center| 1932 |4 laps | Exhibition Speedway | Bill Rogers (NSW) | Lionel Davey (Qld) | Frank Apted (Vic) |- |align=center| 1933 | | Exhibition Speedway | Larry Boulton ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Bert Spencer (Qld) | Jack Bibby (Vic) |- |align=center| 1934 | | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Vic Huxley (Qld) | George Greenwood ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Frank Arthur (NSW) |- |align=center| 1935 | | Sydney Showground | Bluey Wilkinson (NSW) | Tiger Stevenson ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Frank Varey ({{flagicon|ENG}}) |- |align=center| 1936 | | Sydney Showground | Max Grosskreutz (Qld) | Vic Huxley (Qld) | Jack Milne ({{flagicon|USA}}) |- |align=center| 1937 | | Sydney Showground | Jack Milne ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Wilbur Lamoreaux ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Vic Duggan (NSW) |- |align=center| 1938 |3 laps |Sydney Showground | Bluey Wilkinson (NSW) | Jack Milne ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Joe Abbott ({{flagicon|ENG}}) |- |align=center| 1938 |4 laps | Sydney Showground | Bluey Wilkinson (NSW) | Wilbur Lamoreaux ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Clem Mitchell (SA) |- |align=center| 1938 |5 laps | Camden Motordrome | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Cordy Milne ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Frank Woodroofe (SA) |- | colspan=6 align=center| '''1939 not held''' |- |align=center| 1940 | |Sydney Showground | Cordy Milne ({{flagicon|USA}}) | Vic Duggan (NSW) | Lionel Van Praag (NSW) |- |align=center| 1941 | | Sydney Sports Ground | Vic Duggan (NSW) | Lionel Van Praag (NSW) | Max Grosskreutz (Qld) |- | colspan=6 align=center| '''1942-1945 not held''' |- |align=center| 1946 | | Sydney Sports Ground | Frank Dolan | Lionel Van Praag (NSW) | Bill Rogers (NSW) |- |align=center| 1947 |2 laps | Tracey's Speedway | Bill Rogers (NSW) | Lionel Van Praag (NSW) | Aub Lawson (NSW) |- |align=center| 1947 |3 laps |Sydney Sports Ground | Vic Duggan (NSW) | Lionel Van Praag (NSW) | Ray Duggan (NSW) |- |align=center| 1947 |4 laps | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Andy Menzies (Vic) | Charlie Spinks (Qld) | Keith Cox (Qld) |- |align=center| 1948 |2 laps | Sydney Showground | Vic Duggan (NSW) | Max Grosskreutz (Qld) | Bill Melluish |- |align=center| 1948 |3 laps | Sydney Sports Ground | Vic Duggan (NSW)<ref>{{cite news |title=Norman Parker back in form in Championship |work=South Western Star |date=30 January 1948 | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19480130/158/0007 | via = British Newspaper Archive| access-date=10 November 2023 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> | Norman Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Max Grosskreutz (Qld) |- |align=center| 1948 |2 laps | Sydney Showground | Vic Duggan (NSW) | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Ray Duggan (NSW)<br />Alec Statham ({{flagicon|ENG}}) |- |align=center| 1949 |2 laps | Sydney Showground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Jack Biggs (Vic) | Graham Warren (Qld)<br />Eric Chitty ({{flagicon|CAN}}) |- |align=center| 1949 |4 laps | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Bill Rogers (NSW) | Charlie Spinks (Qld) |- |align=center| 1950 |2 laps | Sydney Sports Ground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Graham Warren (Qld) | Jack Biggs (Vic) |- |align=center| 1950 |3 laps | Tracey's Speedway | Bill Kitchen ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Bill Longley (Vic) | Aub Lawson (NSW)<br />Jack Biggs (Vic) |- |align=center| 1950 |4 laps | Sydney Showground | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Bill Longley (Vic) |- |align=center| 1950 |cofc | Sydney Sports Ground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Jack Biggs (Vic) |- |align=center| 1951 |3 laps | Sydney Showground | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Keith Ryan (NSW) | Aub Lawson (NSW) |- |align=center| 1951 |4 laps | Sydney Sports Ground | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Aub Lawson (NSW)<br />Tommy Miller ({{flagicon|SCO}}) | |- |align=center| 1951 |cofc | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Tommy Miller ({{flagicon|SCO}}) |- |align=center| 1952 |2 laps | Maitland Showground | Keith Ryan (NSW) | Aub Lawson (NSW)<br />Lionel Levy (NSW) | |- |align=center| 1952 |3 laps | Sydney Showground | Keith Ryan (NSW) | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}})<br />Lionel Levy (NSW) | |- |align=center| 1952 |4 laps | Sydney Sports Ground | Lionel Levy (NSW) | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Jack Parker ({{flagicon|ENG}}) |- |align=center| 1952 |cofc | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Lionel Levy (NSW) | Keith Ryan (NSW) |- |align=center| 1953 |3 laps | Sydney Showground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Lionel Levy (NSW) | Allan Quinn (NSW) |- |align=center| 1953 |4 laps | Sydney Sports Ground | Lionel Levy (NSW) | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Don Lawson (NSW) |- |align=center| 1953 |cofc |Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Lionel Levy (NSW) | Keith Ryan (NSW) |- |align=center| 1954 |3 laps | Sydney Sports Ground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Ken McKinlay ({{flagicon|SCO}}) | Lionel Levy (NSW) |- |align=center| 1954 |cofc | Sydney Sports Ground | Aub Lawson (NSW) | Lionel Levy (NSW) | Rune Sörmander ({{flagicon|SWE}}) |}
'''Key''' *cofc (Champion of champions)
=== Single championship === {| class="wikitable" |- align=center |width=70px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Year''' |width=180px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Venue''' |width=190px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winner''' |width=190px {{Speedway color|P2}}|'''Runner-up''' |width=190px {{Speedway color|P3}}|'''3rd place''' |- |align=center| 1962 | Rockhampton Showgrounds | Bob Sharp (NSW) | Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) | Keith Gurtner (Qld) |- |align=center| 1963 | Rockhampton Showgrounds | Mike Broadbank ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Keith Gurtner (Qld) | Ivan Mauger ({{flagicon|NZL}}) |- |align=center| 1964 | Sydney Showground | Ken McKinlay ({{flagicon|SCO}}) | Jack Scott (SA) | Ray Cresp (Vic) |- |align=center| 1965 | Sydney Showground | Bob Sharp (NSW) | Brian Collins (NSW) | Bill Bryden (NSW) |- |align=center| 1966 | Rowley Park | Chum Taylor (WA) | Jimmy Gooch ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Dennis Gavros (SA) |- |align=center| 1967 | Rowley Park | Jack Scott (SA) | Göte Nordin ({{flagicon|SWE}}) | Ken McKinlay ({{flagicon|SCO}}) |- |align=center| 1968 | Sydney Showground | Jim Airey (NSW) | Nigel Boocock ({{flagicon|ENG}}) | Eric Boocock ({{flagicon|ENG}}) |- |align=center| 1969 | Sydney Showground | Jim Airey (NSW) | Ken McKinlay ({{flagicon|SCO}})<br />Jack White (Qld)<br />Greg Kentwell (NSW) |- |align=center| 1970 | Sydney Showground | Jim Airey (NSW) | John Boulger (SA) | Kevin Torpie (Vic) |- |align=center| 1971 | Claremont Speedway | John Boulger (SA) | Bob O'Leary (WA) | John Langfield (NSW) |- |align=center| 1972 | Rowley Park | Jim Airey (NSW) | Ole Olsen ({{flagicon|DEN}}) | John Boulger (SA) |- |align=center| 1973 | Sydney Showground | John Boulger (SA) | John Langfield (NSW) | Billy Sanders (NSW) |- |align=center| 1974 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Steve Reinke (Qld) | John Boulger (SA) | John Titman (Qld) |- |align=center| 1975 | Sydney Showground | Phil Crump (Vic) | John Titman (Qld) | Phil Herne (NSW) |- |align=center| 1976 | Liverpool Speedway | Ole Olsen ({{flagicon|DEN}}) | Phil Crump (Vic) | Billy Sanders (NSW) |- |align=center| 1977 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | John Titman (Qld) | Phil Crump (Vic) | Billy Sanders (NSW) |- |align=center| 1978 | Claremont Speedway | Billy Sanders (NSW) | Phil Herne (NSW) | Lloyd Cross (WA) |- |align=center| 1979 | Olympic Park | Phil Crump (Vic) | Danny Kennedy (Vic) | John Boulger (SA) |- align=center |- |align=center| 1980 | Sydney Showground | Billy Sanders (NSW)<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|page=91|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref> | Phil Crump (Vic) | John Titman (Qld) |- |align=center| 1981 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Billy Sanders (NSW) | Phil Crump (Vic) | John Titman (Qld) |- |align=center| 1982 | Claremont Speedway | Billy Sanders (NSW) | Gary Guglielmi (NSW) | Glyn Taylor (WA) |- |align=center| 1983 | Speedway Park | Billy Sanders (NSW) | Glyn Taylor (WA) | Phil Crump (Vic) |- |align=center| 1984 | Olympic Park | Phil Crump (Vic) | Billy Sanders (NSW) | Gary Guglielmi (NSW) |- |align=center| 1985 | Pioneer Park Speedway | Billy Sanders (NSW) | Phil Crump (Vic) | Stan Bear (Qld) |- |align=center| 1986 | Pioneer Park Speedway | Troy Butler (Qld) | John Titman (Qld) | Alan Rivett (NSW) |- |align=center| 1987 | Olympic Park | Steve Regeling (Qld) | Steve Baker (SA) | Glyn Taylor (WA) |- |align=center| 1988 | Riverview Speedway | Phil Crump (Vic) | Steve Regeling (Qld) | Craig Hodgson (SA) |- |align=center| 1989 | Newcastle Motordrome | Glenn Doyle (WA)<ref>{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=Speedway Yearbook 1990 |year=1990 |page=10 |publisher=Front Page Books |isbn=0-948882-15-8}}</ref> | Stephen Davies (NSW) | Jamie Fagg (NT) |- align=center |- |align=center| 1990 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Glenn Doyle (WA) | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Stephen Davies (NSW) |- |align=center| 1991 | Arunga Park Speedway | Craig Boyce (NSW) | Glenn Doyle (WA) | Glyn Taylor (WA) |- |align=center| 1992 | North Arm Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Shane Parker (SA) | Mark Carlson (Qld) |- |align=center| 1993 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Jason Lyons (Vic) | Shane Bowes (SA) |- |align=center| 1994 | Olympic Park | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Jason Lyons (Vic) | Jason Crump (Vic) |- |align=center| 1995 | Gosford Speedway | Jason Crump (Vic) | Craig Boyce (NSW) | Leigh Adams (Vic) |- |align=center| 1996 | Newcastle Motordrome | Craig Boyce (NSW) | Jason Crump (Vic) | Tony Langdon (Qld) |- |align=center| 1997 |Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Craig Boyce (NSW) | Jason Crump (Vic) | Ryan Sullivan (SA) |- |align=center| 1998 | Riverview Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Jason Lyons (Vic) | Jason Crump (Vic) |- |align=center| 1999 | Olympic Park | Todd Wiltshire (NSW) | Jason Lyons (Vic) | Nigel Sadler (SA) |- align=center |- |align=center| 2000 | Gosford Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Mark Lemon (Vic) | Todd Wiltshire (NSW) |- |align=center| 2001 | Riverview Speedway | Todd Wiltshire (NSW) | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Mick Poole (NSW) |- |align=center| 2002 | Wayville Showgrounds | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Jason Crump (Vic) | Ryan Sullivan (SA) |- |align=center| 2003 | Gosford Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Todd Wiltshire (NSW) | Craig Watson (NSW) |- |align=center| 2004 | 3 rounds | Ryan Sullivan (SA) | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Todd Wiltshire (NSW) |- |align=center| 2005 |4 rounds | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Jason Lyons (Vic) | Steve Johnston (WA) |- |align=center| 2006 | 3 rounds | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Todd Wiltshire (NSW) | Rory Schlein (SA) |- |align=center| 2007 |5 rounds | Jason Crump (Vic) | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Steve Johnston (WA) |- |align=center| 2008 | 5 rounds | Chris Holder (NSW) | Troy Batchelor (Qld) | Joe Screen ({{flagicon|ENG}}) |- |align=center| 2009 | 3 rounds | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Chris Holder (NSW) | Rory Schlein (SA) |- |align=center| 2010 | 3 rounds | Chris Holder (NSW) | Troy Batchelor (SA) | Darcy Ward (Qld) |- |align=center| 2011 | 4 rounds | Chris Holder (NSW) | Darcy Ward (Qld) | Davey Watt (Qld) |- |align=center| 2012 | 3 rounds | Chris Holder (NSW) | Davey Watt (Qld) | Cameron Woodward (Vic) |- |align=center| 2013 | 3 rounds<ref>"[http://www.speedway365.com/index.php/world-speedway-news/3523-aussie-title-for-batchelor Aussie Title for Batchelor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315181731/http://www.speedway365.com/index.php/world-speedway-news/3523-aussie-title-for-batchelor |date=2013-03-15 }}", speedway365.com, 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013</ref> | Troy Batchelor (SA) | Dakota North (Vic) | Cameron Woodward (Vic) |- |align=center| 2014 | 3 rounds | Chris Holder (NSW) | Jason Doyle (NSW) | Josh Grajczonek (Qld) |- |align=center| 2015 | 4 rounds<ref>Hartshorn, Michael (2015) "[http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/2808890/jason-doyle-claims-australian-solo-speedway-title-at-home/ Jason Doyle claims Aussie title as Hunter riders dominate final round at Kurri Kurri Speedway]", ''Maitland Mercury'', 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015</ref> | Jason Doyle (NSW) | Sam Masters (NSW) | Justin Sedgmen (Vic) |- |align=center| 2016 | 4 rounds<ref>"[http://www.milduraindependent.com/index.php/sport/1988-confusing-end-to-aussie-title-brady-kurtz-declared-australian-solo-speedway-champion Confusing end to Aussie title - Brady Kurtz declared Australian solo speedway champion]", ''Mildura Independent'', 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016</ref> | Brady Kurtz (NSW) | Sam Masters (NSW) | Max Fricke (Vic) |- |align=center| 2017 | 4 rounds<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163703/http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/5473/sam-storms-to-aussie-gold Sam Masters Storms to Aussie Gold]}}", ''Speedway Grand Prix'', 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017</ref> | Sam Masters (NSW) | Justin Sedgmen (Vic) | Davey Watt (Qld) |- |align=center| 2018 |4 rounds<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184455/http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/6350/tungate-lands-first-aussie-title Tungate Lands First Aussie Title]}}", ''Speedway Grand Prix'', 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018</ref> | Rohan Tungate (NSW) | Brady Kurtz (NSW) | Max Fricke (Vic) |- |align=center| 2019 |5 rounds<ref>"[https://gazetawroclawska.pl/fricke-indywidualnym-mistrzem-australii-w-nagrode-pojedzie-w-grand-prix/ar/13803117 Fricke indywidualnym mistrzem Australii! W nagrodę pojedzie w Grand Prix]", ''Gazeta Wrocławska'', 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019</ref> | Max Fricke (Vic) | Rohan Tungate (NSW) | Chris Holder (NSW) |- |align=center| 2020 |4 rounds<ref>"https://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/8039/fricke-celebrates-aussie-title-double"/''Fricke Celebrates Aussie Title Double'', 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iy1KJ0kX3S0CqaS4B8PiePNonjOPbEJp/view|title=2020 Australian Solo Speedway Championship Series|website=Australian Speedway Championship|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> | Max Fricke (Vic) | Jack Holder (NSW) | Rohan Tungate (NSW) |- |align=center colspan=6 align=center| '''2021 cancelled due to COVID-19''' |- |align=center| 2022 |Gillman Speedway<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gillmanspeedway.com/news/2022/max-fricke-retains-the-australian-solo-championship |title=Max Fricke retains the Australian Solo Championship |website=Gillman Speedway |access-date=20 January 2023}}</ref> | Max Fricke | Justin Sedgmen | Tate Zischke |- |align=center| 2023 |4 rounds<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/miscellaneous/holder-is-aussie-champ/ |title=Holder is Aussie Champ |website=British Speedway |access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref> | Jack Holder | Jason Doyle | Max Fricke |- |align=center| 2024 |5 rounds<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/jack-holder-set-for-aussie-title-defence-in-january |title=Jack Holder set for Aussie title defence in January |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/events/ |title=2024 AUSTRALIAN SENIOR SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP |website=australianspeedwaychampionships |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref> | Rohan Tungate | Max Fricke | Jack Holder |- |align=center| 2025 |3 rounds<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Australia |url=|magazine=Speedway Star |page=46 |location= |publisher= |date=8 June 2024 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/motorsport/6348707/kurtz-crushes-field-to-lead-national-title |title=Kurtz crushes field to lead national title |website=Sunraysia Daily |access-date=12 January 2025 }}</ref> | Brady Kurtz | Jack Holder | Chris Holder |- |align=center| 2026 |4 rounds<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fimspeedway.com/news/fab-four-for-holder-as-he-wins-aussie-title-no2|title=Fab four for Holder as he wins Aussie title No.2|website=FIM Speedway |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref> | Jack Holder | Jaimon Lidsey | Rohan Tungate |}
== Medals classification (2 or more titles) == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- {{Speedway color|4}} !width=30px|Pos ||width=130px|Rider||width=30px {{Speedway color|P1}}|Gold ||width=30px {{Speedway color|P2}}|Silver ||width=30px {{Speedway color|P3}}|Bronze |- align=center |1. ||align=left| Leigh Adams | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 10 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 |- align=center |2. ||align=left| Aub Lawson | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 9 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 7 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 3 |- align=center |3. ||align=left| Billy Sanders | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 6 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 3 |- align=center |4. ||align=left| Jack Parker | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 5 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 |- align=center |5. ||align=left| Chris Holder | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 5 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 |- align=center |6. ||align=left| Vic Duggan | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 5 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 |- align=center |7. ||align=left| Phil Crump | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 |- align=center |8. ||align=left| Jim Airey | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center |9. ||align=left| Craig Boyce | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center |10. ||align=left| Max Fricke | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 3 |- align=center |11. ||align=left| Bluey Wilkinson | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center |12. ||align=left| Lionel Levy | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 6 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 |- align=center |13. ||align=left| Jason Crump | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 |- align=center |14. ||align=left| John Boulger | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 |- align=center | ||align=left| Todd Wiltshire | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 |- align=center |16. ||align=left| '''Jack Holder''' | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 |- align=center |17. ||align=left| Max Grosskreutz | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center |18. ||align=left| Keith Ryan | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 |- align=center |19. ||align=left| Glenn Doyle | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center | ||align=left| Brady Kurtz | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center |21. ||align=left| Pat Hamilton | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center | ||align=left| Sig Schlam | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |- align=center | ||align=left| Bob Sharp | {{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| | {{Speedway color|p3}}| |}
== See also == {{Portal|Australia|Sports}} *Motorsport in Australia *New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship *Western Australian Individual Speedway Championship *Victorian Individual Speedway Championship *South Australian Individual Speedway Championship *Queensland Solo Championship
== Statistics == *Jack Milne of the USA won the 1937 Australian Championship and later that year won the 1937 World Championship. Bluey Wilkinson won the 3 & 4 Lap Australian Championships in 1938 before also going on to win the World Championship later that year, Chris Holder also won both the 2012 Australian and World Championships. * Leigh Adams was the reigning Under-21 World Champion when he won his second straight Australian title in 1993. Jason Crump would win his first Australian title in 1995 and later that year won the 1995 U/21 World Championship. * Adams also became the first reigning Australian Under-21 Champion to win the senior title when he won his first championship in 1992. Chris Holder became just the second rider to hold both titles at the same time in 2008 * Phil and Jason Crump are the only father/son combination to win the Australian Solo Championship. * Billy Sanders holds the record for most title wins in a row, winning four in a row from 1980 to 1983. Sanders also won in 1978 and 1985 giving him 6 titles in 8 years, but lost his title in both 1979 and 1984 to Phil Crump. Vic Duggan (1941, 1947, 1948 [x3]) and Chris Holder (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) have both won 5 Australian Championships. * Leigh Adams holds the record for most title wins overall with 10. Aub Lawson holds the record for most podiums with 19 between 1947 and 1954. Lawson's total includes his record of 4 wins in the Champion of Champions (1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954) and his second place in the 1951 Champion of Champions. * Mildura rider Jason Lyons holds the dubious record of having finished second the most number of times (5 - 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999 & 2005) without ever having won the Australian Championship. *The winner of the Championship receives the Billy Sanders Memorial Trophy, named after the speedway rider Billy Sanders.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amcn.com.au/editorial/17877/ |title=Not forgotten Billy Sanders |website=Australian Motor Cycle News |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
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