Introduction.
The object of this website is to present all the national championship winners of speedway countries, major and minor, if not on one sheet then on one webpage at least. Results of other important speedway competitions which have been collated over time are also to be found here, as per tabs, left, so that the site now contains ~8000 results. (For advise on viewing the tables see last tab, 'About/Contact/Links'.)
Championship venues have also been included in the tables alongside most of the data. This helps on occasions where ambiguity may exist, to aid clarification. Unless otherwise stated, such as for early Australian titles and present day Youth/Junior classes, only 500cc class winners are addressed.
In some countries the national licensing body has changed over time, not all with FIM affiliation. Notwithstanding, championships under the auspices of the controlling authorities recognised by the sport within its country are used and included here. Presently in both Canada and the USA at least two awarding authorities co-exist. Hence two national championships are run in the States yet riders are able to participate in both competitions with impunity. The US champions listed in the main table of this website for the years since the present duality (from 1998 onward) are those of the current FIM-affiliated body, the American Motorcyclist Association, (AMA). Detail of other US champions are given on the America page.
The ultimate speedway champion is, of course the World Champion, and though widely available on many sites and publications, the list of speedway World Champions is also included here, for completeness and in recognition of those riders' achievements. Having commonality of riders within the sports, the Speedway World Championships' 1-2-3s are supplemented with the Long Track and Ice Racing World 1-2-3s, plus two further pages giving National championship Solo winners for Long Track racing, including Grass Track racing in the UK, so that a single reference point is again achieved on one website.
Finally, though primarily about individual champion riders, tables of the league championship winning teams and runners-up are included for each of the 80 years that team racing has operated in the UK, and for a number of other European speedway nations since their introduction, post-war, to league racing.
Bookmark " www.speedwaychampions.com "
and add it to your 'Favourites' now.
Colin Jewes, Feb.2010