# New Zealand Solo Championship

The New Zealand Solo Championship is the annual individual motorcycle speedway championship of New Zealand. The championship has been running since 1929, although the event has not been held during various years.

## History

Throughout the history of the championship, New Zealand has produced some of the best riders of all-time. Ronnie Moore, the first world champion from the country in 1958, became the champion of the New Zealand on four occasions. Two legendary riders Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs, who won ten world individual titles between them, only won four national championships because they spent significant parts of their careers based in England and did not always compete.
From 1979, the final of the New Zealand Solo Championship regularly doubled up as the New Zealand qualification round for the Speedway World Championship, although during various years this has not always been the case due to factors like licensing.
Since the early 1990s, the standard of speedway in New Zealand has decreased significantly and no rider has managed to win a competition of note.

## Key

* Unless stated, all riders are from New Zealand
* (wc) indicates that it was a world championship qualifier

## Past winners

| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 1929 | Kilbirnie Speedway | Dave Managh | | |
| 1930 | Kilbirnie Speedway | Alf Mattson | Harry Mangham | Eddie Naylor |
| 1931 | Western Springs Stadium | Alf Mattson | Wally Kilmister | |
| | 1932 not held | 1932 not held | 1932 not held | 1932 not held |
| 1933 | Monica Park | Charlie Blacklock | Norm Grey | |
| | 1934 to 1935 not held | 1934 to 1935 not held | 1934 to 1935 not held | 1934 to 1935 not held |
| 1936 | Monica Park | Wally Kilmister | Wally Rhodes | |
| | 1937-1940 not held | 1937-1940 not held | 1937-1940 not held | 1937-1940 not held |
| 1941 | Western Springs Stadium | Charlie Buchanan | Ron Seed | Henry Falls |
| | 1942-1944 not held due to World War II | 1942-1944 not held due to World War II | 1942-1944 not held due to World War II | 1942-1944 not held due to World War II |
| 1945 | Western Springs Stadium | Jack Hunt | Ron Seed | Norman Morgan |
| 1946 | Western Springs Stadium | Len Perry | Norman Morgan | George Mudgway |
| 1947 | Western Springs Stadium | Gil Craven | Harold Fairhurst | George Mudgway |
| 1948 | Western Springs Stadium | Jack Hunt | Len Perry | Alf Clarkin |
| 1949 | Palmerston North Showgrounds | Harold Fairhurst | Gil Craven | Bruce Abernethy |
| 1950 | Hutt Speedway | Bruce Abernethy | Alf Clarkin | Trevor Redmond |
| 1951 | Aranui Speedway | Bruce Abernethy | Jack Parker | Peter Dykes |
| 1952 | Tahuna Park Speedway | Ron Johnston | Mick Holland | Maury Dunn / Norman Parker |
| 1953 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1954 | Western Springs Stadium | Harold Fairhurst | Merv Neil | Gerald Jackson |
| 1955 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1956 | Aranui Speedway | Ronnie Moore | Eric Williams | Ron Mountford |
| 1957 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1958 | Rotorua Speedway | Maury Dunn | Jules Benson | Goog Allen |
| 1959 | Rotorua Speedway | Barry Briggs | Ivan Mauger | Len Jelaca |
| 1960 | Western Springs Stadium | Ray New | Maury Dunn | Bryce Subritzky |
| 1961 | Rotorua Speedway | Ray New | Maury Dunn | Bob Anderson |
| 1962 | Palmerston North Showgrounds | Ronnie Moore | Merv Neil | Ken McKinlay |
| 1963 | Palmerston North Showgrounds | Barry Briggs | Ronnie Moore | Geoff Mardon |
| 1964 | Western Springs Stadium | Geoff Mardon | Peter Moore | Bob Andrews |
| 1965 | Ruapuna Speedway | Murray Burt | Allan Brown | Jack Hart |
| 1966 | Waiwakaiho Speedway | Bob Andrews | Murray Burt | Bryce Subritzky |
| 1967 | Ruapuna Speedway | Howard Cole | Doug Templeton | Ronnie Moore |
| 1968 | Ruapuna Speedway | Ronnie Moore | Frank Shuter | Bob Andrews |
| 1969 | Palmerston North Showgrounds | Ronnie Moore | Bob Andrews | Goog Allen / Bill Andrew / Howard Cole |
| 1970 | Western Springs Stadium | Chris Bailey | Bill Andrew | Bryce Subritzky |
| 1971 | Ruapuna Speedway | Frank Shuter | Allan Brown | Roger Wright |
| 1972 | Ruapuna Speedway | Bruce Cribb | Roger Wright | Graeme Stapleton |
| 1973 | Western Springs Stadium | Gary Peterson | Bob Andrews | Graeme Stapleton |
| 1974 | Ruapuna Speedway | Ivan Mauger | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs |
| 1975 | Palmerston North Showgrounds | Dave Morton | John Davis | Craig Pendlebury |
| 1976 | Meeanee Speedway | Larry Ross | Colin Farquharson | Paul Church |
| 1977 | Stratford Speedway | Larry Ross | Graeme Stapleton | Robin Adlington |
| 1978 | Penlee Speedway | Larry Ross | Barry Briggs | Mike Fullerton |
| 1979 | Ruapuna Speedway (wc) | Larry Ross | Mitch Shirra | Ivan Mauger |
| 1980 | Western Springs Stadium (wc) | Larry Ross | David Bargh | Tony Briggs |
| 1981 | Meeanee Speedway (wc) | Ivan Mauger | Mitch Shirra | Larry Ross |
| 1982 | Western Springs Stadium | Mitch Shirra | John Goodall | David Bargh |
| 1983 | Ruapuna Speedway (wc) | Mitch Shirra | Larry Ross | David Bargh |
| 1984 | Penlee Speedway | Mitch Shirra | Larry Ross | David Bargh |
| 1985 | Ruapuna Speedway | Larry Ross | Alan Mason | Roger Wright |
| 1986 | Awapuni Speedway (wc) | David Bargh | Larry Ross | Mitch Shirra |
| 1987 | Western Springs Stadium (wc) | David Bargh | Mitch Shirra | Larry Ross |
| 1988 | Ruapuna Speedway (wc) | Larry Ross | David Bargh | Gary Allan |
| 1989 | Western Springs Stadium (wc) | Larry Ross | Gary Allan | Mark Thorpe |
| 1990 | Ruapuna Speedway (wc) | Larry Ross | Mark Thorpe | Craig Wilkie |
| 1991 | Awapuni Speedway (wc) | David Bargh | Chris Martin | Mark Thorpe |
| 1992 | Meeanee Speedway (wc) | Gary Allan | Mark Thorpe | Paul Atkins |
| 1993 | Ruapuna Speedway (wc) | Mark Thorpe | Mark Lyndon | Andy Walker |
| 1994 | Stratford Speedway (wc) | Mark Thorpe | Tony Nagel | Mark Jamieson |
| 1995 | Kihikihi Speedway | Andy Walker | Nathan Murray | Robert Davidson |
| 1996 | Ruapuna Speedway | Mark Thorpe | Graham Hartshorne | Mark Jamieson |
| 1997 | Stratford Speedway | Chris Penny | Robert Price | Graham Hartshorne |
| 1998 | Meeanee Speedway | Paul Atkins | Mark Jamieson | Michael Long |
| 1999 | Ruapuna Speedway | Mark Jamieson | Andy Walker | David Bargh |
| 2000 | Awapuni Speedway | David Bargh | Kris Jemmet | Sean Cox |
| 2001 | Ruapuna Speedway | Graham Hartshorne | Daniel McKinlay | Scott Boyce |
| 2002 | Kihikihi Speedway | Andrew Appleton | Nathan Murray | Graham Hartshorne |
| 2003 | Ruapuna Speedway | Sam Taylor | Blair McKinlay | John Tuffley |
| 2004 | Te Marua Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Simone Terenzani | Craig Ramsay |
| 2005 | Awapuni Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Glen Phillips | Attila Stefani |
| 2006 | Rosebank Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Mattia Carpanese | Daniele Tessari |
| 2007 | Ruapuna Speedway | Andrew Bargh | Dale Finch | Jason Bunyan |
| 2008 | Oreti Park Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Larry Ross | Andrew Bargh |
| 2009 | Arena Manawatu | Jason Bunyan | Jade Mudgway | Larry Ross |
| 2010 | Oreti Park Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Grant Tregoning | Larry Ross |
| 2011 | Rosebank Speedway | Grant Tregoning | Jason Bunyan | Ritchie Hawkins |
| 2012 | Moore Park Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Grant Tregoning | Dale Finch |
| 2013 | Rosebank Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Dale Finch | Sean Mason |
| 2014 | Oreti Park Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Grant Tregoning | Sean Mason |
| 2015 | Moore Park Speedway | James Sarjeant | Hayden Sims | Dale Finch |
| 2016 | Rosebank Speedway | Jason Bunyan | Bradley Wilson-Dean | Sean Mason |
| 2017 | Oreti Park Speedway | Bradley Wilson-Dean | Grant Tregoning | Dale Finch |
| 2018 | Moore Park Speedway | Bradley Wilson-Dean | Andrew Aldridge | Ryan Terry-Daley |
| 2019 | Rosebank Speedway | Bradley Wilson-Dean | Dylan Hancock | Ryan Terry-Daley |
| 2020 | Oreti Park Speedway | Bradley Wilson-Dean | Andrew Aldridge | Ryan Terry-Daley |
| 2021 | Moore Park Speedway | Ben Whalley | Andrew Aldridge | George Congreve |
| | 2022 not held | 2022 not held | 2022 not held | 2022 not held |
| 2023 | Oreti Park Speedway | George Congreve | Ben Whalley | Finn Reed |
| 2024 | Oreti Park Speedway | Bradley Wilson-Dean | George Congreve | Ben Whalley |