# Australian Under-21 Individual Speedway Championship

The Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held each year since 1986, to determine the Australian Under-21 national champion. The event is organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA).

## History

The event was run as the Australian Under-18 Championship in 1986. This lasted just one year and was changed to the Under-21 Championship in 1987, to bring it in line with the Individual Speedway Junior World Championship which was also for Under-21s.
The inaugural Under-21 Championship in 1987 was held at the Undera Park Speedway in Victoria. The championship was won by Queenslander Gary Allan. It would take another 22 years (2009) before another Queenslander Darcy Ward won the event.
Leigh Adams from Mildura, Sydney's Chris Holder and Victorian rider Max Fricke, jointly hold the record for most wins in the Australian Under-21 Championship with four wins each. Leigh Adams, Darcy Ward and Max Fricke are the only Australian Under-21 Champions to have won the Under-21 World Championship.

## Past Winners

| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 1986* | Olympic Park Speedway | Nigel Tremelling (Vic) | | |
| 1987 | Undera Park Speedway | Gary Allan (Qld) | Steve Langdon (Qld) | Tony Langdon (Qld) |
| 1988 | North Arm Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Scott Norman (SA) | Craig Boyce (NSW) |
| 1989 | Olympic Park Speedway | Craig Hodgson (SA) | Scott Norman (SA) | Leigh Adams (Vic) |
| 1990 | Riverland Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Shane Bowes (SA) | Shane Parker (SA) |
| 1991 | Olympic Park Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Shane Parker (SA) | Jason Lyons (Vic) |
| 1992 | Riverview Speedway | Leigh Adams (Vic) | Jason Hawkes (Vic) | Jason Crump (Vic) |
| 1993 | Olympic Park Speedway | Ryan Sullivan (SA) | Cory Alderton (Vic) | Jason Hawkes (Vic) |
| 1994 & 1995 not held |||||
| 1996 | North Arm Speedway | Ryan Sullivan (SA) | Brett Woodifield (SA) | Nigel Sadler (SA) |
| 1997 | Undera Park Speedway | Adam Shields (NSW) | Nigel Sadler (SA) | Craig Watson (NSW) |
| 1998 | Olympic Park Speedway | Travis McGowan (Vic) | Chris Szauter (NSW) | Adam Shields (NSW) |
| 1999 | Gold Coast Speedway | Nigel Sadler (SA) | Kevin Doolan (Vic) | Rusty Harrison (SA) |
| 2000 | Oakburn Park Speedway | Travis McGowan (Vic) | Kevin Doolan (Vic) | Scott Smith (Qld) |
| 2001 | Gillman Speedway | Rusty Harrison (SA) | Ashley Jones (Vic) | Ben Shields (NSW) |
| 2002 | Gillman Speedway | Travis McGowan (Vic) | Cameron Woodward (Vic) | Rusty Harrison (SA) |
| 2003 | Oakburn Park Speedway | Rory Schlein (SA) | Cameron Woodward (Vic) | Jaye Stevens (NSW) |
| 2004 | Undera Park Speedway | Rory Schlein (SA) | Robert Ksiezak (SA) | Matthew Wethers (SA) |
| 2005 | Oakburn Park Speedway | Chris Holder (NSW) | Rory Schlein (SA) | Cameron Woodward (Vic) |
| 2006 | Gillman Speedway | Chris Holder (NSW) | Troy Batchelor (Qld) | Jason Doyle (NSW) |
| 2007 | Gillman Speedway | Chris Holder (NSW) | Troy Batchelor (Qld) | Robert Ksiezak (SA) |
| 2008 | Olympic Park Speedway | Chris Holder (NSW) | Tyron Proctor (Vic) | ** |
| 2009 | Gosford Speedway | Darcy Ward (Qld) | Kozza Smith (NSW) | Aaron Summers (SA) |
| 2010 | Olympic Park Speedway | Darcy Ward (Qld) | Justin Sedgmen (Vic) | Josh Auty |
| 2011 | North Brisbane Speedway | Darcy Ward (Qld) | Richard Sweetman (NSW) | Josh Grajczonek (Qld) |
| 2012 | Loxford Park Speedway | Taylor Poole (NSW) | Justin Sedgmen (Vic) | Alex Davies (NSW) |
| 2013 | Loxford Park Speedway | Max Fricke (Vic) | Taylor Poole (NSW) | Justin Sedgmen (Vic) |
| 2014 | Gillman Speedway | Max Fricke (Vic) | Ryan Douglas (Qld) | Jack Holder (NSW) |
| 2015 | Loxford Park Speedway | Max Fricke (Vic) | Jack Holder (NSW) | Brady Kurtz (NSW) |
| 2016 | Gillman Speedway | Jack Holder (NSW) | Brady Kurtz (NSW) | Max Fricke (Vic) |
| 2017 | Loxford Park Speedway | Max Fricke (Vic) | Jack Holder (NSW) | Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) |
| 2018 | Olympic Park Speedway | Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) | Kye Thomson | Zaine Kennedy |
| 2019 | Willowbank Speedway | Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) | Jordan Stewart (Vic) | Matthew Gilmore |
| 2020 | Undera Park Speedway | Jaimon Lidsey (Vic) | Zach Cook | Jedd List |
| 2021 not held due to Covid-19 |||||
| 2022 | Gillman Speedway | Keynan Rew | Tate Zischke | James Pearson |
| 2023 | Oakburn Park Speedway | Michael West | Tate Zischke | Harrison Ryan |
| 2024 | 2024 not held due to lack of entries | 2024 not held due to lack of entries | 2024 not held due to lack of entries | 2024 not held due to lack of entries |
* 1986 run as the Australian Under-18 Championship. ** 2008 No third place awarded. Troy Batchelor fell & was excluded on lap 2, Robert Ksiezak suffered engine failure in lap 2 of the re-run Final leaving Chris Holder and Tyron Proctor as the only finishers

## Medals classification (2 or more)

| Pos | Rider | | | | Total |
| 1. | Leigh Adams | 4 | | 1 | 5 |
| | Max Fricke | 4 | | 1 | 5 |
| 3. | Chris Holder | 4 | | | 4 |
| 4. | Jaimon Lidsey | 3 | | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Travis McGowan | 3 | | | 3 |
| | Darcy Ward | 3 | | | 3 |
| 6. | Rory Schlein | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| 7. | Ryan Sullivan | 2 | | |