# German Individual Speedway Championship

The German Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the German national champion.

## History

Before the German reunification champions of West Germany and East Germany were declared. The first German champion was crowned in 1962, when Jürgen Hehlert won the East German Championship.

## 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 | Clemens Bever | Dieter Tetzlaff |
| 1978 | Dieter Tetzlaff | Werner Mell | Joachim Mell |
| 1979 | Dieter Tetzlaff | Dietmar Lieschke | Clemens Bever |
| 1980 | Dieter Tetzlaff | 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 and/or Long track.
| 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
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 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 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Stralsund | Martin Smolinski | Kai Huckenbeck | Norick Blödorn |
| 2022 | Herxheim | Norick Blödorn | Kevin Wölbert | René Deddens |
| 2023 | Güstrow | Kevin Wölbert | Valentin Grobauer | Marius Hillebrand |
| 2024 | Pocking | Erik Riss | Kevin Wölbert | Patrick Hyek |