German Individual Speedway Championship
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded1962
Most titlesMartin Smolinski
(pictured above) (8 times)

The German Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the German national champion.[1][2][3][4]

History

Egon Müller, first champion of West Germany and five times champion, pictured in 2018

Before the German reunification champions of West Germany and East Germany were declared.[5][6] The first German champion was crowned in 1962, when Jürgen Hehlert won the East German Championship.[7]

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[8] Clemens Bever Dieter Tetzlaff
1978 Dieter Tetzlaff[9] Werner Mell Joachim Mell
1979 Dieter Tetzlaff Dietmar Lieschke Clemens Bever
1980 Dieter Tetzlaff[10] 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 [11]

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1991 5 rounds Zoltán Adorján Hungary Gerd Riss Klaus Lausch
1992 Norden Gerd Riss Robert Barth Jörg Pingel
1993 Neubrandenburg Marvyn Cox United Kingdom Gerd Riss Mike Ott
1994 Ludwigslust Gerd Riss Marvyn Cox United Kingdom Andre Pollehn
1995 Meissen Marvyn Cox United Kingdom Gerd Riss Robert Barth
1996 Stralsund Gerd Riss Robert Barth Robbie Kessler
1997 Brokstedt Todd Wiltshire Australia Matthias Kröger Robbie Kessler
1998 Güstrow Todd Wiltshire Australia Steffen Mell Aleš Dryml Czech Republic
1999 Olching Mirko Wolter Gerd Riss Robert Barth
2000 Brokstedt Robert Barth Matthias Kröger Lukas Dryml Czech Republic
2001 Stralsund Robert Barth Aleš Dryml Czech Republic 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[12] Erik Riss Kevin Wölbert
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13]
2021 Stralsund Martin Smolinski Kai Huckenbeck Norick Blödorn
2022 Herxheim Norick Blödorn[14] Kevin Wölbert René Deddens
2023 Güstrow Kevin Wölbert Valentin Grobauer Marius Hillebrand

See also

References

  1. ^ Loader, Tony (1991). Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991. Tony Loader. p. 166. ISSN 1036-4404.
  2. ^ "Individual German Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Individual East German Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Individual West German Speedway Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "East Germany National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 87–91. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  7. ^ "Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion". Speedweek. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Home". MC “Nordstern” Stralsund eV. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Club History". MC Post Leipzig. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  11. ^ "German Individual Speedway Championship list". Speedway Stats. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  13. ^ "SGP 2020 EVENTS CANCELLED IN RUSSIA AND GERMANY". Speedway GP. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe (Germany)". Speedway Star page 43. 3 September 2022.
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