Queensland Solo Championship

The Queensland Solo Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Queensland to determine the Queensland State champion. The event is organised by the Motorcycling Queensland and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia (MA).

Keith Gurtner and John Titman head the list of Queensland Championship wins with seven each. 1986 Australian Champion Troy Butler and current (2014/15) champion Josh Grajczonek are next with six wins.

Five international riders have won the Queensland Solo title. Rune Sörmander (Sweden - 1954), Ivan Mauger (New Zealand - 1962), Ken McKinlay (Scotland - 1964), Oliver Allen (England - 2006) and Josh Auty (England - 2010).

Unless stated, all riders are from Queensland

Winners since 1927/28

Year Venue City Winner
1927/28 Davies Park Brisbane Frank Pearce
1928/29 Davies Park Brisbane Harold Hastings (2¾hp and 3½hp)
1929/30* Bundamba Showgrounds (2 Miles) Bundamba Harold Hastings
Year Venue City Winner
1930/31 - 1939/40 Not Held
Year Venue City Winner
1940-1945 Not Held
1945/46 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Archie Neil (NSW)
1946/47 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Archie Neil (NSW)
1947/48 Not Held
1948/49 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Graham Warren (NSW)
1949/50 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Keith Gurtner
Year Venue City Winner
1950/51 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Lionel Levey (NSW)
1951/52 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Aub Lawson (NSW)
1952/53 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Jack Young (SA)
1953/54 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Rune Sörmander ()
1954/55 Not Held
1955/56 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Toowoomba Showgrounds [3 Lap]
Brisbane
Toowoomba
Aub Lawson (NSW)
Aub Lawson (NSW)
1956/57 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Keith Gurtner
1957/58 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Keith Cox
1958/59 Not Held
1959/60 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Keith Gurtner
Year Venue City Winner
1960/61 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton Keith Gurtner
1961/62 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Rockhampton Showground
Brisbane
Rockhampton
Keith Gurtner
Ivan Mauger ()
1962/63 Not Held
1963/64 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Ken McKinlay ()
1964/65 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Keith Gurtner
1965/66 Not Held
1966/67 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Carina Speedway (3 Lap)
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Keith Gurtner
Jack White
1967/68 Rockhampton Showground
Ipswich Showgrounds (3 Lap)
Rockhampton
Ipswich
Bluey Scott
Jack White
1968/69 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Kevin Torpie (Vic)
1969/70 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Ipswich Showgrounds (3 Lap)
Brisbane
Ipswich
Jim Airey (NSW)
Jim Airey (NSW)
Year Venue City Winner
1970/71 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Ipswich Showgrounds (3 Lap)
Brisbane
Ipswich
Bert Kingston
Bert Kingston
1971/72 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Jack White
1972/73 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Steve Reinke
1973/74 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Steve Reinke
1974/75 Not Held
1975/76 Not Held
1976/77 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Steve Koppe
1977/78 Charlton Raceway Toowoomba John Titman
1978/79 Charlton Raceway Toowoomba John Titman
1979/80 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr John Titman
Year Venue City Winner
1980/81 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton John Titman
1981/82 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Steve Koppe
1982/83 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton John Titman
1983/84 Mothar Mountain Speedway Gympie John Titman
1984/85 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Steve Regeling
1985/86 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr John Titman
1986/87 Townsville Speedway Townsville, Queensland Steve Regeling
1987/88 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton Steve Regeling
1988/89 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton Troy Butler
1989/90 Townsville Speedway Townsville Troy Butler
Year Venue City Winner
1990/91 Mac's Speedway Mackay Troy Butler
1991/92 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Troy Butler
1992/93 Townsville Speedway Townsville Troy Butler
1993/94 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Troy Butler
1994/95 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Jason Crump
1995/96 Townsville Speedway Townsville Tony Langdon
1996/97 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton Jason Crump
1997/98 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Jason Crump
1998/99 Gladstone Speedway Gladstone Steve Viner
1999/2000 Gold Coast Speedway Labrador Brent Collyer
Year Venue City Winner
2000/01 Gold Coast Speedway Labrador Jason Crump
2001/02 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton Jon White
2002/03 Gold Coast Speedway Labrador Scott Smith
2003/04 Gold Coast Speedway Labrador Jason Crump
2004/05 Gatton Showgrounds Gatton Davey Watt
2005/06 Gold Coast Speedway Labrador Oliver Allen ()
2006/07 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Troy Batchelor
2007/08 Gold Coast Speedway Labrador Scott Smith
2008/09 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2009/10 North Brisbane Speedway Brisbane Josh Auty ()
Year Venue City Winner
2010/11 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2011/12 North Brisbane Speedway Brisbane Josh Grajczonek
2012/13 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2013/14 Townsville Motorcycle Club Woodstock Josh Grajczonek[1]
2014/15 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Josh Grajczonek
2015/16 Rockhampton Showground Rockhampton Mason Campton
2016/17
2017/18 Maryborough Jake Allen
2018/19 Pioneer Park Speedway Ayr Hugh Skidmore
2019[2]/20 Ryan Douglas
2020/21 Josh Grajczonek

References

  1. "International News", Speedway Star, 14 December 2013, pp. 45-6
  2. Kozanecki, Mateusz (2019) "Żużel. Rozegrano mistrzostwa stanu Queensland. Zwycięstwo Ryana Douglasa", sportowefakty.wp.pl, 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019
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