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German Individual Speedway Championship

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Annual German national speedway competition

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

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Egon Muller, 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 Jurgen Hehlert won the East German Championship.[7]

Past winners

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East Germany

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Year Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1962 Jurgen Hehlert Gunter Schelenz Wolfgang Krug
1963 Jochen Dinse Gunter Schelenz Jurgen Rudolph
1964 Jochen Dinse Gunter Schelenz Hans Jurgen Fritz
1965 Jochen Dinse Hans Jurgen Fritz Jurgen Hehlert
1966 Jurgen Hehlert Bruno Bulau Gunter Schelenz
1967 Jochen Dinse Peter Liebing Jurgen Hehlert
1968 Jochen Dinse Gerhard Uhlenbrock Jurgen Hehlert
1969 Peter Liebing Jochen Dinse Gerhard Uhlenbrock
1970 Hans Jurgen Fritz Jurgen Hehlert Peter Liebing
1971 Hans Jurgen Fritz Jurgen Hehlert Jochen Dinse
1972 Hans Jurgen Fritz Clemens Bever Dieter Tetzlaff
1973 Jochen Dinse Clemens Bever Peter Liebing
1974 Dieter Tetzlaff Hans Jurgen 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

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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 Muller Georg Hack Christian Brandt
1980 Norden Georg Gilgenreiner Egon Muller Josef Aigner
1981 Pocking Egon Muller Karl Maier Georg Hack
1982 Bremen Josef Aigner Egon Muller Georg Hack
1983 Landshut Egon Muller Karl Maier Stefan Deser
1984 Diedenbergen Egon Muller Klaus Lausch Karl Maier
1985 Landshut Egon Muller 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

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Post 1990 [11]

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place Ref
1991 5 rounds Zoltan Adorjan Gerd Riss Klaus Lausch
1992 Norden Gerd Riss Robert Barth Jorg 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 Kroger Robbie Kessler
1998 Gustrow Todd Wiltshire Steffen Mell Ales Dryml
1999 Olching Mirko Wolter Gerd Riss Robert Barth
2000 Brokstedt Robert Barth Matthias Kroger Lukas Dryml
2001 Stralsund Robert Barth Ales Dryml Mirko Wolter
2002 Norden Mirko Wolter Robbie Kessler Martin Smolinski
2003 Landshut Mathias Schultz Matthias Kroger Christian Hefenbrock
2004 3 rounds Mirko Wolter Mathias Schultz Christian Hefenbrock
2005 Brokstedt Mathias Schultz Christian Hefenbrock Jorg Pingel
2006 Herxheim Christian Hefenbrock Tobias Kroner Thomas Stange
2007 Stralsund Martin Smolinski Mathias Schultz Tobias Kroner
2008 Diedenbergen Kevin Wolbert Martin Smolinski Richard Speiser
2009 Landshut Martin Smolinski Christian Hefenbrock Frank Facher
2010 Brokstedt Martin Smolinski Tobias Kroner Tobias Busch
2011 Gustrow Kevin Wolbert Kai Huckenbeck Martin Smolinski
2012 Teterow Tobias Kroner Christian Hefenbrock Kevin Wolbert
2013 Berghaupten Kai Huckenbeck Mathias Schultz Martin Smolinski
2014 Brokstedt Kai Huckenbeck Martin Smolinski Tobias Kroner
2015 Wolfslake Martin Smolinski Kevin Wolbert Tobias Busch
2016 Stralsund Martin Smolinski Kevin Wolbert Mathias Schultz
2017 Olching Kai Huckenbeck Kevin Wolbert Max Dilger
2018 Gustrow Martin Smolinski Kai Huckenbeck Erik Riss
2019 Abensberg Martin Smolinski Erik Riss Kevin Wolbert [12]
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [13]
2021 Stralsund Martin Smolinski Kai Huckenbeck Norick Blodorn
2022 Herxheim Norick Blodorn Kevin Wolbert Rene Deddens [14]
2023 Gustrow Kevin Wolbert Valentin Grobauer Marius Hillebrand [15]
2024 Pocking Erik Riss Kevin Wolbert Patrick Hyek [16]
2025 4 rounds Norick Blodorn Kevin Wolbert Valentin Grobauer [17]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Jurgen 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. 3 September 2022. p. 43.
  15. ^ "Zuzel - Nie bylo mocnych na Wolberta! Mistrzostwa bez gwiazd". Speedway News. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Erik Riss Deutscher Speedwaymeister 2024". Bahnsport Deutschland. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  17. ^ "SGP2 star Blordorn becomes double German champion". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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