Australia national speedway team


Australia is one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The current team is managed by former rider Mark Lemon, and captained by 2012 World Champion Chris Holder. Australia finished 3rd in the 2014 Speedway World Cup Final on 2 August in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Speedway World Cup

The Australian national speedway team has won both the Speedway World Team Cup and the Speedway World Cup on two occasions respectively, and were a major force at the turn of the 21st century. The team won its first World Team Cup in 1976 with captain John Boulger, Phil Crump, Billy Sanders, Phil Herne and reserve Garry Middleton, but had to wait over 30 years before winning three tournaments out of four, between 1999 and 2002. Key riding members of the title wins since 1999 include Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Ryan Sullivan and Todd Wiltshire who took part in all three wins, while Jason Lyons rode in two and Craig Boyce rode in 2001.
Multi-time Australian and New South Wales champion Jim Airey is the only Australian rider to win the World Team Cup not riding for Australia. He won the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup in Wrocław, Poland, as part of the Great Britain team.
The current Australian team is Chris Holder, Jason Doyle, Josh Grajczonek and Sam Masters.

Team Under-21 World Championship

YearPlacePts.Riders
2005——Did not start in Qualifying Round 2
2006——Did not enter
2007——3rd place in Qualifying Round 1
2008433Chris Holder, Troy Batchelor, Tyron Proctor, Robert Ksiezak, Kozza Smith
2009——Darcy Ward, Richard Sweetman, Justin Sedgmen, Josh Grajczonek, Mitchell Davey
2010——Darcy Ward, Richard Sweetman, Sam Masters, Justin Sedgmen, Josh Grajczonek
2011*——Won Semi-final 2
Darcy Ward, Josh Grajczonek, Sam Masters, Justin Sedgmen, Richard Sweetman
2012244Darcy Ward, Nick Morris, Dakota North, Sam Masters, Alex Davies
2013420Darcy Ward, Alex Davies, Nick Morris, Tyson Nelson
2014——Max Fricke, Mason Campton, Nick Morris, Ryan Douglas
2015329Host nation
Nick Morris, Brady Kurtz, Max Fricke, Jack Holder
2016237Jake Allen, Jack Holder, Max Fricke, Brady Kurtz, Cameron Heeps
YearPlacePts.Riders

* Due to cost of travel and visa problems, Australia withdrew from the 2011 Final,

Honours

World Championships

World Champions

Individual World Championship

* Steve Baker's win in 1983 was when it was known as the European Under-21 Championship

World Team Cup / World Cup Titles

Notable riders

♦ Individual World Champion
• Under-21 World Champion
× World Team Cup / World Cup Champion
  1. Australian Under-21 Champion
† - Deceased