German Individual Speedway Championship

Annual German national speedway competition

German Individual Speedway Championship

Sport| Motorcycle speedway
Founded| 1962
Most titles| Martin 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 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

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### East Germany

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Year | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place

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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

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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

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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

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Post 1990 [11]

Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place | Ref

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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 | [12]
2020  | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [13]
2021  | Stralsund | Martin Smolinski | Kai Huckenbeck | Norick Blödorn |
2022  | Herxheim | Norick Blödorn | Kevin Wölbert | René Deddens | [14]
2023  | Güstrow | Kevin Wölbert | Valentin Grobauer | Marius Hillebrand | [15]
2024  | Pocking | Erik Riss | Kevin Wölbert | Patrick Hyek | [16]

## See also

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* German Team Speedway Championship
* Germany national speedway team
* East Germany national speedway team
* West Germany national speedway team

## 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. ^ "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. 3 September 2022. p. 43.
15. ^ "Żużel - Nie było mocnych na Wölberta! Mistrzostwa bez gwiazd". Speedway News. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
16. ^ "Erik Riss Deutscher Speedwaymeister 2024". Bahnsport Deutschland. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

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