The 2015 Individual Speedway Australian Championship is a Motorcycle speedway competition organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) for the Australian Solo Championship.[1]
The four round series were held between 3 January and 10 January. In a change to the series points system, riders will score points from the "A" Finals which will count towards their overall series total. A Final points are: 4 points (1st), 3 points (2nd), 2 points (3rd) and 1 point (4th).
The rounds were held at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 3 January, Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura on 5 January, Undera Park Speedway in Undera on 7 January, with the fourth and final round to be held at the Loxford Park Speedway in Kurri Kurri on 10 January.
Qualification
Due to a number of injuries, the official qualifying round to be held at Gillman on 2 January (the day before the championship officially began) was cancelled. This led to MA selecting 16 riders to contest the championship rounds.[2]
The 16 riders seeded through to the finals were:
- Jake Allen (Qld)
- Josh Coyne (Qld)
- Jason Doyle (NSW)
- Jack Fallon (Vic)
- Max Fricke (Vic)
- Josh Grajczonek (Qld)
- Chris Holder (NSW)
- Jack Holder (NSW)
- Sam Masters (NSW)
- Tyson Nelson (Qld)
- Dakota North (Vic)
- Joe Ringwood (NSW)
- Justin Sedgmen (Vic)
- Kieran Sproule (NSW)
- Rohan Tungate (NSW)
- Brodie Waters (Vic)
The reserves were announced as Jordan Stewart (Vic), Cooper Riordan (Vic) and Brady Webb (WA)
Gillman
- Round one[3]
- 3 January
Adelaide, South Australia - Gillman Speedway- Referee:
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Doyle | 14 | (2,3,3,3,3) |
| 2 | Rohan Tungate | 14 | (3,3,3,3,2) |
| 3 | Dakota North | 13 | (3,2,2,3,3) |
| 4 | Josh Grajczonek | 11 | (2,2,3,3,1) |
| 5 | Justin Sedgmen | 11 | (2,3,3,2,1) |
| 6 | Max Fricke | 10 | (3,1,2,1,3) |
| 7 | Chris Holder | 8 | (2,0,1,2,3) |
| 8 | Tyson Nelson | 8 | (3,1,1,2,1) |
| 9 | Sam Masters | 8 | (1,2,2,1,2) |
| 10 | Jake Allen | 6 | (1,3,f,2,0) |
| 11 | Jack Holder | 6 | (1,1,2,f,2) |
| 12 | Kieran Sproule | 3 | (0,0,1,r,2) |
| 13 | Brodie Waters | 3 | (0,0,1,1,1) |
| 14 | Joe Ringwood | 2 | (0,2,0,0,0) |
| 15 | Jack Fallon | 2 | (1,1,0,r,0) |
| 16 | Josh Coyne | 1 | (0,0,0,1,0) |
| R1 | Jordan Stewart | - | Did Not Ride |
| R2 | Brady Webb | - | Did Not Ride |
Gillman "B" Final
1 - Justin Sedgmen
2 - Max Fricke
3 - Chris Holder
4 - Josh Grajczonek
Gillman "A" Final
1 - Jason Doyle
2 - Justin Sedgmen
3 - Rohan Tungate
4 - Dakota North
Olympic Park
- Round two[4]
- 5 January
Mildura, Victoria - Olympic Park Speedway- Referee:
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Doyle | 13 | (3,3,3,1,3) |
| 2 | Justin Sedgmen | 12 | (3,1,2,3,3) |
| 3 | Chris Holder | 12 | (2,2,3,2,3) |
| 4 | Josh Grajczonek | 10 | (2,2,3,0,3) |
| 5 | Tyson Nelson | 10 | (3,3,2,x,2) |
| 6 | Sam Masters | 10 | (1,3,1,3,2) |
| 7 | Max Fricke | 10 | (2,3,2,1,2) |
| 8 | Jack Holder | 9 | (2,1,2,2,2) |
| 9 | Dakota North | 8 | (3,1,1,2,1) |
| 10 | Rohan Tungate | 6 | (x,x,3,3,x) |
| 11 | Jake Allen | 5 | (0,0,1,3,1) |
| 12 | Brodie Waters | 5 | (0,2,0,2,1) |
| 13 | Joe Ringwood | 3 | (1,0,0,1,1) |
| 14 | Kieran Sproule | 2 | (0,2,0,0,0) |
| 15 | Josh Coyne | 2 | (x,0,1,1,0) |
| 16 | Jack Fallon | 1 | (1,x,x,0,x) |
| R1 | Jordan Stewart | 1 | () |
| R2 | Brady Webb | 0 | () |
Olympic Park "B" Final
1 - Tyson Nelson
2 - Josh Grajczonek
3 - Max Fricke
4 - Sam Masters
Olympic Park "A" Final
1 - Jason Doyle
2 - Chris Holder
3 - Justin Sedgmen
4 - Tyson Nelson
Undera Park
- Round three[5]
- 7 January
Undera, Victoria - Undera Park Speedway- Referee:
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Doyle | 14 | (3,2,3,3,3) |
| 2 | Max Fricke | 14 | (2,3,3,3,3) |
| 3 | Sam Masters | 14 | (3,3,3,3,2) |
| 4 | Dakota North | 12 | (3,3,3,2,1) |
| 5 | Tyson Nelson | 11 | (2,3,2,1,3) |
| 6 | Rohan Tungate | 9 | (x,2,2,2,3) |
| 7 | Justin Sedgmen | 9 | (2,1,1,3,2) |
| 8 | Josh Grajczonek | 8 | (1,1,2,2,2) |
| 9 | Josh Coyne | 6 | (0,2,2,1,1) |
| 10 | Brodie Waters | 6 | (1,2,0,1,2) |
| 11 | Kieran Sproule | 5 | (3,1,1,0,0) |
| 12 | Jack Fallon | 5 | (2,0,0,2,1) |
| 13 | Jordan Stewart | 2 | (1,1,0,0,0) |
| 14 | Jake Allen | 2 | (x,0,1,0,1) |
| 15 | Brady Webb | 1 | (0,0,0,1,0) |
| 16 | Joe Ringwood | 1 | (x,0,1,0,x) |
| R1 | Cooper Riordan | 0 | () |
Undera Park "B" Final
1 - Dakota North
2 - Rohan Tungate
Fx - Tyson Nelson
X - Justin Sedgmen
Undera Park "A" Final
1 - Sam Masters
2 - Max Fricke
3 - Jason Doyle
4 - Dakota North
Loxford Park
- Round four[6]
- 10 January
Kurri Kurri, New South Wales - Loxford Park Speedway- Referee:
- Top 3 riders to "A" Final, riders 4-7 to "B" Final
- "B" Final winner to "A" Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Doyle | 14 | |
| 2 | Rohan Tungate | 13 | |
| 3 | Sam Masters | 13 | |
| 4 | Justin Sedgmen | 11 | |
| 5 | Max Fricke | 11 | |
| 6 | Dakota North | 11 | |
| 7 | Jack Holder | 9 | |
| 8 | Josh Grajczonek | 8 | |
| 9 | Tyson Nelson | 8 | |
| 10 | Kieran Sproule | 5 | |
| 11 | Jake Allen | 5 | |
| 12 | Jack Fallon | 4 | |
| 13 | Joe Ringwood | 3 | |
| 14 | Brodie Waters | 3 | |
| 15 | Josh Coyne | 1 | |
| 16 | Jordan Stewart | 1 | |
| R1 | Brady Webb | 0 | |
| R2 | Cooper Riordan | 0 |
Loxford Park "B" Final
1 - Dakota North
2 - Jack Holder
3 - Justin Sedgmen
x - Max Fricke
Loxford Park "A" Final
1 - Jason Doyle
2 - Sam Masters
3 - Rohan Tungate
4 - Dakota North
Intermediate classification
| Pos. | Rider | Points | GIL | OLY | UND | LOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Doyle | 69 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
| Sam Masters | 52 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | |
| Justin Sedgmen[N 1] | 48 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | |
| 4 | Max Fricke[N 1] | 48 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 11 |
| 5 | Dakota North | 47 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
| 6 | Rohan Tungate | 46 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | Tyson Nelson | 38 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Josh Grajczonek | 37 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Jack Holder | 24 | 6 | 9 | - | 9 |
| 10 | Chris Holder | 23 | 8 | 15 | - | - |
| 11 | Jake Allen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Brodie Waters | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Kieran Sproule | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Jack Fallon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Josh Coyne | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Joe Ringwood | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Jordan Stewart | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Brady Webb | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| 19 | Cooper Riordan | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
- Notes
References
- ↑ "Motorcycling Australia - National Speedway Results". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ Injuries Decimate Aussie Title Qualifying Meeting
- ↑ Doyle Delight at Gillman as Holder Struggles
- ↑ Doyle's Mildura Masterclass
- ↑ Holder out as Doyle is two wins from Gold
- ↑ "Doyle seals Aussie Gold". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.