Speedway Grand Prix of Australia


The Speedway Grand Prix of Australia is a speedway event that is part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series.
The inaugural event, run on a long temporary track at Stadium Australia in Sydney, was won by American rider Greg Hancock, from England's Scott Nicholls and Australian Jason Crump in 2002. The event was not retained in 2003, and it was 13 years before a Grand Prix returned to Australia.
The Speedway Grand Prix of Australian was resurrected in 2015, this time taking place at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. The event was once again won by Hancock.

Winners

Most wins

2 times
Chris Holder 1 time
Jason Doyle 1 time

Future

Despite Australia being the birthplace of motorcycle speedway in 1923, and producing three World Champions since 2002 in Jason Crump, Chris Holder and Jason Doyle in 2017, as well as dual Under-21 World Champion Darcy Ward, the Speedway Grand Prix of Australia had not returned to the SGP calendar as of 2014.
This changed from 2015 with Docklands Stadium in Melbourne, a 53,359 seat stadium with a retractable roof and movable seating, signing a 5-year deal to host the event. Eithad is mostly used by the Australian Football League so a temporary track some long will be installed for the 2015 event which was held on 24 October. The Grand Prix was the 12th and final round of the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix series. The event didn't take place in 2018 because of Docklands Stadium pulling out of the contract and as of 2018 a replacement venue has yet to be found.
Triple World Champion Jason Crump and ten time Australian Champion Leigh Adams served as Australian SGP ambassadors in 2015.