2003 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
The 2003 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was the 2003 version of the Australian Individual Speedway Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia. The final was held at the in Gosford, New South Wales and was the last time the championship was run under the single meeting format that had been in place since the first championship was run in 1926.
Defending champion Leigh Adams of Victoria was unbeaten over his 5 heats and the final to win his 7th Australian senior championship, breaking the record of six wins by Billy Sanders. New South Wales riders Craig Watson, Todd Wiltshire and Mick Poole rounded out the top four point scorers to advance to the final. The Final was won by Adams from Wiltshire, Watson and Poole.
2003 Australian Solo Championship[]
Intermediate Classification[]
- Australian Championship
Gosford, New South Wales - - Referee:
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh Adams ( ) |
15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
| 2 | Craig Watson ( ) |
13 | (3,3,2,3,2) |
| =3 | Todd Wiltshire () |
12 | (2,3,2,2,3) |
| =3 | Mick Poole () |
12 | (2,2,3,2,3) |
| 5 | Mark Lemon () |
10 | (2,2,1,3,2) |
| 6 | John Jorgensen ( ) |
9 | (1,Xf,3,3,2) |
| 7 | () |
8 | (3,2,0,ns,3) |
| 8 | Travis McGowan () |
7 | (3,0,3,1,Xf) |
| =9 | () |
6 | (0,3,2,0,1) |
| =9 | () |
6 | (1,1,1,1,2) |
| =9 | Kevin Doolan () |
6 | (1,2,1,1,1) |
| =12 | () |
5 | (0,0,2,2,1) |
| =12 | Rory Schlein ( ) |
5 | (1,1,1,2,0) |
| =14 | ( ) |
3 | (2,1,0,0,0) |
| =14 | () |
3 | (0,1,0,1,1) |
| 16 | Rusty Harrison () |
0 | (0,0,0,ns,ns) |
| 17 | () (Res) |
0 | (0,0,0,0,0) |
Final[]
1 Leigh Adams ()
2 Todd Wiltshire ()
3 Craig Watson ()
4 Mick Poole ()
Heat by Heat[]
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (10) Leigh Adams
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (13) Craig Watson
|
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (11) Todd Wiltshire
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (6) Mick Poole
|
12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Mark Lemon
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9)
|
9 | 1 | Fx | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (7)
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ns | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (2) Travis McGowan
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Xf | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (8)
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (14)
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (4) Kevin Doolan
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (12)
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (5) Rory Schlein
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5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (15)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16)
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (3) Rusty Harrison
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ns | ns | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | (17) (Res)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
References[]
See also[]
- Speedway in Australia
- 2003 in speedway
- 2003 in Australian motorsport