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| Born | (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 (age 40) Newcastle,New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2005–2006 | Isle of Wight Islanders |
| 2006–2007, 2010–2011 | Poole Pirates |
| 2008, 2012–2013, 2018 | Somerset Rebels |
| 2011 | Newport Wasps |
| 2011 | Rye House Rockets |
| 2012, 2016–2017, 2019 | Swindon Robins |
| 2013 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 2014–2015 | Leicester Lions |
| 2022–2025 | Ipswich Witches |
| Poland: | |
| 2008, 2013 | Rawicz |
| 2009–2010 | Gniezno |
| 2011 | Piła |
| 2014 | Łódź |
| 2015, 2018–2019 | Toruń |
| 2016–2017 | Zielona Góra |
| 2020, 2025 | Częstochowa |
| 2021–2022 | Leszno |
| 2023 | Krosno |
| 2024 | Grudziadz |
| Sweden: | |
| 2009 | Masarna |
| 2014 | Vargarna |
| 2015, 2021 | Dackarna |
| 2016–2019 | Rospiggarna |
| 2020 | Västervik |
| 2022–2023 | Indianerna |
| Denmark | |
| 2012–2013 | Fjelsted |
| 2014–2015, 2024 | Region Varde |
| 2016 | Grindsted |
| 2019, 2025 | Esbjerg |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| SGP Number | 69 |
| Starts | 105 |
| Finalist | 35 times |
| Winner | 7 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2017 | World Champion |
| 2015 | Australian Champion |
| 2015 | South Australian Champion |
| 2015, 2018 | UK League Riders’ Champion |
| 2018, 2019, 2020 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| 2021 | Ekstraliga Riders’ Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2022,2025 | World team champion |
| 2017, 2019, 2025 | UK Premiership |
| 2010, 2023 | UK KO Cup |
| 2022 | UK Pairs |
| 2016 | Swedish Elitserien |
| 2008 | Premier League KO Cup |
| 2012 | Premier League Cup |
| 2013 | Premier League Pairs |
| 2013 | Premier League |
Jason Kevin Doyle (born 6 October 1985) is an Australianmotorcycle speedway rider.[1] He became World Champion in 2017 after winning the2017 Speedway Grand Prix.[2]
Doyle is a member of theAustralia national speedway team and represented his country in theSpeedway World Cup and was a part of the Australian team that won the2022 Speedway of Nations.
Born inNewcastle,New South Wales, Doyle made his British speedway debut in March 2005 forPremier League team theIsle of Wight Islanders. In 2006, Doyle remained with the Isle of Wight and signed for thePoole Pirates as their number 8 before moving up to theElite League full-time with Poole in 2007. He moved to Premier League team theSomerset Rebels in 2008 after failing to secure a team place at Poole, although he still remained a Poole asset.[3] During the 2008 season Doyle finished as runner up in thePremier League Pairs Championship withEmil Kramer and representedAustralia at Under-23 Test level. He also won thePremier League Knockout Cup with Somerset.[4]
Doyle missed the 2009 season after tearing therotator cuff in his shoulder, but returned in 2010 for the Poole Pirates. In 2012, Doyle led the Rebels to League Cup victory and the team narrowly missed on winning the Premier League; He was voted Rider of the Year by the club's supporters.[5]
In the 2013 season Doyle signed for theBirmingham Brummies, who reached the Elite League play-off final, losing toPoole Pirates. He also led the Somerset Rebels to the Premier League title[6] and thePremier League Pairs Championship partneringJosh Grajczonek, during the2013 Premier League speedway season.[7]
In December 2013, he signed for Leicester Lions for the 2014 season. Doyle fell foul of work permit rules and was initially denied a visa that would allow him to ride in the UK in 2014;[8] The situation was resolved before the start of the 2014 season although he was only permitted to ride in one league, so was released by Somerset.[9][10] He stayed with Lions in 2015 before returning to parent club Swindon Robins for 2016.
In 2013, Doyle won the Master of Speedway title inBockhorn, Germany. In Sweden, Doyle moved from Vastervik to Dackarna while in Poland he left Lodz to join Torun.[11]
Doyle narrowly missed winning his firstAustralian Championship when he finished only 2 points behindChris Holder over the three rounds of the2014 Championship. In the "A" Final of the last round at theGillman Speedway, Doyle fell and was excluded from the re-run and with Holder finishing second he was able to win his 5th national crown. Going into the round Doyle and Holder had been tied on 38 points after the first two rounds with Doyle winning the opening round inKurri Kurri and Holder the second round atUndera Park.
On 28 December 2014, Doyle won the 2014/15South Australian Championship at Gillman. Doyle became the first rider from NSW to win the SA title sinceAub Lawson won the 3-Lap Championship in 1949.[12] Doyle's win also makes it 8 SA Championships in succession not won by a South Australian rider. On 10 January 2015, Doyle won the final round of the2015 Australian Individual Speedway Championship at Kurri Kurri, to becomeAustralian Champion.[13]
In 2015, he was theUK League Riders' Championship winner, a feat he repeated in 2018.[14][15]
Doyle returned to Swindon Robins for the 2019 season, going on to win the SGB Premiership and KO Cup.[16][17] In 2022, he signed for theIpswich Witches for theSGB Premiership 2022 season and won the Premiership pairs and was the stand out rider in the league, finishing top of the league averages.[18]
He remained with Ipswich for theSGB Premiership 2023, where he helped the club win theKO Cup[19] and re-signed for theSGB Premiership 2024 season and re-signed for the 2025 Premiership.[20]
Doyle has represented the Australian team at theSpeedway World Cup, finishing 3rd with the team in2013 in theCzech Republic and again in2014 in Poland. Many judges believed he came of age in the 2014 Final at thePolonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, winning four of his six rides and being the second highest scorer on the night with 13 behind Denmark's tripleworld championNicki Pedersen.
With his second place at the 2014 Speedway Grand Prix Challenge on 20 September inLonigo, Italy, Doyle qualified for the2015 Speedway Grand Prix World Championship Series, joining Australian teammates Chris Holder and wild card riderTroy Batchelor in theSpeedway Grand Prix. Doyle had a mixed year in 2015, finishing the series in 5th spot with a best finish of 2nd at the penultimate round inToruń. He finished off the year qualifying for the final at home inAustralia, but a crash in the first turn with AmericanGreg Hancock resulted in a short stay in hospital after suffering neck and chest injuries.
On 25 June 2016, Doyle won his first ever SGP when he took out theSpeedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic at the Markéta Stadium in Prague.[21] After finishing in 6th place in the next round inBritain he returned to the podium with second inSweden before winning the next three Grand Prix inGorzów,Germany andStockholm to sit at the top of the world championship, 5 points ahead of three-time champion Greg Hancock after 9 of the 11 rounds.[22] Doyle's 3 SGP wins in a row was the first time a rider had taken a hat-trick since fellow Aussie Jason Crump had won 3 in a row on his way to winning the2006 championship, but a crash in his first ride at the Toruń round in which he dislocated his shoulder and broke his elbow put paid to his 2016 championship hopes.He would bounce back however in 2017, going on to clinch the world title after dominating the Speedway Grand Prix series, despite riding with a broken foot for much of the season, winning the Czech Republic and Australian rounds.[23] He clinched the title in style in Australia, dropping only 2 points all night on his way to winning the meeting in front of his home fans.
Doyle finished in 10th place during the 2022Speedway World Championship, after securing 83 points during the2022 Speedway Grand Prix. However, the highlight of his season was winning the2022 Speedway of Nations for Australia withJack Holder andMax Fricke.[24][25] He was later selected as a full time rider for the2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[26] In 2023, he was part of the Australian team that finished fourth in the2023 Speedway World Cup final.[27]
Doyle started the 2024 season well, proving almost unbeatable for Ipswich and winning the2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland but then crashed heavily in a league match and broke four ribs and suffered a lung contusion. His world title challenge ended because he would miss the majority of the season.[28] His injury woes continued as he was forced to withdraw from round 2 and miss round 3 of the2025 Speedway Grand Prix.[29]
Despite an injury hit season he still finished 10th in theWorld Championship and helped Ipswich win theSGB Premiership 2025.[30] He finished his season on a high, winning the2025 Speedway of Nations (his secondWorld team championship).
