The Australian Long Track Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Australia to determine the Australian Long Track champion. The event is organised and sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia (MA). Where as motorcycle speedway takes place on tracks ranging from 250–400 metres in length, Long track racing generally takes place on 800 to 1000 metre long speedways.
Prior to 1947, the championship was known as the Australian 5 Mile Dirt Track Championship and was run from 1925-1927 with classes including 350cc, 500cc and Unlimited. The first championship was run on 11 April 1925 at Penrith in New South Wales and was won by Billy Conoulty.
The Australian Long Track Championship has run continuously since 1947 with a few exceptions. In recent years due to the lack of genuine Long track speedways in Australia, racing has generally taken place on ½ Mile or 1 Km long Harness Racing or Showground tracks in country towns.
Winners since 1947[edit]
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 1947 | Port Pirie, SA | Ray Trevena |
| 1948 | Port Pirie, SA | C. Jamieson |
| 1949 | Port Pirie, SA | Laurie Jamieson |
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 1950 | Port Pirie, SA | G. Robertson |
| 1951 | Port Pirie, SA | G. Robertson |
| 1952 | Port Pirie, SA | A. Menzies |
| 1953 | Port Pirie, SA | A. Menzies |
| 1954 | Port Pirie, SA | Harry Denton |
| 1955 | Port Pirie, SA | D. Sheard |
| 1956 | Port Pirie, SA | Gerry Hussey ( ) |
| 1957 | Port Pirie, SA | Laurie Jamieson |
| 1958 | Port Pirie, SA | Laurie Jamieson |
| 1959 | Port Pirie, SA | Geoff Mudge |
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 1960 | Port Pirie, SA | Laurie Jamieson |
| 1961 | Port Pirie, SA | Harry Denton |
| 1962 | Port Pirie, SA | Ivan Mauger ( ) |
| 1963 | Port Pirie, SA | Don Prettejon |
| 1964 | Port Pirie, SA | Jack Scott |
| 1965 | Port Pirie, SA | Jack Scott |
| 1966 | Port Pirie, SA | Jack Scott |
| 1967-1968 | Not Held |
| 1969 | Romsey, Vic | Johny Dewhurst |
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 1970-1973 | Not Held |
| 1974 | | Brenton Langlois |
| 1975 | | |
| 1976 | Not Held |
| 1977 | Morgan, SA | Brenton Langlois |
| 1978 | | Rod Hunter |
| 1979 | Not Held |
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 1980 | | Garry Chasemore |
| 1981 | Not Held |
| 1982 | Morgan, SA | John Boulger |
| 1983 | Bendigo, Vic | Rod Hunter |
| 1984-1987 | Not Held |
| 1988 | | Mick Powell |
| 1989 | Port Pirie, SA | Chris Watson |
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 1990 | Newcastle, NSW | Chris Watson |
| 1991 | Port Pirie, SA | Phil Crump |
| 1992 | Port Pirie, SA | Craig Hodgson |
| 1993 | Parramatta, NSW | Chris Watson |
| 1994 | Not Held |
| 1995 | Bathurst, NSW | Chris Watson |
| 1996 | Port Pirie, SA | Jason Crump |
| 1997 | Muswellbrook, NSW | Craig Watson |
| 1998 | Port Pirie, SA | Craig Watson |
| 1999 | Port Pirie, SA | Leigh Adams |
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 2000 | Bendigo, Vic | Chris Watson |
| 2001 | Toowoomba, Qld | Mick Poole |
| 2002 | Bathurst, NSW | Craig Watson |
| 2003 | Bathurst, NSW | Troy Batchelor |
| 2004 | Wagga Wagga, NSW | Troy Batchelor |
| 2005 | Bathurst, NSW | Chris Holder |
| 2006 | Wagga Wagga, NSW | Chris Holder |
| 2007 | Blaney, NSW | Richard Sweetman |
| 2008 | Brisbane, Qld | No Long Track Class |
| 2009 | Townsville, Qld | Daniel Mason |
| Year | City/State | Winner |
| 2010 | Tamworth, NSW | Todd Kurtz |
| 2011 | Tamworth, NSW | Todd Kurtz |
| 2012 | Tamworth, NSW | Kozza Smith |
| 2013 | Townsville, Qld | No Long Track Class |
| 2014 | Tamworth, NSW | Joey Ringwood |
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