27 Facts About Jason Doyle

Jason Kevin Doyle was born on 6 October 1985 and is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider.

Jason Doyle became World Champion in 2017 after winning the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix.

In 2006, Jason Doyle remained with the Isle of Wight and signed for the Poole Pirates as their number 8 before moving up to the Elite League full-time with Poole in 2007.

Jason Doyle moved to Premier League team the Somerset Rebels in 2008 after failing to secure a team place at Poole, although he still remained a Poole asset.

Jason Doyle won the Premier League Knockout Cup with Somerset.

Jason Doyle missed the 2009 season after tearing the rotator cuff in his shoulder, but returned in 2010 for the Poole Pirates.

In 2012, Jason 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.

Jason Doyle led the Somerset Rebels to the Premier League title and the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Josh Grajczonek, during the 2013 Premier League speedway season.

Jason Doyle fell foul of work permit rules and was initially denied a visa that would allow him to ride in the UK in 2014; 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.

Jason Doyle stayed with Lions in 2015 before returning to parent club Swindon Robins for 2016.

In 2013, Jason Doyle won the Master of Speedway title in Bockhorn, Germany.

In Sweden, Jason Doyle moved from Vastervik to Dackarna while in Poland he left Lodz to join Torun.

Jason Doyle narrowly missed winning his first Australian Championship when he finished only 2 points behind Chris Holder over the three rounds of the 2014 Championship.

Jason Doyle became the first rider from NSW to win the SA title since Aub Lawson won the 3-Lap Championship in 1949.

Jason Doyle's win makes it 8 SA Championships in succession not won by a South Australian rider.

On 10 January 2015, Jason Doyle won the final round of the 2015 Australian Individual Speedway Championship at Kurri Kurri, to become Australian Champion.

Jason Doyle returned to Swindon Robins for the 2019 season, going on to win the SGB Premiership and KO Cup.

Jason Doyle remained with Ipswich for the SGB Premiership 2023, where he helped the club win the KO Cup and re-signed for the SGB Premiership 2024 season and re-signed for the 2025 Premiership.

Jason Doyle has represented the Australian team at the Speedway World Cup, finishing 3rd with the team in 2013 in the Czech Republic and again in 2014 in Poland.

Jason Doyle had a mixed year in 2015, finishing the series in 5th spot with a best finish of 2nd at the penultimate round in Torun.

Jason Doyle finished off the year qualifying for the final at home in Australia, but a crash in the first turn with American Greg Hancock resulted in a short stay in hospital after suffering neck and chest injuries.

On 25 June 2016, Jason Doyle won his first ever SGP when he took out the Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic at the Marketa Stadium in Prague.

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 the 2006 championship, but a crash in his first ride at the Torun round in which he dislocated his shoulder and broke his elbow put paid to his 2016 championship hopes.

Jason Doyle 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.

Jason Doyle finished in 10th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 83 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix.

Jason Doyle was later selected as a full time rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.

Jason Doyle started the 2024 season well, proving almost unbeatable for Ipswich and winning the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland but then crashed heavily in a league match and broke four ribs and suffered a lung contusion.