Back in 2011, Dirt Bike Action magazine ran a feature story titled Home-grown heroes. 

It took a look at the history of Australian Motocross and published a list of the most successful racers in the history of the Australian Championships.

The system
The following points system was used to generate the Top 10 list for all individual and combined class results.  

The top three overall results in each class for each year of each championship were counted – allocating:

• three points for the win
• two for second and
• one for third.
  

The Australian motocross classes were completely revamped at the turn of the century when the breakthrough lightweight 4-stroke machines started dominating the sport.

Australia introduced the MX1 Class in 2001 – for 250cc two-strokes to 450cc four-strokes – with the new powerful four-stroke technology and environmentally-friendlier engines driving the change.

The MX1 class, which is open to riders of any age, replaced the 250cc class in Australia and went on to become the premier class across the world, taking over from the 500s, with the FIM switching over to the new MX1, MX2 and MX3 classes for the 2004 World Motocross Championship season.

Thanks to your support, we now have a complete list of all Australian Motocross Champions and have updated the Most Successful Racer’s List from the very first Australian Championship in 1953 up to today. 

The MX1 class points are now up-to-date through to the end of the 2024 season.