Jordan Stewart (speedway rider)

Jordan Stewart
Born (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 25)
Mildura, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2018–2021Redcar Bears
2021Ipswich Witches

Jordan Stewart is an Australian speedway rider, born 13 November 1998, Mildura, Australia.[1]

Career

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Stewart he won the 2017 Victorian State Under 21 Speedway Championship[2] qualifying for the Australian Championship in which he finished with 15 points after completion of the 4 rounds.

He joined the Redcar Bears for the SGB Championship 2018 season and later that year in November 2018, he won the Jason Lyons Trophy at Mildura's Olympic Park Speedway.[3] He gained his first major trophy win with Redcar when they lifted the Championship Knock-Out Cup in 2019.[4][5]

Two bad events defined his next two seasons, the first was in 2020, when he was unable to make a Premiership appearance after he signed for the Swindon Robins but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Then in 2021, when riding for Redcar he was involved in a crash at Birmingham, receiving multiple injuries (broken and dislocated collarbone, broken shoulder blade and rib damage) that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[7]

Career details

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2021

Mildura Masters Solo Speedway
Mildura - Victoria - Australia - Jordan finished third on the rostrum in the 'A' final after winning the 'B' final to qualify.

Phil Crump Solo International

Mildura - Victoria - Australia - Jordan qualified for the 'B' final but failed to make the 'A' final.[8]

2020

Australian Solo Championship results:

Rnd Venue Total 1 2 3 4 5 B A
1. Kurri Kurri 2 2 - - - - - -
2. Albury 6 0 0 2 3 1 - -
3. Undera 5 1 1 1 2 0 - -
4. Mildura 4 2 2 0 0 0 - -
5. Gillman 1 1 0 X X X - -

Round 1 - 04/01/2020 - Kurri Kurri - Abandoned after 4 heats due to unsafe track - points do not count.[9]
Round 2 - 06/01/2020 - Albury - Did not qualify for A or B final.
Round 3 - 07/01/2020 - Undera - Did not qualify for A or B final.
Round 4 - 09/01/2020 - Mildura - Did not qualify for A or B final.
Round 5 - 12/01/2020 - Gillman - Withdrew after 2 qualifying races.

2019

FIM Oceania Speedway Championship
Gillman - Adelaide - Jordan scored 14 points finishing in fourth place.

World Under-21 Team Cup

12/7/19 Represented Australia in the Team Speedway Junior World Championship final at the National Speedway Stadium, Manchester, England. Jordan scored 5 points out of Australia's 21 finishing in fourth place behind winners Poland, runners-up Great Britain and third place Denmark.

29/4/19 Selected as Australian reserve Under-21 representative for the Speedway of Nations Championship Race-Off 2 Manchester[10]

28/4/19 - Sheffield Speedway Top Gun - Winner[11]

Australian Under-21 Championship @ Wilowbank 19/1/2019

RUNNER -UP - Jordan scored 12 points to qualify for the B final. He won the B final to qualify for the A final where he finished second.

Australian Solo Championship results:

Jordan finished the 2019 Championship with a total of 34 points.

Rnd Venue Total 1 2 3 4 5 B A
1. Gillman 11 3 2 3 3 0 - Fourth (fell - disqualified from heat)
2. Mildura 6 1 0 3 0 2 - -
3. Undera 6 1 0 3 1 1 - -
4. Albury 3 1 1 0 0 1 - -
5. Kurri Kurri 8 2 3 1 1 1 - -

Round 1 - 03/01/2019 - Gillman - Fourth (reached A final with 11 points from 5 rides but fell and disqualified from heat)
Round 2 - 05/01/2019 - Mildura - 6 points from 5 rides but failed to qualify for the B Final
Round 3 - 07/01/2019 - Undera - 6 points from 5 rides but failed to qualify for the B Final
Round 4 - 09/01/2019 - Albury - 3 points from 5 rides but failed to qualify for the B Final
Round 5 - 12/01/2019 - Kurri Kurri - 8 points from 5 rides but failed to qualify for the B Final

2018
Victorian State Under 21 Speedway Championship - Broadford - Winner
Jason Lyons Trophy - Mildura’s Olympic Park - Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Rider Bio: Jordan Stewart". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Mildura's Jordan Stewart wins Victorian Under 21 speedway title on Sunday". www.milduraindependent.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "JORDY STEWART WINS JASON LYONS TROPHY - Motorcycling Australia".
  4. ^ "Redcar Bears claim historic Knockout Cup victory over Newcastle". 28 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Stewart happy to be a Bear!". redcarbears.co. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Swindon Robins Speedway Official Website: SWINDON SWOOP FOR STEWART".
  7. ^ "Unlucky Stewart's season is over".
  8. ^ "DOUGLAS WINS AT MILDURA - British Speedway Official Website".
  9. ^ "Aussie Championship Opener Halted".
  10. ^ "World Champs in Manchester Monster Energy Son Showdown".
  11. ^ "STEWART IS THE TOP GUN - British Speedway Official Website".