The 1986 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the Pioneer Park Speedway in Ayr, Queensland on 11 January. Eighteen-year-old Brisbane based rider Troy Butler surprised by winning his first (and only) Australian Championship and in doing so becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Australian Championship since it was first run in 1926. The top four placed riders were all from Queensland with he first non-Queenslander being fifth placed South Australian Steve Baker who lost a runoff for fourth place to Steve Regeling. Baker and Regeling were the only riders to defeat Butler on the day.
In the absence of six time and reigning champion Billy Sanders who had died in England in April 1985, Victoria's three time national champion Phil Crump was the favourite to take out his fourth title. However, after winning his first race, Crump suffered engine failure in his next two rides to put him well out of contention. He won his fourth ride but again suffered engine drama in his last race to eventually finish 12th with just 6 points.
1986 Australian Solo Championship
- Australian Championship
- 11 January 1986
Ayr, Queensland - Pioneer Park Speedway- Referee:
- Qualification: The top four riders go through to the Commonwealth Final in Manchester, England.
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Troy Butler () | 13 | (2,3,3,3,2) |
 | John Titman () | 12 | (3,2,3,3,1) |
 | Alan Rivett () | 11 | (3,3,2,2,1) |
| 4 | Steve Regeling () | 10 | (2,3,2,E,3+3) |
| 5 | Steve Baker ( ) | 10 | (3,0,3,2,2+2) |
| 6 | David Jackson ( ) | 9 | (0,2,3,2,1) |
| 7 | Chris Watson ( ) | 8 | (1,3,1,2,1) |
| 8 | Stephen Davies () | 8 | (2,1,1,1,3) |
| 9 | John McNeill (.svg.png.webp){kind=small} ) | 8 | (2,1,1,2,2) |
| 10 | Glyn Taylor ( ) | 7 | (0,3,2,2,0) |
| 11 | Mark Fiora () | 7 | (1,1,0,3,2) |
| 12 | Phil Crump () | 6 | (3,E,E,3,E) |
| 13 | Dave Cheshire () | 4 | (1,2,1,0,0) |
| 14 | Brent Nott () | 3 | (1,0,0,1,1) |
| 15 | Ray Palmer () | 2 | (0,E,1,0,0) |
| 16 | Dale Watson () | 1 | (0,1,F,F,0) |
| 17 | Peter Chrisopher () (Res) | 1 | (-,-,-,1,-) |
| 18 | Craig Dennan () (Res) | 0 | (Did not ride) |
Classification
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(6) Troy Butler |
13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
|
(2) John Titman |
12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
|
(13) Alan Rivett |
11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (12) Steve Regeling |
10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | E | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (7) Steve Baker |
10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (11) David Jackson |
9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (9) Chris Watson |
8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (1) Stephen Davies |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) John McNeill |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (3) Glyn Taylor |
7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (14) Mark Fiora |
7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Phil Crump |
6 | 3 | E | E | 3 | E | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (4) Dave Cheshire |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5) Brent Nott |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (8) Ray Palmer |
1 | 0 | E | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (16) Dale Watson |
1 | 0 | 1 | F | F | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Peter Chrisopher |
1 | 1 | 1 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Craig Dennan |
0 | 0 | R2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |