2008 Race
19 teams
4 solo competitors
154 participants
| TEAM NAME | TIME |
| Junction Jokers | 8 hrs 02 min 30 sec |
| Emerald Springs Sprinters | 8 hrs 22 min 41 sec |
| The Roadrunners | 8 hrs 51 min 38 sec |
| Vital Signs | 8 hrs 54 min |
| Speed of Light | 8 hrs 58 min 36 sec |
| SunWater | 9 hrs 38 min 51 sec |
| Tablelands Regional Council | 9 hrs 38 min 28 sec |
| Team Chillagoe | 10 hrs 14 min 02 sec |
| Gladiator Girls | 10 hrs 35 min 59 sec |
| Sombreros | 11 hrs 02 min 31 sec |
| Team Telstra | 11 hrs 27 min 08 sec |
| Don’t Panic | 11 hrs 45 min 53 sec |
| David Wood
Solo competitor Solo Race Record |
15 hrs 58 min 44 sec |
| Mad Runners | 16 hrs 38 min 24 sec |
| Sandoro Soncin
Solo competitor |
20 hrs 55 min 28 sec |
| Thunder Birds | 22 hrs 00 min 28 sec |
| Chillagoe Fossil (Jon Booth)
Solo competitor |
23 hrs 13 min 56 sec |
| Terry McClelland
Solo competitor |
17 hrs 00 min 26 sec |
| Mareeba State High
One day only |
2 hrs 36 min 30 sec |
Great Wheelbarrow Race 2027
Fundraising Amounts
Year Amount
2026 $237,512
2025 $261,787
2024 $93,342
2023 $189,389
2022 $132,230
2021 COVID-19
2020 COVID-19
2019 $140,000
2018 $110,000
2017 $195,289
2016 $200,000
2015 $243,300
2014 $437,000
2013 $461,000
2012 $153,000
2011 $123,000
2010 $87,315
2009 $44,398
2008 $14,200
2007 $13,480
Total $3,136,242 which is outstanding for any sporting event.
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2026 Results
2026 Results
2025 Results
2025 Results
Tribute to Cr Kevin Davies, Great Wheelbarrow Race Committee Chair
Tribute to Cr Kevin Davies, Great Wheelbarrow Race Committee Chair
2024 Results
2024 Results
2023 Results
