World Champions

Since 1994 the Speedway Grand Prix series determines the champion.

Year	Champion	Nationality
1936	Lionel Van Praag	Australia
1937	Jack Milne	United States
1938	Bluey Wilkinson	Australia
1949	Tommy Price	Great Britain
1950	Freddie Williams	Great Britain
1951	Jack Young	Australia
1952	Jack Young	Australia
1953	Freddie Williams	Great Britain
1954	Ronnie Moore	New Zealand
1955	Peter Craven	Great Britain
1956	Ove Fundin	Sweden
1957	Barry Briggs	New Zealand
1958	Barry Briggs	New Zealand
1959	Ronnie Moore	New Zealand
1960	Ove Fundin	Sweden
1961	Ove Fundin	Sweden
1962	Peter Craven	Great Britain
1963	Ove Fundin	Sweden
1964	Barry Briggs	New Zealand
1965	Bjorn Knutsson	Sweden
1966	Barry Briggs	New Zealand
1967	Ove Fundin	Sweden
1968	Ivan Mauger	New Zealand
1969	Ivan Mauger	New Zealand
1970	Ivan Mauger	New Zealand
1971	Ole Olsen	Denmark
1972	Ivan Mauger	New Zealand
1973	Jerzy Szczakiel	Poland
1974	Anders Michanek	Sweden
1975	Ole Olsen	Denmark
1976	Peter Collins	Great Britain
1977	Ivan Mauger	New Zealand
1978	Ole Olsen	Denmark
1979	Ivan Mauger	New Zealand
1980	Michael Lee	Great Britain
1981	Bruce Penhall	United States
1982	Bruce Penhall	United States
1983	Egon Muller	Germany
1984	Erik Gundersen	Denmark
1985	Erik Gundersen	Denmark
1986	Hans Nielsen	Denmark
1987	Hans Nielsen	Denmark
1988	Erik Gundersen	Denmark
1989	Hans Nielsen	Denmark
1990	Per Jonsson	Sweden
1991	Jan O Pedersen	Denmark
1992	Gary Havelock	Great Britain
1993	Sam Ermolenko	United States
1994	Tony Rickardsson	Sweden
1995	Hans Nielsen	Denmark
1996	Billy Hamill	United States
1997	Greg Hancock	United States
1998	Tony Rickardsson	Sweden
1999	Tony Rickardsson	Sweden
2000	Mark Loram	Great Britain
2001	Tony Rickardsson	Sweden
2002	Tony Rickardsson	Sweden
2003	Nicki Pedersen	Denmark
2004	Jason Crump	Australia
2005	Tony Rickardsson	Sweden
2006	Jason Crump	Australia
2007	Nicki Pedersen	Denmark
2008	Nicki Pedersen	Denmark
2009	Jason Crump	Australia
2010	Tomasz Gollub	Poland
2011	Greg Hancock	United States