An international individual speedway championship has taken various forms since its beginnings in the 1930s, with the official World Championship first held in 1936.
The present FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) championship organised by Speedway Grand Prix (IMG since 2007) has taken place since 1995.
The SGP uses a scoring system based on each riders overall final position.
The rider who has gained the most points at the end of the tournament is declared the World Champion.
Australian rider Jason Doyle is the current (2017) World Champion.
The annual British Grand Prix is currently held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Scoring in Grand Prix events changed in 2005 with riders scoring 3–2–1–0 in their races and these points being carried forward to decide the winner of each Grand Prix.
At the end of the series the highest scorer becomes the world champion.

World Speedway Champions include Ivan Mauger (six-time World Champion), fellow New Zealander Barry Briggs (four times), Ole Olsen (three times), Ove Fundin (five times), Lionel Van Praag (inaugural World Champion in 1936), Hans Nielsen (nicknamed "The Professor", four-time World Champion), Tony Rickardsson (six times), Erik Gundersen and Jason Crump, both three-time World Champions, and the sports first two-time champion Jack Young who won in 1951 & 1952.

Currently, no world team championship is contested for senior riders.
The first such championship was the Speedway World Team Cup, which was contested annually from 1960 to 2000.
It was replaced by the Speedway World Cup, another annual event, in 2001.
Both competitions featured teams from the major speedway countries, usually in a series of meetings over the space of a week in the summer.
The final World Cup Champions were Poland in 2017.

The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries.
Competing countries picked their top two riders to represent them (or in some cases, those who were available).
The first competition was held in 1970 and the final competition was held in 1993.
From 1994 the World Pairs was merged with the World Team Cup.
Starting in 2018, a new pairs championship, the Speedway of Nations, will replace the Speedway World Cup on the sport's calendar.
An international individual speedway championship has taken various forms since its beginnings in the 1930s, with the official World Championship first held in 1936. The present FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) championship organised by Speedway Grand Prix (IMG since 2007) has taken place since 1995. The SGP uses a scoring system based on each riders overall final position. The rider who has gained the most points at the end of the tournament is declared the World Champion. Australian rider Jason Doyle is the current (2017) World Champion. The annual British Grand Prix is currently held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Scoring in Grand Prix events changed in 2005 with riders scoring 3–2–1–0 in their races and these points being carried forward to decide the winner of each Grand Prix. At the end of the series the highest scorer becomes the world champion.
World Speedway Champions include Ivan Mauger (six-time World Champion), fellow New Zealander Barry Briggs (four times), Ole Olsen (three times), Ove Fundin (five times), Lionel Van Praag (inaugural World Champion in 1936), Hans Nielsen (nicknamed "The Professor", four-time World Champion), Tony Rickardsson (six times), Erik Gundersen and Jason Crump, both three-time World Champions, and the sports first two-time champion Jack Young who won in 1951 & 1952.
Currently, no world team championship is contested for senior riders. The first such championship was the Speedway World Team Cup, which was contested annually from 1960 to 2000. It was replaced by the Speedway World Cup, another annual event, in 2001. Both competitions featured teams from the major speedway countries, usually in a series of meetings over the space of a week in the summer. The final World Cup Champions were Poland in 2017.
The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. Competing countries picked their top two riders to represent them (or in some cases, those who were available). The first competition was held in 1970 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 the World Pairs was merged with the World Team Cup. Starting in 2018, a new pairs championship, the Speedway of Nations, will replace the Speedway World Cup on the sport's calendar.
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