FIM Speedway World Championship Roll of Honour
Season
Winner
Runner-up
3rd place
1936
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Lionel Van Praag
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Eric Langton
Bluey Wilkinson
1937
Jack Milne
Wilbur Lamoreaux
Cordy Milne
1938
Bluey Wilkinson
Jack Milne
Wilbur Lamoreaux
The FIM Speedway World Championships were suspended from 1939-1948 due to the Second World War.
1949
Tommy Price
Jack Parker
Louis Lawson
1950
Freddie Williams
Wally Green
Graham Warren
1951
Jack Young
Split Waterman
Jack Biggs
1952
Jack Young
Freddie Williams
Bob Oakley
1953
Freddie Williams
Split Waterman
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Geoff Mardon
1954
Ronnie Moore
Brian Crutcher
Olle Nygren
1955
Peter Craven
Ronnie Moore
Barry Briggs
1956
Ove Fundin
Ronnie Moore
Arthur Forrest
1957
Barry Briggs
Ove Fundin
Peter Craven
1958
Barry Briggs
Ove Fundin
Aub Lawson
1959
Ronnie Moore
Ove Fundin
Barry Briggs
1960
Ove Fundin
Ronnie Moore
Peter Craven
1961
Ove Fundin
Björn Knutsson
Göte Nordin
1962
Peter Craven
Barry Briggs
Ove Fundin
1963
Ove Fundin
Björn Knutsson
Barry Briggs
1964
Barry Briggs
Igor Plechanov
Ove Fundin
1965
Björn Knutsson
Igor Plechanov
Ove Fundin
1966
Barry Briggs
Sverre Harrfeldt
Antoni Woryna
1967
Ove Fundin
Bengt Jansson
Ivan Mauger
1968
Ivan Mauger
Barry Briggs
Edward Jancarz
1969
Ivan Mauger
Barry Briggs
Sören Sjösten
1970
Ivan Mauger
Paweł Waloszek
Antoni Woryna
1971
Ole Olsen
Ivan Mauger
Bengt Jansson
1972
Ivan Mauger
Bernt Persson
Ole Olsen
1973
Jerzy Szczakiel
Ivan Mauger
Zenon Plech
1974
Anders Michanek
Ivan Mauger
Sören Sjösten
1975
Ole Olsen
Anders Michanek
John Louis
1976
Peter Collins
Malcolm Simmons
Phil Crump
1977
Ivan Mauger
Peter Collins
Ole Olsen
1978
Ole Olsen
Gordon Kennett
Scott Autrey
1979
Ivan Mauger
Zenon Plech
Michael Lee
1980
Michael Lee
Dave Jessup
Billy Sanders
1981
Bruce Penhall
Ole Olsen
Tommy Knudsen
1982
Bruce Penhall
Les Collins
Dennis Sigalos
1983
Egon Müller
Billy Sanders
Michael Lee
1984
Erik Gundersen
Hans Nielsen
Lance King
1985
Erik Gundersen
Hans Nielsen
Sam Ermolenko
1986
Hans Nielsen
Jan O Pedersen
Kelvin Tatum
1987
Hans Nielsen
Erik Gundersen
Sam Ermolenko
1988
Erik Gundersen
Hans Nielsen
Jan O Pedersen
1989
Hans Nielsen
Simon Wigg
Jeremy Doncaster
1990
Per Jonsson
Shawn Moran (Disqualified)
Todd Wiltshire
1991
Jan O Pedersen
Tony Rickardsson
Hans Nielsen
1992
Gary Havelock
Per Jonsson
Gert Handberg
1993
Sam Ermolenko
Hans Nielsen
Chris Louis
1994
Tony Rickardsson
Hans Nielsen
Craig Boyce
The FIM Speedway World Championship has been contested over the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series format since 1995.
1995
Hans Nielsen
Tony Rickardsson
Sam Ermolenko
1996
Billy Hamill
Hans Nielsen
Greg Hancock
1997
Greg Hancock
Billy Hamill
Tomasz Gollob
1998
Tony Rickardsson
Jimmy Nilsen
Tomasz Gollob
1999
Tony Rickardsson
Tomasz Gollob
Hans Nielsen
2000
Mark Loram
Billy Hamill
Tony Rickardsson
2001
Tony Rickardsson
Jason Crump
Tomasz Gollob
2002
Tony Rickardsson
Jason Crump
Ryan Sullivan
2003
Nicki Pedersen
Jason Crump
Tony Rickardsson
2004
Jason Crump
Tony Rickardsson
Greg Hancock
2005
Tony Rickardsson
Jason Crump
Leigh Adams
2006
Jason Crump
Greg Hancock
Nicki Pedersen
2007
Nicki Pedersen
Leigh Adams
Jason Crump
2008
Nicki Pedersen
Jason Crump
Tomasz Gollob
2009
Jason Crump
Tomasz Gollob
Emil Sayfutdinov
2010
Tomasz Gollob
Jarosław Hampel
Jason Crump
2011
Greg Hancock
Andreas Jonsson
Jarosław Hampel
2012
Chris Holder
Nicki Pedersen
Greg Hancock
2013
Tai Woffinden
Jarosław Hampel
Niels-Kristian Iversen
2014
Greg Hancock
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Nicki Pedersen
2015
Tai Woffinden
Greg Hancock
Nicki Pedersen
2016
Greg Hancock
Tai Woffinden
Bartosz Zmarzlik
2017
Jason Doyle
Patryk Dudek
Tai Woffinden
2018
Tai Woffinden
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Fredrik Lindgren
2019
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Leon Madsen
Emil Sayfutdinov
2020
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Tai Woffinden
Fredrik Lindgren
2021
Artem Laguta
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Emil Sayfutdinov
2022
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Leon Madsen
Maciej Janowski
2023
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Fredrik Lindgren
Martin Vaculík