Speedway Under-21 World Championship

{{Short description|Annual motorcycle speedway Under-21 World Championship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use British English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox sports league | title = Speedway Under-21 World Championship | current_season = | logo = | pixels = | caption = | Formerly = | sport = [[motorcycle speedway]] | founded = 1977 | fame = | motto = | inaugural = | teams = | continent = | champion = [[Nazar Parnitskyi]] | most_champs = 2 titles: [[Darcy Ward]] [[Emil Sayfutdinov]] [[Maksym Drabik]] [[Mateusz Cierniak]] }} The '''Speedway Under-21 World Championship''' is an annual [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] event held each year organized by the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|International Motorcycling Federation]] (FIM) since 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/mims.php |title=Individual Junior World Championship |website=Speedway History |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/european-under-21-championship-1977-1987.html|title=European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|page=31|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=102|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedweek.com/speedwayu21teamwm/docs/469b07d3156d462f962121f8dad403f4/Speedway-U21-WM-Historische-WM-Gewinner-.html |title=World U21 winners |website=Speedweek |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>

As of 2022, the title was awarded to the winner of the SGP2 category at the FIM Speedway World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackbookmotorsport.com/news/fim-discovery-sports-events-speedway-grand-prix-brand-identity|title = FIM and Discovery to combine all Speedway series from 2022}}</ref>

== History == Between 1977 and 1987 the Championship was called the Individual Speedway Junior European Championship (European Speedway Under 21 Championship), open only to European riders. In 1979, the Championship began allowing riders from other continents to compete, but was renamed to the Speedway World Under 21 Championship in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedway-yesterday.de/html/body_u-21-wm.html |title=Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21) |website=Speedway Yesterday |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> In 1998, [[Union Européenne de Motocyclisme|European Motorcycle Union]] (UEM) established the [[European Under-19 Individual Speedway Championship|Individual Speedway Junior European Championship]], a new competition open only to European competitors.

Originally it was called the European Under-21 Championship (from 1977-1987) but changed its name in 1988 when it was made open to all nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/world-under-21-championship.html|title=World Under 21 Championship|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/73/21-world-finals|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> To confuse matters a new [[European Under-19 Individual Speedway Championship|European Individual Speedway Junior Championship]] was created in 1998 by the [[Union Européenne de Motocyclisme|European Motorcycle Union]] (UEM) but this is not linked to former European Under-21 Championship.

[[Emil Sayfutdinov]] ([[2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2007]], [[2008 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2008]]) became the first rider to win the championship twice. Other double champions include [[Darcy Ward]] ([[2009 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2009]], [[2010 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2010]]), [[Maksym Drabik]] ([[2017 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2017]], [[2019 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2019]]), and [[Mateusz Cierniak]] ([[2022 SGP2|2022]], [[2023 SGP2|2023]]).

== Age limits == Riders must be at least 16 years old to compete, starting from their 16th birthday. The maximum age limit is 21, with eligibility ending at the conclusion of the year in which the rider turns 21.

== Past winners == === European Championship (1977-1987) === {| class="wikitable" |- align=center |width=40px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Year''' |width=140px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Venue''' |width=200px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners''' |width=200px {{Speedway color|P2}}|'''Runner-up''' |width=200px {{Speedway color|P3}}|'''3rd place''' |- |align=center| [[1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1977]] |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Vojens]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Alf Busk]] (9 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joe Owen]] (8 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Les Collins]] (7 pts) |- |align=center| [[1978 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1978]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lonigo]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Finn Rune Jensen]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kevin Jolly (speedway rider)|Kevin Jolly]] (12+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Neil Middleditch]] (12+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1979]] |{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ron Preston]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Airat Faizulin]] (12 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ari Koponen (speedway rider)|Ari Koponen]] (11+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1980]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Pocking]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tommy Knudsen]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tony Briggs (speedway rider)|Tony Briggs]] (12 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Sigalos]] (11+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[1981 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1981]] |{{flagicon|CSK}} [[Slaný]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Shawn Moran]] (15 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|CSK}} [[Antonín Kasper Jr.]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|CSK}} [[Jiří Hnidak]] (13 pts) |- |align=center| [[1982 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1982]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Pocking]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|CSK}} [[Antonín Kasper Jr.]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Courtney]] (12+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Ravn (speedway rider)|Peter Ravn]] (12+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[1983 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1983]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lonigo]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Baker (speedway rider)|Steve Baker]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[David Bargh]] (12 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Marvyn Cox]] (11 pts) |- |align=center| [[1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1984]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[King's Lynn]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Marvyn Cox]] (12 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Neil Evitts]] (11+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Lucero]] (11+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[1985 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1985]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Abensberg]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Jonsson]] (15 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jimmy Nilsen]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Ole Hansen (speedway rider)|Ole Hansen]] (11+3pts) |- |align=center| [[1986 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1986]] |{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Rivne]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Igor Marko]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Tony Olsson]] (12 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Karger]] (11 pts) |- |align=center| [[1987 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship|1987]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zielona Góra]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gary Havelock]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Świst]] (12+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sean Wilson (speedway rider)|Sean Wilson]] (12+2 pts) |}

=== World Championship (since 1988) === ==== One-day final (1988–2009) ==== {| class="wikitable" |- align=center |width=40px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Year''' |width=190px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Venue''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P2}}|'''Runner-up''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P3}}|'''3rd place''' |- |align=center| [[1988 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1988]] |{{flagicon|CSK}} [[Slaný]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Nahlin]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Gustafsson]] (11+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Karger]] (11+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[1989 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1989]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lonigo]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Gert Handberg]] (13+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Chris Louis (speedway rider)|Chris Louis]] (13+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niklas Karlsson (speedway rider)|Niklas Karlsson]] (12 pts) |- |align=center| [[1990 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1990]] |{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Lviv]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Chris Louis (speedway rider)|Chris Louis]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Rene Aas]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Tony Rickardsson]] (10+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[1991 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1991]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Coventry]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Andersen]] (14+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Andersen (speedway rider)|Morten Andersen]] (14+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Lyons]] (11 pts) |- |align=center| [[1992 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1992]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leigh Adams]] (14+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Loram]] (14+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joe Screen]] (13 pts) |- |align=center| [[1993 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1993]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pardubice]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joe Screen]] (14+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Max|Mikael Karlsson]] (14+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rune Holta]] (10+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[1994 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1994]] |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Varhaug|Elgane]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Max|Mikael Karlsson]] (14+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rune Holta]] (14+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Crump]] (12+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[1995 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1995]] |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tampere]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Crump]] (13+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Daniel Andersson (speedway rider)|Daniel Andersson]] (13+F pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Sullivan]] (12+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[1996 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1996]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Olching]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Protasiewicz]] (15 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Sullivan]] (11+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jesper B. Monberg|Jesper B. Jensen]] (11+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[1997 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1997]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Mšeno]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jesper B. Monberg|Jesper B. Jensen]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Rafał Dobrucki]] (11+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Scott Nicholls]] (11+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1998]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piła]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Dados]] (14+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Jabłoński (speedway rider)|Krzysztof Jabłoński]] (14+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matej Ferjan]] (12 pts) |- |align=center| [[1999 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|1999]] |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Vojens]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lee Richardson (speedway rider)|Lee Richardson]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Aleš Dryml, Jr.]] (11 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nigel Sadler]] (10+3+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[2000 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2000]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gorzów Wielkopolski|Gorzów Wlkp.]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Andreas Jonsson]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Cegielski]] (11+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jarosław Hampel]] (11+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[2001 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2001]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peterborough]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Dawid Kujawa]] (12 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lukáš Dryml]] (11 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Rafał Okoniewski]] (10+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[2002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2002]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slaný]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lukáš Dryml]] (14+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Kasprzak]] (14+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Howe (speedway rider)|David Howe]] (12 pts) |- |align=center| [[2003 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2003]] |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kumla]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jarosław Hampel]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Rafał Szombierski]] (11+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[2004 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2004]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Wrocław]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Miśkowiak]] (12 pts +2 +2) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Bjerre]] (8 pts +3 +2) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matej Žagar]] (8 pts +2 +1) |- |align=center| [[2005 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2005]] |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Wiener Neustadt]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Kasprzak]] (8 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Suchánek]] (8 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] (7 pts) |- |align=center| [[2006 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2006]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Terenzano]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Karol Ząbik]] (13 pts +3) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Antonio Lindbäck]] (12 pts +2) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Christian Hefenbrock]] (12 pts +1) |- |align=center| [[2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2007]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Ostrów Wielkopolski|Ostrów Wlkp.]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Emil Sayfutdinov]] (15 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Holder]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Hlib]] (12 pts) |- |align=center| [[2008 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2008]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pardubice]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Emil Sayfutdinov]] (14 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Holder]] (12+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Jurica Pavlic]] (12+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[2009 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2009]] |{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Goričan]] |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Darcy Ward]] (13 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Jurica Pavlic]] (12+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Patrick Hougaard]] (12+2 pts) |}

==== Final series (since 2010–2021) ==== {| class="wikitable" |- align=center |width=40px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Year''' |width=130px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Venue''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P2}}|'''Runner-up''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P3}}|'''3rd place''' |- |align=center| [[2010 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2010]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Darcy Ward]] (30+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Janowski]] (30+2 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Maksims Bogdanovs]] (30+1 pts) |- |align=center| [[2011 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2011]] |four events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Janowski]] (50 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Darcy Ward]] (46+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Przemysław Pawlicki]] (46+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[2012 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2012]] |seven events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Michael Jepsen Jensen]] (90 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Janowski]] (89 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Bech Jensen]] (75 pts) |- |align=center| [[2013 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2013]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Patryk Dudek]] (35 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Pawlicki Jr.]] (34 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kacper Gomólski]] (29 pts) |- |align=center| [[2014 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2014]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Pawlicki Jr.]] (42 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kacper Gomolski]] (36 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Michelsen]] (33 pts) |- |align=center| [[2015 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2015]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Zmarzlik]] (39 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anders Thomsen (speedway rider)|Anders Thomsen]] (34 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Michelsen]] (34 pts) |- |align=center| [[2016 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2016]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Max Fricke]] (46 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krystian Pieszczek]] (40 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Robert Lambert (speedway rider)|Robert Lambert]] (37+3 pts) |- |align=center| [[2017 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2017]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maksym Drabik]] (49 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Smektała]] (42 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Max Fricke]] (41 pts) |- |align=center| [[2018 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2018]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Smektała]] (56 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maksym Drabik]] (54 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Robert Lambert (speedway rider)|Robert Lambert]] (46 pts) |- |align=center| [[2019 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2019]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maksym Drabik]] (49 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Smektała]] (45+3 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Dominik Kubera]] (45+2 pts) |- |align=center| [[2020 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2020]] |one event |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jaimon Lidsey]] (20 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Dominik Kubera]] (16 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Oļegs Mihailovs]] (14 pts) |- |align=center| [[2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|2021]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jakub Miśkowiak]] (58 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mads Hansen (speedway rider)|Mads Hansen]] (54 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wiktor Lampart]] (40 pts) |}

==== SGP2 (2022–) ==== {| class="wikitable" |- align=center |width=40px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Year''' |width=130px {{Speedway color|4}} |'''Venue''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P1}}|'''Winners''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P2}}|'''Runner-up''' |width=230px {{Speedway color|P3}}|'''3rd place''' |- |align=center| [[2022 SGP2|2022]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Mateusz Cierniak]] (56 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Kvěch]] (39 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jakub Miśkowiak]] (38 pts) |- |align=center| [[2023 SGP2|2023]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Mateusz Cierniak]] (49 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Damian Ratajczak]] (45 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartłomiej Kowalski]] (42 pts) |- |align=center| [[2024 SGP2|2024]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wiktor Przyjemski]] (56 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Nazar Parnitskyi]] (46 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Mathias Pollestad]] (43 pts) |- |align=center| [[2025 SGP2|2025]] |three events |{{Speedway color|p1}}|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Nazar Parnitskyi]] (52 pts) |{{Speedway color|p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wiktor Przyjemski]] (42 pts) |{{Speedway color|p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Andersen (speedway rider, born 2008)|Mikkel Andersen]] (36 pts) |}

== Statistics == === Medal winners per nation === [[Image:Emil Saifutdinov (Mar 08).jpg|thumb|200px|2007 and 2008 Under-21 World Champion [[Emil Sayfutdinov]] (photo 2008).]] {| class="wikitable" |- {{Speedway color|4}} !width=30px|Pos ||width=160px|National Team ||width=30px {{Speedway color|P1}}|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg|Gold]] ||width=30px {{Speedway color|P2}}|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg|Silver]] ||width=30px {{Speedway color|P3}}|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg|Bronze]] ||width=40px|Total

|- align=center |1. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|POL}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 18 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 16 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 10 |44 |- align=center |2. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|AUS}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 7 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 5 | 16 |- align=center |3. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|DEN}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 7 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 10 | 21 |- align=center |4. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|GBR}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 5 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 7 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 9 | 21 |- align=center |5. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|SWE}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 4 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 6 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 3 | 13 |- align=center |6. ||align=left| ''{{speedwayU|21|USSR}}'' {{speedwayU|21|RUS}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 0 | 5 |- align=center |7. ||align=left| ''{{speedwayU|21|CSK}}'' {{speedwayU|21|CZE}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 5 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | 8 |- align=center |8. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|USA}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | 4 |- align=center |9. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|UKR}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 1 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 0 | 2 |- align=center |10. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|NZL}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 0 | 2 |- align=center |11. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|NOR}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | 3 |- align=center |12. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|CRO}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | 2 |- align=center |13. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|SVN}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | 2 |- align=center | ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|LAT}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | 2 |- align=center |15. ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|FIN}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | 1 |- align=center | ||align=left| {{speedwayU|21|GER}} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p2}}| 0 |{{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | 1 |}

=== World champions === The following World Junior champions went on to win the [[Speedway World Championship]]. *[[Per Jonsson]] in [[1990 Individual Speedway World Championship|1990]] *[[Gary Havelock]] in [[1992 Individual Speedway World Championship|1992]] *[[Jason Crump]] in [[2004 Speedway Grand Prix|2004]], [[2006 Speedway Grand Prix|2006]] and [[2009 Speedway Grand Prix|2009]] *[[Bartosz Zmarzlik]] in [[2019 Speedway Grand Prix|2019]], [[2020 Speedway Grand Prix|2020]], [[2022 Speedway Grand Prix|2022]], [[2023 Speedway Grand Prix|2023]] and [[2024 Speedway Grand Prix|2024]]

== See also == * [[Team Speedway Junior World Championship]] (U-21) * [[Individual Speedway World Championship]], [[Speedway Grand Prix]] * [[European Under-19 Individual Speedway Championship|Individual Speedway Junior European Championship]] (U-19)

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Speedway Under-21 World Championship| ]] [[Category:World Speedway Championships|Individual 21]]