FIM 1980
FIM 1981
FIM 1985
FIM 1986
FIM 1987
FIM 2002
FIM 2003
FIM Team 1983
FIM Team 1988
FIM Junior 2003
Year Location Champion Country 1936 Wembley Lionel Van Praag Australia 1937 Wembley Jack Milne USA 1938 Wembley Arthur Wilkinson Australia No competition due to World War 2 1949 Wembley Tommy Price GB 1950 Wembley Fred Williams GB 195I Wembley Jack Young Australia 1952 Wembley Jack Young Australia 1953 Wembley Fred Williams GB 1954 Wembley Ronnie Moore New Zealand 1955 Wembley Peter Craven GB 1956 Wembley Ove Fundin Sweden 1957 Wembley Barry Briggs New Zealand 1958 Wembley Barry Briggs New Zealand 1959 Wembley Ronnie Moore New Zealand 1960 Wembley Ove Fundin Sweden 1961 Malmoe Ove Fundin Sweden 1962 Wembley Peter Craven GB 1963 Wembley Ove Fundin Sweden 1964 Goeteborg Barry Briggs New Zealand 1965 Wembley Bjoern Knutsson Sweden 1966 Goeteborg Barry Briggs New Zealand 1967 Wembley Ove Fundin Sweden 1968 Goeteborg Ivan Mauger New Zealand 1969 Wembley Ivan Mauger New Zealand 1970 Wroclaw Ivan Mauger New Zealand 1971 Goeteborg Ole Olsen Denmark 1972 Wembley Ivan Mauger New Zealand 1973 Chorzow Jerzy Szczakiel Poland 1974 Goeteborg Anders Michanek Sweden 1975 Wembley Ole Olsen Denmark 1976 Chorzow Peter Collins GB 1977 Goeteborg Ivan Mauger New Zealand 1978 Wembley Ole Olsen Denmark 1979 Chorzow Ivan Mauger New Zealand 1980 Goeteborg Michael Lee GB 1981 Wembley Bruce Penhall USA 1982 Los Angeles Bruce Penhall USA 1983 Norden Egon Mueller Germany 1984 Goeteborg Erik Gundersen Denmark 1985 Bradford Erik Gundersen Denmark 1986 Chorzow Hans Nielsen Denmark 1987 Amsterdam Hans Nielsen Denmark 1988 Vojens Erik Gundersen Denmark 1989 Muenchen Hans Nielsen Denmark 1990 Bradford Per Jonsson Sweden 1991 Goeteborg Jan O.Pedersen Denmark 1992 Wroclaw Gary Havelock GB 1993 Pocking Sam Ermolenko USA 1994 Vojens Tony Rickardsson Sweden
Since 1995, this title has been decided by a Grand Prix Series.
Year Champion Country 1995 Hans Nielsen Denmark 1996 Billy Hamill USA 1997 Greg Hancock USA 1998 Tony Rickarsson Sweden 1999 Tony Rickarsson Sweden 2000 Mark Loram Great Britain 2001 Tony Rickarsson Sweden 2002 Tony Rickarsson Sweden 2003 Nicki Pederson Sweden