The current European Champion is Dominik Kubera from Poland.
Between 1977 and 1988 the FIM) held the Speedway European Under 21 Championship. After deciding to allow non-European competitors, the competition was renamed the World Under 21 Championship. The European Under 21 Championship was then inaugurated under the control of the European Motorcycle Union (UEM).
The minimum age of a rider to compete is 16 years of age (starting on the date of the rider's birthday). The maximum age is 21 years of age (finishing at the end of the year in which the rider celebrates his 21st birthday).
{{clear}}| 4}} |Year | 4}} |Venue | P1}}|Winners | P2}}|2nd place | P3}}|3rd place |
| 1998 | SVN}} Krško | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Rafał Okoniewski | p2}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} Aleš Dryml, Jr. | p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Hans N. Andersen |
| 1999 | POL}} Gniezno | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Rafał Okoniewski | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Karol Malecha | p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Jarosław Hampel |
| 2000 | SVN}} Ljubljana | p1}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Dryml | p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Niels Kristian Iversen | p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Zbigniew Czerwiński |
| 2001 | CZE}} Pardubice | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Romanek | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Rafał Kurmański | p3}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Davidsson |
| 2002 | LVA}} Daugavpils | p1}}|{{flagicon|SVN}} Matej Žagar | p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Bjerre | p3}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Lindgren |
| 2003 | GER}} Pocking | p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Bjerre | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Janusz Kołodziej | p3}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} Antonio Lindbäck |
| 2004 | POL}} Rybnik | p1}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} Antonio Lindbäck | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Karol Ząbik | p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Risager |
| 2005 | CZE}} Mšeno | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Karol Ząbik | p2}}|{{flagicon|LVA}} Kasts Poudzuks | p3}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Pettersson |
| 2006 | CRO}} Goričan | p1}}|{{flagicon|HRV}} Jurica Pavlič | p2}}|{{flagicon|UKR}} Andriej Karpov | p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Hansen |
| 2007 | POL}} Częstochowa | p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolai Klindt | p2}}|{{flagicon|HRV}} Jurica Pavlič | p3}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} Filip Šitera |
| 2008 | GER}} Stralsund | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Artur Mroczka | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Janowski | p3}}|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Vodyakov |
| 2009 | POL}} Tarnów | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Przemysław Pawlicki | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Janowski | p3}}|{{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Vaculík |
| 2010 | CRO}} Goričan | p1}}|{{flagicon|SWE}} Dennis Andersson | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Przemysław Pawlicki | p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Patryk Dudek |
| 2011 | SVN}} Ljubljana | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. | p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Jepsen Jensen | p3}}|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Belousov |
| 2012 | POL}} Opole | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Zmarzlik | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Tobiasz Musielak | p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Michelsen |
| 2013 | GER}} Güstrow | p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Michelsen | p2}}|{{flagicon|LAT}} Andžejs Ļebedevs | p3}}|{{flagicon|FRA}} David Bellego |
| 2014 | POL}} Rybnik | p1}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} Václav Milík, Jr. | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Kacper Woryna | p3}}|{{flagicon|LAT}} Andžejs Ļebedevs |
| 2015 | DEN}} Silkeborg | p1}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Thomsen | p2}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolaj Busk Jakobsen | p3}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Smektała |
| 2016 | FRA}} Lamothe-Landerron | p1}}|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dimitri Bergé | p2}}|{{flagicon|CZE}} Eduard Krčmář | p3}}|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Logachev |
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| 2017 | CZE}} Divišov | p1}}|{{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Lambert | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Smektała | p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Lyager |
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| 2018 | GER}} Stralsund | p1}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Dominik Kubera | p2}}|{{flagicon|POL}} Wiktor Lampart | p3}}|{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederick Jakobsen |
| 4}} |Year | 4}} |Venue | P1}}|Winners | P2}}|2nd place | P3}}|3rd place |