The
West Germany national speedway team competed in the inaugural
Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 and the following year in 1961, the
East Germany national speedway team competed in the World Cup for the first time. Traditionally the West German team were much stronger and produced the majority of the leading riders from the German nations. West Germany and East Germany became the Germany national speedway team in 1991, following the events that led to the
German reunification between 1989 and 1991. The German team reached the final of the World Team Cup in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998 but failed to make any impact over the next two decades, until they competed in consecutive finals of the
Speedway of Nations in 2018 and 2019. == Major tournament finals ==