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. In 1998,
European Motorcycle Union (UEM) established the
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. To confuse matters a new
European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was created in 1998 by the
European Motorcycle Union (UEM) but this is not linked to former European Under-21 Championship.
Emil Sayfutdinov (
2007,
2008) became the first rider to win the championship twice. Other double champions include
Darcy Ward (
2009,
2010),
Maksym Drabik (
2017,
2019), and
Mateusz Cierniak (
2022,
2023). == Age limits ==