Ángel Nieto
Ángel Nieto won the most championships during his career with six. Stefan Dörflinger won the second most championships with four, and Hans Georg Anscheidt and Jorge Martínez won the third most with three. Spanish riders won the most championships; four riders won a total of 12 championships. Swiss and German riders were second with four, while Ernst Degner won the inaugural championship in 1962. Manuel Herreros was the last champion before the class was discontinued in 1989.