[2] However, they were one of the weaker nations and failed to reach a final for the first thirty years of the competition.

[6] It was not until 1996 that they appeared in their first World Team Cup final and then the following years in 1997 and 1998, repeated the achievement.

Since 2001, Hungary have struggled and have in the majority of cases failed to qualify for the World Cup or the Speedway of Nations introduced in 2018.

They have however won two medals at the European Pairs Speedway Championship, a bronze in 2006 and a silver in 2011.

This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.