The Soviet Union speedway team (which was composed predominantly of Russian riders but also Ukrainian, Latvian and Belarus riders) first competed in the 1961 edition of the Speedway World Team Cup, where they finished second in the East European round.

[3][4] Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations of Russia, Ukraine and Latvia.

However in 2013, they finally progressed to the main round after winning their qualifying round group and being eliminated in the race off, which meant a sixth place finish.

In 2021, Latvia reached their first major final at the Speedway of Nations and as one of the smaller speedway nations the team take part in the European Pairs Speedway Championship, where they have won two silver medals (2012, 2020) and three bronze medals (2016, 2019, 2021).

[6] Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence.