This List of World Champions in Driving includes Singles-, Pairs- and Four-in-Hand. Pony World driving Championships are mentioned as well.
The World Driving Championships for four-in-hand driving take place every two years. There will be an individual competition and a team competition for the national teams.
Year | Location | 1. Team | 1. Individual | 2. Individual | 3. Individual | |
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2022 | Rom, Pratoni del Vivaro[1] | IJsbrand Chardon | Michael Brauchle | |||
2020 | Kronenberg[2] | canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
WEG 2018 | Tyron | Boyd Exell | Chester C. Weber | Edouard Simonet | ||
2016 | Breda | Boyd Exell | IJsbrand Chardon | Koos de Ronde | ||
WEG 2014 | Caen[3] | Boyd Exell | Chester C. Weber | Theo Timmerman | ||
2012 | Riesenbeck | Boyd Exell | Chester C. Weber | IJsbrand Chardon | ||
WEG 2010 | Kentucky | Boyd Exell | IJsbrand Chardon | Tucker Johnson | ||
2008 | Beesd | IJsbrand Chardon | Chester C. Weber | Boyd Exell | ||
WEG 2006 | Aachen | Felix Marie Brasseur | IJsbrand Chardon | Christoph Sandmann | ||
2004 | Kecskemet | Zoltan Lazar | IJsbrand Chardon | Felix Marie Brasseur | ||
WEG 2002 | Jerez | IJsbrand Chardon | Christoph Sandmann | Tomas Eriksson | ||
2000 | Wolfsburg | Tomas Eriksson | IJsbrand Chardon | Michael Freund | ||
WEG 1998 | Rom, Pratoni del Vivaro | Werner Ulrich | Michael Freund | Ton Monhemius | ||
1996 | Waregem | Felix Marie Brasseur | George Bowman | József Bozsik | ||
WEG 1994 | The Hague | Michael Freund | George Bowman | IJsbrand Chardon | ||
1992 | Riesenbeck | IJsbrand Chardon | Hanspeter Rüschlin | Christoph Sandmann | ||
WEG 1990 | Stockholm | Tomas Eriksson | József Bozsik | IJsbrand Chardon | ||
1988 | Apeldoorn | IJsbrand Chardon | Christer Pålsson | József Bozsik | ||
1986 | Ascot | Tjeerd Velstra | IJbrand Chardon | Laszlo Juhasz | ||
1984 | Szilvasvarad | Laszlo Juhasz | Gyorgy Bardos | M. Balint | ||
1982 | Apeldoorn | Tjeerd Velstra | Gyorgy Bardos | Laszlo Juhasz | ||
1980 | Windsor | Gyorgy Bardos | George Bowman | Tjeerd Velstra | ||
1978 | Kecskemet | Gyorgy Bardos | Sandor Fulop | Ferenc Muity | ||
1976 | Apeldoorn | Imre Abonyi | Emil-Bernhard Jung | Zygmunt Waliszewski | ||
1974 | Frauenfeld | Sandor Fulop | Cristian Iseli | George Bowman | ||
1972 | Münster | Auguste Dubey | John Miller | Douglas Nicholson |
The World Driving Championships for pairs take place every two years. There is an individual competition and a team competition for the national teams.[4]
Year | Location | 1. Team | 2. Team | 3. Team | 1. Individual | |
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2023[5] | Martin Hölle | Marcel Luder | Erik Evers | |||
2021[6] | Kronenberg | Martin Hölle | Franck Grimonprez | Anna Sandmann | ||
2019[7] | Martin Hölle | Sandro Koalick | Stan van Eijk | |||
2017[8] | Martin Hölle | Sebastian Warneck | Beat Schenk | |||
2015 | Fábiánsebestyén | Vilmos Lázár | Zoltán Lázár | Jozsef Dibak | ||
2013 | Topoľčianky | Vilmos Lázár | Sebastian Warneck | Zoltán Lázár | ||
2011 | Conty | Carola Diener | Stephane Chouzenoux | Tom Engbers | ||
2009 | Kecskemet | Harrie Verstappen | Beat Schenk | Zoltán Lazár | ||
2007 | Warka | Vilmos Lazar | Sebastian Warneck | Karoly Hodi | ||
2005 | Wals-Salzburg | Rainer Pointl | Károly Hódi | Vilmos Lázár | ||
2003 | Haras de Jardy | Riny Rutjens | Pierre Jung | Roman Kusz | ||
2001 | Riesenbeck | Vilmos Lázár | Frederico de Beck | Zoltan Nyul | ||
1999 | Kecskemet | Vilmos Lazar | Zoltan Lazar | Zoltan Nyul | ||
1997 | Riesenbeck | Zoltán Lázár | Riny Rutjens | Matthias Jürgen | ||
1995 | Poznań | Mieke van Tergouw | Schepper Horst | Patrick Greffer | ||
1993 | Gladstone | Georg Moser | Vilmos Lázár | Horst Schepper | ||
1991 | Zwettl | Werner Ulrich | Eckhard Meyer | Roman Kutz | ||
1989 | Balatonfenyves | Udo Hochgeschurz | Werner Ulrich | Feher Mihaly | ||
1987 | Riesenbeck | Laszlo Kecskemeti | Rajmund Wodkowski | Ekkert Meinecke | ||
1985 | Sandringham | Ekkert Meinecke | Merk Heiner | de Leewn |
The singles World Championships take place every second year. There is an individual and a team competition.[9] [10]
Year | Location | 1. Team | 1. Individual | 2. Individual | 3. Individual | |
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2022 | Le Pin-au-Haras[11] | Saskia Siebers mit Axel | Marion Vignaud mit First Quality | Kelly Bruder mit Flip | ||
2020 | Pau[12] | Saskia Siebers mit Axel | Kelly Houtapples-Bruder mit Flip | Bartlomiej Kwiatek mit Sonet | ||
2018 | Kronenberg | Bartlomiej Kwiatek mit Sonet | Saskia Siebers mit Axel | Marion Vignaud mit Winston | ||
2016 | Piber | Dieter Lauterbach mit Dirigent 47 | Weronika Kwiatek mit Bartnik | Saskia Siebers mit Axel | ||
2014 | Izsák | Wilbron Van Den Broek mit Oscar | Claudia Lauterbach mit Velten | Marlen Fallak mit Tessa | ||
2012 | Companhia das Lezirias | Christoph Dieker mit Elmor | Michael Barbey mit Solo | Wilbrord van den Broek mit Oscar | ||
2010 | Pratoni del Vivaro | Thorsten Zarembowicz mit Sunrise 106 | Bartek Kwiatek mit Lokan | Cristiano Cividini mit Tango | ||
2008 | Jarantow | Jan van den Broek | Anne-Violaine Brisou | Jan Moonen | ||
2006 | Pratoni del Vivaro | Paul Sidwell | Cecilia Qvarnstrom | Dieter Lauterbach | ||
2004 | Åstorp | Marie Kahrle | Jan van den Broek | Ben Simonsen | ||
2002 | Conty | Stéphane Chouzenoux | Marie Kahrle | Fred Merriam | ||
2000 | Gladstone, NJ | |||||
1998 | Fohlenhof-Ebbs | Arja Mikkonen | Cecilia Qvarnstrom | Rudolf Pirhofer |
The Pony World Driving Championships take place every two years. There are individual competitions for singles, pairs and four-in-hand. The teams from the various categories are evaluated together for the team ranking. Two single, two pair and two four-in-hand results per nation are included in the ranking.
Year | Location | 1. Team | 1. Singles | 1. Pairs | 1. Four-in-Hand | |
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2023[13] | Marijke Hammink | Yannik Scherrer | Steffen Brauchle | |||
2021[14] | Cédric Scherrer | Rodinde Rutjens | Marijke Hammink | |||
2019[15] | Katja Berlage | Rodinde Rutjens | Steffen Brauchle | |||
2017[16] | Minden | Marlena Brenner | Tara Wilkinson | Michael Bügener | ||
2015[17] | Breda | Fabian Ganshirt | Anna Grayston | Bram Chardon | ||
2013 | Pau | Martin Holle | Ewoud Boom | Bram Chardon | ||
2011 | Lipica | Kristina Klindt | Dieter Baackmann | Bram Chardon | ||
2009 | Greven-Bockholt | Melanie Becker | Daniel Schneiders | Tobias Bücker | ||
2007 | Dorthealyst | Peter Koux | Miranda Cadwell | Jan de Boer | ||
2005 | Catton | Suzy Stafford | Steffen Abicht | Dirk Gerkens | ||
2003 | Karlstetten | Tobias Bücker | Steffen Abicht | Dirk Gerkens |