# List of World Champions in Driving (horse)

This List of World Champions in Driving includes Singles-, Pairs- and Four-in-Hand. Pony World driving Championships are mentioned as well.

## Four-in-Hand World Championships

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 | Winning team | Individual (Winner) | Individual (Second place) | Individual (Third place) |
| 2022 | Pratoni del Vivaro [it], Italy | Netherlands | Boyd Exell (AUS) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Michael Brauchle (DEU) |
| 2020 | Kronenberg, Netherlands | Competition was canceled due to COVID-19 | Competition was canceled due to COVID-19 | Competition was canceled due to COVID-19 | Competition was canceled due to COVID-19 |
| WEG 2018 | Tyron, NC, USA | United States | Boyd Exell (AUS) | Chester C. Weber (USA) | Edouard Simonet (BEL) |
| 2016 | Breda, Netherlands | Netherlands | Boyd Exell (AUS) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Koos de Ronde (NLD) |
| WEG 2014 | Caen, France | Netherlands | Boyd Exell (AUS) | Chester C. Weber (USA) | Theo Timmerman (NLD) |
| 2012 | Riesenbeck, Germany | Netherlands | Boyd Exell (AUS) | Chester C. Weber (USA) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) |
| WEG 2010 | Kentucky, USA | Netherlands | Boyd Exell (AUS) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Tucker Johnson (USA) |
| 2008 | Beesd, Netherlands | Netherlands | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Chester C. Weber (USA) | Boyd Exell (AUS) |
| WEG 2006 | Aachen, Germany | Germany | Félix-Marie Brasseur [fr] (BEL) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Christoph Sandmann (DEU) |
| 2004 | Kecskemet, Hungary | Hungary | Zoltán Lázár [fr] (HUN) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Félix-Marie Brasseur [fr] (BEL) |
| WEG 2002 | Jerez, Spain | Netherlands | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Christoph Sandmann (DEU) | Tomas Eriksson [sv] (SWE) |
| 2000 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Sweden | Tomas Eriksson [sv] (SWE) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Michael Freund [de] (DEU) |
| WEG 1998 | Pratoni del Vivaro [it], Italy | Netherlands | Werner Ulrich (CHE) | Michael Freund [de] (DEU) | Ton Monhemius (NLD) |
| 1996 | Waregem, Belgium | Belgium | Félix-Marie Brasseur [fr] (BEL) | George Bowman (GBR) | József Bozsik (HUN) |
| WEG 1994 | The Hague, Netherlands | Germany | Michael Freund [de] (DEU) | George Bowman (GBR) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) |
| 1992 | Riesenbeck, Germany | Germany | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Hanspeter Rüschlin (CHE) | Christoph Sandmann (DEU) |
| WEG 1990 | Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | Tomas Eriksson [sv] (SWE) | József Bozsik (HUN) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) |
| 1988 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Netherlands | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Christer Pålsson (SWE) | József Bozsik (HUN) |
| 1986 | Ascot, UK | Netherlands | Tjeerd Velstra [nl] (NLD) | IJsbrand Chardon (NLD) | Laszlo Juhasz (HUN) |
| 1984 | Szilvasvarad, Hungary | Hungary | Laszlo Juhasz (HUN) | Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) | M. Balint (HUN) |
| 1982 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Netherlands | Tjeerd Velstra [nl] (NLD) | Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) | Laszlo Juhasz (HUN) |
| 1980 | Windsor, UK | United Kingdom | Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) | George Bowman (GBR) | Tjeerd Velstra [nl] (NLD) |
| 1978 | Kecskemet, Hungary | Hungary | Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) | Sandor Fulop (HUN) | Ferenc Muity (HUN) |
| 1976 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Hungary | Imre Abonyi (HUN) | Emil-Bernhard Jung (DEU) | Zygmunt Waliszewski (POL) |
| 1974 | Frauenfeld, Switzerland | United Kingdom | Sandor Fulop (HUN) | Cristian Iseli (CHE) | George Bowman (GBR) |
| 1972 | Münster, Germany | United Kingdom | Auguste Dubey (CHE) | John Miller (GBR) | Douglas Nicholson (GBR) |

## Pairs World Championships

The World Driving Championships for pairs take place every two years. There is an individual competition and a team competition for the national teams.
| Year | Location | Winning team | Individual (Winner) | Individual (Second place) | Individual (Third place) |
| 2023 | Le Pin-au-Haras, France | Hungary | Martin Hölle (HUN) | Marcel Luder (CHE) | Erik Evers (NLD) |
| 2021 | Kronenberg, Netherlands | Hungary | Martin Hölle (HUN) | Franck Grimonprez (FRA) | Anna Sandmann (DEU) |
| 2019 | Drebkau, Germany | Hungary | Martin Hölle (HUN) | Sandro Koalick (DEU) | Stan van Eijk (NLD) |
| 2017 | Lipica, Slovenia | Hungary | Martin Hölle (HUN) | Sebastian Warneck (DEU) | Beat Schenk (CHE) |
| 2015 | Fábiánsebestyén, Hungary | Hungary | Vilmos Lázár (HUN) | Zoltán Lázár [fr] (HUN) | Jozsef Dibak (ITA) |
| 2013 | Topoľčianky, Slovakia | Hungary | Vilmos Lázár (HUN) | Sebastian Warneck (DEU) | Zoltán Lázár [fr] (HUN) |
| 2011 | Conty, France | Netherlands | Carola Diener (DEU) | Stéphane Chouzenoux [fr] (FRA) | Tom Engbers (NLD) |
| 2009 | Kecskemet, Hungary | Netherlands | Harrie Verstappen (NLD) | Beat Schenk (CHE) | Zoltán Lázár [fr] (HUN) |
| 2007 | Warka, Poland | Germany | Vilmos Lazar (HUN) | Sebastian Warneck (DEU) | Károly Hódi (HUN) |
| 2005 | Wals-Salzburg, Austria | Austria | Rainer Pointl (AUT) | Károly Hódi (HUN) | Vilmos Lázár (HUN) |
| 2003 | Haras de Jardy, France | Hungary | Riny Rutjens (NLD) | Pierre Jung (FRA) | Roman Kusz (POL) |
| 2001 | Riesenbeck, Germany | Hungary | Vilmos Lázár (HUN) | Frederico de Beck (PRT) | Zoltan Nyul (HUN) |
| 1999 | Kecskemet, Hungary | Hungary | Vilmos Lazar (HUN) | Zoltán Lázár [fr] (HUN) | Zoltan Nyul (HUN) |
| 1997 | Riesenbeck, Germany | United Kingdom | Zoltán Lázár [fr] (HUN) | Riny Rutjens (NLD) | Matthias Jürgen (DEU) |
| 1995 | Poznań, Poland | France | Mieke van Tergouw (NLD) | Schepper Horst (DEU) | Patrick Greffer (FRA) |
| 1993 | Gladstone, New Jersey, USA | Austria | Georg Moser (AUT) | Vilmos Lázár (HUN) | Horst Schepper (DEU) |
| 1991 | Zwettl, Austria | United States | Werner Ulrich (CHE) | Eckhard Meyer (DEU) | Roman Kutz (POL) |
| 1989 | Balatonfenyves, Hungary | Hungary | Udo Hochgeschurz (CAN) | Werner Ulrich (CHE) | Feher Mihaly (HUN) |
| 1987 | Riesenbeck, Germany | Germany | Laszlo Kecskemeti (HUN) | Rajmund Wodkowski (POL) | Ekkert Meinecke (DEU) |
| 1985 | Sandringham, UK | Switzerland | Ekkert Meinecke (DEU) | Merk Heiner (CHE) | de Leewn (NLD) |

## Singles World Championships

The singles World Championships take place every second year. There is an individual and a team competition.
| Year | Location | Winning team | Individual (Winner) | Individual (Second place) | Individual (Third place) |
| 2022 | Le Pin-au-Haras, France | France | Saskia Siebers (NLD) | Marion Vignaud (FRA) | Kelly Bruder (CAN) |
| 2020 | Pau, France | Netherlands | Saskia Siebers (NLD) | Kelly Houtapples-Bruder (CAN) | Bartlomiej Kwiatek (POL) |
| 2018 | Kronenberg, Netherlands | Netherlands | Bartlomiej Kwiatek (POL) | Saskia Siebers (NLD) | Marion Vignaud (FRA) |
| 2016 | Piber, Austria | Germany | Dieter Lauterbach (DEU) | Weronika Kwiatek (POL) | Saskia Siebers (NLD) |
| 2014 | Izsák, Hungary | Germany | Wilbron Van Den Broek (NLD) | Claudia Lauterbach (DEU) | Marlen Fallak (DEU) |
| 2012 | Companhia das Lezírias, Portugal | Germany | Christoph Dieker (DEU) | Michael Barbey (CHE) | Wilbrord van den Broek (NLD) |
| 2010 | Pratoni del Vivaro [it], Italy | Germany | Thorsten Zarembowicz (DEU) | Bartek Kwiatek (POK) | Cristiano Cividini (ITA) |
| 2008 | Jarantow, Poland | France | Jan van den Broek (NLD) | Anne-Violaine Brisou (FRA) | Jan Moonen (NLD) |
| 2006 | Pratoni del Vivaro [it], Italy | United Kingdom | Paul Sidwell (GBR) | Cecilia Qvarnstrom (SWE) | Dieter Lauterbach (DEU) |
| 2004 | Åstorp, Sweden | Sweden | Marie Kahrle (SWE) | Jan van den Broek (NLD) | Ben Simonsen (FIN) |
| 2002 | Conty, France | Sweden | Stéphane Chouzenoux [fr] (FRA) | Marie Kahrle (SWE) | Fred Merriam (USA) |
| 2000 | Gladstone, New Jersey, USA | The competition was cancelled because of a viral disease | The competition was cancelled because of a viral disease | The competition was cancelled because of a viral disease | The competition was cancelled because of a viral disease |
| 1998 | Fohlenhof Ebbs [de], Austria | Sweden | Arja Mikkonen (FIN) | Cecilia Qvarnstrom (SWE) | Rudolf Pirhofer (AUT) |

## Pony World Championships

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 | Winning team | Singles (Winner) | Pairs (Winner) | Four-in-Hand (Winner) |
| 2023 | Oirschot, Netherlands | Netherlands | Marijke Hammink (NLD) | Yannik Scherrer (CHE) | Steffen Brauchle [de] (DEU) |
| 2021 | Le Pin-au-Haras, France | Netherlands | Cédric Scherrer (CHE) | Rodinde Rutjens (NLD) | Marijke Hammink (NLD) |
| 2019 | Kisbér-Ászár, Hungary | Germany | Katja Berlage (DEU) | Rodinde Rutjens (NLD) | Steffen Brauchle [de] (DEU) |
| 2017 | Minden, Germany | Germany | Marlena Brenner (DEU) | Tara Wilkinson (GBR) | Michael Bügener (DEU) |
| 2015 | Breda, Netherlands | Netherlands | Fabian Ganshirt (DEU) | Anna Grayston (GBR) | Bram Chardon (NLD) |
| 2013 | Pau, France | Netherlands | Martin Holle (HUN) | Ewoud Boom (NLD) | Bram Chardon (NLD) |
| 2011 | Lipica, Slovenia | Germany | Kristina Klindt (DNK) | Dieter Baackmann (DEU) | Bram Chardon (NLD) |
| 2009 | Greven-Bockholt, Germany | Germany | Melanie Becker (NLD) | Daniel Schneiders (DEU) | Tobias Bücker (DEU) |
| 2007 | Dorthealyst, Denmark | Germany | Peter Koux (DNK) | Miranda Cadwell (USA) | Jan de Boer (NLD) |
| 2005 | Catton, United Kingdom | Germany | Suzy Stafford (USA) | Steffen Abicht (DEU) | Dirk Gerkens (DEU) |
| 2003 | Karlstetten, Austria | Germany | Tobias Bücker (DEU) | Steffen Abicht (DEU) | Dirk Gerkens (DEU) |