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) 2026 Aachen, Germany Boyd Exell (AUS) Dries Degrieck (BEL) (USA) 2024 Szilvasvarad, Hungary Boyd Exell (AUS) Bram Chardon (NED) (USA) 2022 , ItalyCH-M-A 4 - Pratoni del Vivaro (ITA) (21/09/2022 - 25/09/2022) , FEI Boyd Exell (AUS) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) Michael Brauchle (GER) 2020 Kronenberg, Netherlands Competition was canceled due to COVID-19 WEG 2018 Tyron, NC, USA Boyd Exell (AUS) (USA) Edouard Simonet (BEL)2016 Breda, Netherlands Boyd Exell (AUS) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) (NED) WEG 2014 Caen, France Boyd Exell (AUS) (USA) (NED) 2012 Riesenbeck, Germany Boyd Exell (AUS) (USA) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) WEG 2010 Kentucky, USA Boyd Exell (AUS) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) Tucker Johnson (USA) 2008 Beesd, Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon (NED) (USA) Boyd Exell (AUS) WEG 2006 Aachen, Germany (BEL) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) Christoph Sandmann (GER) 2004 Kecskemet, Hungary (HUN) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) (BEL) WEG 2002 Jerez, Spain IJsbrand Chardon (NED) Christoph Sandmann (GER) (SWE) 2000 Wolfsburg, Germany (SWE) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) (GER) WEG 1998 , Italy Werner Ulrich (SUI) (GER) Ton Monhemius (NED) 1996 Waregem, Belgium (BEL) George Bowman (GBR) József Bozsik (HUN) WEG 1994 The Hague, Netherlands (GER) George Bowman (GBR) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) 1992 Riesenbeck, Germany IJsbrand Chardon (NED) Hanspeter Rüschlin (SUI) Christoph Sandmann (GER) WEG 1990 Stockholm, Sweden (SWE) József Bozsik (HUN) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) 1988 Apeldoorn, Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon (NED) Christer Pålsson (SWE) József Bozsik (HUN) 1986 Ascot, UK (NED) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) Laszlo Juhasz (HUN) 1984 Szilvasvarad, Hungary Laszlo Juhasz (HUN) Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) M. Balint (HUN) 1982 Apeldoorn, Netherlands (NED) Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) Laszlo Juhasz (HUN) 1980 Windsor, UK Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) George Bowman (GBR) (NED) 1978 Kecskemet, Hungary Gyorgy Bardos (HUN) Sandor Fulop (HUN) Ferenc Muity (HUN) 1976 Apeldoorn, Netherlands Imre Abonyi (HUN) Emil-Bernhard Jung (GER) Zygmunt Waliszewski (POL) 1974 Frauenfeld, Switzerland Sandor Fulop (HUN) Cristian Iseli (SUI) George Bowman (GBR) 1972 Münster, Germany Auguste Dubey (SUI) John Miller (GBR) Douglas Nicholson (GBR)

Pairs World Championships

The World Driving Championships for 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) 2025 Beekbergen, Netherlands Martin Hölle (HUN) Roger Campbell (GBR) Stan van Eijk (NED) 2023 CH-M-A 2 - Le Pin au Haras (FRA) (27/09/2023 - 01/10/2023), FEI Le Pin-au-Haras, France Martin Hölle (HUN) Marcel Luder (SUI) Erik Evers (NED) 2021 Event Code CH-M-A 2,08/09/2021 To 12/09/2021, FEI Kronenberg, Netherlands Martin Hölle (HUN) Franck Grimonprez (FRA) (GER) 2019 Event Code CH-M-A 2, 11/09/2019 To 15/09/2019, FEIDrebkau, Germany Martin Hölle (HUN) Sandro Koalick (GER) Stan van Eijk (NED) 2017 Event Code CH-M-A 2, 20/09/2017 To 24/09/2017, FEILipica, Slovenia Martin Hölle (HUN) Sebastian Warneck (GER) Beat Schenk (SUI) 2015 Fábiánsebestyén, Hungary Vilmos Lázár (HUN) (HUN) Jozsef Dibak (ITA) 2013 Topoľčianky, Slovakia Vilmos Lázár (HUN) Sebastian Warneck (GER) (HUN) 2011 Conty, France Carola Diener (GER) (FRA) Tom Engbers (NED) 2009 Kecskemet, Hungary Harrie Verstappen (NED) Beat Schenk (SUI) (HUN) 2007 Warka, Poland Vilmos Lazar (HUN) Sebastian Warneck (GER) Károly Hódi (HUN) 2005 Wals-Salzburg, Austria Rainer Pointl (AUT) Károly Hódi (HUN) Vilmos Lázár (HUN) 2003 Haras de Jardy, France Riny Rutjens (NED) Pierre Jung (FRA) Roman Kusz (POL) 2001 Riesenbeck, Germany Vilmos Lázár (HUN) Frederico de Beck (POR) Zoltan Nyul (HUN) 1999 Kecskemet, Hungary Vilmos Lazar (HUN) (HUN) Zoltan Nyul (HUN) 1997 Riesenbeck, Germany (HUN) Riny Rutjens (NED) Matthias Jürgen (GER) 1995 Poznań, Poland Mieke van Tergouw (NED) Schepper Horst (GER) Patrick Greffer (FRA) 1993 Gladstone, New Jersey, USA Georg Moser (AUT) Vilmos Lázár (HUN) Horst Schepper (GER) 1991 Zwettl, Austria Werner Ulrich (SUI) Eckhard Meyer (GER) Roman Kutz (POL) 1989 Balatonfenyves, Hungary Udo Hochgeschurz (CAN) Werner Ulrich (SUI) Feher Mihaly (HUN) 1987 Riesenbeck, Germany Laszlo Kecskemeti (HUN) Rajmund Wodkowski (POL) Ekkert Meinecke (GER) 1985 Sandringham, UK Ekkert Meinecke (GER) Merk Heiner (SUI) de Leewn (NED)

Singles World Championships

The singles World Championships take place every second year. There is an individual and a team competition. YearLocation Winning team Individual(Winner) Individual(Second place) Individual(Third place) 2024 Le Pin-au-Haras, FranceCH-M-A 1 - Le Pin au Haras (FRA) (19/09/2024 - 22/09/2024) FEI Mario Gandolfo (SUI) Marion Vignaud (FRA) Stefan Ulrich (SUI) 2022 Le Pin-au-Haras, FranceCH-M-A 1 - Le Pin au Haras (FRA) (15/09/2022 - 18/09/2022) FEI Saskia Siebers (NED) Marion Vignaud (FRA) Kelly Bruder (CAN) 2020 Pau, France Saskia Siebers (NED) Kelly Houtapples-Bruder (CAN) Bartlomiej Kwiatek (POL)2018 Kronenberg, Netherlands Bartlomiej Kwiatek (POL) Saskia Siebers (NED) Marion Vignaud (FRA)2016 Piber, Austria Dieter Lauterbach (GER) Weronika Kwiatek (POL) Saskia Siebers (NED)2014 Izsák, Hungary Wilbron Van Den Broek (NED) Claudia Lauterbach (GER) Marlen Fallak (GER)2012 Companhia das Lezírias, Portugal Christoph Dieker (GER) Michael Barbey (SUI) Wilbrord van den Broek (NED)2010 , Italy Thorsten Zarembowicz (NED) Bartek Kwiatek (POL) Cristiano Cividini (ITA)2008 Jarantow, Poland Jan van den Broek (NED) Anne-Violaine Brisou (FRA) Jan Moonen (NED)2006, ItalyPaul Sidwell (GBR)Cecilia Qvarnstrom (SWE)Dieter Lauterbach (GER)2004 Åstorp, Sweden Marie Kahrle (SWE) Jan van den Broek (NED) Ben Simonsen (FIN)2002 Conty, France (FRA) Marie Kahrle (SWE) Fred Merriam (USA)2000 Gladstone, New Jersey, USA The competition was cancelled because of a viral disease1998 , Austria 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) 2025F CH-M-P-A (17/09/2025 - 21/09/2025) Le Pin-au-Haras, France Tobias Bücker (GER) Rodinde Rutjens (NED) Marijke Hammink (NED) 2023F CH-M-P-A (30/08/2023 - 03/09/2023) Oirschot, Netherlands Cedric Scherrer (SUI) Rodinde Rutjens (NED) Marijke Hammink (NED) 2021FEI Pony Fahr WM 2021 Le Pin-au-Haras, France Cédric Scherrer (SUI) Rodinde Rutjens (NED) Marijke Hammink (NED) 2019FEI Pony Fahr WM 2019 Kisbér-Ászár, Hungary Katja Berlage (GER) Rodinde Rutjens (NED) (GER) 2017FEI Pony Fahr WM 2017 Minden, Germany Marlena Brenner (GER) Tara Wilkinson (GBR) Michael Bügener (GER) 2015FEI Pony Fahr WM 2015 Breda, Netherlands Fabian Ganshirt (GER) Anna Grayston (GBR) Bram Chardon (NED)2013 Pau, France Martin Holle (HUN) Ewoud Boom (NED) Bram Chardon (NED)2011 Lipica, Slovenia Kristina Klindt (DEN) Dieter Baackmann (GER) Bram Chardon (NED)2009 Greven-Bockholt, Germany Melanie Becker (NED) Daniel Schneiders (GER) Tobias Bücker (GER)2007 Dorthealyst, Denmark Peter Koux (DEN) Miranda Cadwell (USA) Jan de Boer (NED)2005 Catton, United Kingdom Suzy Stafford (USA) Steffen Abicht (GER) Dirk Gerkens (GER)2003 Karlstetten, Austria Tobias Bücker (GER) Steffen Abicht (GER) Dirk Gerkens (GER)

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