The pinnacle of any RC racers career would be winning a World Championship. Only a small few are capable of accomplishing this feat. To win a World Championship, a driver must possess a combination of speed, precision driving and an extra dose of ice running through their veins. CompetitionX has compiled an ongoing list of winners that runs all the way back to the first World Championships in 1977.
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1/8 Scale Formula IC
Year Location Driver Car 1977 Monaco Phil Greeno PB9 International 1979 Geneva, Switzerland Giulio Ghersi PB9 International
1/8 Scale Sport IC
Year Location Driver Car 1977 Pomona, CA, USA Butch Kroells Team Associated RC100 1979 Monaco Phil Booth PB9 International 1981 Indianapolis, IN, USA Arturo Carbonell Delta Super J 1983 Camoux, France David Lecat PB Alpha 1985 Tokyo, Japan Rody Roem Serpent Quattro 1987 Pomona, CA, USA Re-Pete Fusco Team Associated RC500 1989 Heemstede, Netherlands Lamberto Collari BMT 891 1991 Austin, TX, USA Lamberto Collari BMT 891 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden Lamberto Collari BMT 933 1995 Phuket, Thailand Lamberto Collari Serpent Excel 1997 Toluca, Mexico Lamberto Collari Serpent Vector 1999 Clemont Ferrand, France Adrien Bertin Mugen Sting 2001 Sydney, Australia Kenji Osaka Mugen MRX-3 2003 Hamilton, OH, USA Lamberto Collari Kyosho Evolva 2005 WC 2005 Sicily, Italy Lamberto Collari Kyosho Evolva 2007 Cordoba, Argentina Lamberto Collari Kyosho Evolva M3 2009 Lostallo, Switzerland Lamberto Collari Kyosho Evolva M3 Evo 2011 Homestead, FL, USA Robert Pietsch Mugen MRX-5 2013 Chiba/Tokyo, Japan Tadahiko Sahashi Serpent 977 Viper 2015 ? ? ?
1/12 Stock
Year Location Driver Car 1982 Anaheim, CA, USA Kent Clausen Team Associated RC12E 1984 Heming, Denmark Bud Bartos
1/12 Modified
Year Location Driver Car 1982 Anaheim, CA, USA Arturo Carbonell Delta Phaser 1984 Heming, Denmark Tony Neisinger Team Associated RC12i 1986 Las Vegas, NV, USA Tony Neisinger Team Associated RC12L 1988 Baarn, Netherlands Masami Hirosaka Team Associated RC12L 1990 Singapore Chris Doseck Team Associated RC12L 1992 Grand Rapids, MI, USA Tony Neisinger Team Associated RC12LW 1994 Paris, France David Spashett Corally SP12G2 1996 Montclair, CA, USA Masami Hirosaka Team Associated RC12LC 1998 Newcastle, England David Spashett Trinity 2000 Tsukuba, Japan Masami Hirosaka Team Associated RC12L3 2002 Gauteng, South Africa Masami Hirosaka Yokomo 12LY 2004 Kissimmee, FL, USA Masami Hirosaka Team Associated RC12L4 2006 Collegno, Italy David Spashett Corally SP12X US Spec 2008 Bangkok, Thailand Naoto Matsukura Team Associated RC12R5 2010 Burgdorf, Germany Naoto Matsukura Yokomo R12 2012 Heemstede, Netherlands Naoto Matsukura Yokomo R12 2014 ? ? ?
2WD Buggy
Year Location Driver Car 1985 Pomona, CA, USA Jay Halsey Team Associated RC10 1987 Romsey, UK Joel Johnson Kyosho Ultima 1989 Sydney, Australia Masami Hirosaka Team Associated RC10 1991 Detroit, MI, USA Masami Hirosaka Team Associated RC10 1993 Basildon, UK Brian Kinwald Team Associated RC10 Worlds Car 1995 Tsukuba, Japan Matt Francis Team Associated RC10B2 1997 Pomona, CA, USA Brian Kinwald Team LosiXX-CR 1999 Rauma, Finland Masami Hirosaka Team Associated RC10B3 2001 Pretoria, South Africa Matt Francis Team Losi XXX 2003 Largo, FL, USA Billy Easton Team Associated RC10B4 2005 Collegno, Italy Neil Cragg Team Associated RC10B4 2007 Ishikawa, Japan Hayato Matsuzaki Team Associated RC10B4 2009 Pretoria, South Africa Martin Achter Team Associated RC10B4 2011 Vassa, Finland Ryan Cavalieri Team Associated RC10B4.1 2013 Chico, CA, USA Jared Tebo Kyosho RB6 2015 ? ?
4WD Buggy
Year Location Driver Car 1985 Pomona, CA, USA Gil Losi Jr. Yokomo Super Dog Fighter 1987 Romsey, UK Masami Hirosaka Schumacher Cat XL 1989 Sydney, Australia Masami Hirosaka Yokomo Super Dog Fighter 1991 Detroit, MI, USA Cliff Lett Yokomo Super Dog Figher Works ’91 1993 Basildon, UK Masami Hirosaka Yokomo Super Dog Fighter Works ’93 1995 Tsukuba, Japan Mark Pavidis Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-10 1997 Pomona, CA, USA Masami Hirosaka Yokomo Super Dog Fighter MX-4 1999 Rauma, Finland Jukka Steenari Team Losi XX4 2001 Pretoria, South Africa Jukka Steenari Team Losi XX4 2003 Largo, FL, USA Ryan Cavalieri Team Losi XXX4 2005 Collegno, Italy Ryan Cavalieri JConcepts BJ4 2007 Ishikawa, Japan Jared Tebo Team Associated B44 2009 Pretoria, South Africa Martin Achter Team Durango DEX410 2011 Vassa, Finland Ryan Cavalieri Team Associated B44.1 2013 Chico, CA, USA Steven Hartson Team Associated B44.2 2015 ? ?
1/8 IC Off Road
Year Location Driver Car 1986 Grenoble, France Frederic Veysseyre Yankee 86 1988 Mantua, Italy Maurizio Monesi Garbo Roadfighter 1990 Bangkok, Thailand Koji Sanada Mugen Super Sport 1992 Usingen, Germany Kokushi Toge Kyosho Inferno 1994 Kirchschlag, Austria Maurizio Monesi Kyosho Turbo Inferno 1996 Hampshire, England Alex Laffranchi Kyosho Inferno MP-5 1998 Coimbra, Portugal Daniel Reckward Kyosho Inferno MP-6 2000 Las Vegas, NV, USA Yuichi Kanai Kyosho Inferno MP-7.5 2002 Punta del Este, Uruguay Greg Degani Kyosho Inferno MP-7.5 2004 Furulund, Sweden Guillaume Vray Mugen MBX-5 2006 Jakarta, Indonesia Mark Pavidis Kyosho Inferno MP777 WC 2008 Charlotte, NC, USA Atsushi Hara Hot Bodies D8 2010 Pattaya, Thailand Cody King Kyosho MP9 TKI2 2012 Buenos Aires, Argentina Robert Batlle Mugen Seiki MBX7 2014 ? ? ?
Team Championship IC
Year Location Driver Car 1990 Turkheim, Germany Michele Baruzzi BMT 891
1/10 Pro 10
Year Location Driver Car 1992 Pomona, CA, USA Joel Johnson Trinity EV-10 1994 Sonneberg, Germany Masami Hirosaka Trinity EV-10 1996 Ontario, CA, USA Mike Swauger Team Associated RC10L2 1998 Newcastle, England David Spashett Trinity Switch Blade 2000 Tsukuba, Japan Masami Hirosaka Yokomo YRX-2000
1/10 235mm Class I Group C
Year Location Driver Car 1998 Apeldoom, Netherlands Michael Salven Serpent Impact
1/10 235mm Class II TC
Year Location Driver Car 1998 Apeldoom, Netherlands Timmo Rinne Serpent Impact 2000 Kirchberg, Austria Michael Salven Serpent Impact M2 2002 Hamilton, OH, USA Brian Berry Serpent Impact M2
1/10 Touring Car
Year Location Driver Car 1998 Newcastle, England David Spashett Team Losi Street Weapon 2000 Tsukuba, Japan Atsushi Hara Yokomo MR4-TC Pro 2002 Gauteng, South Africa Surikarn Chaidejsuriya Tamiya TRF414M 2004 Kissimmee, FL, USA Marc Rheinard Tamiya TRF415 2006 Collegno, Italy Andy Moore Hot Bodies Cyclone 2008 Bangkok, Thailand Marc Rheinard Tamiya TRF416 2010 Burgdorg, Germany Marc Rheinard Tamiya TRF416X 2012 Heemstede, Netherlands Jilles Groskamp Tamiya TRF417X 2014 ? ? ?
1/5 Touring Car
Year Location Driver Car 2001 Ettlingen, Germany Marcel Strauch FG Competition 2003 Los Angeles, CA, USA Hessel Roskam FG Competition Evo 2003 2005 Lostallo, Switzerland Ian Oddie H.A.R.M. SX-3 2007 Brisbane, Australia Martin Lissau FG Competition Evo 04 2009 Pretoria, South Africa Barend Myburgh H.A.R.M. SX-3 2011 Brest France Guillaume Solon Contrast Neox GS 2013 Lostallo, Switzerland Markus Feldmann Mecatech FW 01 2015 ? ? ?
1/10 200mm Nitro Touring
Year Location Driver Car 2004 Sao Paulo, Brazil Adrien Bertin Kyosho Pure Ten V-One RRR 2006 Brisbane, Australia Keisuke Fukuda Mugen MTX-4R 2008 Lisbon, Portugal Daniele Ielasi Kyosho Pure Ten V-One RRR Evo 2 2010 Houston, TX, USA Ralph Burch XRay NT1 2012 Bangkok, Thailand Meen Vejrak KM Racing H-K1 2014 ? ? ?
