Past World Champions

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.

1/8 Scale Formula IC

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1977	Monaco	Phil Greeno	PB9 International
1979	Switzerland	Giulio Ghersi	PB9 International

1/8 Scale Sport IC

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1977	USA	Butch Kroells	Team Associated RC100
1979	Monaco	Phil Booth	PB9 International
1981	USA	Arturo Carbonell	Delta Super J
1983	France	David Lecat	PB Alpha
1985	Japan	Rody Roem	Serpent Quattro
1987	USA	Re-Pete Fusco	Team Associated RC500
1989	Netherlands	Lamberto Collari	BMT 891
1991	USA	Lamberto Collari	BMT 891
1993	Sweden	Lamberto Collari	BMT 933
1995	Thailand	Lamberto Collari	Serpent Excel
1997	Mexico	Lamberto Collari	Serpent Vector
1999	France	Adrien Bertin	Mugen Sting
2001	Australia	Kenji Osaka	Mugen MRX-3
2003	USA	Lamberto Collari	Kyosho Evolva 2005 WC
2005	Italy	Lamberto Collari	Kyosho Evolva
2007	Argentina	Lamberto Collari	Kyosho Evolva M3
2009	Switzerland	Lamberto Collari	Kyosho Evolva M3 Evo
2011	USA	Robert Pietsch	Mugen MRX-5
2013	Japan	Tadahiko Sahashi	Serpent 977 Viper
2015	Brazil	Simon Kurzbuch	Shepherd Velow V8 EC
2017	France	Dario Balestri	Infinity
2019	USA	Shoki Takahata	Mugen MRX6
2021	–	–	–

1/12 Stock

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1982	USA	Kent Clausen	Team Associated RC12E
1984	Denmark	Bud Bartos	Parma Euro Panther
2020	UK	Andy Murray	Schumacher Eclipse 3

1/12 Modified

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1982	USA	Arturo Carbonell	Delta Phaser
1984	Denmark	Tony Neisinger	Team Associated RC12i
1986	USA	Tony Neisinger	Team Associated RC12L
1988	Netherlands	Masami Hirosaka	Team Associated RC12L
1990	Singapore	Chris Doseck	Team Associated RC12L
1992	USA	Tony Neisinger	Team Associated RC12LW
1994	France	David Spashett	Corally SP12G2
1996	USA	Masami Hirosaka	Team Associated RC12LC
1998	England	David Spashett	Trinity
2000	Japan	Masami Hirosaka	Team Associated RC12L3
2002	South Africa	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo 12LY
2004	USA	Masami Hirosaka	Team Associated RC12L4
2006	Italy	David Spashett	Corally SP12X US Spec
2008	Thailand	Naoto Matsukura	Team Associated RC12R5
2010	Germany	Naoto Matsukura	Yokomo R12
2012	Netherlands	Naoto Matsukura	Yokomo R12
2014	USA	Marc Rheinard	CRC Altered Ego Xti
2016	China	Naoto Matsukura	Roche Prototype
2018	South Africa	Alexander Hagberg	Xray X12 ’19
2020	UK	Mark Rheinard	Schumacher Eclipse 3
2022	–	–	–

2WD Buggy

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1985	USA	Jay Halsey	Team Associated RC10
1987	UK	Joel Johnson	Kyosho Ultima
1989	Australia	Masami Hirosaka	Team Associated RC10
1991	USA	Masami Hirosaka	Team Associated RC10
1993	UK	Brian Kinwald	Team Associated RC10 WC
1995	Japan	Matt Francis	Team Associated RC10B2
1997	USA	Brian Kinwald	Team LosiXX-CR
1999	Finland	Masami Hirosaka	Team Associated RC10B3
2001	South Africa	Matt Francis	Team Losi XXX
2003	USA	Billy Easton	Team Associated RC10B4
2005	Italy	Neil Cragg	Team Associated RC10B4
2007	Japan	Hayato Matsuzaki	Team Associated RC10B4
2009	South Africa	Martin Achter	Team Associated RC10B4
2011	Finland	Ryan Cavalieri	Team Associated RC10B4.1
2013	USA	Jared Tebo	Kyosho RB6
2015	Japan	Spencer Rivkin	Team Associated RC10B5M
2017	China	Ryan Maifield	Yokomo YZ-2 DTM
2019	Slovakia	Spencer Rivkin	Team Associated B6.1DL
2021	–	–	–

4WD Buggy

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1985	USA	Gil Losi Jr.	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter
1987	UK	Masami Hirosaka	Schumacher Cat XL
1989	Australia	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter
1991	USA	Cliff Lett	Yokomo Super Dog Figher Works ’91
1993	UK	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter Works ’93
1995	Japan	Mark Pavidis	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-10
1997	USA	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter MX-4
1999	Finland	Jukka Steenari	Team Losi XX4
2001	South Africa	Jukka Steenari	Team Losi XX4
2003	USA	Ryan Cavalieri	Team Losi XXX4
2005	Italy	Ryan Cavalieri	JConcepts BJ4
2007	Japan	Jared Tebo	Team Associated B44
2009	South Africa	Martin Achter	Team Durango DEX410
2011	Finland	Ryan Cavalieri	Team Associated B44.1
2013	USA	Steven Hartson	Team Associated B44.2
2015	Japan	Bruno Coelho	Xray XB4 ’16
2017	China	Ryan Mafield	Yokomo YZ-4 SF
2019	Slovakia	Bruno Coelho	Xray XB4 ’19
2021	–	–	–

1/8 IC Off Road

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1986	France	Frederic Veysseyre	Yankee 86
1988	Italy	Maurizio Monesi	Garbo Roadfighter
1990	Thailand	Koji Sanada	Mugen Super Sport
1992	Germany	Kokushi Toge	Kyosho Inferno
1994	Austria	Maurizio Monesi	Kyosho Turbo Inferno
1996	England	Alex Laffranchi	Kyosho Inferno MP-5
1998	Portugal	Daniel Reckward	Kyosho Inferno MP-6
2000	USA	Yuichi Kanai	Kyosho Inferno MP-7.5
2002	Uruguay	Greg Degani	Kyosho Inferno MP-7.5
2004	Sweden	Guillaume Vray	Mugen MBX-5
2006	Indonesia	Mark Pavidis	Kyosho Inferno MP777 WC
2008	USA	Atsushi Hara	Hot Bodies D8
2010	Thailand	Cody King	Kyosho MP9 TKI2
2012	Argentina	Robert Batlle	Mugen Seiki MBX7
2014	Italy	Ty Tessmann	Hot Bodies D812
2016	USA	David Ronnefalk	HB Racing D815 V2
2018	Australia	Davide Ongaro	Team Associated RC8B3.1
2020	–	–	–
2022	–	–	–

Team Championship IC

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1990	Germany	Michele Baruzzi Lamberto Collari Massimo Fantini	BMT 891

1/10 Pro 10

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1992	USA	Joel Johnson	Trinity EV-10
1994	Germany	Masami Hirosaka	Trinity EV-10
1996	USA	Mike Swauger	Team Associated RC10L2
1998	England	David Spashett	Trinity Switch Blade
2000	Japan	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo YRX-2000

1/10 235mm Class I Group C

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1998	Netherlands	Michael Salven	Serpent Impact

1/10 235mm Class II TC

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1998	Netherlands	Timmo Rinne	Serpent Impact
2000	Austria	Michael Salven	Serpent Impact M2
2002	USA	Brian Berry	Serpent Impact M2

1/10 Touring Car

Year	Location	Driver	Car
1998	England	David Spashett	Team Losi Street Weapon
2000	Japan	Atsushi Hara	Yokomo MR4-TC Pro
2002	South Africa	Surikarn Chaidejsuriya	Tamiya TRF414M
2004	USA	Marc Rheinard	Tamiya TRF415
2006	Italy	Andy Moore	Hot Bodies Cyclone
2008	Thailand	Marc Rheinard	Tamiya TRF416
2010	Germany	Marc Rheinard	Tamiya TRF416X
2012	Netherlands	Jilles Groskamp	Tamiya TRF417X
2014	USA	Naoto Matsukura	Yokomo BD7-15
2016	China	Ronald Volker	Yokomo BD8
2018	South Africa	Bruno Coelho	Xray T4 ’19
2020	–	–	–
2022	–	–	–

1/5 Touring Car

Year	Location	Driver	Car
2001	Germany	Marcel Strauch	FG Competition
2003	USA	Hessel Roskam	FG Competition Evo 2003
2005	Switzerland	Ian Oddie	H.A.R.M. SX-3
2007	Australia	Martin Lissau	FG Competition Evo 04
2009	South Africa	Barend Myburgh	H.A.R.M. SX-3
2011	France	Guillaume Solon	Contrast Neox GS
2013	Switzerland	Markus Feldmann	Mecatech FW 01
2015	Malaysia	Russell Grenenger	H.A.R.M.
2017	Argentina	Santiago Meirinhos	RS5
2019	Portugal	Marko Grigić	Mecatech FW01
2021	–	–	–

1/10 200mm Nitro Touring

Year	Location	Driver	Car
2004	Brazil	Adrien Bertin	Kyosho Pure Ten V-One RRR
2006	Australia	Keisuke Fukuda	Mugen MTX-4R
2008	Portugal	Daniele Ielasi	Kyosho Pure Ten V-One RRR Evo 2
2010	USA	Ralph Burch	XRay NT1
2012	Thailand	Meen Vejrak	KM Racing H-K1
2014	Thailand	Alexander Hagberg	Xray NT1
2016	Italy	Dominic Greiner	Serpent 748 Natrix
2018	USA	Naoto Matsukura	Infinity IF15
2020	–	–	–
2022	–	–	–