International Federation of Model Auto Racing

The International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) is the world governing body of professional radio controlled car racing.

International Federation of Model Auto Racing
SportRadio-controlled racing
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationIFMAR
Founded9 July 1979 (1979-07-09)
PresidentJeff Parker
ChairmanSander De Graaf (IC)
Frank Mostrey (EP)
SecretaryCarlos Gomez
Official website
www.ifmar.org
2005 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Winner Neil Cragg (center), Ryan Cavalieri (left), and Ryan Maifield.

The organization was created in 1979 by professional racer and RC model entrepreneur Ted Longshaw. At that time, many different governing bodies operated under their own rules throughout the world. IFMAR was conceived as a way to bring the different, fragmented organizations under a single, governing body. IFMAR's constitution also promotes international friendship and sportsmanship.

Each of the member blocs organises the IFMAR World Championship event on behalf of IFMAR.

Masami Hirosaka is perhaps the world's most distinguished racer. He has a record of 14 IFMAR World Championships, followed by Lamberto Collari with 9 titles, all within a single category and in nitro powered cars.

Governing bodies

IFMAR governs RC racing through four international governing bodies, or "blocs" representing 45 member nations and with full voting rights:

Secretariat

Presidents
# NameNationalityTerm
1. Ted Longshaw United Kingdom1979–1995
2 John D. Grant Australia1995–2005
3 Erhard "Dallas" Mathiesen Sweden2005–2018
4 Jeff Parker United States2018–

Eligibility to IFMAR World Championship event

To be allowed to compete in an IFMAR World Championship event, the competitor has to be a member of a national body (such as ROAR of North America, SARDA from South Africa, BRCA from the United Kingdom, etc.). The competitor has to contact a representative of the body who will determine if they are competent enough to compete in the world championship round.[1] The driver does not specifically have to have qualified in that discipline in which they choose to race (e.g. a driver who is competent in 1:10 on road racing wishes to qualify for 1:8 off-road).[1]

IFMAR World Championship Winners
Year Bloc Scale Class Name Car–Motor Venue Location
1977 ROAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Butch Kroells[2][3][4] Associated RC100 – K&B Thorp Raceway Pomona, California
1978 EFRA 1:8 Formula IC Track[nb 1] Phil Greeno[5] PB9 International – K&B Port Hercules Monte Carlo
1979 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track Phil Booth[6] PB9 International – OPS Circuit Micro-Racing Geneva
1980 EFRA 1:8 Formula IC Track[nb 1] Giulio Ghersi PB9 International Port Hercules Monte Carlo
1981 ROAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Arturo Carbonell[5][7] Delta Super J – Picco Castleton Square Indianapolis, Indiana
1982 ROAR 1:12 Electric Track Stock Kent Clausen[2][3] Associated RC12i – Yokomo 05S Grand Hotel Anaheim, California
Electric Track Modified Arturo Carbonell[2][3] Delta Super Phaser – Delta Igarashi 05
1983 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track David Lecat PB Alpha – Picco Circuit Carnoux Carnoux-en-Provence
1984 EFRA 1:12 Electric Track Stock Bud Bartos Parma Euro Panther – Igarashi 05 Herning Kongrescenter Herning, Denmark
Electric Track Modified Tony Neisinger[2][3] Associated RC12i – Reedy
1985 FEMCA 1:8 Sport IC Track Rody Roem[8][9][10] Serpent Quattro – OPS Tokyo Disneyland Urayasu, Chiba
ROAR 1:10 Electric Off Road Stock[nb 2] Jay Halsey[2][3] Associated RC10 – Reedy Del Mar RC Raceway Del Mar, California
Electric Off Road Unlimited[nb 2] Gil Losi Jr Yokomo Dog Fighter YZ-834B – Trinity
1986 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Frederic Veysseyre Yankee 86 – Cipolla Mini Circuit de Montbonnot Grenoble
ROAR 1:12 Electric Track Modified Tony Neisinger[2][3] Associated RC12L – Reedy Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada
1987 ROAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Pete Fusco[2][3] Associated RC500 – Novarossi Ranch Pit Shop Pomona, California
EFRA 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Joel Johnson Kyosho Ultima – Trinity Monster Pure Gold Romsey Off-Road Club Romsey
Electric Off Road 4WD Masami Hirosaka[11] Schumacher CAT XL – HPI UNO Blue Label
1988 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Maurizio Monesi Garbo Roadfighter – Mantua T4 Mantua
1:12 Electric Track Modified Masami Hirosaka[2][3] Associated RC12L – Reedy Baarn
1989 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[12] BMT 891 – REX Collari Model Auto Club Heemstede[13] Heemstede
FEMCA 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Masami Hirosaka[2][3] Associated RC10 – Reedy St. Ives Showground[14] St Ives, New South Wales
Electric Off Road 4WD Masami Hirosaka[2][3] Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-870C – Reedy
1990 EFRA 1:8 Team IC Track Group C Michele Baruzzi
Lamberto Collari
Massimo Fantini		 BMT 891 Türkheim
FEMCA IC Off Road Koji Sanada Mugen Super Sport – Novarossi Bangkok
1:12 Electric Track Modified Chris Doseck[3] Associated RC12L – CAM Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore
1991 ROAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[15] BMT 891 – Nova Collari Austin, Texas
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Masami Hirosaka[2][3] Associated RC10 – Reedy Freedom Hill Park Sterling Heights, Michigan
Electric Off Road 4WD Cliff Lett Yokomo YZ-10 Super Dog Fighter Works '91 – Reedy
1992 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Kokushi Toge Kyosho Inferno – OS RX Usingen
ROAR 1:10 Electric Track PRO 10 Joel Johnson Trinity EV-10 – Trinity[16][17] Ranch Pit Shop Pomona, California
1:12 Electric Track Modified Tony Neisinger[2][3] Associated RC12LW - Reedy Grand Rapids, Michigan
1993 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[18] BMT 933 – Nova Collari Gothenburg
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Brian Kinwald[2][3] Associated RC10 Worlds Car – Reedy Pipps Hill Leisure Complex Basildon
Electric Off Road 4WD Masami Hirosaka Yokomo Super Dog Fighter Works '93 – Reedy
1994 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Maurizio Monesi Kyosho Turbo Inferno – OS Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt
1:10 Electric Track PRO 10 Masami Hirosaka Yokomo YRX-10 – Reedy Tamiya Raceway Sonneberg Sonneberg
1:12 Electric Track Modified David Spashett Corally SP12G2[19] Paris
1995 FEMCA 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[9][20] Serpent Excel – Nova Collari Phuket
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Matt Francis[2][3] Associated RC10B2 – Reedy Yatabe Arena[21] Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Electric Off Road 4WD Mark Pavidis Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-10 – Reedy
1996 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Alex Laffranchi Kyosho Inferno MP5 – Picco P6 National Motor Museum[22] Beaulieu, Hampshire
ROAR 1:10 Electric Track PRO 10 Mike Swauger[3] Associated RC10L2 – Reedy Revelation Raceway Ontario
1:12 Electric Track Modified Masami Hirosaka[2] Associated RC12LC – Reedy
1997 FAMAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[9][23] Serpent Vector – Novarossi Speed Pegaso Raceway Toluca
ROAR 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Brian Kinwald Losi XX-CR – Trinity Ranch Pit Shop[21] Pomona, California
Electric Off Road 4WD Masami Hirosaka Yokomo Super Dog Fighter MX-4 – Reedy
1998 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Daniel Reckward[24] Kyosho Inferno MP6 – RB WS7 Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra
1:10 IC Track 235mm Class I Group C Michael Salven[9] Serpent Impact – Nova Mega Auto Modelbouw Club Apeldoorn Apeldoorn
IC Track 235mm Class II Touring Cars Timmo Rinne[9] Serpent Impact – Nova Mega
Electric Track ISTC David Spashett Losi Street Weapon – Trinity Temple Park Leisure Centre[25] South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne
Electric Track PRO 10 David Spashett Trinity Switch Blade – Trinity
1:12 Electric Track Modified David Spashett Trinity Switch Blade 12SJ – Trinity
1999 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track Adrien Bertin[26] Mugen MRX2 – Nova JP Mini Circuit Patrick Depailler[27] Clermont Ferrand
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Masami Hirosaka[2] Associated RC10B3 – Reedy Uimahalli Rauma
Electric Off Road 4WD Jukka Steenari Losi XX-4 – Team Orion
2000 ROAR 1:8 IC Off Road Yuichi Kanai[24] Kyosho Inferno MP7.5 – RB WS7 Silverton Hotel[28] Las Vegas, Nevada
EFRA 1:10 IC Track 235mm Touring Cars Michael Salven[9] Serpent Impact M2 – Nova Mega Stöhr-Ring Kirchberg an der Raab
FEMCA Electric Track PRO 10 Masami Hirosaka Yokomo YRX-2000 – Reedy Yatabe Arena Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Electric Touring Cars Atsushi Hara Yokomo MR4-TC Pro – Reedy
1:12 Electric Track Modified Masami Hirosaka[2] Associated RC12L3 – Reedy
2001 FEMCA 1:8 Sport IC Track Kenji Osaka[29] Mugen MRX-3 – Nova JP John Grant International Raceway[30] Sydney
EFRA 1:5 IC Touring Marcel Strauch[31] FG Competition – Zenoah G230RC Minidrom Ettlingen Ettlingen
FAMAR 1:10
[nb 3][32]		 Electric Off Road 2WD Matt Francis Losi XXX – Trinity Tshwane Raceway And Promotions (TRAP) Pretoria
Electric Off Road 4WD Jukka Steenari Losi XX-4 – Team Orion
2002 FAMAR 1:8 IC Off Road Greg Degani Kyosho Inferno MP7.5 – OS RZ V01B Green Mountain Raceway Punta del Este
ROAR 1:10 IC Track 235mm Touring Cars Brian Berry[9][24][33] Serpent Impact M2 – RB X12 Hamilton Ohio Scale Auto Raceway[34] Hamilton, Ohio
200mm Nitro Touring Mark Pavidis Associated Nitro TC3 – O’Donnell RB
FAMAR Electric Track Touring Surikarn Chaidejsuriya Tamiya TRF414M – Reedy Keywest Model Racers Krugersdorp, Gauteng
1:12 Electric Track Modified Masami Hirosaka Yokomo 12LY[35]
2003 ROAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[36] Kyosho Evolva 2005 WC – Sirio Hamilton Ohio Scale Auto Raceway[37][38] Hamilton, Ohio
1:5 IC Touring Hessel Roskam[31] FG Competition Evo 2003 KZ Speedway[39] Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Billy Easton[2] Associated RC10B4 – Reedy Minnreg RC Car Club Largo, Florida
Electric Off Road 4WD Ryan Cavalieri Losi XXX-4 – Trinity
2004 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Guillaume Vray[24] Mugen MBX 5 – RB WS7II Fururing Raceway[40] Furulund
FAMAR 1:10 200mm Nitro Touring Adrien Bertin Kyosho PureTen V-One RRR – Sirio Jundiai Raceway[41][42] Jundiaí, São Paulo
ROAR Electric Touring Marc Rheinard Tamiya TRF415 – Team Orion Kissimmee R/C Raceway[43] Kissimmee, Florida
1:12 Electric Track Modified Masami Hirosaka[2] Associated RC12L4 – Reedy
2005 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[36] Kyosho Evolva – Sirio PR-Pro Messina[44] Messina, Sicily
1:5 IC Touring Ian Oddie[45][46] H.A.R.M. SX-3 – Zenoah Mini Racing Ticino e Moesa Lostallo
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Neil Cragg[47] Associated RC10B4 – Reedy AF Model Rings[48] Collegno
Electric Off Road 4WD Ryan Cavalieri JConcepts BJ4 – Trinity
2006 FEMCA 1:8 IC Off Road Mark Pavidis[49] Kyosho Inferno MP777 WC – OS V-Spec Ancol R/C Circuit, Ancol Dreamland Jakarta
1:10 200mm Nitro Touring Keisuke Fukuda Mugen MTX-4R – Mugen Ninja[50] New England Raceway[51] Brisbane
EFRA Electric Touring Andy Moore[52] Hot Bodies Cyclone Hara Edition – Team Orion AF Model Rings[53] Collegno
1:12 Electric Track Modified David Spashett Corally SP12X "US Spec" – Peak Vantage 07[19]
2007 FAMAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari[54] Kyosho Evolva M3 – Novarossi CARC (Club de Automodelismo Radiocontrolado de Córdoba) Córdoba
FEMCA 1:5 IC Touring Martin Lissau[31] FG Competition EVO 04 England Park Raceway Brisbane
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Hayato Matsuzaki[2] Associated RC10B4 – HPI Hakusan Arena Ishikawa
Electric Off Road 4WD Jared Tebo[2] Associated RC10B44 – Reedy
2008 ROAR 1:8 IC Off Road Atsushi Hara[55] Hot Bodies D8 – OS Speed Tuned 21VZ-B V-Spec The Farm 2 R/C Raceway Charlotte, North Carolina
EFRA 1:10 200 mm IC On-road Daniele Ielasi[56] Kyosho PureTen V-ONE RRR Evo.2 – Picco P1-R EVO 3 Circuito Internacional de Monsanto Lisbon
FEMCA Electric Touring Marc Rheinard Tamiya TRF416 – Speed Passion Radio Control Speedway Bangkok
1:12 Electric Track Naoto Matsukura Associated 12R5
2009 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track Lamberto Collari Kyosho Evolva M3 Evo Mini Racing Ticino e Moesa[57] Lostallo
FAMAR 1:5 IC Touring Barend Myburgh H.A.R.M. SX-3 Tshwane Raceway And Promotions (TRAP) Pretoria
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Martin Achter[2] Associated RC10B4* – CS Electronic
Electric Off Road 4WD Martin Achter[58] Team Durango DEX410 – CS Magnetic Delta
2010 FEMCA 1:8 IC Off Road Cody King Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI2 – Team Orion Alpha ABI Pattaya RC Powerboat Track Pattaya
ROAR 1:10 200 mm IC On-road Ralph Burch Xray NT1 – Max Power XXL3 Gulf Coast Raceway Houston, Texas
EFRA[59] Electric Touring Marc Rheinard Tamiya TRF416X – Speed Passion MAC Burgdorf Burgdorf, Hanover
1:12 Electric Track Naoto Matsukura Yokomo R12 – NOSRAM Mehrzweckhalle Gymnasium
2011 ROAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Robert Pietsch Mugen MRX-5 – Novarossi Homestead RC Raceway Homestead, Florida
EFRA 1:5 IC Touring Guillaume Solon Contrast Neox GS–Abbate Complexe d'Hanvec Brest
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Ryan Cavalieri Team Associated RC10B4.1 – Team Orion Pitkamaki Race-Center Vaasa
Electric Off Road 4WD Ryan Cavalieri Team Associated RC10B44.1 – Team Orion
2012 FAMAR 1:8 IC Off Road Robert Batlle Mugen MBX-7 – Novarossi Speed Paradise Buenos Aires
FEMCA 1:10 200 mm IC On-road Meen Vejrak KM H-K1 – Novarossi RC Addict Bangkok
EFRA[60] Electric Touring Jilles Groskamp Tamiya TRF417 – Team Orion Model Auto Club Heemstede Heemstede
1:12 Electric Track Naoto Matsukura Yokomo R12 – Yokomo Kennemer Sportcenter
2013 FEMCA 1:8 Sport IC Track Tadahiko Sahashi Serpent 977 Viper – Picco Kei Tune Racing Speedway Chiba, Tokyo
EFRA 1:5 IC Touring Markus Feldmann Mecatech FW 01–Abbate Mini Racing Ticino e Moesa Lostallo
ROAR 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Jared Tebo Kyosho Ultima RB6 – Team Orion Silver Dollar R/C Raceway Chico, California
Electric Off Road 4WD Steven Hartson Team Associated RC10B44.2 – LRP
2014 EFRA 1:8 IC Off Road Ty Tessmann Hot Bodies D812 – OS Speed B2101 Naxos World Track Sicily
FEMCA 1:10 200 mm IC On-road Alexander Hagberg Xray NT1 – Orcan RS Huge RC Project Bangkok
ROAR Electric Touring Naoto Matsukura Yokomo BD7-15 – Yokomo Full Throttle Raceway Kissimmee, Florida
1:12 Electric Track Marc Rheinard CRC Altered Ego Xti – Muchmore Minnreg Hall Largo, Florida
2015 FAMAR 1:8 Sport IC Track Simon Kurzbuch Shepherd Velox V8 EC – Novarossi Miniautodromo Zeca Elias Americana City
FEMCA GT Lim Kai Liang Mugen MGT7 – S-Power S7 EVO KLIRCC Kepong Kuala Lumpur
1:5 IC Touring Russell Grenenger H.A.R.M. – Abbate
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Spencer Rivkin Team Associated RC10B5M – Reedy Yatabe Arena Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Electric Off Road 4WD Bruno Coelho Xray XB4 '16 – LRP
2016 ROAR 1:8 IC Off Road David Ronnefalk HB Racing D815 V2 – Team Orion RC Tracks of Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
EFRA 1:10 200 mm IC On-road Dominic Greiner Serpent 748 Natrix – Novarossi Miniautodromo Internazionale M.Rosati Gubbio
FEMCA Electric Touring Ronald Volker Yokomo BD8 – LRP Fengtai Sports Center Beijing
1:12 Electric Track Naoto Matsukura Roche Prototype – Muchmore
2017 EFRA 1:8 Sport IC Track Dario Balestri Infinity – Max Power RP9.S RC Circuit Jean Nougier Monteux
FAMAR 1:5 IC Touring Santiago Meirinhos RS5–Abbate Enzo Bransiforte Buenos Aires
FEMCA 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Ryan Maifield Yokomo YZ-2 DTM – Team Orion ARC International Raceway Xiamen
Electric Off Road 4WD Ryan Maifield Yokomo YZ-4 SF – Team Orion
2018 FEMCA 1:8 IC Off Road Davide Ongaro Associated RC8B3.1 – LRP MORBC, Whiteman Park Perth
ROAR 1:10 200 mm IC On-road Naoto Matsukura Infinity IF15 – OS Speed Homestead RC Raceway Miami, Florida
FAMAR Electric Touring Bruno Coelho Xray T4 '19 – Hobbywing Welkom RC Arena Welkom
1:12 Electric Track Alexander Hagberg Xray X12 '19 – Hobbywing
2019 ROAR 1:8 IC Track Shoki Takahata Mugen MRX6–OS Speed Steel City RC Speedway Fontana, California
EFRA 1:5 IC Touring Marko Grigić Mecatech FW01 – Abbate Associação de Modelismo de Vila Real Vila Real
1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD Spencer Rivkin Team Associated B6.1DL – Hobbywing Hudy Arena Trencin
Electric Off Road 4WD Bruno Coelho Xray XB4 '19 – Hobbywing
2020 ROAR 1:8 IC GT Jörn Neumann Sworkz S35-GT – Team Orion Homestead RC Raceway Miami, Florida
FAMAR IC OFF ROAD[nb 4] – RCCM Beeight Racing Cianorte
FEMCA 1:10 200 mm IC On-road[nb 4] – QRCCRA England Park Raceway Brisbane
EFRA Electric Touring[nb 4][61] – Model Auto Club Heemstede Heemstede
1:12 Electric Track, Modified Marc Rheinard Schumacher Eclipse 3 – Muchmore Centre:MK Milton Keynes
Electric Track, Stock Andy Murray Schumacher Eclipse 3 – HobbyWing

Statistics

Most Wins

NB: Excludes World Cup winners

Drivers
Rank Driver Wins 1:5 IC TC 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC OR 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr 1:12 EP Tr S
1 Masami Hirosaka 14 2 3 4 5
2 Lamberto Collari 9 9
3 Naoto Matsukura 6 1 1 4
4 Marc Rheinard 5 3 2
5 David Spashett 4 1 3
Ryan Cavalieri 1 3
7 Tony Neisinger 3 3
Bruno Coelho 1 2
9 Arturo Carbonell 2 1 1
Maurizio Monesi 2
Joel Johnson 1 1
Brian Kinwald 2
Matt Francis 2
Jukka Steenari 2
Adrien Bertin 1 1
Mark Pavidis 1 1
Atsushi Hara 1 1
Martin Achter 1 1
Jared Tebo 1 1
Ryan Maifield 1 1
Alexander Hagberg 1 1
Spencer Rivkin 2

Car manufacturers
Rank Driver Wins 1:5 IC TC 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC OR 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr M 1:12 EP Tr S
1 Team Associated 30 2 1 1 13 3 10
2 Yokomo 17 3 2 1 7 4
3 Kyosho 16 4 8 2 2
4 Mugen Seiki 8 4 3 1
5 Serpent 7 4 1 2
6 XRAY 6 2 1 2 1
7 Team Losi Racing 5 2 3
Tamiya 5
9 HB Racing 4 3 1
10 Blitz Model Technica 3 3
Team Trinity 2 1
FG Modellsport 3
H.A.R.M. Racing 3
Schumacher 1 1 1
14 PB Racing 2 2
Delta Systems 1 1
Corally 2
Infinity 1 1
Mecatech 2

IC Engines
Rank Driver Wins 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC GT 1:8 IC OR 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr
1 Novarossi 16 12 2 2
2 O.S. Engines 7 1 5 1
3 Picco 4 3 1
RB Products 3 1
5 OPS 3 2 1
Sirio 2 1
Team Orion 1 2

Electric Motors
Rank Driver Wins 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr 1:12 EP Tr S
1 Reedy 28 3 2 8 5 10
2 Team Orion 10 3 3 4
3 Team Trinity 9 2 3 3 1
4 HobbyWing 5 1 1 1 1 1
5 LRP Electronic 3 1 2
Muchmore Racing 3
6 Team Checkpoint 2 1 1
CS Electronic 1 1
Nosram 2
Speed Passion 2
Yokomo 1 1

By Member Blocs (Drivers)
Rank Driver Wins 1:5 IC TC 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC GT 1:8 IC OR 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr 1:12 EP Tr S
1 EFRA 59 5 16 1 8 2 3 6 1 2 4 5 1
2 ROAR 40 3 4 1 1 2 12 9 5 2
3 FEMCA 33 1 3 4 3 3 2 4 4 7
4 FAMAR 2 2

Win(s) by Nations (Drivers)
Rank Driver Wins 1:5 IC TC 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC GT 1:8 IC OR 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr 1:12 EP Tr S
1  United States 39 3 3 1 1 2 12 9 6 2
2  Japan 30 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 9
3  Italy 15 10 4 1
4  Germany 14 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
5  United Kingdom 8 1 1 1 1 3 1
6  France 6 1 2 2 1
7  Netherlands 3 1 1 1
 Sweden 1 1 1
 Portugal 1 2
8  Finland 2 2
 Thailand 1 1

Drivers
Rank Driver Total Year Class
1 David Spashett 3 1998 1:10 Electric Track Touring
1:10 Electric Track PRO 10
1:12 Electric Track
2 Masami Hirosaka 2 1989 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
1:10 Electric Off Road 4WD
Masami Hirosaka 2000 1:10 Electric Track PRO 10
1:12 Electric Track
Martin Achter 2009 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
1:10 Electric Off Road 4WD
Ryan Cavalieri 2011 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
1:10 Electric Off Road 4WD
Ryan Maifield 2017 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
1:10 Electric Off Road 4WD


Drivers
Rank Driver Total Year Class
1 Lamberto Collari 5 1989-1997 1:8 IC Track
2 Lamberto Collari 4 2003-2009 1:8 IC Track
3 Masami Hirosaka 3 2000-2004 1:12 Electric Track
Naoto Matsukura 2008-2012 1:12 Electric Track

Car manufacturers
Rank Brand Wins Years Class
1 Associated Electrics 6 1982-1992 1:12 IC Track
Kyosho 1992-2002 1:8 IC Off Road
3 Yokomo 5 1989-1997 1:10 Electric Off Road 4WD
Associated Electrics 2003-2011 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
Kyosho 2003-2009 1:8 IC Track
6 Associated Electrics 4 1989-1995 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
7 Blitz Model Technica 3 1989-1993 1:8 IC Track
Serpent 1998-2002 1:10 IC Track Touring
Team Losi 1999-2003 1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
Tamiya 2008-2012 1:10 Electric Touring

Most Top Qualifiers (TQ)
Rank Driver Wins 1:5 IC TC 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC OR 1:8 IC GT 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr 1:12 EP Tr S
1 Masami Hirosaka 18 1 2 4 5 6
2 Naoto Matsukura 5 1 4
Jared Tebo 2 2 1
4 Michael Salven 4 2 2
David Spashett 4
Dario Balestri 2 2
6 Gil Losi Jr. 3 1 1 1
Matt Francis 2 1
Mark Pavidis 2 1
Robert Pietsch 2 1
Marc Rheinard 2 1
Ryan Maifield 1 1 1
Bruno Coelho 1 2
12 Ralph Burch Jr. 2 2
Lamberto Collari 2
Daniel Reckward 2
Brian Kinwald 2
Martin Achter 1 1
Ryan Cavalieri 1 1
Atsushi Hara 2
Bernard-Alain Arnaldi 2
Spencer Rivkin 2
Markus Feldmann 2
Alexander Hagberg 1 2

A-main/finals appearances

Drivers with at least 10 finals appearances are listed

Italics: drivers who have not or yet to have won a Worlds title.

Bold: drivers who have actively appeared in a final race within the two previous Worlds

Craig Drescher has the most appearances for a driver who have yet to win a title as of 2021. Despite his last A-main appearance being in 2005, he inherited the title after Ralph Burch Jr. finally won his first title in 2010 having tried since 1981 at the age of 13. Ryan Maifield claimed the honor from Drescher in 2013, who held it until he win his off-road double in 2017.

Updated as of 1 February 2020

Rank Driver App 1:5 IC TC 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC OR 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr 1:12 EP Tr S
1 Masami Hirosaka 35 5 4 9 8 9
2 Ryan Maifield 20 6 7 7
Naoto Matsukura 2 1 1 3 3 5 5
3 Mark Pavidis 19 5 1 8 5
Jilles Groskamp 2 4 5 6
5 Atsushi Hara 18 2 3 1 6 1 1 2 2
Ryan Cavalieri 5 7 6
7 Joel Johnson 16 3 3 3 7
Ralph Burch Jr. 9 1 1 1 2 2
9 Marc Rheinard 15 1 7 7
Jared Tebo 5 6 4
12 Lamberto Collari 13 2 11
13 David Spashett 12 1 2 3 6
Billy Easton 1 3 4 4
Craig Drescher 2 2 4 3 2
Andy Moore 1 5 1 5
17 Hideo Kitazawa 11 1 1 9
Takaaki Shimo 7 4
18 Adrien Bertin 10 7 3

Podium finishers

Drivers with at least 5 podium finishes are listed

Italics: drivers who have not or yet to have won a Worlds title.

Bold: drivers who have actively appeared in a final race within the two previous Worlds

Takaaki Shimo has the most podium finishes for a driver who have yet to win a title as of 2021,[62] having inherited the honor from Ryan Maifield in 2017.

Rank Driver App 1:5 IC TC 1:8 IC Tr 1:8 IC OR 1:10 IC TC 1:10 IC Tr 1:10 EP TC 1:10 EP Tr 1:10 EP OR2 1:10 EP OR4 1:12 EP Tr 1:12 EP Tr S
1 Masami Hirosaka 25 3 2 5 6 9
2 Lamberto Collari 10 1 9
Atsushi Hara 1 3 1 4 1
Ryan Cavalieri 1 4 5
5 Ryan Maifield 9 1 5 3
Naoto Matsukura 1 1 2 5
7 Brian Kinwald 8 1 5 3
Marc Rheinard 1 3 4
9 Tony Neisinger 7 1 1 1 5
David Spashett 2 5
Jared Tebo 1 4 2
11 Joel Johnson 6 2 2 2
Ronald Völker 5 1
Takaaki Shimo 4 2
14 Ty Tessmann 5 4 1
Bruno Coelho 3 2

Notes
    1. Considered as a "World Cup" round, not as a World Championship.
    2. Opened for both 2WD and 4WD cars.
    3. Because of the September 11 attacks which occurred prior to the championships, the event was delayed until 2002.
    4. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic which occurred prior to the championships, the event is postponed. See also Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

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