IFMAR_World_Championships

International Federation of Model Auto Racing

World governing body of professional radio controlled car racing

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

Quick Facts Sport, Jurisdiction ...

International Federation of Model Auto Racing
Official website

Sport	Radio-controlled racing
Jurisdiction	International
Abbreviation	IFMAR
Founded	9 July 1979 (44 years ago) (1979-07-09)
President	Eric Anderson
Chairman	Sander De Graaf (IC) Frank Mostrey (EP)
Secretary	Carlos Gomez
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:

European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles (EFRA) – Oversees racing in Europe.
Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA) – Governs Australasia and Asia.
Remotely Operated Auto Racers (ROAR) – Oversees and promotes races in Canada and the United States of America and is credited with producing more world champion drivers than any other bloc.
Fourth Association of Model Auto Racing (FAMAR) – The newest IFMAR bloc and oversees Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela.

Secretariat

Presidents

More information #, Name ...

#	Name	Nationality	Term
1.	Ted Longshaw	United Kingdom	1979–1995
2	John D. Grant	Australia	1995–2005
3	Erhard "Dallas" Mathiesen	Sweden	2005–2018
4	Jeff Parker	United States	2018–2023
5	Eric Anderson^[1]	United States	2023–

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.^[2] 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).^[2]

IFMAR World Championship Winners

More information Year, Bloc ...

Year	Bloc	Scale	Class	Name	Car–Motor	Venue	Location
1977	ROAR	1:8	Sport IC Track	Butch Kroells^[3]^[4]^[5]	Associated RC100 – K&B	Thorp Raceway	Pomona, California
1978	EFRA	1:8	Formula IC Track^{[nb 1]}	Phil Greeno^[6]	PB9 International – K&B	Port Hercules	Monte Carlo
1979	EFRA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Phil Booth^[7]	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^[6]^[8]	Delta Super J – Picco	Castleton Square	Indianapolis, Indiana
1982	ROAR	1:12	Electric Track Stock	Kent Clausen^[3]^[4]	Associated RC12i – Yokomo 05S	Grand Hotel	Anaheim, California
1982	ROAR	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Arturo Carbonell^[3]^[4]	Delta Super Phaser – Delta Igarashi 05	Grand Hotel	Anaheim, California
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
1984	EFRA	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Tony Neisinger^[3]^[4]	Associated RC12i – Reedy	Herning Kongrescenter	Herning, Denmark
1985	FEMCA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Rody Roem^[9]^[10]^[11]	Serpent Quattro – OPS	Tokyo Disneyland	Urayasu, Chiba
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Off Road Stock^{[nb 2]}	Jay Halsey^[3]^[4]	Associated RC10 – Reedy	Del Mar RC Raceway	Del Mar, California
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Off Road Unlimited^{[nb 2]}	Gil Losi Jr	Yokomo Dog Fighter YZ-834B – Trinity	Del Mar RC Raceway	Del Mar, California
1986	EFRA	1:8	IC Off Road	Frederic Veysseyre	Yankee 86 – Cipolla	Mini Circuit de Montbonnot	Grenoble
1986	ROAR	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Tony Neisinger^[3]^[4]	Associated RC12L – Reedy	Tropicana Hotel	Las Vegas, Nevada
1987	ROAR	1:8	Sport IC Track	Pete Fusco^[3]^[4]	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
	EFRA	1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Masami Hirosaka^[12]	Schumacher CAT XL – HPI UNO Blue Label	Romsey Off-Road Club	Romsey
1988	EFRA	1:8	IC Off Road	Maurizio Monesi	Garbo Roadfighter – Mantua T4		Mantua
1988	EFRA	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Masami Hirosaka^[3]^[4]	Associated RC12L – Reedy		Baarn
1989	EFRA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[13]	BMT 891 – REX Collari	Model Auto Club Heemstede^[14]	Heemstede
	FEMCA	1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Masami Hirosaka^[3]^[4]	Associated RC10 – Reedy	St. Ives Showground^[15]	St Ives, New South Wales
	FEMCA	1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Masami Hirosaka^[3]^[4]	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-870C – Reedy	St. Ives Showground^[15]	St Ives, New South Wales
1990	EFRA	1:8	Team IC Track Group C	Michele Baruzzi Lamberto Collari Massimo Fantini	BMT 891		Türkheim
	FEMCA	1:8	IC Off Road	Koji Sanada	Mugen Super Sport – Novarossi		Bangkok
	FEMCA	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Chris Doseck^[4]	Associated RC12L – CAM	Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Singapore
1991	ROAR	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[16]	BMT 891 – Nova Collari		Austin, Texas
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Masami Hirosaka^[3]^[4]	Associated RC10 – Reedy	Freedom Hill Park	Sterling Heights, Michigan
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Cliff Lett	Yokomo YZ-10 Super Dog Fighter Works '91 – Reedy	Freedom Hill Park	Sterling Heights, Michigan
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^[17]^[18]	Ranch Pit Shop	Pomona, California
	ROAR	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Tony Neisinger^[3]^[4]	Associated RC12LW - Reedy		Grand Rapids, Michigan
1993	EFRA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[19]	BMT 933 – Nova Collari		Gothenburg
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Brian Kinwald^[3]^[4]	Associated RC10 Worlds Car – Reedy	Pipps Hill Leisure Complex	Basildon
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter Works '93 – Reedy	Pipps Hill Leisure Complex	Basildon
1994	EFRA	1:8	IC Off Road	Maurizio Monesi	Kyosho Turbo Inferno – OPS		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^[20]		Paris
1995	FEMCA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[10]^[21]	Serpent Excel – Nova Collari		Phuket
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Matt Francis^[3]^[4]	Associated RC10B2 – Reedy	Yatabe Arena^[22]	Tsukuba, Ibaraki
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Mark Pavidis	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-10 – Reedy	Yatabe Arena^[22]	Tsukuba, Ibaraki
1996	EFRA	1:8	IC Off Road	Alex Laffranchi	Kyosho Inferno MP5 – Picco P6	National Motor Museum^[23]	Beaulieu, Hampshire
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Track PRO 10	Mike Swauger^[4]	Associated RC10L2 – Reedy	Revelation Raceway	Montclair, California
	ROAR	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Masami Hirosaka^[3]	Associated RC12LC – Reedy	Revelation Raceway	Montclair, California
1997	FAMAR	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[10]^[24]	Serpent Vector – Novarossi Speed	Pegaso Raceway	Toluca
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Brian Kinwald	Losi XX-CR – Trinity	Ranch Pit Shop^[22]	Pomona, California
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo Super Dog Fighter MX-4 – Reedy	Ranch Pit Shop^[22]	Pomona, California
1998	EFRA	1:8	IC Off Road	Daniel Reckward^[25]	Kyosho Inferno MP6 – RB WS7	Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra	Coimbra
		1:10	IC Track 235mm Class I Group C	Michael Salven^[10]	Serpent Impact – Nova Mega	Auto Modelbouw Club Apeldoorn	Apeldoorn
			IC Track 235mm Class II Touring Cars	Timmo Rinne^[10]	Serpent Impact – Nova Mega	Auto Modelbouw Club Apeldoorn	Apeldoorn
			Electric Track ISTC	David Spashett	Losi Street Weapon – Trinity	Temple Park Leisure Centre^[26]	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^[27]	Mugen MRX2 – Nova JP	Mini Circuit Patrick Depailler^[28]	Clermont Ferrand
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Masami Hirosaka^[3]	Associated RC10B3 – Reedy	Uimahalli	Rauma
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Jukka Steenari	Losi XX-4 – Team Orion	Uimahalli	Rauma
2000	ROAR	1:8	IC Off Road	Yuichi Kanai^[25]	Kyosho Inferno MP7.5 – RB WS7	Silverton Hotel^[29]	Las Vegas, Nevada
	EFRA	1:10	IC Track 235mm Touring Cars	Michael Salven^[10]	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^[3]	Associated RC12L3 – Reedy
2001	FEMCA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Kenji Osaka^[30]	Mugen MRX-3 – Nova JP	John Grant International Raceway^[31]	Sydney
	EFRA	1:5	IC Touring	Marcel Strauch^[32]	FG Competition – Zenoah G230RC	Minidrom Ettlingen	Ettlingen
	FAMAR	1:10 ^{[nb 3]}^[33]	Electric Off Road 2WD	Matt Francis	Losi XXX – Trinity	Tshwane Raceway And Promotions (TRAP)	Pretoria
	FAMAR	1:10 ^{[nb 3]}^[33]	Electric Off Road 4WD	Jukka Steenari	Losi XX-4 – Team Orion	Tshwane Raceway And Promotions (TRAP)	Pretoria
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^[10]^[25]^[34]	Serpent Impact M2 – RB X12	Hamilton Ohio Scale Auto Raceway^[35]	Hamilton, Ohio
	ROAR		200mm Nitro Touring	Mark Pavidis	Associated Nitro TC3 – O’Donnell RB	Hamilton Ohio Scale Auto Raceway^[35]	Hamilton, Ohio
	FAMAR		Electric Track Touring	Surikarn Chaidejsuriya	Tamiya TRF414M – Reedy	Keywest Model Racers	Krugersdorp, Gauteng
	FAMAR	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo 12LY^[36]	Keywest Model Racers	Krugersdorp, Gauteng
2003	ROAR	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[37]	Kyosho Evolva 2005 WC – Sirio	Hamilton Ohio Scale Auto Raceway^[38]^[39]	Hamilton, Ohio
		1:5	IC Touring	Hessel Roskam^[32]	FG Competition Evo 2003	KZ Speedway^[40]	Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Billy Easton^[3]	Associated RC10B4 – Reedy	Minnreg RC Car Club	Largo, Florida
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Ryan Cavalieri	Losi XXX-4 – Trinity	Minnreg RC Car Club	Largo, Florida
2004	EFRA	1:8	IC Off Road	Guillaume Vray^[25]	Mugen MBX 5 – RB WS7II	Fururing Raceway^[41]	Furulund
	FAMAR	1:10	200mm Nitro Touring	Adrien Bertin	Kyosho PureTen V-One RRR – Sirio	Jundiai Raceway^[42]^[43]	Jundiaí, São Paulo
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Touring	Marc Rheinard	Tamiya TRF415 – Team Orion	Kissimmee R/C Raceway^[44]	Kissimmee, Florida
	ROAR	1:12	Electric Track Modified	Masami Hirosaka^[3]	Associated RC12L4 – Reedy	Kissimmee R/C Raceway^[44]	Kissimmee, Florida
2005	EFRA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[37]	Kyosho Evolva – Sirio PR-Pro	Messina^[45]	Messina, Sicily
		1:5	IC Touring	Ian Oddie^[46]^[47]	H.A.R.M. SX-3 – Zenoah	Mini Racing Ticino e Moesa	Lostallo
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Neil Cragg^[48]	Associated RC10B4 – Reedy	AF Model Rings^[49]	Collegno
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Ryan Cavalieri	JConcepts BJ4 – Trinity	AF Model Rings^[49]	Collegno
2006	FEMCA	1:8	IC Off Road	Mark Pavidis^[50]	Kyosho Inferno MP777 WC – OS V-Spec	Ancol R/C Circuit, Ancol Dreamland	Jakarta
	FEMCA	1:10	200mm Nitro Touring	Keisuke Fukuda	Mugen MTX-4R – Mugen Ninja^[51]	New England Raceway^[52]	Brisbane
	EFRA	1:10	Electric Touring	Andy Moore^[53]	Hot Bodies Cyclone Hara Edition – Team Orion	AF Model Rings^[54]	Collegno
	EFRA	1:12	Electric Track Modified	David Spashett	Corally SP12X "US Spec" – Peak Vantage 07^[20]	AF Model Rings^[54]	Collegno
2007	FAMAR	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari^[55]	Kyosho Evolva M3 – Novarossi	CARC (Club de Automodelismo Radiocontrolado de Córdoba)	Córdoba
	FEMCA	1:5	IC Touring	Martin Lissau^[32]	FG Competition EVO 04	England Park Raceway	Brisbane
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Hayato Matsuzaki^[3]	Associated RC10B4 – HPI	Hakusan Arena	Ishikawa
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Jared Tebo^[3]	Associated RC10B44 – Reedy	Hakusan Arena	Ishikawa
2008	ROAR	1:8	IC Off Road	Atsushi Hara^[56]	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^[57]	Kyosho PureTen V-ONE RRR Evo.2 – Picco P1-R EVO 3	Circuito Internacional de Monsanto	Lisbon
	FEMCA	1:10	Electric Touring	Marc Rheinard	Tamiya TRF416 – Speed Passion	Radio Control Speedway	Bangkok
	FEMCA	1:12	Electric Track	Naoto Matsukura	Associated 12R5	Radio Control Speedway	Bangkok
2009	EFRA	1:8	Sport IC Track	Lamberto Collari	Kyosho Evolva M3 Evo	Mini Racing Ticino e Moesa^[58]	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^[3]	Associated RC10B4* – CS Electronic
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Martin Achter^[59]	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^[60]	1:10	Electric Touring	Marc Rheinard	Tamiya TRF416X – Speed Passion	MAC Burgdorf	Burgdorf, Hanover
	EFRA^[60]	1:12	Electric Track	Naoto Matsukura	Yokomo R12 – NOSRAM	Mehrzweckhalle Gymnasium	Burgdorf, Hanover
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
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Ryan Cavalieri	Team Associated RC10B44.1 – Team Orion	Pitkamaki Race-Center	Vaasa
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^[61]	1:10	Electric Touring	Jilles Groskamp	Tamiya TRF417 – Team Orion	Model Auto Club Heemstede	Heemstede
	EFRA^[61]	1:12	Electric Track	Naoto Matsukura	Yokomo R12 – Yokomo	Kennemer Sportcenter	Heemstede
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
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Steven Hartson	Team Associated RC10B44.2 – LRP	Silver Dollar R/C Raceway	Chico, California
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	1:10	Electric Touring	Naoto Matsukura	Yokomo BD7-15 – Yokomo	Full Throttle Raceway	Kissimmee, Florida
	ROAR	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	1:8	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	KLIRCC Kepong	Kuala Lumpur
		1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Spencer Rivkin	Team Associated RC10B5M – Reedy	Yatabe Arena	Tsukuba, Ibaraki
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Bruno Coelho	Xray XB4 '16 – LRP	Yatabe Arena	Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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	1:10	Electric Touring	Ronald Volker	Yokomo BD8 – LRP	Fengtai Sports Center	Beijing
	FEMCA	1:12	Electric Track	Naoto Matsukura	Roche Prototype – Muchmore	Fengtai Sports Center	Beijing
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
	FEMCA	1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Ryan Maifield	Yokomo YZ-4 SF – Team Orion	ARC International Raceway	Xiamen
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	1:10	Electric Touring	Bruno Coelho	Xray T4 '19 – Hobbywing	Welkom RC Arena	Welkom
	FAMAR	1:12	Electric Track	Alexander Hagberg	Xray X12 '19 – Hobbywing	Welkom RC Arena	Welkom
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	Trenčín
		1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Bruno Coelho	Xray XB4 '19 – Hobbywing	Hudy Arena	Trenčín
2020	ROAR	1:8	IC GT	Jörn Neumann	Sworkz S35-GT – Team Orion	Homestead RC Raceway	Miami, Florida
	EFRA	1:12	Electric Track, Modified	Marc Rheinard	Schumacher Eclipse 3 – Muchmore	Centre:MK	Milton Keynes
	EFRA	1:12	Electric Track, Stock	Andy Murray	Schumacher Eclipse 3 – Trinity	Centre:MK	Milton Keynes
2022	EFRA	1:8	IC Off-Rroad^{[nb 4]}	Davide Ongaro
	ROAR	1:5	IC Touring	Markus Feldmann	Mecatech FW 01–Abbate	Steel City RC Speedway	Fontana, California
	EFRA	1:10	Electric Touring^{[nb 4]}^[62]	Bruno Coelho	–	Miniautodromo Internazionale M.Rosati	Gubbio
	FEMCA	1:10	200 mm IC On-road^{[nb 4]}	Tadahiko Sahashi	–
2023	ROAR	1:10	Electric Off Road 2WD	Tater Sontag	Losi 22 5.0 DC Elite - Hobbywing	Hobby Action RC Raceway	Chandler, Arizona
	ROAR	1:10	Electric Off Road 4WD	Davide Ongaro
	FEMCA	1:8	IC Track	Dario Balestri		INFINITY International RC Speedway [IFS]
	FEMCA	1:8	IC GT	Toni Gruber
	ROAR	1:12		Michal Orlowski
	ROAR	1:12		Max Mächler

Statistics

NB: Excludes World Cup winners

Updated as of 9 December 2023

Most Wins

Drivers

More information Rank, Driver ...

Rank	Driver	Wins	1:8 IC Tr	1:8 IC OR	1:10 IC TC	1:10 EP TC	1:10 EP Tr	1:10 EP OR2	1:10 EP OR4	1:12 EP Tr
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
	Bruno Coelho					2			2
8	Tony Neisinger	3								3
8	Davide Ongaro	3		2					1
10	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					1
	Atsushi Hara			1		1
	Martin Achter							1	1
	Jared Tebo							1	1
	Ryan Maifield							1	1
	Alexander Hagberg				1					1
	Spencer Rivkin							2
	Tadahiko Sahashi		1		1
	Dario Balestri		2

Car manufacturers

More information Rank, Driver ...

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	32		2	2				1	13	4	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
5	XRAY	7				2		2			2	1
7	TLR	6								3	3
8	Tamiya	5						5
9	HB Racing^{[nb 5]}	4			3			1
	Infinity			2		2
	Schumacher										1	2	1
11	Blitz Model Technica	3		3
	Team Trinity								2			1
	FG Modellsport		3
	H.A.R.M. Racing		3
	Mecatech		3
17	PB Racing	2		2
	Delta Systems			1									1
	Corally											2

IC Engines

More information Rank, Driver ...

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	9	1		6	2
3	Picco	4	3			1
3	RB Products	4	3				1
5	OPS	3	2		1
	Sirio		2			1
	Team Orion			1	2

Electric Motors

More information Rank, Driver ...

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	10	2		3	3	1	1
4	HobbyWing	9		2	2	2	2	1
5	LRP Electronic	3		1		2
5	Muchmore Racing	3					3
6	Team Checkpoint	2			1	1
	CS Electronic				1	1
	Nosram						2
	Speed Passion			2
	Yokomo			1			1

By Member Blocs (Drivers)

More information Rank, Driver ...

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	67	6	17	2	9	2	3	7	1	2	5	6	2
2	ROAR	41		3		4	1	1		2	13	9	5	2
3	FEMCA	34	1	3		4	4		3	2	4	4	7
4	FAMAR	2	2

Win(s) by Nations (Drivers)

More information Rank, Driver ...

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	40		3		3	1	1		2	13	9	6	2
2	Japan	31		3		4	3		2	2	4	4	9
3	Italy	18		11		5	1					1
4	Germany	17	3	1	2	1	1	1	4		1	1	2	1
5	United Kingdom	8	1						1	1	1		3	1
6	France	6	1	2		2	1
7	Portugal	4							2			2
8	Netherlands	3	1	1					1
8	Sweden	3				1	1						1
10	Finland	2										2
10	Thailand	2					1		1

Most Wins in a single season

Drivers

More information Rank, Driver ...

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

Consecutive Wins

Drivers

More information Rank, Driver ...

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
3	Naoto Matsukura	3	2008-2012	1:12 Electric Track

Car manufacturers

More information Rank, Brand ...

Rank	Brand	Wins	Years	Class
1	Team Associated	6	1982-1992	1:12 IC Track
1	Kyosho	6	1992-2002	1:8 IC Off Road
3	Yokomo	5	1989-1997	1:10 Electric Off Road 4WD
	Team Associated		2003-2011	1:10 Electric Off Road 2WD
	Kyosho		2003-2009	1:8 IC Track
6	Team Associated	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 4WD
	Tamiya		2008-2012	1:10 Electric Touring

Most Top Qualifiers (TQ)

More information Rank, Driver ...

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	Masami Hirosaka	18						1	2	4	5	6
2	Naoto Matsukura	6				1		1				4
3	Jared Tebo	5			2					2	1
4	Michael Salven	4		2			2
	David Spashett											4
	Dario Balestri			2		2
	Bruno Coelho							2			2
8	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
14	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

Most Finals appearances

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 2024. 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.

More information Rank, Driver ...

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	22			7					8	7
2	Naoto Matsukura	22		2	1	2		3		3	5	5
4	Mark Pavidis	19			5			1		8	5
	Jilles Groskamp			2		5		6				6
	Ryan Cavalieri				5					8	6
6	Atsushi Hara	18		2	3	1		6	1	1	2	2
7	Marc Rheinard	17				1		8				8
8	Joel Johnson	16							3	3	3	7
8	Ralph Burch Jr.	16		9		1	1		1			2	2
10	Jared Tebo	15			5					6	4
12	Lamberto Collari	13	2	11
12	Andy Moore	13				2		5	1			5
14	David Spashett	12				1		2	3			6
	Billy Easton				1			3		4	4
	Craig Drescher							2	2	4	3	2
17	Hideo Kitazawa	11						1	1			9
17	Takaaki Shimo	11		7		4
19	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 2024,^[63] having inherited the honor from Ryan Maifield in 2017.

More information Rank, Driver ...

Rank	Driver	App	1:5 IC TC	1:8 IC Tr	1:8 IC OR	1:10 IC TC	1:10 EP TC	1:10 EP Tr	1:10 EP OR2	1:10 EP OR4	1:12 EP Tr
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
	Marc Rheinard					1	3				5
7	Brian Kinwald	8			1				5	3
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 [de]						5				1
	Takaaki Shimo			4		2
	Bruno Coelho						4			2
14	Ty Tessmann	5			4					1

Notes

[N 1]
Considered as a "World Cup" round, not as a World Championship.
[N 2]
Opened for both 2WD and 4WD cars.
[N 3]
Because of the September 11 attacks which occurred prior to the championships, the event was delayed until 2002.
[N 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.
[N 5]
Up to 2016, operated as Hot Bodies.

References

[1]
"Red RC » Major IFMAR reshuffle in Japan". Retrieved 2024-04-01.
[2]
"South African Radio Driver's Association". SARDA. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[3]
Team Associated Timeline Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
[4]
"Team Associated Remote Control Cars and Trucks... 40+ MPH Nitro RC Machines!". www.rccartips.com. 16 July 2019.
[5]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[6]
www.ifmar.org https://web.archive.org/web/20071008035619/http://www.ifmar.org/pdf/History.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2007. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
[7]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[8]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[9]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[10]
"Serpent Model Racing Cars - Company - About". www.serpent.com.
[11]
"KYOSHO - COMPANY". www.kyosho.com.
[12]
"YouTube". www.youtube.com.^{[dead YouTube link]}
[13]
1990 Kyosho catalogue
[14]
"Virtual RC Racing – Track Overview". Virtualrc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[15]
"St Ives Radio Control Racing at St Ives Showground". www.zip.com.au. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008.
[16]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[17]
Interview with Joel Johnson Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
[18]
"RC Car History". 16 July 2019.
[19]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[20]
SP12M Archived 2008-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
[21]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[22]
"RC10 Retrospective, the Inside Story on the RC10". www.teamassociated.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009.
[23]
http://www.efra.ws/agm%20files/EFRA_AGM_1995.pdf. Retrieved November 25, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}
[24]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[25]
Rb Web Site Archived 2008-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
[26]
"Web Design South Shields, UK internet related resources and services directory". Einternetdirectory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[27]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[28]
"Virtual RC Racing – Track Overview". Virtualrc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[29]
"IFMAR 2000 USA". Bbksoftware.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[30]
dinamico, Automodellismo.Net, rivista On Line di modellismo. "Automodellismo.Net il portale degli automodellisti". www.automodellismo.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[31]
"Virtual RC Racing – Track Overview". Virtualrc.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[32]
"Competition Line successes of the FG Team - GC EC WC". Archived from the original on 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
[33]
Waldron, Aaron. "FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Brian Kinwald leads Team Losi's Golden Age". www.liverc.com.
[34]
"2002 IFMAR 1:10 200mm Sedan World Cup". www.rc10.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009.
[35]
"Virtual RC Racing – Track Overview". Virtualrc.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[36]
:: rcZone :: - 2002 IFMAR World Championships - Part 2 Archived 2003-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
[37]
"KYOSHO RC MODEL TOP". www.kyosho.com.
[38]
"1/8 Worlds Info". TSRCAR. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[39]
"Virtual RC Racing – Track Overview". Virtualrc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[40]
http://www.efra.ws/agm%20files/EFRA_AGM_2002.pdf. Retrieved November 25, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}
[41]
John Grant (2003-01-14). "RE: 2004 IFMAR 1/8TH OFF-ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & WARM-UP RACE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[42]
"Kyosho – Win 2004 IFMAR 1/10 GP Pre-World Championship". RCeasy. 2004-03-24. Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[43]
"Virtual RC Racing – Track Overview". Virtualrc.com. 2010-05-24. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[44]
"Red RC – RC Car News » Kissimmee R/C Raceway closes". www.redrc.net. 2010-02-22.
[45]
"Virtual RC Racing – Track Overview". Virtualrc.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
[46]
http://www.harm-racing.com/News.asp?ID=152&Lang=EN ^{[dead link]}
[47]
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
[48]
IFMAR Offroad World Championships Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
[49]
"IFMAR Offroad World Championships". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
[50]
"KYOSHO RC MODEL TOP". www.kyosho.com.
[51]
"Mugen Seiki Home (English)". www.mugenseiki.com.
[52]
"Virtual RC Racing - Track Overview". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
[53]
"About Us". moorespeedrc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21.
[54]
"IFHAR Setup" (PDF). www.petitrc.com.
[55]
"京商｜レース". www.kyosho.com.
[56]
"Atsushi Hara New IFMAR off Road Buggy 2008 World Championship | RC Nitro Car Truggy Buggy and Monster Truck. JonehRC". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
[57]
"Red RC – Events » Daniele Ielasi is World Champion". events.redrc.net.
[58]
"MRTM - Mini Racing Ticino e Moesa". www.mrtm.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
[59]
"4WD Report". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
[60]
"Report" (PDF). www.dmc-online.com. 2010.
[61]
"Report" (PDF). www.jmrca.jp. 2012.
[62]
"All 2020 IFMAR World Championships Postponed". LiveRC.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
[63]
"Takahata crowned World Champion as Matsukura denied once again". Red RC Events. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

Sources

n.b. all championship winners and other info to do with it are sourced from the following sites.

ROARRACING.com
EFRA.ws
IFMAR.org
YMR Modellbilens Hall of Fame
https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090123/http://www.nil.org/RC/ifmar-1-8ic-results.doc
TODOS LOS RESULTADOS AUTOMODELEROS

External links

IFMAR official website
Nitro Modelismo - Internet Magazine to divulgue RC Car Model Races in Brazil
2002 IFMAR 1:10 200mm Sedan World Cup

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article IFMAR_World_Championships, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.