List of Bobsleigh World Cup champions

FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup

Current season or competition: 2012–13 Bobsleigh World Cup
Sport	Bobsleigh
Founded	1985
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Since the 1984 Winter Olympics, a Bobsleigh World Cup has taken place. Below is a list of season champions. Each table shows the country and driver only.

Combined men's

Debuted: 1985.

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Third
1984-85	West Germany - Anton Fischer
1985-86	Switzerland - Ekkehard Fasser	United States - Matt Roy	United Kingdom - Nick Phipps
1986-87	United States - Matt Roy	East Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe	West Germany - Anton Fischer
1987-88	Austria - Ingo Appelt	Soviet Union - Jānis Ķipurs	East Germany - Volker Dietrich
1988-89	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	East Germany - Detlef Richter	Switzerland - Nico Baracchi
1989-90	Soviet Union - Maris Poikans	Canada - Chris Lori	East Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe
			West Germany - Christian Schebitz
1990-91	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	Austria - Ingo Appelt	Canada - Chris Lori
			Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe
1991-92	Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	Canada - Chris Lori
1992-93	United States - Brian Shimer	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	Italy - Gunther Huber
1993-94	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Austria - Hubert Schösser	United Kingdom - Mark Tout
1994-95	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Switzerland - Reto Götschi	Italy - Gunther Huber
1995-96	Germany - Christoph Langen	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Canada - Chris Lori
1996-97	Italy - Gunther Huber	United States - Brian Shimer	Canada - Pierre Lueders
1997-98	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Italy - Gunther Huber	Latvia - Sandis Prusis
1998-99	Germany - Christoph Langen	Switzerland - Reto Götschi	Canada - Pierre Lueders
1999-2000	Switzerland - Marcel Rohner	Switzerland - Christian Reich	Canada - Pierre Lueders
2000-01	Germany - André Lange	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Latvia - Sandis Prusis
2001-02	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Switzerland - Christian Reich	Germany - André Lange
2002-03	Germany - André Lange	Germany - René Spies	Switzerland - Martin Annen
2003-04	Germany - André Lange	Canada - Pierre Lueders	United States - Todd Hays
2004-05	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Russia - Alexandre Zoubkov	Canada - Pierre Lueders
2005-06	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Russia - Alexandre Zoubkov	United States - Todd Hays
2006-07	United States - Steven Holcomb	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Germany - André Lange
2007-08	Germany - André Lange	Russia - Alexandre Zoubkov	United States - Steven Holcomb
2008-09	Russia - Alexandre Zoubkov	Switzerland - Beat Hefti	Germany - André Lange
2009–10	United States - Steven Holcomb	Switzerland - Ivo Rüegg	Germany - Thomas Florschütz
2010–11	Germany - Manuel Machata	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	United States - Steven Holcomb
2011–12	Germany - Maximilian Arndt	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Germany - Manuel Machata
2012–13	Latvia - Oskars Melbārdis	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Germany - Manuel Machata

Most victories :

-4 -

• André Lange.2008
• Pierre Lueders.2006

-2 -

• Steven Holcomb.2010
• Martin Annen.2005
• Christoph Langen.1999
• Gustav Weder.1991

Two-man

Unofficial event: 1985-90. Debuted: 1991.

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Third
1984-85	West Germany - Anton Fischer
1985-86	Soviet Union - Maris Poikans	Soviet Union - Vyacheslav Savlev	Switzerland - Ekkehard Fasser
1986-87	West Germany - Anton Fischer	United States - Matt Roy	East Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe
1987-88	Soviet Union - Jānis Ķipurs	East Germany - Volker Dietrich	Soviet Union - Zintis Ekmanis
1988-89	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	East Germany - Detlef Richter	Switzerland - Nico Baracchi
1989-90	West Germany - Christian Schebitz	Canada - Greg Haydenluck	Soviet Union - Maris Poikans
1990-91	Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	Canada - Chris Lori
1991-92	Italy - Gunther Huber	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	Germany - Rudi Lochner
1992-93	Italy - Gunther Huber	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	United States - Brian Shimer
1993-94	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Germany - Christoph Langen	Italy - Gunther Huber
1994-95	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Switzerland - Reto Götschi	Italy - Gunther Huber
1995-96	Germany - Christoph Langen	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Germany - Sepp Dostthaler
1996-97	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Italy - Gunther Huber	United States - Brian Shimer
1997-98	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Italy - Gunther Huber	Latvia - Sandis Prusis
1998-99	Germany - Christoph Langen	Switzerland - Reto Götschi	Canada - Pierre Lueders
1999-2000	Switzerland - Christian Reich	Switzerland - Reto Götschi	Switzerland - Marcel Rohner
2000-01	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Germany - René Spies	Germany - André Lange
2001-02	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Switzerland - Christian Reich
2002-03	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Germany - René Spies	Germany - André Lange
2003-04	Germany - Christoph Langen	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Germany - André Lange
2004-05	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov
2005-06	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	United States - Todd Hays
2006-07	United States - Steven Holcomb	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Germany - André Lange
2007-08	Germany - André Lange	Switzerland - Ivo Rüegg	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov
2008-09	Switzerland - Beat Hefti	Germany - André Lange	Germany - Thomas Florschuetz
2009–10	Switzerland - Ivo Rüegg	Germany - Thomas Florschütz	Germany - Karl Angerer
2010–11	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Germany - Manuel Machata	Italy - Simone Bertazzo
2011–12	Switzerland - Beat Hefti	Germany - Maximilian Arndt	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov
2012–13	Canada - Lyndon Rush	Latvia - Oskars Melbārdis	Germany - Manuel Machata

Most victories :

6 - Pierre Lueders

3 - Martin Annen, Christoph Langen

2 - Anton Fischer, Gunther Huber, Beat Hefti

Four-man

Unofficial event: 1985-90. Debuted: 1991.

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Third
1984-85	United States - Jeffrey Jost
1985-86	Switzerland - Ekkehard Fasser	Austria - Walter Delle Karth	United States - Matt Roy
1986-87	United States - Matt Roy	East Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe	Austria - Peter Kienast
1987-88	Austria - Ingo Appelt	none awarded	East Germany - Volker Dietrich
	Austria - Peter Kienast
1988-89	Austria - Ingo Appelt	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	Austria - Peter Kienast
1989-90	Canada - Chris Lori	Soviet Union - Maris Poikans	East Germany - Dietmar Falkenberg
1990-91	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	Austria - Ingo Appelt	Canada - Chris Lori
1991-92	Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe	Switzerland - Gustav Weder	United Kingdom - Mark Tout
1992-93	United States - Brian Shimer	Canada - Chris Lori	Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe
1993-94	Austria - Hubert Schösser	Germany - Dirk Wiese	United Kingdom - Mark Tout
1994-95	Canada - Pierre Lueders	United Kingdom - Mark Tout	Germany - Dirk Wiese
1995-96	Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe	Germany - Christoph Langen	Canada - Chris Lori
1996-97	Switzerland - Marcel Rohner	Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe	Italy - Gunther Huber
1997-98	Germany - Harald Czudaj	Switzerland - Marcel Rohner	Austria - Hubert Schösser
1998-99	Germany - Christoph Langen	Switzerland - Marcel Rohner	Germany - André Lange
1999-2000	Switzerland - Marcel Rohner	Latvia - Sandis Prusis	Canada - Pierre Lueders
2000-01	Germany - André Lange	Latvia - Sandis Prusis	Germany - Matthias Benesch
2001-02	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Germany - André Lange	Switzerland - Christian Reich
2002-03	Germany - André Lange	Latvia - Sandis Prusis	Switzerland - Ralph Rüegg
2003-04	Germany - André Lange	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	United States - Todd Hays
2004-05	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Switzerland - Martin Annen	Canada - Pierre Lueders
2005-06	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Canada - Pierre Lueders	Switzerland - Martin Annen
2006-07	Russia - Yevgeni Popov	United States - Steven Holcomb	Switzerland - Martin Annen
2007-08	Germany - André Lange	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Latvia - Janis Minins
2008-09	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Latvia - Janis Minins	Germany - André Lange
2009–10	United States - Steve Holcomb	Latvia - Janis Minins	Germany - André Lange
2010–11	Germany - Manuel Machata	United States - Steven Holcomb	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov
2011–12	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Germany - Maximilian Arndt	Germany - Manuel Machata
2012–13	Russia - Alexandr Zubkov	Latvia - Oskars Melbārdis	Germany - Manuel Machata

Most victories :

5 - Alexandr Zubkov

4 - André Lange

2 - Ingo Appelt, Wolfgang Hoppe

Two-woman

Debuted: 1995.

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Third
1994-95	Switzerland - Claudia Bühlmann
1995-96	Switzerland - Françoise Burdet
1996-97	Switzerland - Françoise Burdet
1997-98	Switzerland - Françoise Burdet
1998-99	Switzerland - Françoise Burdet	United States - Jean Racine	United Kingdom - Michelle Coy
1999-2000	United States - Jean Racine	United States - Jill Bakken	Switzerland - Françoise Burdet
2000-01	United States - Jean Racine	Germany - Sandra Prokoff	United States - Bonny Warner
2001-02	Germany - Susi Erdmann	Germany - Sandra Prokoff	United States - Jean Racine
2002-03	Germany - Susi Erdmann	Germany - Sandra Prokoff	Italy - Gerda Weissensteiner
2003-04	Germany - Sandra Prokoff	United States - Jean Racine	Germany - Susi Erdmann
			Italy - Gerda Weissensteiner
2004-05	Germany - Sandra Prokoff-Kiriasis	Germany - Cathleen Martini	Germany - Susi Erdmann
2005-06	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis	Canada - Helen Upperton	United States - Shauna Rohbock
2006-07	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis	United States - Shauna Rohbock	Germany - Cathleen Martini
2007-08	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis	Germany - Cathleen Martini	Canada - Helen Upperton
2008-09	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis	Germany - Cathleen Martini	United Kingdom - Nicole Minichiello
2009-10	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis	Canada - Kaillie Humphries	Germany - Cathleen Martini
2010–11	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis	Germany - Cathleen Martini	Canada - Kaillie Humphries
2011–12	Germany - Cathleen Martini	Germany - Anja Schneiderheinze	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis
2012–13	Canada - Kaillie Humphries	Germany - Sandra Kiriasis	Germany - Cathleen Martini

Most victories :

8 - Sandra Kiriasis

4 - Françoise Burdet

2 - Susi Erdmann, Jean Racine

References

• FIBT.com rank listings, including combined men's.
• List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007
• List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
• List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
• List of two-woman bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1995