Austria wins the Tramdriver World Championship 2025 in Vienna

The first Tramdriver World Championship has been decided: the world champions come from Vienna, Austria. Drivers Elisabeth Urbanitsch and Florijan Isaku prevailed against 24 other teams around Vienna’s Ring in eight disciplines. Second place went to drivers Monika Bocian and Dariusz Graj from Poland, while Ingrid Nansve and Ole Marius Fossen secured third place on the podium for Norway. In front of tens of thousands of spectators, all teams were cheered on, and the winners were duly celebrated.

Mobility connects – worldwide

“Congratulations to our top team from Wiener Linien – that was an impressive performance by Elisabeth and Florijan! As the public transport capital, we made history as the host of this TRAM World Championship. Vienna stands for innovation, sustainability, and quality of life, and today we proved that with an outstanding showcase on Rathausplatz,” said Alexandra Reinagl, CEO of Wiener Linien, delighted.

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Congratulations to all teams

The competition remained exciting until the very end: all 25 teams delivered outstanding performances across the eight demanding disciplines. In the end, everyone was a winner – not only in sporting terms, but also as ambassadors for climate-friendly mobility.
 

Tramdriver World Championship 2025: 8 challenging disciplines, 25 teams, 1000 unforgettable moments
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Final standings

Rank Country Points
1 Austria 5599
2 Poland 5244
3 Norway 5140
4 Hungary 4954
5 Ukraine 4863
6 Czech Republic 4750
7 Germany 4719
8 Belgium 4447
9 Romania 4425
10 Latvia 4415
11 Italy 4177
12 France 4137
13 Spain 4137
14 Sweden 4105
15 Morocco 3977
16 Ireland 3964
17 Brazil 3900
18 Great Britain 3555
19 Netherlands 3488
20 Finland 3457
21 USA 3344
22 Algeria 3287
23 Australia 3269
24 China 3147
25 Croatia 1875

Individual Ranking: Top 3 Drivers

At the Tramdriver World Championship in Vienna, Thomas Langkopf (Germany) delivered the best individual performance and claimed 1st place. Dariusz Graj (Poland) secured 2nd place with precision and composure. Florijan Isaku (Austria) took 3rd place with an impressive performance on the Ring. With that, the world’s Top 3 tram drivers were celebrated in front of thousands of spectators at Vienna’s Rathausplatz.
 

1st Thomas Langkopf (Germany)

2nd

Dariusz Graj (Poland)
3rd Florijan Isaku (Austria)

 

Next stop: TRAM Driver European Championship 2026 in Warsaw

To close the event, the baton was symbolically passed on to Warsaw, which will host the next TRAM Driver European Championship in 2026 – with Wiener Linien once again competing for victory.