FEI World Cup Driving new season

After the last qualification competition in Donaueschingen (GER), The World Cup Director Max Ammann announced the names of the ten drivers who will compete in the fourth season of the FEI World Cup Driving.

Triple World Cup Champion and reigning World Champion Michael Freund, IJsbrand Chardon from the Netherlands, Sweden's Tomas Eriksson, Hungarian drivers Jozsef Dobrovitz and Zoltan Lazar, Switzerland's Werner Ulrich, Australia's Boyd Exell and USA driver Chester Weber will compete in the seven World Cup events.

Both Tucker Johnson and Felix Brasseur qualified for this prestigious indoor competition, but have decided not to compete. The 11th and 12th placed drivers, Nicke Palsson and Fredrik Persson from Sweden, will therefore replace them. The FEI World Cup Driving events of the season will take place in Hannover, Stuttgart and Leipzig in Germany, Stockholm and Göteborg in Sweden, Mechelen in Belgium and 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. The FEI World Cup Driving season 2004/2005 will start on 5 November 2004 in Hannover.

The ten qualified drivers and their selected World Cup Events:

1. Michael Freund (GER): Hannover, Stockholm, Mechelen
2. Ijsbrand Chardon (NED): Hannover, Mechelen, 's-Hertogenbosch
3. Tomas Eriksson (SWE): Hannover, Leipzig, 's-Hertogenbosch
4. Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN): Hannover, Stuttgart, 's-Hertogenbosch
5. Werner Ulrich (SUI): Stuttgart, Mechelen, Leipzig
6. Zoltan Lazar (HUN): Stuttgart, Mechelen, 's-Hertogenbosch
7. Boyd Exell (AUS): Stuttgart, Stockholm, Leipzig
8. Chester Weber (USA): Hannover, Stuttgart, Stockholm
9. Jan-Erik Palsson (SWE): Stockholm, Leipzig, 's-Hertogenbosch
10. Frederik Persson (SWE): Stockholm, Mechelen, Leipzig