HISTORY
RED BULL LEGACY
Established in 2003, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship was created as an international series of air races in which the fastest pilots in the world compete in a sprint competition to navigate a challenging course of air gates in the fastest time.
After presiding over 14 highly successful seasons of exhilarating air racing at iconic city locations all over the world, Red Bull took the decision to withdraw completely from organizing the sport in 2019 and no longer has any involvement in producing the race series.
2022 brings the long-awaited return of the Air Race World Championship series. Still involving some of the best pilots and race teams in the world, this new series hopes to bring together air racing legends from on and off the track to develop the sport and take air racing to new heights.
12
SEASONS
9
WORLD CHAMPIONS
19
WATER TRACKS
70
AIRCRAFT USED IN THE TRACK
24M+
SPECTATORS
(estimated)
16
LAND TRACKS
46
PILOTS FROM
24 NATIONS
94
RACES IN 35 LOCATIONS ACROSS 21 COUNTRIES
500+
HOURS OF
TV BROADCAST
94 RACES, 21 COUNTRIES, 35 CITIES
HISTORIC STANDINGS
Historical results of the official Air Race World Championship from 2003-2019
SEASON | CHAMPION | SECOND | THIRD | FOURTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | PÉTER BESENYEI | KLAUS SCHRODT | KIRBY CHAMBLISS | JURGIS KAIRYS |
2004 | KIRBY CHAMBLISS | PÉTER BESENYEI | STEVE JONES | KLAUS SCHRODT |
2005 | MIKE MANGOLD | PÉTER BESENYEI | KIRBY CHAMBLISS | KLAUS SCHRODT |
2006 | KIRBY CHAMBLISS | PÉTER BESENYEI | MIKE MANGOLD | PAUL BONHOMME |
2007 | MIKE MANGOLD | PAUL BONHOMME | PÉTER BESENYEI | KIRBY CHAMBLISS |
2008 | HANNES ARCH | PAUL BONHOMME | KIRBY CHAMBLISS | MIKE MANGOLD |
2009 | PAUL BONHOMME | HANNES ARCH | MATT HALL | KIRBY CHAMBLISS |
2010 | PAUL BONHOMME | HANNES ARCH | NIGEL LAMB | KIRBY CHAMBLISS |
2011-2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2014 | NIGEL LAMB | HANNES ARCH | PAUL BONHOMME | NICOLAS IVANOFF |
2015 | PAUL BONHOMME | MATT HALL | HANNES ARCH | MARTIN ŠONKA |
2016 | MATTHIAS DOLDERER | MATT HALL | HANNES ARCH | NIGEL LAMB |
2017 | YOSHIHIDE MUROYA | MARTIN ŠONKA | PETE MCLEOD | KIRBY CHAMBLISS |
2018 | MARTIN ŠONKA | MATT HALL | MICHAEL GOULIAN | MIKAËL BRAGEOT |
2019 | MATT HALL | YOSHIHIDE MUROYA | MARTIN ŠONKA | BEN MURPHY |
HISTORIC STANDINGS
Top 10 Results of the Air Race World Championship 2019
POSITION | NAME | COUNTRY | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | MATT HALL | AUS | 81 PTS |
2 | YOSHIHIDE MUROYA | JPN | 80 PTS |
3 | MARTIN SONKA | CZE | 68 PTS |
4 | BEN MURPHY | GBR | 48 PTS |
5 | KIRBY CHAMBLISS | USA | 48 PTS |
6 | PETE MCLEOD | CAN | 48 PTS |
7 | NICOLAS IVANOFF | FRA | 47 PTS |
8 | MIKA BRAGEOT | FRA | 44 PTS |
9 | MICHAEL GOULIAN | USA | 42 PTS |
10 | JUAN VELARDE | SPA | 39 PTS |