2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2010 2015 The 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the ninth season of Red Bull Air Race World Championship,http://www.redbullairrace.com/en_US/article/top-pilots-buckle-2014 Top pilots buckle up for 2014 7 October 2013 20 February 2014 RedBullAirRace.com and the first since 2010. In his seventh season in the series, British pilot Nigel Lamb became the champion for the first time, with consistent finishing being the key to his championship success. After starting the season slowly with just five points from the opening two events, Lamb won his first Air Race competition at Putrajaya Lake in Malaysia, before reeling off five consecutive second-place finishes. These results were good enough for him to surpass former champions Hannes Arch and Paul Bonhomme in the standings; Lamb ultimately finished nine points clear of Arch, with Bonhomme a further two points in arrears. Both pilots won two races during the season, as Arch won at Rovinj, Croatia and at Gdynia in Poland, while Bonhomme won in Abu Dhabi and his home event, at Ascot Racecourse. Nicolas Ivanoff was another two-time event winner, winning at Texas Motor Speedway and the Red Bull Ring, with Pete McLeod winning the remaining event, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The series also introduced a Challenger Cup for the 2014 season, for young pilots to develop their skills. Each pilot entered at least three races in order to accrue points towards the Cup rankings, with the top six pilots after the Las Vegas event being invited to a winner-takes-all event at the Red Bull Ring. Petr Kopfstein won the race by 1.1 seconds over Halim Othman, to take the inaugural title. Starting in 2014 it was sanctioned by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) as an official motorsport,https://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/red-bull-to-discontinue-air-race Red Bull to discontinue Air Race - Australian Flying meaning provision of FAI medals especially designed for the Red Bull Air Race, the inclusion of all races in the FAI Events Calendar, and the official approval by the FAI of the race Rules & Regulations. Also, the FAI provided a safety delegate who attended all events to supervise safety aspects.https://www.fai.org/redbullairrace Red Bull Air Race World Championship 10 October 2017 Aircraft and pilots Master Class No. Aircraft number Pilot Aircraft Rounds 22 AUT Hannes Archhttp://www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/pilots pilots 20 February 2014 RedBullAirRace.com Zivko Edge 540 All 91 HUN Péter Besenyei Corvus Racer 540 All 55 GBR Paul Bonhomme Zivko Edge 540 All 10 USA Kirby Chambliss Zivko Edge 540 All 21 DEU Matthias Dolderer Zivko Edge 540 All 95 AUS Matt Hall MX Aircraft MXS All 27 FRA Nicolas Ivanoff Zivko Edge 540 All 9 GBR Nigel Lamb MX Aircraft MXS All 84 CAN Pete McLeod Zivko Edge 540 All 99 USA Michael Goulian Zivko Edge 540 All 8 CZE Martin Šonka Zivko Edge 540 All 31 JPN Yoshihide Muroya Zivko Edge 540 All Challenger Class All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra 330LX.http://www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/article/new-challenger-cup-ready-take-2014 New Challenger Cup ready to take off in 2014 23 January 2014 22 February 2014 RedBullAirRace.com No. Aircraft number Pilot Rounds 7 GBR Tom Bennett 1–2, 4–5, 8 5 CHI Cristian Boltonhttp://www.redbull.com/my/en/stories/1331643832727/three-new-pilots-earn-race-wings Three New Pilots Earn Race Wings 5 April 2014 7 April 2014 RedBullAirRace.com 4–6 11 FRA Mikaël Brageot 1–2, 6–8 6 POL Luke Czepiela 2, 4–5, 7 18 CZE Petr Kopfstein 1, 3–4, 7–8 35 FRA François Le Vot 1–3, 7–8 88 MYS Halim Othman 3, 5, 7–8 25 SLO Peter Podlunšek 2–3, 5–6 17 SWE Daniel Ryfa 1, 3–4, 6, 8 23 DEU Claudius Spiegel 2, 4–5 26 ESP Juan Velarde 1, 3, 6–7 Three new pilots (Bolton, Czepiela and Othman) earned race wings and officially joined the Challenger Class on April 5, 2014, after they surpassed rigorous training and testing which took place at the Red Bull Air Race Qualification Camp in Murska Sobota, Slovenia. Race calendar and results The eight-event calendar for the 2014 season.http://www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/tour-stops RACES 20 February 2014 RedBullAirRace.com An updated race calendar was released on 15 July, with the scheduled Chinese round being replaced by a round at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.http://www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/article/austria-host-red-bull-air-race-season-final Austria to Host Red Bull Air Race Season Final 17 July 2014 15 July 2014 RedBullAirRace.com Round Country Location Date Fastest Qualifying Winning Pilot Winning Aircraft Winning Challenger Report 1 Abu Dhabi 28 February – 1 March CAN Pete McLeod GBR Paul Bonhomme Zivko Edge 540 FRA François Le Vot report 2 Rovinj 12–13 April AUT Hannes Arch AUT Hannes Arch Zivko Edge 540 FRA François Le Vot report 3 Putrajaya Lake, Putrajaya 17–18 May AUT Hannes Arch GBR Nigel Lamb MX Aircraft MXS FRA François Le Vot report 4 Gdynia 26–27 July GBR Paul Bonhomme AUT Hannes Arch Zivko Edge 540 DEU Claudius Spiegel report 5 Ascot Racecourse, Ascot 16–17 August CAN Pete McLeod GBR Paul Bonhomme Zivko Edge 540 MYS Halim Othman report 6 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth 6–7 September CAN Pete McLeod FRA Nicolas Ivanoff Zivko Edge 540 FRA Mikaël Brageot report 7 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 11–12 October CAN Pete McLeod CAN Pete McLeodRace day abandoned due to bad weather. The results for the event were determined via qualifying order. Zivko Edge 540 MYS Halim Othman report 8 Red Bull Ring 25–26 October AUT Hannes Arch FRA Nicolas Ivanoff Zivko Edge 540 CZE Petr Kopfstein report Notes "N" Championship standings Master Class Master Class scoring system Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9–12th  Points 12 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 0 Pos. Position Pilot UAEUAE CROCRO MYSMYS POLPOL GBRGBR USA1USA USA2USA AUTAUT Points 1 GBR Nigel Lamb 5 8 1 2 2 2 2 2 62 2 AUT Hannes Arch 2 1 2 1 8 8 5 4 53 3 GBR Paul Bonhomme 1 2 5 5 1 5 7 5 51 4 FRA Nicolas Ivanoff 8 5 11 6 3 1 6 1 42 5 CAN Pete McLeod 3 4 4 8 11 3 1 8 38 6 AUS Matt Hall 4 7 3 3 5 6 4 10 33 7 GER Matthias Dolderer 6 9 8 11 4 4 3 11 21 8 CZE Martin Šonka 7 6 6 10 9 7 8 3 18 9 JPN Yoshihide Muroya 9 3 10 12 6 9 9 9 10 10 USA Kirby Chambliss 11 10 9 4 10 10 11 7 7 11 HUN Péter Besenyei 10 11 7 7 7 12 12 12 6 12 USA Michael Goulian DNS 12 12 9 12 11 10 6 3 Pos. Position Pilot UAEUAE CROCRO MYSMYS POLPOL GBRGBR USA1USA USA2USA AUTAUT PointsBold – Fastest Qualifying Pilot Challenger Class Challenger Class pilots competed in at least three races throughout the season, with each pilot's best three scores counting towards the Challenger Cup ranking. The top six pilots in the ranking qualified for a winner-takes-all race at the Red Bull Ring. Ranking Challenger Class scoring system Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 10 8 6 4 2 0 Pos. Position Pilot UAEUAE CROCRO MYSMYS POLPOL GBRGBR USA1USA USA2USA Drop Points dropped Points 1 FRA François Le Vot 1 1 1 6 30 2 SWE Daniel Ryfa 2 3 2 3 6 22 3 GBR Tom Bennett 5 2 3 2 2 22 4 MYS Halim Othman 6 1 1 20 5 FRA Mikaël Brageot 6 4 1 3 20 6 CZE Petr Kopfstein 4 2 4 2 4 20 7 GER Claudius Spiegel 6 1 3 16 8 ESP Juan Velarde 3 4 DSQ 4 14 9 SLO Peter Podlunšek 3 5 5 4 2 12 10 CHI Cristian Bolton 6 6 2 8 11 POL Luke Czepiela 5 5 4 5 2 8 Pos. Position Pilot UAEUAE CROCRO MYSMYS POLPOL GBRGBR USA1USA USA2USA Drop Points dropped Points Final At the last race of the season in Austria, the top six pilots in the standings took part in a race to determine the final ranking of the Challenger Cup. Rank Pilots Time 1 CZE Petr Kopfstein 1:05.799 2 MYS Halim Othman 1:06.900 3 FRA Mikaël Brageot 1:08.112 4 FRA François Le Vot 1:08.132 5 SWE Daniel Ryfa 1:15.180 6 GBR Tom Bennett DNS References External links http://www.redbullairrace.com/ Red Bull Air Race official website Category:Red Bull Air Race World Championship seasons Red Bull Air Race Red Bull Air Race