2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series

2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series 2005 2007 The 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the fourth Red Bull Air Race season and second as a World Championship. It began on March 18, 2006, and ended on November 19. In the 2006 season Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Zeltweg in Austria, and Rock of Cashel in Ireland were removed from the calendar. The number of races increased from seven to nine. The new places were Barcelona in Spain, Berlin in Germany, Saint Petersburg in Russia, Istanbul in Turkey and Perth in Australia. Only eight of the races were held after the cancellation of the 4th leg in Saint Petersburg. The race in Longleat, United Kingdom was also cancelled due to high winds, however, Friday's Qualifying results were used as the official race results. Michael Goulian from the US, who had paused in 2005, returned in 2006 to compete again as the 11th pilot. The American pilot Kirby Chambliss, took four wins and became World Champion with a total of 38 points followed by Hungarian Péter Besenyei (35 points). 2005 World Champion Mike Mangold from the United States, finished third with 30 points. Race calendar 2006 Red Bull Air Race World SeriesRace CalendarLegDatePlaceCountry1 March 18 Port of Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates2 May 6 Beaches of Bogatell and Nova Icària,Barcelona Spain Spain3 May 27 Tempelhof International Airport, Berlin Germany Germany4 June 17 River Neva, Saint Petersburg Russia Russia5 July 29 Golden Horn, Istanbul Turkey Turkey6 August 20 River Danube, Budapest Hungary Hungary7 September 2 Longleat, Wiltshire United Kingdom United Kingdom8 October 7 Marina Green and Aquatic Park,San Francisco, California United States United States9 November 19 Swan River, Perth Australia Australia Standings and results 2006 Red Bull Air Race World SeriesStandings and ResultsRankPilot UAE United Arab Emirates ESP Spain GER Germany RUS Russia TUR Turkey HUN Hungary GBR United Kingdom USA United States AUS AustraliaTotal Points 1 20px|USA Kirby Chambliss 1 3 1 CAN 1 5 3 1 3 38 2 20px|Hungary Péter Besenyei 3 1 2 CAN 3 DQ 2 2 1 35 3 20px|USA Mike Mangold 2 2 3 CAN 4 3 4 4 4 30 4 20px|United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme 7 8 6 CAN 2 2 1 3 2 26 5 20px|USA Michael Goulian 6 9 5 CAN DNS 4 5 5 6 11 6 20px|United Kingdom Steve Jones 8 10 7 CAN 8 1 DQ DQ 5 8 7 20px|Germany Klaus Schrodt DQ 4 4 CAN 9 7 8 6 10 7 7= 20px|France Nicolas Ivanoff 5 5 9 CAN 5 6 9 9 9 7 9 20px|Spain Alejandro Maclean 4 7 DNS CAN 7 8 7 DQ 7 3 9= 20px|United Kingdom Nigel Lamb 9 6 8 CAN 6 DQ 6 8 8 3 11 20px|The Netherlands Frank Versteegh 10 11 10 CAN 10 DQ 10 DQ 11 0 Legend: CAN: Cancelled DQ: Disqualified DNS: Did not show Aircraft 2006 Red Bull Air Race World SeriesAircraftAircraftConstructorPilot Extra 300L 20px|Germany Extra Flugzeugbau 20px|The Netherlands Frank Versteegh Extra 300S 20px|Germany Extra Flugzeugbau 20px|Hungary Péter Besenyei 20px|United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme20px|France Nicolas Ivanoff20px|United Kingdom Nigel Lamb20px|Germany Klaus Schrodt MX2 20px|United States MXR Technologies 20px|United States Michael Goulian (Race Abu Dhabi only)20px|United Kingdom Nigel Lamb (Race San Francisco only)20px|The Netherlands Frank Versteegh (Race San Francisco only) Velox Revolution 1 20px|United States Velox Aviation 20px|Hungary Péter Besenyei (Training Abu Dhabi only) Zivko Edge 540 20px|United States Zivko Aeronautics 20px|Hungary Péter Besenyei 20px|United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme20px|USA Kirby Chambliss20px|United Kingdom Steve Jones20px|Spain Alejandro Maclean20px|USA Mike Mangold External links Details of 2006 Air Races Category:Red Bull Air Race World Championship seasons Red Bull Air Race World Series Red Bull Air Race World Series