13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship

Flying Championship held in Rustenburg, South Africa July 2023 July 2023 July 2023 13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship took place between 26 July – 3 August 2003 in Rustenburg in South Africa. There were 51 crews from 14 countries: South Africa (7), Poland (4), France (4), Czech Republic (4), Austria (6), United Kingdom (6), Germany (6), Russia (3), Spain (3), Chile (3), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Cyprus (1), Portugal (1). Contest First navigation competition: Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk ZAF - 324 penal points Philippe Odeon / Philippe Muller FRA - 344 pts Krzysztof Wieczorek / Wacław Wieczorek POL - 418 pts Second navigation competition: Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk ZAF - 166 pts Nathalie Strube / Patrick Sicard FRA - 538 pts M. Lifshits / Dmitri Sukharev RUS - 576 pts Third navigation competition: Jiří Filip / Michal Filip CZE - 168 pts Janusz Darocha / Zbigniew Chrząszcz POL - 188 pts Adrian Pilling / Renier Moolman ZAF - 188 pts Results Individual Pilot / navigator; country; penal points for observation + navigation + landings 1. Nigel Hopkins / Dale de KlerkZAF 350 + 192 + 210 = 7522. Janusz Darocha / Zbigniew ChrząszczPOL575 + 580 + 250 = 14053. Nathalie Strube / Patrick Sicard FRA 900 + 356 + 200 = 14564. Joël Tremblet / Jose Bertanier FRA 550 + 738 + 360 = 16485. Jiří Filip / Michal Filip CZE 650 + 806 + 210 = 16666. Petr Opat / Václav Pojer CZE 1200 + 416 + 150 = 17667. Hubert Huber / Johannes Cserveny AUT 800 + 788 + 200 = 17888. Michał Bartler / Michał Wieczorek POL 775 + 856 + 180 = 18119. Adrian Pilling / Renier Moolman ZAF 1050 + 672 + 120 = 184210. Michel Frere / Frédérick Saquet FRA 850 + 868 + 240 = 1958 Team Counted two best crews (number of penal points): ZAF - 2594 FRA - 3104 POL - 3216 CZE - 3432 AUT - 5466 GBR - 5954 ESP - 6244 DEU - 6706 CHL - 8791 RUS - 11097 GRC - 20414 Trivia It was the first FAI World Rally Flying Championship since the 5th FAI World Rally Flying Championship in 1986, not won by the Poles. External links Official page 13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship Rally Flying 13 Category:International sports competitions hosted by South Africa Rally Category:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Category:Aviation history of South Africa