2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series

2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series 2004 2006 The 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series was the third Red Bull Air Race World Series season. It began on April 8, 2005 and ended on October 8. In the 2005 season, the RAF Kemble in the United Kingdom was replaced by Longleat and Reno, Nevada in the United States with San Francisco, California. The number of race locations grew from three to seven by adding Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Zeltweg in Austria and Rock of Cashel in Ireland. The previous year's competitors from the USA, Michael Goulian and Martin David, did not participate in the 2005 season. British Nigel Lamb joined the Red Bull Air Race from the Longleat leg onwards. American pilot Mike Mangold, won five of the seven races, became champion in 2005 with a total of 36 points followed by Hungarian Péter Besenyei (32 points). Kirby Chambliss from the United States, ranked on third place with 21 points. Race calendar 2005 Red Bull Air Race World SeriesRace CalendarLegDatePlaceCountry1 April 8 Port of Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates2 June 12 Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam Netherlands The Netherlands3 June 25 Zeltweg Air Base Austria Austria4 July 24 Rock of Cashel Ireland Ireland5 August 7 Longleat, Wiltshire United Kingdom United Kingdom6 August 20 River Danube, Budapest Hungary Hungary7 October 8 Marina Green and Aquatic Park,San Francisco, California United States United States Standings and results 2005 Red Bull Air Race World SeriesStandings and ResultsRankPilot UAE United Arab Emirates NED Netherlands AUT Austria IRL Ireland GBR United Kingdom HUN Hungary United States United StatesTotal Points 1 20px|USA Mike Mangold 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 36 2 20px|Hungary Péter Besenyei 1 2 2 1 3 4 4 32 3 20px|USA Kirby Chambliss 9 4 4 DNS 2 2 2 21 4 20px|Germany Klaus Schrodt 5 3 7 4 4 5 3 185 20px|United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme 6 7 3 3 5 3 5 17 6 20px|United Kingdom Steve Jones 2 5 5 6 6 6 9 12 7 20px|France Nicolas Ivanoff 4 6 6 2 7 7 6 11 8= 20px|The Netherlands Frank Versteegh 8 8 8 7 8 DNS 8 0 8= 20px|Spain Alejandro Maclean 7 9 9 TP 10 9 10 0 8= 20px|United Kingdom Nigel Lamb DNP DNP DNP DNP 9 8 7 0 Legend: DNP: Did not participate DNS: Did not show TP: Technical problems Aircraft 2005 Red Bull Air Race World SeriesAircraftAircraftConstructorPilot CAP-232 20px|France CAP Aviation 20px|France Nicolas Ivanoff Extra 230 20px|Germany Extra Flugzeugbau 20px|France Nicolas Ivanoff Extra 300L 20px|Germany Extra Flugzeugbau 20px|United Kingdom Nigel Lamb20px|Spain Alejandro Maclean20px|The Netherlands Frank Versteegh Extra 300S 20px|Germany Extra Flugzeugbau 20px|Hungary Péter Besenyei 20px|United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme20px|United Kingdom Steve Jones20px|Germany Klaus Schrodt Sukhoi Su-26 20px|Soviet Union Sukhoi Corporation 20px|Spain Alejandro Maclean Sukhoi Su-31 20px|Soviet Union Sukhoi Corporation 20px|Spain Alejandro Maclean Zivko Edge 540 20px|United States Zivko Aeronautics 20px|USA Kirby Chambliss20px|USA Mike Mangold External links Details of 2005 Air Races Category:Red Bull Air Race World Championship seasons Red Bull Air Race World Series Red Bull Air Race World Series