2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series

2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series 2007 2009 thumb|Paul Bonhomme approaches the start/finish pylons in the Perth race en route to the win. The 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series season was the sixth Red Bull Air Race World Series season. The 2008 champion was Hannes Arch, who won the series for the first time. Aircraft and pilots PilotAircraftNo. AUT Hannes Arch Zivko Edge 54028 HUN Péter Besenyei Zivko Edge 5403 GBR Paul Bonhomme Zivko Edge 5402 USA Kirby Chambliss Zivko Edge 5404 RSA Glen Dell Zivko Edge 54045 USA Michael Goulian Zivko Edge 54099 GBR Steve Jones Zivko Edge 54019 USA Mike Mangold Zivko Edge 5401 RUS Sergey Rakhmanin Zivko Edge 54018 GBR Nigel Lamb MX29 ESP Alejandro Maclean MX236 FRA Nicolas Ivanoff Extra 300SR27 New pilots South African Glen Dell was the only new pilot to join the Red Bull Air Race Series for the 2008 season as Klaus Schrodt and Frank Versteegh left the series. Race calendar and results RoundLocationCountryDateWinning PilotWinning Aircraft 1 UAE Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates April 10–11 GBR Paul Bonhomme Zivko Edge 540 2 USA San Diego, California United States May 3–4 GBR Paul Bonhomme Zivko Edge 540 3 USA Detroit, Michigan * United States May 31–June 1 USA Kirby Chambliss Zivko Edge 540 SWE Stockholm * Sweden July 5–6 cancelled 4 NED Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam Netherlands July 19–20 GBR Paul Bonhomme Zivko Edge 540 5 GBR River Thames, London United Kingdom August 2–3 USA Kirby Chambliss Zivko Edge 540 6 HUN River Danube, Budapest Hungary August 19–20 AUT Hannes Arch Zivko Edge 540 7 POR River Douro, Porto Portugal September 6–7 AUT Hannes Arch Zivko Edge 540 ESP Barcelona * Spain September 27–28 cancelled 8 AUS Swan River, Perth Australia November 1–2 GBR Steve Jones Zivko Edge 540 * Due to strong winds, the first day of racing in Detroit was cancelled. * Due to course complications, the race in Stockholm was cancelled. * Due to security reasons, the race in Spain was cancelled. Championship standings Rank Pilot UAEUAE U.S.USA U.S.USA NEDNED GBRGBR HUNHUN PORPOR AUSAUS Total points 1 AUT Hannes Arch 2 4 3 2 3 1 1 3 61 2 GBR Paul Bonhomme 1 1 2 1 7 3 10 1 54 3 USA Kirby Chambliss 5 3 1 4 1 12 2 8 46 4 USA Mike Mangold 3 2 4 5 6 4 3 9 44 5 HUN Péter Besenyei 4 8 5 6 4 5 7 7 34 6 GBR Steve Jones 7 9 7 3 9 2 4 6 33 7 GBR Nigel Lamb 8 6 12 8 5 6 5 2 30 8 ESP Alejandro Maclean 6 7 9 10 8 7 8 4 21 9 FRA Nicolas Ivanoff 9 10 6 11 2 10 9 5 19 10 USA Michael Goulian 11 5 8 7 11 8 6 10 16 11 RSA Glen Dell 12 12 11 12 10 11 12 12 0 12 RUS Sergey Rakhmanin 10 11 10 9 12 9 11 11 2 Rank Pilot UAEUAE U.S.USA U.S.USA NEDNED GBRGBR HUNHUN PORPOR AUSAUS Total points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Points 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 References External links Red Bull Air Race official website Unofficial Air Race website Smoke-On.com A Red Bull Air Race Fan Site Bleacher Report's Red Bull Air Race Page Category:Red Bull Air Race World Championship seasons Red Bull Air Race Red Bull Air Race World Series