The 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eighth official Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. Paul Bonhomme

Paul Bonhomme

Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...

 became champion for the second successive year, finishing each of the six rounds of the championship in the top three placings, two of which were victories. Hannes Arch

Hannes Arch

Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...

 was the only other round winner, taking four victories but finished four points behind Bonhomme, after an eleventh-place finish in the season-opener in the United Arab Emirates. Nigel Lamb

Nigel Lamb

Nigel Lamb is a renowned English aerobatics pilot.Nigel Lamb was born on August 17, 1956 in Zimbabwe . He was inspired to fly by his father, who was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in World War II, and at age 11 first applied to join the Air Force and persisted until he was finally accepted at...

 finished third with three runner-up placings, and three fourth places.

At the end of the season, Red Bull Air Race GmbH announced that the series would take a one year break in 2011, to reorganize and strengthen development and commercial aspects of the series.

Aircraft and pilots

No.	Pilot	Aircraft	Rounds
4	Kirby Chambliss Kirby Chambliss Kirby Chambliss is an American commercial pilot and a renowned world champion in aerobatics.He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.. As a youngster, Chambliss wanted to be a pilot. His father taught him skydiving, and he loved the steep spiral in the sky the pilot put the plane into when...	Edge 540	All
5	Peter Besenyei Peter Besenyei Péter Besenyei is a renowned Hungarian aerobatics pilot and world champion air racer. He was born on June 8, 1956 in Körmend, Hungary. He lived near the airport of Budapest and became interested in flying when he was a child. From watching 1962 World Aerobatic Championships he decided to become a...	MXS-R	All
7	Adilson Kindlemann Adilson Kindlemann Adilson Kindelmann is a Brazilian pilot, who competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Working hard since 2007 to be able to compete, Kindlemann faced five training sessions and also participated at the World Aerobatic Championship in 2009...	MSX-R	1
8	Martin Šonka Martin Šonka Martin Šonka is a Czech aerobatics and a fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He is the beginner from the year 2010 in Red Bull Air Race.- Beginnings :...	Edge 540	All
9	Nigel Lamb Nigel Lamb Nigel Lamb is a renowned English aerobatics pilot.Nigel Lamb was born on August 17, 1956 in Zimbabwe . He was inspired to fly by his father, who was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in World War II, and at age 11 first applied to join the Air Force and persisted until he was finally accepted at...	MXS-R	All
18	Sergey Rakhmanin	MXS-R	All
21	Matthias Dolderer Matthias Dolderer Matthias Dolderer is a German professional race pilot, who competes as a rookie pilot in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Beginnings:...	Edge 540	All
27	Nicolas Ivanoff Nicolas Ivanoff Nicolas Ivanoff is a French pilot and flying instructor, who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 7...	Edge 540	All
28	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Edge 540	All
31	Yoshihide Muroya Yoshihide Muroya Yoshihide Muroya is an Japanese aerobatics pilot and race pilot of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly...	Edge 540	1–4, 6
36	Alejandro Maclean Alejandro Maclean Alejandro "Álex" Maclean was a Spanish TV film producer and aerobatics pilot, who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship under the number 36. Maclean was nicknamed "The Flying Matador"....	MXS-R	All
55	Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...	Edge 540	All
84	Pete McLeod Pete McLeod Pete McLeod is a Canadian professional aerobatic pilot who first_flight_dateed as a rookie pilot in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2009....	Edge 540	All
95	Matt Hall Matt Hall Matt Hall is a third generation pilot, a former Royal Australian Air Force Fighter Combat Instructor, international unlimited aerobatic competitor and the first Australian to be selected to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, starting in 2009.- Flying history :Hall has a long...	MXS-R	1–4, 6
99	Michael Goulian Michael Goulian Michael George Goulian is an American aviator, who races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 99....	Edge 540	All

New pilots

Two new pilots joined the Red Bull Air Race Series for 2010 season as Mike Mangold

Mike Mangold

Mike Mangold is a Boeing 767 commercial pilot for American Airlines and an aerobatics pilot. Mangold competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Series from 2004 through 2009, where he repeatedly placed first and won the World Championship in the 2005 World Series, as well as the 2007 World Series...

 and Glen Dell

Glen Dell

Glen Dell is a South African commercial airline trainer and aerobatics pilot, who was qualified to race in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season....

 left the series. They are Martin Šonka

Martin Šonka

Martin Šonka is a Czech aerobatics and a fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He is the beginner from the year 2010 in Red Bull Air Race.- Beginnings :...

 from Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 and Adilson Kindlemann

Adilson Kindlemann

Adilson Kindelmann is a Brazilian pilot, who competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Working hard since 2007 to be able to compete, Kindlemann faced five training sessions and also participated at the World Aerobatic Championship in 2009...

 from Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

.

Race calendar and results

Round	Location	Country	Date	Fastest Qualifying	Winning Pilot	Winning Aircraft
1	Mina' Zayid Mina' Zayid Mina Zayid , is the commercial deep-water port that serves the city and Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located in the North-East section of Abu Dhabi.... , Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...	United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...	March 26–27	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...	Edge 540
2	Swan River Swan River (Western Australia) The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow.... , Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	April 17–18	Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Edge 540
3	Flamengo Beach Flamengo Flamengo is the name of a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- History :It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach because it was the place where the Dutch sailor Olivier van Noort tried to invade the city in 1599... , Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...	Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	May 8–9	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Edge 540
4	Windsor Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	June 5–6	Nigel Lamb Nigel Lamb Nigel Lamb is a renowned English aerobatics pilot.Nigel Lamb was born on August 17, 1956 in Zimbabwe . He was inspired to fly by his father, who was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in World War II, and at age 11 first applied to join the Air Force and persisted until he was finally accepted at...	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Edge 540
5	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 19–20	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...	Edge 540
6	EuroSpeedway Lausitz EuroSpeedway Lausitz The EuroSpeedway Lausitz is a race track located near Klettwitz in the state of Brandenburg in Eastern Germany, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	August 7–8	Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	Edge 540
7	River Danube, Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	Cancelled
8	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...	Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	Cancelled

Championship standings

Rank	Pilot	UAE United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...	AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	BRA Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Total Points
1	Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...	1	3*	3	2	1	2*	64
2	Hannes Arch Hannes Arch Hannes Arch is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006. He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying...	11*	1	1*	1	4*	1	60
3	Nigel Lamb Nigel Lamb Nigel Lamb is a renowned English aerobatics pilot.Nigel Lamb was born on August 17, 1956 in Zimbabwe . He was inspired to fly by his father, who was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in World War II, and at age 11 first applied to join the Air Force and persisted until he was finally accepted at...	2	4	2	4*	2	4	55
4	Kirby Chambliss Kirby Chambliss Kirby Chambliss is an American commercial pilot and a renowned world champion in aerobatics.He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.. As a youngster, Chambliss wanted to be a pilot. His father taught him skydiving, and he loved the steep spiral in the sky the pilot put the plane into when...	6	8	5	3	3	6	41
5	Pete McLeod Pete McLeod Pete McLeod is a Canadian professional aerobatic pilot who first_flight_dateed as a rookie pilot in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2009....	5	5	7	9	5	8	33
6	Nicolas Ivanoff Nicolas Ivanoff Nicolas Ivanoff is a French pilot and flying instructor, who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 7...	9	6	6	7	6	5	33
7	Matt Hall Matt Hall Matt Hall is a third generation pilot, a former Royal Australian Air Force Fighter Combat Instructor, international unlimited aerobatic competitor and the first Australian to be selected to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, starting in 2009.- Flying history :Hall has a long...	8	2	4	DSQ		3	31
8	Matthias Dolderer Matthias Dolderer Matthias Dolderer is a German professional race pilot, who competes as a rookie pilot in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Beginnings:...	7	7	10	5	10	7	26
9	Michael Goulian Michael Goulian Michael George Goulian is an American aviator, who races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 99....	4	11	8	6	7	13	24
10	Peter Besenyei Peter Besenyei Péter Besenyei is a renowned Hungarian aerobatics pilot and world champion air racer. He was born on June 8, 1956 in Körmend, Hungary. He lived near the airport of Budapest and became interested in flying when he was a child. From watching 1962 World Aerobatic Championships he decided to become a...	3	10	11	10	8	9	21
11	Alejandro Maclean Alejandro Maclean Alejandro "Álex" Maclean was a Spanish TV film producer and aerobatics pilot, who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship under the number 36. Maclean was nicknamed "The Flying Matador"....	12	13	9	11	9	10	9
12	Yoshihide Muroya Yoshihide Muroya Yoshihide Muroya is an Japanese aerobatics pilot and race pilot of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly...	10	9	12	DNS		12	5
13	Sergey Rakhmanin	15	12	14	8	12	14	4
14	Martin Šonka Martin Šonka Martin Šonka is a Czech aerobatics and a fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He is the beginner from the year 2010 in Red Bull Air Race.- Beginnings :...	13	14	13	12	11	11	2
15	Adilson Kindlemann Adilson Kindlemann Adilson Kindelmann is a Brazilian pilot, who competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Working hard since 2007 to be able to compete, Kindlemann faced five training sessions and also participated at the World Aerobatic Championship in 2009...	14						0
Rank	Pilot	UAE United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...	AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	BRA Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Total Points

(*) indicates the pilot received an extra point for the fastest time in Qualifying

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	Qualifying Fastest
Points	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1

Incidents

At about 11:50AM local time, (3:50 UTC) of 15 April 2010 Brazilian pilot Adilson Kindlemann

Adilson Kindlemann

Adilson Kindelmann is a Brazilian pilot, who competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Working hard since 2007 to be able to compete, Kindlemann faced five training sessions and also participated at the World Aerobatic Championship in 2009...

 crashed his MXS-R
aircraft into the Swan River

Swan River (Western Australia)

The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....

, Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 during practice. Rescuers were on the scene within one minute. Kindlemann was taken to Royal Perth Hospital

Royal Perth Hospital

Royal Perth Hospital is an 855-bed teaching hospital located on the northeastern edge of the CBD of Perth, Western Australia . Royal Perth Hospital also has specialised rehabilitation facilities at Shenton Park.-History:...

 where it was found that he had no serious injuries. It was only the previous day (14 April) that the pilots completed their underwater emergency training.

Kindlemann is the first South American to contest the Air Race and is three-times Brazilian aerobatics champion(Unlimited category). He has 18 years aerobatics experience, over 11,000 hours flight time, about 1,200 hours of aerobatics, and has performed over 300 shows in Brazil, as detailed on the official Red Bull Air Race website.

During qualifying for the race in Windsor, Matt Hall nearly crashed his plane into the Detroit River

Detroit River

The Detroit River is a strait in the Great Lakes system. The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which translates literally as "River of the Strait". The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit and is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The river...

. He lost lift in his plane after a series of high-G turns and dipped both wings and a wheel into the water before powering up and out of what could have been a bad wreck. His plane was too damaged to continue and he was disqualified from competing both that weekend and the following race in New York.

Spanish pilot Alejandro Maclean

Alejandro Maclean

Alejandro "Álex" Maclean was a Spanish TV film producer and aerobatics pilot, who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship under the number 36. Maclean was nicknamed "The Flying Matador"....

 died on 17 August 2010, when his plane crashed into the ground while performing a manoeuvre during a training exercise in Casarrubios del Monte

Casarrubios del Monte

Casarrubios del Monte is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 4321 inhabitants....

.

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