2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series
| 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series | |||
| Previous: | 2003 | Next: | 2005 |
The 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series was the 2nd Red Bull Air Race World Series season. It debuted on June 20, 2004 and ended on September 18.
In the 2004 season, the number of air race venues increased from 2 to 3 locations. The leg Zeltweg in Austria made place to RAF Kemble in the United Kingdom, and Reno, Nevada in the USA was added to the programme.
In addition to the previous year's competitors, three pilots from the USA, Mike Mangold, Michael Goulian and David Martin, Dutch Frank Versteegh and French Nicolas Ivanoff took part at the air races in 2004. American Kirby Chambliss, became champion in 2004 with a total of 17 points winning 2 of the 3 air races, followed by Hungarian Peter Besenyei (12 points), who won the both air races in 2003. British Steve Jones and German Klaus Schrodt shared the 3rd place with 8 points.
Race calendar
| 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series Race Calendar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leg | Date | Place | Country |
| 1 | June 20 | RAF Kemble |  United Kingdom |
| 2 | August 20 | River Danube, Budapest |  Hungary |
| 3 | September 18 | Reno, Nevada |  United States |
Standings and results
| 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series Standings and Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pilot | GBR |
HUN |
USA |
Total Points | |
| 1 | Kirby Chambliss |
1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2 | Peter Besenyei |
3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Steve Jones |
2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3= |  Klaus Schrodt |
4 | 2 | DNS | 8 | |
| 5 | Mike Mangold |
DNP | DNP | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Frank Versteegh |
5 | 6 | DNS | 3 | |
| 6= | Michael Goulian |
DNP | DNP | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Paul Bonhomme |
6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| 8= |  Nicolas Ivanoff |
DNP | 5 | DNS | 2 | |
| 8= | David Martin |
DNP | DNP | 5 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Alejandro Maclean |
DNP | 8 | DNS | 0 | |
Legend:
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
Aircraft
| 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series Aircraft | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | Constructor | Pilot | ||||||||||
| Extra 230 | Extra Flugzeugbau |
Nicolas Ivanoff | ||||||||||
| Extra 300L | Extra Flugzeugbau |
Frank Versteegh | ||||||||||
| Extra 300S | Extra Flugzeugbau |
Peter Besenyei Paul Bonhomme Steve Jones Klaus Schrodt | ||||||||||
| Sukhoi Su-26 |  Sukhoi Corporation |
Alejandro Maclean | ||||||||||
| Zivko Edge 540 | Zivko Aeronautics |
Kirby Chambliss Mike Mangold | ||||||||||