2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series
| 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series | |||
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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
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
| Round | Location | Country | Date | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi |
United Arab Emirates | April 10–11 |  Paul Bonhomme |
Zivko Edge 540 |
| 2 |  San Diego, California |
United States | May 3–4 | Paul Bonhomme |
Zivko Edge 540 |
| 3 | Detroit, Michigan * |
United States | May 31–June 1 | Kirby Chambliss |
Zivko Edge 540 |
 Stockholm * |
Sweden | July 5–6 | cancelled | ||
| 4 |  Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam |
Netherlands | July 19–20 | Paul Bonhomme |
Zivko Edge 540 |
| 5 | River Thames, London |
United Kingdom | August 2–3 | Kirby Chambliss |
Zivko Edge 540 |
| 6 |  River Danube, Budapest |
Hungary | August 19–20 |  Hannes Arch |
Zivko Edge 540 |
| 7 |  River Douro, Porto |
Portugal | September 6–7 | Hannes Arch |
Zivko Edge 540 |
 Barcelona * |
Spain | September 27–28 | cancelled | ||
| 8 |  Swan River, Perth |
Australia | November 1–2 | 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 | UAE |
USA |
USA |
NED |
GBR |
HUN |
POR |
AUS |
Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannes Arch |
2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 54 |
| 2 | Paul Bonhomme |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | DSQ | 45 |
| 3 | Kirby Chambliss |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | DSQ | 44 |
| 4 | Mike Mangold |
3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Steve Jones |
7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Peter Besenyei |
4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Nigel Lamb |
8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Alejandro Maclean |
6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 |  Nicolas Ivanoff |
9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 10 | Michael Goulian |
11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 11 |  Glen Dell |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 |  Sergei Rakhmanin |
10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Rank | Pilot | UAE |
USA |
USA |
NED |
GBR |
HUN |
POR |
AUS |
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
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