Petr Kopfstein

Petr Kopfstein
Born	March 18, 1978
Nationality	Czech Republic
Racing career
First race	2014
Best position	1st in RBAR Challenger Cup, 2014
Aircraft	Extra 330 (2014-2015), Zivko Edge 540 (from 2016)
Website
www.kopfstein.com

Petr Kopfstein (born March 18, 1978) is a Czech aeroabtic pilot, representing the Czech Republic in flying aerobatics in an Unlimited category, and most recently a racer in the Master Class category of the Red Bull Air Race. He is historically the very first winner of the Red Bull Air Race Challenger Cup. After his victory of the whole Challenger Cup in 2014, there were rumors about him moving to Masters. However, it became a reality for the 2016 season. This was partly also supported by Peter Besenyei and Paul Bonhomme's departure from the series.

In 2014, Petr Kopfstein won the Czech National Championship in the Unlimited category, beating his mate and aerobatic colleague Martin Šonka. He flew an Extra 300SC.

In 2015, Petr Kopfstein participated again in the Red Bull Air Race Challenger Cup, taking 4th place at the end of the series. All in all, he grabbed 28 points in total, for a three-way tie for 1st place in the point-based ranking.

On 19 January 2016, it was confirmed by the RBAR Management that Petr will move to the main "Masters" category for the 2016 season, together with Peter Podlunsek of Slovenia.

Successes

Red Bull Air Race

Petr Kopfstein at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Wins	Rank
2014 Challenger Cup	Abu Dhabi 4th	Rovinj DNP	Putrajaya 2nd	Gdynia 4th	Ascot DNP	Fort Worth DNP	Las Vegas 2nd	Spielberg 1st	20	0	1st
2015 Challenger Cup	Abu Dhabi 2nd	Chiba 1st	Rovinj DNP	Budapest 4th	Ascot 1st	Spielberg 2nd	Fort Worth SCO	Las Vegas 4th	28	0	4th

Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified * SCO: Safety Climb-Out

Flying Aerobatics

2015 - 4th place Red Bull Air Race Challenger Cup, 13th place WAC Châteauroux France, 2nd place Czech National Championships in Unlimited Aerobatics, 1st place in the international competition "Karlovarský pohár" in Unlimited
2014 - 1st place Red Bull Air Race Challenger Cup, 1st place Czech National Championships in Unlimited Aerobatics, 16th place EAC Hungary
2013 - 14th place WAC Texas, USA, 2nd place Czech National Championships in Unlimited Aerobatics
2012 - 1st place in the international competition "Karlovarský pohár" in Advanced, 5th place in one-day aerobatic race Aerobatic Freestyle Challenge, Prague

External sources

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