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Red Bull Air Race World Series 2008

The fifth race August 2 - 3 London, United Kingdom

River Thames against the backdrop of The O2 (previously called the Millennium Dome) in the East of the capital.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain.

London.

244.820 sq km.

59.647.790.

English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland).

 

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November 1 - 2


 

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A day at the races

First Training Day Second Training Day Qualifying Day Race Day

Kirby Chambliss Winner London 2008

Results First Training Day Thursday July 31, 2008

Results Second Training London Friday August 1

Results Qualifying  London Saturday August 2
 

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Results Point One

 
Rank  Name Nation Rnd. Time Diff. Pen. Max. G Max. Speed
1 - 8                 
Jones Steve GBR PO 1:25.92   0 8,7 g 350 kph
10  Dell Glen RSA PO 1:37.36 + 11.44 9 8,4 g 365 kph
11  Goulian Michael USA PO DSQ        
12  Rakhmanin Sergey RUS PO DNS        

 

Results Super Eights

A dramatic pylon hit for Paul Bonhomme during the  super eights and Hannes Arch in the semi finals makes the London Red Bull Air Race an exciting event.

Rank  Name Nation Rnd. Time Diff. Pen. Max. G Max. Speed
Arch Hannes AUT S8 1:21.25   0 9,9 g 377 kph
Chambliss Kirby USA S8 1:23.63 + 2.38 0 10,1 g 364 kph
Besenyei Peter HUN S8 1:24.28 + 3.03 0 8,7 g 376 kph
Ivanoff Nicolas FRA S8 1:26.47 + 5.22 0 9,3 g 370 kph
Lamb Nigel GBR S8 1:27.46 + 6.21 3 10,6 g 370 kph
Mangold Mike USA S8 1:33.50 + 12.25 10 9,7 g 375 kph
Bonhomme Paul GBR S8 DNF        
Maclean Alejandro ESP S8 DNF        

 

First Training Day Second Training Day Qualifying Day Race Day

 

Semi Final 3rd Place Fly-Off Final
Heat 1
27 Ivanoff Nicolas FRA 1:24.48
1 win + 0 sec
28 Arch Hannes AUT 1:31.07
0 wins + 10 sec
Heat 2
3 Besenyei Peter HUN 1:23.50
1 win + 0 sec
4 Chambliss Kirby USA 1:22.26
1 win + 0 sec
Heat 3
28 Arch Hannes AUT 1:21.51
1 win + 0 sec
3 Besenyei Peter HUN 1:23.56
0 wins + 0 sec

 

Heat 4
27 Ivanoff Nicolas FRA 1:24.62
0 wins + 0 sec
4 Chambliss Kirby USA 1:21.28
1 win + 0 sec

 

Results London 2008

Rank Name Nation Rnd. Time Diff Points
1 Chambliss Kirby USA  F 1:21.28   9
2 Ivanoff Nicolas FRA  F 1:24.62  + 3.34 8
3 Arch Hannes AUT  F/O 1:21.51   7
4 Besenyei Peter HUN  F/O 1:23.56  + 2.05 6
5 Lamb Nigel GBR  S8 1:27.46   5
6 Mangold Mike USA  S8 1:33.50  + 6.04 4
7 Bonhomme Paul GBR  S8 DNF   3
8 Maclean Alejandro ESP  S8 DNF   2
9 Jones Steve GBR  PO 1:25.92   1
10 Dell Glen RSA  PO 1:37.36  + 11.44 0
11 Goulian Michael USA  PO DNF   0
12 Rakhmanin Sergey RUS  PO DNS   0

World Standings 2008

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Bonhomme Paul GBR 38
2 Chambliss Kirby USA 36
3 Arch Hannes AUT 36
4 Mangold Mike USA 30
5 Besenyei Peter HUN 23
6 Jones Steve GBR 15
7 Ivanoff Nicolas FRA 13
8 Lamb Nigel GBR 13
9 Goulian Michael USA 10
10 Maclean Alejandro ESP 10
11 Rakhmanin Sergey RUS 1
12 Dell Glen RSA 0

 

 

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Pilots and Teams

1 Mangold Mike USA Cobra
2 Bonhomme Paul GBR Matador
3 Besenyei Peter HUN Red Bull
4 Chambliss Kirby USA Red Bull
19 Jones Steve GBR Matador
36 Maclean Alejandro ESP MRT
27 Ivanoff Nicolas FRA MRT
99 Goulian Michael USA Dragon Racing
10 Lamb Nigel GBR Breitling
28 Arch Hannes AUT Cobra
18 Rakhmanin Sergei RUS Dragon Racing
45 Dell Glen RSA Breitling

Aircraft

Edge 540 Zivko Aeronautics 426 km/h -12 / +12 g
Extra 300S Extra Flugzeugbau GmbH 407 km/h -10 / +10 g
MX2 MXR Technologies 426 km/h -12 / +14 g
  

 

 


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