2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

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The 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the seventh official Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. The 2009 champion was Paul Bonhomme, who won the series for the first time.

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Aircraft and pilots

PilotAircraftNo.
Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Arch Edge 540
28
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonhomme Edge 540
55
Flag of the United States.svg Kirby Chambliss Edge 540
4
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Mangold Edge 540
11
Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Besenyei MXS-R
5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Lamb MXS-R
9
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Maclean MXS-R
36
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ivanoff Edge 540
27
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Goulian Edge 540
99
Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Rakhmanin MXS-R
18
Flag of South Africa.svg Glen Dell Edge 540
45
Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer Edge 540
21
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hall MXS-R
95
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pete McLeod Edge 540
84
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihide Muroya Edge 540
31

New pilots

Four new pilots joined the Red Bull Air Race Series for the 2009 season as Steve Jones left the series. They were Matthias Dolderer from Germany, Matt Hall from Australia, Yoshihide Muroya from Japan and Pete McLeod from Canada. McLeod was the youngest pilot in the history of the series, joining at 25 years of age.

Race calendar and results

RoundLocationCountryDateFastest QualifyingWinning PilotWinning Aircraft
1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates April 17–18 Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Arch Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Arch Edge 540
2 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California United States May 9–10 Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Arch Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ivanoff Edge 540
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Windsor, Ontario Canada June 13–14 Flag of the United States.svg Kirby Chambliss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonhomme Edge 540
4 Flag of Hungary.svg River Danube, Budapest Hungary August 19–20 Flag of the United States.svg Kirby Chambliss Flag of the United States.svg Michael Goulian Edge 540
5 Flag of Portugal.svg River Douro, Porto Portugal September 12–13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonhomme Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonhomme Edge 540
6 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Spain October 3–4 Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Arch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonhomme Edge 540

Championship standings

RankPilot UAE
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
USA
Flag of the United States.svg
CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
Total Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonhomme 22121*167
2 Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Arch 1*3*2424*60
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hall 55773936
4 Flag of the United States.svg Kirby Chambliss 9123*3*8534
5 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ivanoff 319812733
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Lamb 468911232
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Mangold 774651132
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Besenyei 104DNS104824
9 Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer 11131356323
10 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Goulian 14146191122
11 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Rakhmanin 68515131317
12 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Maclean 810101171016
13 Flag of South Africa.svg Glen Dell 129121421513
14 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihide Muroya 1311DNS121069
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pete McLeod 1515111314121
RankPilot UAE
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
USA
Flag of the United States.svg
CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
Total Points

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

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thQualifying Fastest
Points121098765432100001

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