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| FAI World Grand Prix 2007 | |||||||
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| Type | Gliding | ||||||
| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||
| Grand Prix | New Zealand | ||||||
| Date | December 19–24 | ||||||
| Year | 2007 | ||||||
| Season | 2 | ||||||
| Airfield | Omarama | ||||||
| Location | Omarama, Central Otago, New Zealand | ||||||
| Races | 5 | ||||||
| Website | http://www.gpgliding.com/ | ||||||
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The second FAI World Grand Prix 2007 was a gliding Grand Prix at the Omarama airfield in New Zealand during December 19 - December 24. It was the second Gliding Grand Prix race to take place in New Zealand.
| FAI ranking | Pilot | Country | Qualifying Grand Prix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Kawa | Poland | Omarama, NZ |
| 4 |  Michael Sommer | Germany | Gawler, Australia |
| 9 |  Peter Harvey | United Kingdom | Gransden lodge, UK |
| 15 |  Christophe Ruch | France | St. Auban, France |
| 20 | Herbert Weiss | Germany | Nitra, Slovakia |
| 21 | Uli Schwenk | Germany | Hahnweide, Germany |
| 23 |  Petr Krejcirik | Czech Republic | Nitra, Slovakia |
| 24 |  Giorgio Galetto | Italy | Omarama, NZ |
| 37 | Mario Kiessling | Germany | St. Auban, France |
| 38 | Steve Jones | United Kingdom | Gransden lodge, UK |
| 63 | Didier Hauss | France | St. Auban, France |
| 90 |  Oscar Goudriaan | South Africa | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 101 |  Bruce Taylor | Australia | Gawler, Australia |
| 174 | Erwin Sommer | Germany | Nitra, Slovakia |
| 339 |  Ben Flewett | New Zealand | Omarama, NZ |
| 348 |  Tim McAllister | United States | Drakino, Russia |
| 631 | Mark Holliday | South Africa | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 916 |  Vladimir Panafutin | Russia | Drakino, Russia |
| Position | Pilot | Glider | Speed | Distance | Points | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uli Schwenk | Ventus 2ax | 116.1 km/h | 220.9 km | 10 | |
| 2 | Steve Jones | Ventus 2ax | 116.0 km/h | 220.9 km | 8 | |
| 3 | Petr Krejcirik | Ventus 2ax | 115.7 km/h | 220.9 km | 7 | |
| 4 | Ben Flewett | ASW 27 | 115.2 km/h | 220.9 km | 6 | |
| 5 | Mario Kiessling | Ventus 2ax | 113.1 km/h | 220.9 km | 5 | Warning: low finish |
| 6 | Bruce Taylor | ASW 27 | 112.1 km/h | 220.9 km | 4 | Warning: low finish |
| 7 | Mark Holliday | ASW 27 | 111.9 km/h | 220.9 km | 3 | |
| 8 | Oscar Goudriaan | Ventus | 111.2 km/h | 220.9 km | 2 | Penalty: start speed too high |
| 9 | Michael Sommer | ASG 29 | 110.8 km/h | 220.9 km | 1 | |
| 10 | Christophe Ruch | Ventus 2a | 110.5 km/h | 220.9 km | ||
| 11 | Didier Hauss | Ventus 2cxT | 101.9 km/h | 220.9 km | ||
| 12 | Peter Harvey | ASW 27 | 99.3 km/h | 220.9 km | ||
| 13 | Tim McAllister | Ventus C | 95.6 km/h | 220.9 km | ||
| 14 | Sebastian Kawa | Diana 2 | 95.4 km/h | 220.9 km | ||
| 15 | Vladimir Panafutin | LS6C | 81.2 km/h | 220.9 km | ||
| 16 | Giorgio Galetto | Ventus 2ax | 79.8 km/h | 220.9 km | ||
| 17 | Herbert Weiss | ASG 29 | 79.0 km/h | 220.9 km | Penalty: start speed too high | |
| 18 | Erwin Sommer | Ventus 2ax | 194.8 km | Penalty: start speed too high |
| Position | Pilot | Glider | Speed | Distance | Points | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Kawa | Diana 2 | 123.4 km/h | 282.0 km | 10 | Warning: Low finish |
| 2 | Ben Flewett | ASW 27 | 123.3 km/h | 282.0 km | 8 | |
| 3 | Steve Jones | Ventus 2ax | 122.4 km/h | 282.0 km | 7 | |
| 4 | Petr Krejcirik | Ventus 2ax | 121.6 km/h | 282.0 km | 6 | |
| 5 | Uli Schwenk | Ventus 2ax | 121.4 km/h | 282.0 km | 5 | |
| 6 | Herbert Weiss | ASG 29 | 120.5 km/h | 282.0 km | 4 | |
| 7 | Mark Holliday | ASW 27 | 120.2 km/h | 282.0 km | 3 | |
| 8 | Christophe Ruch | Ventus 2a | 119.4 km/h | 282.0 km | 2 | |
| 9 | Giorgio Galetto | Ventus 2ax | 118.9 km/h | 282.0 km | 1 | |
| 10 | Mario Kiessling | Ventus 2ax | 118.8 km/h | 282.0 km | ||
| 11 | Peter Harvey | ASW 27 | 118.6 km/h | 282.0 km | ||
| 12 | Bruce Taylor | ASW 27 | 117.6 km/h | 282.0 km | ||
| 13 | Vladimir Panafutin | LS6C | 115.7 km/h | 282.0 km | Penalty: start speed too high | |
| 14 | Didier Hauss | Ventus 2cxT | 115.4 km/h | 282.0 km | Penalty: start speed too high | |
| 15 | Oscar Goudriaan | Ventus | 109.6 km/h | 282.0 km | ||
| 16 | Erwin Sommer | Ventus 2ax | 96.7 km/h | 282.0 km | ||
| 17 | Tim McAllister | Ventus C | 92.8 km/h | 282.0 km | ||
| 18 | Michael Sommer | ASG 29 | 10.7 km/h | 282.0 km |
| Position | Pilot | Glider | Speed | Distance | Points | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Kiessling | Ventus 2ax | 120.5 km/h | 271.7 km | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Sommer | ASG 29 | 119.7 km/h | 271.7 km | 8 | |
| 3 | Giorgio Galetto | Ventus 2ax | 119.6 km/h | 271.7 km | 7 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Kawa | Diana 2 | 119.5 km/h | 271.7 km | 6 | |
| 5 | Steve Jones | Ventus 2ax | 118.5 km/h | 271.7 km | 5 | |
| 6 | Ben Flewett | ASW 27 | 117.9 km/h | 271.7 km | 4 | |
| 7 | Didier Hauss | Ventus 2cxT | 117.8 km/h | 271.7 km | 3 | |
| 8 | Christophe Ruch | Ventus 2a | 115.9 km/h | 271.7 km | 2 | |
| 9 | Peter Harvey | ASW 27 | 114.8 km/h | 271.7 km | 1 | |
| 10 | Bruce Taylor | ASW 27 | 113.5 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 11 | Uli Schwenk | Ventus 2ax | 113.4 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 12 | Tim McAllister | Ventus C | 112.8 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 13 | Erwin Sommer | Ventus 2ax | 100.7 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 14 | Vladimir Panafutin | LS6C | 90.3 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 15 | Petr Krejcirik | Ventus 2ax | 86.3 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 16 | Oscar Goudriaan | Ventus | 84.0 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 17 | Mark Holliday | ASW 27 | 82.5 km/h | 271.7 km | ||
| 18 | Herbert Weiss | ASG 29 | 103.1 km |
| Position | Pilot | Glider | Speed | Distance | Points | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Taylor | ASW 27 | 132.7 km/h | 236.1 km | 10 | |
| 2 | Uli Schwenk | Ventus 2ax | 125.3 km/h | 236.1 km | 8 | |
| 3 | Ben Flewett | ASW 27 | 123.8 km/h | 236.1 km | 7 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Kawa | Diana 2 | 123.6 km/h | 236.1 km | 6 | |
| 5 | Michael Sommer | ASG 29 | 122.9 km/h | 236.1 km | 5 | |
| 6 | Steve Jones | Ventus 2ax | 121.6 km/h | 236.1 km | 4 | |
| 7 | Petr Krejcirik | Ventus 2ax | 121.2 km/h | 236.1 km | 3 | |
| 8 | Peter Harvey | ASW 27 | 120.8 km/h | 236.1 km | 2 | |
| 9 | Oscar Goudriaan | Ventus | 120.8 km/h | 236.1 km | 1 | |
| 10 | Mario Kiessling | Ventus 2ax | 120.6 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 11 | Christophe Ruch | Ventus 2a | 118.5 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 12 | Erwin Sommer | Ventus 2ax | 118.0 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 13 | Mark Holliday | ASW 27 | 117.2 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 14 | Giorgio Galetto | Ventus 2ax | 114.3 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 15 | Didier Hauss | Ventus 2cxT | 114.1 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 16 | Vladimir Panafutin | LS6C | 95.6 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 17 | Tim McAllister | Ventus C | 95.6 km/h | 236.1 km | ||
| 18 | Herbert Weiss | ASG 29 | Did not fly |
| Position | Pilot | Glider | Speed | Distance | Points | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Harvey | ASW 27 | 119.8 km/h | 152.3 km | 10 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Kawa | Diana 2 | 117.5 km/h | 152.3 km | 8 | |
| 3 | Erwin Sommer | Ventus 2ax | 117.4 km/h | 152.3 km | 7 | |
| 4 | Giorgio Galetto | Ventus 2ax | 117.2 km/h | 152.3 km | 6 | |
| 5 | Christophe Ruch | Ventus 2a | 117.0 km/h | 152.3 km | 5 | |
| 6 | Mark Holliday | ASW 27 | 116.9 km/h | 152.3 km | 4 | |
| 7 | Michael Sommer | ASG 29 | 115.6 km/h | 152.3 km | 3 | |
| 8 | Uli Schwenk | Ventus 2ax | 115.0 km/h | 152.3 km | 2 | |
| 9 | Petr Krejcirik | Ventus 2ax | 114.3 km/h | 152.3 km | 1 | |
| 10 | Steve Jones | Ventus 2ax | 112.8 km/h | 1 52.3 km | ||
| 11 | Tim McAllister | Ventus C | 111.1 km/h | 152.3 km | ||
| 12 | Ben Flewett | ASW 27 | 109.6 km/h | 152.3 km | ||
| 13 | Oscar Goudriaan | Ventus | 106.8 km/h | 152.3 km | ||
| 14 | Mario Kiessling | Ventus 2ax | 104.5 km/h | 152.3 km | ||
| 15 | Didier Hauss | Ventus 2cxT | 94.9 km/h | 152.3 km | ||
| 16 | Bruce Taylor | ASW 27 | 127.8 km | |||
| 17 | Vladimir Panafutin | LS6C | 110.3 km | |||
| 18 | Herbert Weiss | ASG 29 | Did not fly |
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