Péter Besenyei is a Hungarian aerobatics pilot and world champion air racer. He was born on 8 June 1956 in Körmend, Hungary. He lived near the airport of Budapest and became interested in flying when he was a child. From watching 1962 World Aerobatic Championships he decided to become a pilot. At 15 years of age he flew a glider for the first time. In 1976 Péter entered his first flying competition by piloting a glider and showed his talent, finishing in second place.
Klaus Schrodt is a German aviator who formerly raced in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Before joining the series, Schrodt was an airline pilot and yachtsman.
Nigel Lamb is an English aerobatics pilot. Lamb is the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Champion.
Pete McLeod is a Canadian professional aerobatic pilot whose first competitive flight was in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2009.
Matthias Dolderer is a German professional race pilot. He is the 2016 champion of the Red Bull Air Race.
Matt Hall is a third-generation pilot, a former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter combat instructor, international unlimited aerobatic competitor and the first Australian to be selected to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, starting in 2009. He won the championship in the final season of Red Bull Air Race in 2019.
Martin Šonka is a Czech aerobatics (unlimited) and a former fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He has raced in Red Bull Air Race World Championship since 2010, becoming the World Champion in the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season.
Peter Podlunšek is a Slovenian aerobatics pilot.
The 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the tenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series, contested over eight events in seven countries held between February and October.
The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba was the second round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held in Chiba, a port city in Japan.
The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
Petr Kopfstein is a Czech aerobatic 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 the 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; it became a reality for the 2016 season. Péter Besenyei and Paul Bonhomme departed from the series.
Juan Velarde is a Spanish pilot who currently competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He has extensive amounts of experience with various types of aircraft and is currently Spain's top pilot.
The 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the twelfth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
Mikaël Brageot is an aerobatics pilot, who competes in the Red Bull Air Race. He was the youngest ever pilot to fly for the French national aerobatic team and has won European championships.
The 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
Ben Murphy is a British pilot. He is pilot of The Blades aerobatic team, and master class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
Florian Bergér is German pilot. He is a co-pilot of A320 in Lufthansa and a pilot of the Challenger class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
Daniel Ryfa is a Swedish pilot. He is a pilot of the Challenger class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
The 2019 Red Bull Air Race World Championship is the fourteenth and final Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. Red Bull has decided not to continue the Red Bull Air Race World Championship beyond the 2019 season.
