Summary
The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Spielberg was the sixth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.[1] The event was held at the Red Bull Ring, in Spielberg, Austria.
After nine previous podium finishes, Australian pilot Matt Hall took his first Air Race victory by 0.057 seconds ahead of championship leader Paul Bonhomme, while American Kirby Chambliss took his first podium since June 2010 in third place. In the Challenger class, French pilot Mikaël Brageot took his first victory of the season, finishing 0.126 seconds clear of Petr Kopfstein.
Master Class edit
Qualification edit
Constant poor weather conditions, including heavy rain and low clouds forced the Race Committee to cancel the Qualifying round. According to the official rules, the start list of the Round of 14 on Sunday was based on the pre-event World Championship rankings.
Round of 14 edit
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- ^1 Pilot received 1 second in penalties.
- ^2 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.
- ^3 Pilot received 3 seconds in penalties.
- ^4 Pilot received 7 seconds in penalties.
Round of 8 edit
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- ^1 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.
Final 4 edit
| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
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| 1 | 95 |  Matt Hall
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56.851 | |
| 2 | 55 |  Paul Bonhomme
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56.908 | |
| 3 | 10 |  Kirby Chambliss
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58.291 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Martin Šonka
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58.422 |
Challenger Class edit
Results edit
| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
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| 1 | 11 |  Mikaël Brageot
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1:05.576 | |
| 2 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein
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1:05.702 | |
| 3 | 17 |  Daniel Ryfa
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1:07.080 | |
| 4 | 37 |  Peter Podlunšek
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1:08.305 | |
| 5 | 62 |  Florian Berger
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1:09.366 | |
| 6 | 77 |  Francis Barros
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1:13.990 | +4sec |
Standings after the event edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "Results - Spielberg". Red Bull Air Race World Championship. Red Bull Air Race GmbH. Retrieved 12 September 2015.