Yoshihide Muroya

Summary

Yoshihide "Yoshi" Muroya (室屋 義秀, Muroya Yoshihide, born 27 January 1973) is a Japanese aerobatics pilot and race pilot[1] of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly. Muroya went to the United States privately to earn his airplane license at the age of twenty.

Yoshihide Muroya
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
NationalityJapan Japan
Websiteyoshi-muroya.jp

After that, he worked long hours to earn enough money to get his training in the United States for a period of two months a year. At the same time, he continued glider training in Japan and learned long-distance flight techniques in Australia.

In 2009 he participated in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as first Japanese and first Asian pilot. Special Team Mate Robert Fry joined as Team coordinator. In the final race in Barcelona, Spain he took 6th place. In 2017 he became Red Bull Air Race's World Champion.

Until now, he has held some 170 air-shows over 12 years without incident.

In 2021, Muroya partnered with Lexus to launch Lexus/Pathfinder Air Racing, a joint team competing in the Air Race World Championship.[2]

Racing record edit

Red Bull Air Race World Championship edit

  Yoshihide Muroya at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Wins Rank
2009  
13th
 
11th
 
14th
 
12th
 
10th
 
6th
9 0 14th
2010  
10th
 
9th
 
12th
 
DNS
 
 
12th
 
CAN
 
CAN
5 0 12th
Series not held between 2011 and 2013
2014  
9th
 
3rd
 
10th
 
12th
 
6th
 
9th
 
9th
 
9th
10 0 9th
2015  
6th
 
8th
 
10th
 
9th
 
3rd
 
10th
 
3rd
 
4th
23 0 6th
2016  
7th
 
14th
 
1st
 
5th
 
8th
 
14th
 
5th
 
CAN
31.5 1 6th
2017  
13th
 
1st
 
1st
 
3rd
 
13th
 
6th
 
1st
 
1st
74 4 1st
2018  
2nd
 
4th
 
14th
 
11th
 
8th
 
2nd
 
12th
 
5th
40 0 5th
2019  
1st
28 1 1st

Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Duel continues: Arch blasts Bonhomme in Rovinj". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "LEXUS LAUNCHES JOINT AIR RACING TEAM WITH COMPETITION PILOT YOSHIHIDE MUROYA". LEXUS LAUNCHES JOINT AIR RACING TEAM WITH COMPETITION PILOT YOSHIHIDE MUROYA. Retrieved 2022-01-17.

External links edit

  • Official website (in Japanese and English)
  • Red Bull Air Race World Championship - Yoshihide Muroya