2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series
Paul Bonhomme approaches the start/finish pylons in the Perth race en route to the win.
The 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series season was the sixth Red Bull Air Race World Series season. The 2008 champion was Hannes Arch, who won the series for the first time.
Aircraft and pilots[]
Pilot | Aircraft | No. |
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Zivko Edge 540 | 28
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Zivko Edge 540 | 3
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Zivko Edge 540 | 2
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Zivko Edge 540 | 4
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Zivko Edge 540 | 45
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Zivko Edge 540 | 99
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Zivko Edge 540 | 19
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Zivko Edge 540 | 1
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Zivko Edge 540 | 18
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MX2 | 9
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MX2 | 36
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Extra 300SR | 27
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New pilots[]
South African Glen Dell was the only new pilot to join the Red Bull Air Race Series for the 2008 season as Klaus Schrodt and Frank Versteegh left the series.
Race calendar and results[]
Round | Location | Country | Date | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft |
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1 | ![]() |
United Arab Emirates | April 10–11 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
2 | ![]() |
United States | May 3–4 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
3 | ![]() |
United States | May 31–June 1 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
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Sweden | July 5–6 | cancelled | ||
4 | ![]() |
Netherlands | July 19–20 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | August 2–3 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
6 | ![]() |
Hungary | August 19–20 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
7 | ![]() |
Portugal | September 6–7 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
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Spain | September 27–28 | cancelled | ||
8 | ![]() |
Australia | November 1–2 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 |
* Due to strong winds, the first day of racing in Detroit was cancelled.
* Due to course complications, the race in Stockholm was cancelled.
* Due to security reasons, the race in Spain was cancelled.
Championship standings[]
Rank | Pilot | UAE![]() |
U.S.![]() |
U.S.![]() |
NED![]() |
GBR![]() |
HUN![]() |
POR![]() |
AUS![]() |
Total Points |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 54 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 46 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 44 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
7 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
9 | ![]() |
9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
10 | ![]() |
11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
11 | ![]() |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Rank | Pilot | UAE![]() |
U.S.![]() |
U.S.![]() |
NED![]() |
GBR![]() |
HUN![]() |
POR![]() |
AUS![]() |
Total Points |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
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Points | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Red Bull Air Race World Championship seasons
- 2008 in motorsport
- 2008 in air sports