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.
Hannes Arch	Zivko Edge 540	28
Péter Besenyei	Zivko Edge 540	3
Paul Bonhomme	Zivko Edge 540	2
Kirby Chambliss	Zivko Edge 540	4
Glen Dell	Zivko Edge 540	45
Michael Goulian	Zivko Edge 540	99
Steve Jones	Zivko Edge 540	19
Mike Mangold	Zivko Edge 540	1
Sergey Rakhmanin	Zivko Edge 540	18
Nigel Lamb	MX2	9
Alejandro Maclean	MX2	36
Nicolas Ivanoff	Extra 300SR	27

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
1	Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	April 10–11	Paul Bonhomme	Zivko Edge 540
2	San Diego, California	United States	May 3–4	Paul Bonhomme	Zivko Edge 540
3	Detroit, Michigan *	United States	May 31–June 1	Kirby Chambliss	Zivko Edge 540
	Stockholm *	Sweden	July 5–6	cancelled
4	Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam	Netherlands	July 19–20	Paul Bonhomme	Zivko Edge 540
5	River Thames, London	United Kingdom	August 2–3	Kirby Chambliss	Zivko Edge 540
6	River Danube, Budapest	Hungary	August 19–20	Hannes Arch	Zivko Edge 540
7	River Douro, Porto	Portugal	September 6–7	Hannes Arch	Zivko Edge 540
	Barcelona *	Spain	September 27–28	cancelled
8	Swan River, Perth	Australia	November 1–2	Steve Jones	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
1	Hannes Arch	2	4	3	2	3	1	1	3	61
2	Paul Bonhomme	1	1	2	1	7	3	10	1	54
3	Kirby Chambliss	5	3	1	4	1	12	2	8	46
4	Mike Mangold	3	2	4	5	6	4	3	9	44
5	Péter Besenyei	4	8	5	6	4	5	7	7	34
6	Steve Jones	7	9	7	3	9	2	4	6	33
7	Nigel Lamb	8	6	12	8	5	6	5	2	30
8	Alejandro Maclean	6	7	9	10	8	7	8	4	21
9	Nicolas Ivanoff	9	10	6	11	2	10	9	5	19
10	Michael Goulian	11	5	8	7	11	8	6	10	16
11	Glen Dell	12	12	11	12	10	11	12	12	0
12	Sergey Rakhmanin	10	11	10	9	12	9	11	11	2
Rank	Pilot	UAE	U.S.	U.S.	NED	GBR	HUN	POR	AUS	Total Points

References[]

External links[]

• Red Bull Air Race official website
• Unofficial Air Race website
• Smoke-On.com A Red Bull Air Race Fan Site
• Bleacher Report's Red Bull Air Race Page