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2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series
The 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series was the third Red Bull Air Race World Series season. It began on April 8, 2005 and ended on October 8.
In the 2005 season, the RAF Kemble in the United Kingdom was replaced by Longleat and Reno, Nevada in the United States with San Francisco, California. The number of race locations grew from three to seven by adding Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Zeltweg in Austria and Rock of Cashel in Ireland.
The previous year's competitors from the USA, Michael Goulian and Martin David, did not participate in the 2005 season. British Nigel Lamb joined the Red Bull Air Race from the Longleat leg onwards. American pilot Mike Mangold, won five of the seven races, became champion in 2005 with a total of 36 points followed by Hungarian Péter Besenyei (32 points). Kirby Chambliss from the United States, ranked on third place with 21 points.
Race calendar
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Calendar | Leg | Date | Place | Country |
| 1 | April 8 | Port of Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | June 12 | Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam | Netherlands The Netherlands | |
| 3 | June 25 | Zeltweg Air Base | Austria Austria | |
| 4 | July 24 | Rock of Cashel | Ireland Ireland | |
| 5 | August 7 | Longleat, Wiltshire | United Kingdom United Kingdom | |
| 6 | August 20 | River Danube, Budapest | Hungary Hungary | |
| 7 | October 8 | Marina Green and Aquatic Park, | ||
| San Francisco, California | United States United States |
Standings and results
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standings and Results | Rank | Pilot | UAE United Arab Emirates | NED Netherlands | AUT Austria | IRL Ireland | GBR United Kingdom | HUN Hungary | United States United States | Total Points | ||
| 1 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Mike Mangold | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | |
| 2 | [[Image:Flag of Hungary.svg | 20px | Hungary]] Péter Besenyei | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
| 3 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Kirby Chambliss | 9 | 4 | 4 | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Klaus Schrodt | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| 5 | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Paul Bonhomme | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Steve Jones | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 | [[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] Nicolas Ivanoff | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8= | [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 20px | The Netherlands]] Frank Versteegh | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | DNS | 8 | 0 | |
| 8= | [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Alejandro Maclean | 7 | 9 | 9 | TP | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8= | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Nigel Lamb | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
Legend:
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
- TP: Technical problems
Aircraft
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | Aircraft | Constructor | Pilot | ||||
| CAP-232 | [[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] CAP Aviation | [[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] Nicolas Ivanoff | |
| Extra 230 | [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Extra Flugzeugbau | [[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] Nicolas Ivanoff | |
| Extra 300L | [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Extra Flugzeugbau | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Nigel Lamb | |
| [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Alejandro Maclean | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 20px | The Netherlands]] Frank Versteegh | |||||
| Extra 300S | [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Extra Flugzeugbau | [[Image:Flag of Hungary.svg | 20px | Hungary]] Péter Besenyei | |
| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Paul Bonhomme | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Steve Jones | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Klaus Schrodt | |||||
| Sukhoi Su-26 | [[Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 20px | Soviet Union]] Sukhoi Corporation | [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Alejandro Maclean | |
| Sukhoi Su-31 | [[Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 20px | Soviet Union]] Sukhoi Corporation | [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Alejandro Maclean | |
| Zivko Edge 540 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] Zivko Aeronautics | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Kirby Chambliss | |
| [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Mike Mangold |
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