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2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series
The 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the fourth Red Bull Air Race season and second as a World Championship. It began on March 18, 2006, and ended on November 19.
In the 2006 season Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Zeltweg in Austria, and Rock of Cashel in Ireland were removed from the calendar. The number of races increased from seven to nine. The new places were Barcelona in Spain, Berlin in Germany, Saint Petersburg in Russia, Istanbul in Turkey and Perth in Australia. Only eight of the races were held after the cancellation of the 4th leg in Saint Petersburg. The race in Longleat, United Kingdom was also cancelled due to high winds, however, Friday's Qualifying results were used as the official race results.
Michael Goulian from the US, who had paused in 2005, returned in 2006 to compete again as the 11th pilot. The American pilot Kirby Chambliss, took four wins and became World Champion with a total of 38 points followed by Hungarian Péter Besenyei (35 points). 2005 World Champion Mike Mangold from the United States, finished third with 30 points.
Race calendar
| 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Calendar | Leg | Date | Place | Country |
| 1 | March 18 | Port of Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | May 6 | Beaches of Bogatell and Nova Icària, | ||
| Barcelona | Spain Spain | |||
| 3 | May 27 | Tempelhof International Airport, Berlin | Germany Germany | |
| 4 | June 17 | River Neva, Saint Petersburg | Russia Russia | |
| 5 | July 29 | Golden Horn, Istanbul | Turkey Turkey | |
| 6 | August 20 | River Danube, Budapest | Hungary Hungary | |
| 7 | September 2 | Longleat, Wiltshire | United Kingdom United Kingdom | |
| 8 | October 7 | Marina Green and Aquatic Park, | ||
| San Francisco, California | United States United States | |||
| 9 | November 19 | Swan River, Perth | Australia Australia |
Standings and results
| 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standings and Results | Rank | Pilot | UAE United Arab Emirates | ESP Spain | GER Germany | RUS Russia | TUR Turkey | HUN Hungary | GBR United Kingdom | USA United States | AUS Australia | Total Points | ||
| 1 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Kirby Chambliss | 1 | 3 | 1 | CAN | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 38 | |
| 2 | [[Image:Flag of Hungary.svg | 20px | Hungary]] Péter Besenyei | 3 | 1 | 2 | CAN | 3 | DQ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | |
| 3 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Mike Mangold | 2 | 2 | 3 | CAN | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
| 4 | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Paul Bonhomme | 7 | 8 | 6 | CAN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | |
| 5 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Michael Goulian | 6 | 9 | 5 | CAN | DNS | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Steve Jones | 8 | 10 | 7 | CAN | 8 | 1 | DQ | DQ | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Klaus Schrodt | DQ | 4 | 4 | CAN | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |
| 7= | [[Image:Flag of France.svg | 20px | France]] Nicolas Ivanoff | 5 | 5 | 9 | CAN | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| 9 | [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Alejandro Maclean | 4 | 7 | DNS | CAN | 7 | 8 | 7 | DQ | 7 | 3 | |
| 9= | [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Nigel Lamb | 9 | 6 | 8 | CAN | 6 | DQ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
| 11 | [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 20px | The Netherlands]] Frank Versteegh | 10 | 11 | 10 | CAN | 10 | DQ | 10 | DQ | 11 | 0 |
Legend:
- CAN: Cancelled
- DQ: Disqualified
- DNS: Did not show
Aircraft
| 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | Aircraft | Constructor | Pilot | ||||
| Extra 300L | [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Extra Flugzeugbau | [[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 France.svg | 20px | France]] Nicolas Ivanoff | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Nigel Lamb | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 20px | Germany]] Klaus Schrodt | |||||
| MX2 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] MXR Technologies | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] Michael Goulian (Race Abu Dhabi only) | |
| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Nigel Lamb (Race San Francisco only) | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 20px | The Netherlands]] Frank Versteegh (Race San Francisco only) | |||||
| Velox Revolution 1 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] Velox Aviation | [[Image:Flag of Hungary.svg | 20px | Hungary]] Péter Besenyei (Training Abu Dhabi only) | |
| Zivko Edge 540 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | United States]] Zivko Aeronautics | [[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 States.svg | 20px | USA]] Kirby Chambliss | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 20px | United Kingdom]] Steve Jones | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 20px | Spain]] Alejandro Maclean | |||||
| [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px | USA]] Mike Mangold |
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