The 2022 Air Race World Championship was to be the fifteenth season of the Air Race World Championship, the first following the loss of title sponsor Red Bull and the first season held since the championship folded for the second time in 2019.[1]
The championship was cancelled before a round was run in August 2022, with a re-launch planned for 2023.[2]
Planned entrants
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edit| No. | Pilot |
|---|---|
| 8 |  Martin Šonka
|
| 11 |  Mikaël Brageot
|
| 24 |  Ben Murphy
|
| 26 |  Juan Velarde
|
| 31 |  Yoshihide Muroya
|
| 32 |  Dario Costa
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| 33 | Mélanie Astles
|
| 48 |  Kevin Coleman
|
| 62 |  Florian Bergér
|
| 77 |  Patrick Davidson
|
| 84 |  Pete McLeod
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| 95 |  Matt Hall
|
| Source:[3] | |
Planned calendar
edit| No. | Location | Base | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwood Racecourse, West Sussex, United Kingdom
|
TBC | July 8–10 |
| 2 |  TBC, Malaysia
|
TBC | September 9–11 |
| 3 |  TBC, Indonesia
|
TBC | October 14–16 |
| 4 | Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
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Lake Macquarie Airport | November 18–20 |
| 5 |  TBC
|
TBC | December |
| Source:[4] | |||
References
edit- ^ "FAI agrees partnership with World Championship Air Race for new global series". Air Race World Championship. 24 February 2021.
- ^ "2022 Air Race World Championship Series Canceled". Flying Mag. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "TEAMS & PILOTS". Air Race World Championship. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 RACE CALENDAR". Air Race World Championship. Retrieved 14 April 2022.