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

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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
2 June 12 Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam   The Netherlands
3 June 25 Zeltweg Air Base   Austria
4 July 24 Rock of Cashel   Ireland
5 August 7 Longleat, Wiltshire   United Kingdom
6 August 20 River Danube, Budapest   Hungary
7 October 8 Marina Green and Aquatic Park,
San Francisco, California
  United States

Standings and results

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2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series
Standings and Results
Rank Pilot UAE   NED   AUT   IRL   GBR   HUN   United States   Total Points
1   Mike Mangold 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 36
2   Péter Besenyei 1 2 2 1 3 4 4 32
3   Kirby Chambliss 9 4 4 DNS 2 2 2 21
4   Klaus Schrodt 5 3 7 4 4 5 3 18
5   Paul Bonhomme 6 7 3 3 5 3 5 17
6   Steve Jones 2 5 5 6 6 6 9 12
7   Nicolas Ivanoff 4 6 6 2 7 7 6 11
8=   Frank Versteegh 8 8 8 7 8 DNS 8 0
8=   Alejandro Maclean 7 9 9 TP 10 9 10 0
8=   Nigel Lamb DNP DNP DNP DNP 9 8 7 0

Legend:

  • DNP: Did not participate
  • DNS: Did not show
  • TP: Technical problems

Aircraft

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2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series
Aircraft
Aircraft Constructor Pilot
CAP-232   CAP Aviation   Nicolas Ivanoff
Extra 230   Extra Flugzeugbau   Nicolas Ivanoff
Extra 300L   Extra Flugzeugbau   Nigel Lamb
  Alejandro Maclean
  Frank Versteegh
Extra 300S   Extra Flugzeugbau   Péter Besenyei
  Paul Bonhomme
  Steve Jones
  Klaus Schrodt
Sukhoi Su-26   Sukhoi Corporation   Alejandro Maclean
Sukhoi Su-31   Sukhoi Corporation   Alejandro Maclean
Zivko Edge 540   Zivko Aeronautics   Kirby Chambliss
  Mike Mangold
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