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Red Bull Air Race Weltmeisterschaft

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship was an FAI-sanctioned air-racing series in which pilots flew individually against the clock through air gates/pylons. It belongs to air sport and is documented as a discontinued event series after Red Bull did not continue it beyond the 2019 season.

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AI-generated illustration: Red Bull Air Race Weltmeisterschaft
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Classification

Category Air sport
Family Air Sport
Level Variant

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, ice, air, einzeln, eis, luft, red-bull-air-race-weltmeisterschaft, air-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to complete a defined flight course or navigation task faster, more accurately, or with fewer penalties than competitors.

Teilnehmer

Pilots individually or crews according to aircraft class and format.

Teamgröße

One pilot or crew according to aircraft and competition rules.

Spielfeld

Airspace with course, turn points, pylons, navigation gates, or landing area.

Dauer

Timed runs, navigation tasks, or scoring flights according to format.

Wertung

Time, course accuracy, penalties, navigation accuracy, or placing.

Gewinnbedingung

Best time or best aggregate score after penalties wins.

Ausrüstung

  • aircraft
  • safety equipment
  • navigation and timing systems

Wichtige Regelpunkte

  • safety violation
  • course violation
  • altitude/airspace violation
  • start/finish error

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

  • Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)