Red Bull Air Race
Behind Every Pilot ...
SALZBURG, Austria – Flying in the Red Bull World Championship is very much a team effort according to the pilots who compete. As in all motorsport disciplines, the person at the controls tends to get the most attention as the ‘ambassador’ of the race team but in reality the pilot is supported by key people who make it all happen long before they hear the ‘Smoke On’ signal to fly into the track.
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Maintenance is part of every aircraft’s lifespan, from an annual on a GA aircraft to a heavy D-check on an Airbus or Boeing commercial jet. Schedules are typically defined as regular interval checkups or unplanned events. But in the Red Bull air racing universe, unique aircraft maintenance and modification practices are not only critical to safety — with fast speeds, operating in close proximity to the ground and pulling high g-loads — they are the lifeblood of the burgeoning sport.
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2009 World Championship Overview
| POS | PILOT | NAT | PTS |
| 1 | Hannes Arch |  AUT | 33 |
| 2 | Paul Bonhomme |  GBR | 32 |
| 3 | Nicolas Ivanoff |  FRA | 24 |
| 4 | Matt Hall |  AUS | 19 |
| 5 | Nigel Lamb | GBR | 18 |
| 6 | Mike Mangold |  USA | 18 |
| 7 | Sergey Rakhmanin |  RUS | 17 |
| 8 | Kirby Chambliss | USA | 13 |
| 9 | Peter Besenyei |  HUN | 10 |
| 10 | Alejandro Maclean |  ESP | 8 |
| 11 | Michael Goulian | USA | 6 |
| 12 | Glen Dell |  RSA | 3 |
| 13 | Matthias Dolderer |  GER | 1 |
| 14 | Yoshi Muroya |  JPN | 1 |
| 15 | Pete McLeod |  CAN | 1 |
