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.
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Race calendar
| 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
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| 2 | June 12 | Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam |  The Netherlands
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| 3 | June 25 | Zeltweg Air Base |  Austria
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| 4 | July 24 | Rock of Cashel |  Ireland
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| 5 | August 7 | Longleat, Wiltshire |  United Kingdom
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| 6 | August 20 | River Danube, Budapest |  Hungary
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| 7 | October 8 | Marina Green and Aquatic Park, San Francisco, California |
 United States
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Standings and results
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series Standings and Results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pilot | UAE
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NED
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AUT
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IRL
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GBR
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HUN
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United States
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Total Points | |
| 1 |  Mike Mangold
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3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | |
| 2 |  Péter Besenyei
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
| 3 | Kirby Chambliss
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9 | 4 | 4 | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |
| 4 |  Klaus Schrodt
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5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| 5 |  Paul Bonhomme
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6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Steve Jones
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2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 |  Nicolas Ivanoff
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4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8= |  Frank Versteegh
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8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | DNS | 8 | 0 | |
| 8= |  Alejandro Maclean
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7 | 9 | 9 | TP | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8= | Nigel Lamb
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DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
Legend:
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
- TP: Technical problems
Aircraft
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series Aircraft | ||||||||||||
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| Aircraft | Constructor | Pilot | ||||||||||
| CAP-232 | CAP Aviation
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Nicolas Ivanoff
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| Extra 230 | Extra Flugzeugbau
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Nicolas Ivanoff
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| Extra 300L | Extra Flugzeugbau
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Nigel Lamb Alejandro Maclean Frank Versteegh
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| Extra 300S | Extra Flugzeugbau
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Péter Besenyei Paul Bonhomme Steve Jones Klaus Schrodt
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| Sukhoi Su-26 |  Sukhoi Corporation
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Alejandro Maclean
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| Sukhoi Su-31 | Sukhoi Corporation
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Alejandro Maclean
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| Zivko Edge 540 | Zivko Aeronautics
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Kirby Chambliss Mike Mangold
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External links
This page was last edited on 10 September 2019, at 07:55