Red Bull Air Race 2016 - EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Germany
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship returns to Germany for its second ever race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. The last time the pilots touched down in the 3.2km (2 mile) tri-oval racetrack was during the 2010 World Championship, where it played host to the nail-biting season finale. We are back on 3-4 September and home hero Matthias Dolderer is hot favourite!
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But hot on his heels is Austria's Hannes Arch, within striking distance and hungry for the win after a catastrophic failure in the Final 4 in Ascot... -
He's back and ready to go, with one thing in his sight βΒ the top step of the podium
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by Red Bull Air Race via twitter 9/2/2016 3:49:05 PM -
MASTER CLASS FREE PRACTICE STARTLIST:
KOPFSTEIN
PODLUNSEK
VELARDE
LE VOT
MCLEOD
GOULIAN
SONKA
LAMB
MUROYA
IVANOFF
CHAMBLISS
HALL
ARCH
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First training at challenging track in Lausitzring is over. π
#airrace #pp37 #bmwm http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrW6YduWcAA-ODw.jpgby Peter Podlunsek via twitter 9/2/2016 3:51:28 PM -
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The pressure is on Dolderer | Red Bull Air Race
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MASTER CLASS FP1 RESULTS:
HALL 53.620
DOLDERER 54.321
SONKA 55.340
LAMB 55.619
MUROYA 55.720
KOPFSTEIN 55.932
CHAMBLISS 56.276
MCLEOD 58.010
PODLUNSEK 58.307 (+2s penalties)
ARCH 58.669 (+2s penalties)
LE VOT 59.122
GOULIAN 59.685 (+4s penalties)
VELARDE 1:00.240 (+4s penalties)
IVANOFF 1:01.457 (+5s penalties) -
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MASTER CLASS FP2 RESULTS:
SONKA 53.599
HALL 54.360
CHAMBLISS 54.757
MCLEOD 54.938
ARCH 54.952
GOULIAN 55.006
LAMB 55.360
KOPFSTEIN 55.872
DOLDERER 56.168 (+2s penalties)
MUROYA 56.684 (+2s penalties)
PODLUNSEK 57.140
LE VOT 57.661
IVANOFF 57.692 (+2s penalties)
VELARDE 57.766 -
Hall and Sonka dominate Free Practice | Red Bull Air Race
Red Bull Air RaceThe two pilots shared the top spot on today's timesheets -
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Willkommen in Deutschland! We are here at the EuroSpeedway in Lausitz for the Red Bull Air Race and the fans are here in their thousands to cheer on home hero Matthias Dolderer...
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The atmosphere is already electric, with the grandstands around Europe's only oval track filling up with fans of all ages ready to get their motorsport fix for the weekend!
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#redbullairrace #airrace #lausitzring #osten #schΓΌssi
by Life Live Love via Instagram 9/3/2016 10:01:27 AM -
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Pit stop with kirby chambliss at red bull air race #redull #aviation #airrace #kirby #chambliss #pitstop #hangar #edge540 #race
by Henri via Instagram 9/3/2016 10:01:36 AM -
Podpora uz je na miste, takze jdeme na vec! A timto vyhlasujeme soutez o nejvetsi ceskou vlajku v Lausitzringu. Vyherce svezu letadlem! Latka je nastavena hodne vysoko... πππ #airrace #18kopfstein #projektspielberg #lausitzring #airrace
by Petr Kopfstein via Instagram 9/3/2016 10:01:38 AM -
Red Bull Air Race Lausitzring - Qualifying Day has just started π #redbullairrace #airrace #falkentyres #falken #motorsports
by Falken Tyres via Instagram 9/3/2016 10:01:44 AM -
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Challenger Cup Qualifying is underway and we're ready to get going here... it's a great track for the pilots and fans alike here, with tight and technical being the order of the day
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Startlist:
LUKE CZEPIELA
MELANIE ASTLES
DANIEL RYFA
CRISTIAN BOLTON
KEVIN COLEMAN
FLORIAN BERGER
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In FP3 earlier this morning, it was French pilot Melanie Astles who flew fastest posting 1:04.345 just .490s ahead of Kevin Coleman
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Brazilian pilot Francis Barros was unable to participate in the Challenger Class Qualifying session at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz due to illness. He is replaced today by Cristian Bolton
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Luke Czepiela of Poland is first to take to the track! He's currently sitting in 5th place overall with two races left to fly including this weekend...
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After his debut season in 2014, Czepiela had a year out of the competiton in 2015 and returned to the pack at the start of this year β much to the delight of the eager fans in his home country
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He's picked up 8 points so far and made the podium with a 3rd place in Chiba, Japan back in May
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And it's a strong start! That's 1:04.767 on the clock!
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Next up is Melanie Astles, the first female pilot the sport has seen β putting her well and truly in the media spotlight the past few months
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She's having to work hard to not let this distract her from flying well, which is easier said than done
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We've seen improvement here this morning for Astles, with a timesheet-topping performance that saw her fly clean through the track without any penalties
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Her Qualifying run fails to deliver! She's racked up 6 penalty points out there! It's incorrect level for Astles at Gate 4, followed by sinking low at both Gates 7 and 14! It's a 1:13.925 on the clock...
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Daniel Ryfa of Sweden out next and he's sitting in 4th place overall, snapping at the heels of Cristian Bolton who is just 2 points ahead
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Ryfa won the first race of 2016 in Abu Dhabi and followed it up with another podium for 3rd place in Spielberg so we know he's got the skills to make it again
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And that's a great run for Ryfa! He's controlled and smooth out there, taking it all in his stride... he stops the clock in 1:05.615 picking up 1s in penalties for exceeding the start limit β without that he would have outpaced Czepiela!
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Chilean Cristian Bolton to fly next β just four points behind Berger and six behind standings leader Kevin Coleman β he's well within striking distance of a step on the podium at the season final in Las Vegas
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A win in Chiba and a 3rd place in Ascot last month sets him in great stead for this race and he was very relaxed when we caught up with him earlier this week
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The former fighter pilot is steady out there but it's just not that fast and he moves behind Ryfa with 1:05.632...
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Up next it's Kevin Coleman β the one leading the pack in only his first season!
