Arch, who has won three straight races, set a track record time of 1:08.18 in the 5.5-kilometer long track. Arch wins the 1 point and is now 1 point behind Paul Bonhomme in the World Champion Standings. Bonhomme was 0.52 seconds behind his Austrian rival. Canada’s Pete McLeod took an impressive third place in the first Qualifying run.
Nigel Lamb, the pre-race favorite in the turn-filled track, was a disappointing sixth in the Qualifying session ahead of Sunday’s race.
First Round
Rank
Name
Nation
Int. 1
Int. 2
Int. 3
Time
Diff.
Pen
1
Arch Hannes
AUT
14.25
31.06
51.26
1:08.18
0
2
Bonhomme Paul
GBR
14.49
32.03
52.26
1:08.98
+ 0.80
0
3
McLeod Pete
CAN
14.94
32.70
54.50
1:11.23
+ 3.05
0
4
Lamb Nigel
GBR
14.62
32.24
53.02
1:12.29
+ 4.11
2
5
Chambliss Kirby
USA
15.28
33.45
54.89
1:12.34
+ 4.16
0
6
Besenyei Peter
HUN
15.03
32.58
55.66
1:12.48
+ 4.30
0
7
Goulian Michael
USA
15.68
33.90
55.31
1:13.07
+ 4.89
0
8
Maclean Alejandro
ESP
15.44
33.52
55.72
1:13.25
+ 5.07
0
9
Ivanoff Nicolas
FRA
15.13
34.92
56.25
1:13.68
+ 5.50
2
10
Dolderer Matthias
GER
15.51
34.68
56.78
1:14.21
+ 6.03
0
11
Sonka Martin
CZE
15.49
36.45
59.90
1:19.73
+ 11.55
4
12
Rakhmanin Sergey
RUS
15.17
33.76
58.73
1:24.72
+ 16.54
10
Second Round
Rank
Name
Nation
Int. 1
Int. 2
Int. 3
Time
Diff.
Pen
1
Bonhomme Paul
GBR
14.65
31.49
51.84
1:08.70
0
2
Chambliss Kirby
USA
14.72
32.64
53.92
1:11.71
+ 3.01
0
3
Goulian Michael
USA
15.04
32.96
55.20
1:12.00
+ 3.30
0
4
Lamb Nigel
GBR
14.49
32.00
55.48
1:12.12
+ 3.42
2
5
Dolderer Matthias
GER
15.08
33.33
54.95
1:12.19
+ 3.49
0
6
Besenyei Peter
HUN
14.89
33.04
55.85
1:12.92
+ 4.22
0
7
McLeod Pete
CAN
14.67
32.74
54.79
1:13.64
+ 4.94
2
8
Ivanoff Nicolas
FRA
15.30
35.11
56.02
1:14.22
+ 5.52
3
9
Maclean Alejandro
ESP
14.88
33.53
57.67
1:14.50
+ 5.80
2
10
Arch Hannes
AUT
14.32
31.16
51.71
1:14.93
+ 6.23
6
11
Sonka Martin
CZE
15.67
34.28
57.93
1:17.99
+ 9.29
2
12
Rakhmanin Sergey
RUS
15.66
34.36
57.81
1:18.23
+ 9.53
2
Overall Results Qualification New York Air Race
Rank
Name
Nation
Int. 1
Int. 2
Int. 3
Rnd.
Time
Diff.
Pen
1
Arch Hannes
AUT
14.25
31.06
51.26
Q1
1:08.18
0
2
Bonhomme Paul
GBR
14.65
31.49
51.84
Q2
1:08.70
+ 0.52
0
3
McLeod Pete
CAN
14.94
32.70
54.50
Q1
1:11.23
+ 3.05
0
4
Chambliss Kirby
USA
14.72
32.64
53.92
Q2
1:11.71
+ 3.53
0
5
Goulian Michael
USA
15.04
32.96
55.20
Q2
1:12.00
+ 3.82
0
6
Lamb Nigel
GBR
14.49
32.00
55.48
Q2
1:12.12
+ 3.94
2
7
Dolderer Matthias
GER
15.08
33.33
54.95
Q2
1:12.19
+ 4.01
0
8
Besenyei Peter
HUN
15.03
32.58
55.66
Q1
1:12.48
+ 4.30
0
9
Maclean Alejandro
ESP
15.44
33.52
55.72
Q1
1:13.25
+ 5.07
0
10
Ivanoff Nicolas
FRA
15.13
34.92
56.25
Q1
1:13.68
+ 5.50
2
11
Sonka Martin
CZE
15.67
34.28
57.93
Q2
1:17.99
+ 9.81
2
12
Rakhmanin Sergey
RUS
15.66
34.36
57.81
Q2
1:18.23
+ 10.05
2
Second Training Day Friday 18 June
Rank
Name
Nation
Int. 1
Int. 2
Int. 3
Time
Diff.
Pen
1
Lamb Nigel
GBR
14.85
32.75
55.34
1:12.03
0
2
Ivanoff Nicolas
FRA
15.24
32.92
55.19
1:12.12
+ 0.09
0
3
Bonhomme Paul
GBR
14.78
32.14
55.37
1:12.33
+ 0.30
2
4
Arch Hannes
AUT
14.29
34.42
56.29
1:13.17
+ 1.14
2
5
Maclean Alejandro
ESP
15.22
34.31
57.63
1:14.42
+ 2.39
0
6
Goulian Michael
USA
16.24
35.38
58.12
1:16.18
+ 4.15
0
7
McLeod Pete
CAN
14.92
33.67
56.97
1:16.25
+ 4.22
2
8
Besenyei Peter
HUN
15.23
33.74
57.29
1:16.46
+ 4.43
2
9
Rakhmanin Sergey
RUS
15.46
34.16
57.67
1:17.97
+ 5.94
2
10
Sonka Martin
CZE
15.35
34.80
59.29
1:19.17
+ 7.14
2
11
Chambliss Kirby
USA
15.60
33.91
58.19
1:21.72
+ 9.69
8
12
Dolderer Matthias
GER
15.24
35.63
SCO
First Training Day Thursday 17 June
Rank
Name
Nation
Int. 1
Int. 2
Int. 3
Rnd.
Time
Diff.
Pen
1
Arch Hannes
AUT
14.25
33.60
55.44
Run 3
1:11.75
1
2
Lamb Nigel
GBR
14.49
32.76
55.26
Run 2
1:12.02
+ 0.27
0
3
Bonhomme Paul
GBR
14.32
34.31
55.81
Run 2
1:13.17
+ 1.42
2
4
Chambliss Kirby
USA
15.14
33.67
55.08
Run 2
1:13.21
+ 1.46
0
5
Dolderer Matthias
GER
14.93
33.86
56.05
Run 3
1:15.27
+ 3.52
2
6
Maclean Alejandro
ESP
15.24
34.20
58.48
Run 2
1:15.55
+ 3.80
0
7
Ivanoff Nicolas
FRA
14.41
34.41
57.00
Run 2
1:15.79
+ 4.04
5
8
Besenyei Peter
HUN
16.09
35.54
58.79
Run 1
1:16.25
+ 4.50
0
9
Rakhmanin Sergey
RUS
15.20
35.77
1:00.51
Run 2
1:17.76
+ 6.01
4
10
Sonka Martin
CZE
16.57
38.95
1:04.09
Run 3
1:21.26
+ 9.51
7
11
McLeod Pete
CAN
15.35
38.16
1:02.58
Run 2
1:23.16
+ 11.41
9
12
Goulian Michael
USA
21.51
43.10
1:06.22
Run 3
1:23.57
+ 11.82
8