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Red Bull Air Race World Series 2005

Results of the sixth race August 20, 2005 Budapest, Hungary 

 

Paul Bonhomme in his Extra 300S above the river Danube, in front of the Chain Bridge, flies to the third place in Budapest. Photo: Red bull Photofiles

The Red Bull Air Race  Budapest race course is above the River Danube, in front of the Hungarian Parliament between the Chain Bridge and Margaret Bridge. There are twelve gates to cross, start and finish line are under the Chain Bridge.
Weather: cloudy
Temperature: min. 17ºC
max. 29ºC
Rain probability: 10%
Wind speed: 5km/h (E)

 

QUALIFICATION - Budapest
1 Mike Mangold USA 1:06.06
2 Kirby Chambliss USA 1:09.65
3 Klaus Schrodt GER 1:11.59
4 Peter Besenyei HUN 1:12.31
5 Paul Bonhomme GBR 1:12.62
6 Nicolas Ivanoff FRA 1:14.45
7 Steve Jones GBR 1:18.97
8 Frank Versteegh NED 1:22.96
9 Alexander MacLean ESP 1:24.02
Nigel Lamb ZIM    d.s

 

  

 

  Spectators: 1,2 Million.

Results of the sixth race Budapest, Hungary  

Pos Name Nat. Time 1st Time 2nd Time total Difference Penalties Points Points over all
1 Mike Mangold USA  1:06:49  1:07:32   2:13:81   0:00:00        0     6          30
2 Kirby Chambliss USA  1:08:49  1:11:93   2:20:42   0:06:61        4     5          16
3 Paul Bonhomme GBR  1:12:46  1:12:58   2:25:04   0:11:23        1     4          15
4 Peter Besenyei HUN  1:14:01  1:11:11   2:25:12   0:11:31        2     3          28
5 Klaus Schrodt GER  1:10:69  1:15:57   2:26:26   0:12:45        4     2          15
6 Steve Jones GBR  1:13:14  1:14:79   2:27:93   0:14:12        3     1          12
7 Nicolas Ivanoff FRA  1:13:97  1:14:94   2:28:91   0:15:10        4              10
8 Nigel Lamb ZIM  1:18:45  1:22:48   2:40:93   0:27:12        3
9 Alexander MacLean ESP  1:21:96  1:22:76   2:44:72   0:30:91        8
Frank Versteegh NED  1:19:71     d.n.s

 

Frank Versteegh didn't start in the second race of the day, because of technical problems. Frank loaned an Extra 300L, G-KAYH, because his own Extra had technical problems.

 

Mike Mangold is the winner of the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest, he was the only one of ten pilots without any penalty seconds. Mike Mangold is now the leader in the Red Bull World Series 2005, with two points more than number two Peter Besenyei, with one race to go.           Photo: Victor Veres, Red Bull Photofiles

 

1,2 million spectators seen Peter Besenyei flying to the fourth place of the day. The Hungarian had violated the speed limit at the start line below the Chain Bridge in such an egregious fashion that he landed two penalty seconds.                                            photo: Szolt Szigetvary, Red Bull Photofiles.

 

Nicolas Ivanoff "the Quick Corsican" is flying in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, in his CAP232.              Photo: Balász Gárdi, Red Bull Photofiles.

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