The most exciting Red Bull Air Race World Championship battle in the sport’s history concludes with a showdown in the Styrian mountains in Spielberg, Austria on October 25/26 with Britain’s Nigel Lamb clinging to a slim lead over Austria’s Hannes Arch and defending World Champion Paul Bonhomme of Britain.
SPIELBERG (Austria) – The Red Bull Air Race World Championship lead has changed hands four times in this most riveting season ever and there have been five different winners at the seven races heading into the season finale of the world’s fastest motorsport series at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria on October 25/26. Red hot Nigel Lamb of Britain stormed into the overall lead with his fifth straight podium finish at the last race in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 12 while 2008 World Champion Hannes Arch of Austria, who led the championship earlier this year with two victories, is within striking range in second place heading into his home race. Defending World Champion Paul Bonhomme of Britain, who held but lost the overall lead twice this year, is in third place but still has a chance to win a third straight title.
SPIELBERG (Austria) – The Red Bull Air Race World Championship lead has changed hands four times in this most riveting season ever and there have been five different winners at the seven races heading into the season finale of the world’s fastest motorsport series at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria on October 25/26. Red hot Nigel Lamb of Britain stormed into the overall lead with his fifth straight podium finish at the last race in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 12 while 2008 World Champion Hannes Arch of Austria, who led the championship earlier this year with two victories, is within striking range in second place heading into his home race. Defending World Champion Paul Bonhomme of Britain, who held but lost the overall lead twice this year, is in third place but still has a chance to win a third straight title.
Right behind the three leaders fighting it out in Spielberg for the overall World Championship title there is an exciting three-way battle going on for fourth place with Las Vegas winner Pete McLeod of Canada (37 points) hoping to stave off Australia’s Matt Hall (33 points) and Fort Worth, Texas winner Nicolas Ivanoff of France (30 points).
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