2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot
The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot was the fifth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom.
Championship leader Paul Bonhomme took his third victory of the 2015 season, as he was the only pilot of the four finalists to set a time without recording any penalties. He finished 2.6 seconds clear of Matt Hall, with Yoshihide Muroya completing the podium. In the Challenger class, Petr Kopfstein took his second win, 1.144 seconds ahead of Cristian Bolton. Daniel Ryfa had finished quickest, but was given a two-second penalty, and therefore dropped to third.Master Class
Qualification
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
1 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 1:06.023 | |
2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 1:06.284 | |
3 | 8 | Martin Šonka | 1:07.172 | |
4 | 91 | Péter Besenyei | 1:07.443 | |
5 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:07.864 | |
6 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:08.075 | |
7 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 1:08.136 | |
8 | 9 | Nigel Lamb | 1:08.220 | |
9 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 1:08.438 | |
10 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:08.439 | +2sec |
11 | 12 | François Le Vot | 1:09.280 | |
12 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 1:09.996 | |
13 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 1:10.631 | +2sec |
14 | 22 | Hannes Arch | DNF | |
- Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.
- Pilot received 3 seconds in penalties.
Round of 8
Final 4
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
1 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 1:06.416 | |
2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 1:09.024 | +2sec |
3 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:09.426 | +2sec |
4 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:10.804 | +2sec |
Challenger Class
Results
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
1 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:20.776 | |
2 | 5 | Cristian Bolton | 1:21.920 | |
3 | 17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1:21.982 | +2sec |
4 | 37 | Peter Podlunšek | 1:22.212 | |
5 | 62 | Florian Berger | 1:27.444 | |
6 | 77 | Francis Barros | 1:27.653 | +4sec |
Standings after the event
;Master Class standings
Pos | Pilot | |
1 | Paul Bonhomme | 46 |
2 | Matt Hall | 38 |
3 | Hannes Arch | 30 |
4 | Martin Šonka | 18 |
5 | Nigel Lamb | 17 |
;Challenger Class standings
Pos | Pilot | |
1 | Daniel Ryfa | 28 |
1 | Petr Kopfstein | 28 |
3 | Cristian Bolton | 24 |
4 | Mikaël Brageot | 22 |
5 | Peter Podlunšek | 14 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.