Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi will again play host to the first race of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship, it was announced on Wednesday.
The event is an international series of air races, in which competitors have to navigate a challenging obstacle course in the fastest time.
The eight-race 2015 championship will feature two new stops in Japan and Russia, along with a return to Budapest, Hungary, between February and October.
The world’s fastest motorsport series will also be back at five popular locations in 2015 with stops in Abu Dhabi, Ascot in England, Spielberg in Austria and Fort Worth and Las Vegas in the United States.
The sport’s eighth season kicks off on February 13-14 with the traditional opener in Abu Dhabi and will include first-ever races in Japan, with a stop in Chiba on May 16-17.
Erich Wolf, general manager of Red Bull Air Race GmbH, said: “We’re always making efforts to bring the sport to our fans and we’re delighted that we can now officially announce that Red Bull Air Race will visit 2015 two new countries. We will race in Japan and Russia, countries full of enthusiastic motorsport and aviation fans and once again Hungary, where the Red Bull Air Race has a great fanbase.”
Organisers say the Red Bull Air Race World Championship will see the world’s best pilots put to the test in a pure motorsport competition, combining speed, precision and skill.
The pilots use the fastest, most agile and lightweight racing planes to navigate a pre-defined, low-level aerial racetrack of air-filled pylons (air gates), with the aim of finishing in the fastest time possible and incurring as few penalties as they can.
Tickets for the event are on sale at www.redbullairrace.com.
