2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba
{{Short description|Airplane race in Japan}}
{{refimprove|date=June 2015}}
The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba was the second round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.{{cite news|url=http://www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/results|title=Results - Chiba|accessdate=7 June 2015|work=Red Bull Air Race World Championship|publisher=Red Bull Air Race GmbH}} The event was held in Chiba, a port city in Japan.
File:Red Bull Air Race Chiba MXS-R Matt Hall.jpg MXS-R]]
Championship leader Paul Bonhomme took his second victory in as many races, finishing 0.382 seconds clear of Matt Hall, who finished second to Bonhomme as he did in Abu Dhabi. The podium was completed by Matthias Dolderer, who matched his career best result with third place. In the Challenger class, Petr Kopfstein took victory by 0.592 seconds ahead of Daniel Ryfa.
Master Class
=Qualification=
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| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Aircraft number}} ! Pilot ! Run Time ! {{Tooltip|Pen|Penalties}} |
|---|
| 1
| 27 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Ivanoff | 51.102 | |
| 2
| 21 | {{flagicon|GER}} Matthias Dolderer | 51.530 | |
| 3
| 55 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Bonhomme | 51.653 | |
| 4
| 95 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Hall | 51.951 | |
| 5
| 99 | {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Goulian | 52.014 | |
| 6
| 8 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Šonka | 52.024 | |
| 7
| 10 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kirby Chambliss | 52.086 | |
| 8
| 26 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Velarde | 52.106 | |
| 9
| 31 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihide Muroya | 52.429 | |
| 10
| 84 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Pete McLeod | 52.614 | |
| 11
| 9 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Lamb | 53.375 | |
| 12
| 22 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Hannes Arch | 53.416 | +2sec |
| 13
| 91 | {{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Besenyei | 55.183 | |
| 14
| 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} François Le Vot | DNS | |
=Round of 14=
File:Francois Le Vot 2015 Red Bull Air Race Chiba.jpg]]
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center" |
| Heat
! Pilot One ! {{tooltip|Time One|Pilot One's time}} ! {{tooltip|Time Two|Pilot Two's time}} ! Pilot Two |
|---|
| 1
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Goulian (5) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 52.976 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 55.782{{ref|5|3}} |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Pete McLeod (10) |
| 2
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Hall (4) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 50.888 |style="background:#ddffff;"| 51.826 |style="background:#ddffff;"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Lamb (11) |
| 3
|style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Šonka (6) |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 54.753{{ref|3|1}} |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 50.779 |style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihide Muroya (9) |
| 4
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Bonhomme (3) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 51.560 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 54.837{{ref|3|1}} |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hannes Arch (12) |
| 5
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kirby Chambliss (7) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 54.106 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 54.241 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Velarde (8) |
| 6
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|GER}} Matthias Dolderer (2) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 55.050 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 59.928{{ref|4|2}} |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Besenyei (13) |
| 7
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Ivanoff (1) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 55.101{{ref|3|1}} |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 1:03.279{{ref|6|4}} |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Le Vot (14) |
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| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan=2|Key |
|---|
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
| Qualified for next round |
| style="background:#ffcccc;"
| Knocked out |
| style="background:#ddffff;"
| Fastest loser, qualified |
|}
- {{note|3|1}} Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.
- {{note|4|2}} Pilot received 4 seconds in penalties.
- {{note|5|3}} Pilot received 5 seconds in penalties.
- {{note|6|4}} Pilot received 6 seconds in penalties.
=Round of 8=
File:Yoshihide Muroya 1 2015 Red Bull Air Race Chiba.jpg
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center" |
| Heat
! Pilot One ! {{tooltip|Time One|Pilot One's time}} ! {{tooltip|Time Two|Pilot Two's time}} ! Pilot Two |
|---|
| 1
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Hall (4) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 51.452 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 52.917 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Goulian (5) |
| 2
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Bonhomme (3) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 51.392 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| DNF |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihide Muroya (9) |
| 3
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|GER}} Matthias Dolderer (2) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 52.365 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 53.631 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kirby Chambliss (7) |
| 4
|style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Ivanoff (1) |style="background:#ddffdd;"| 52.146 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| 52.448 |style="background:#ffcccc;"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Lamb (11) |
|valign="top"|
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan=2|Key |
|---|
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
| Qualified for next round |
| style="background:#ffcccc;"
| Knocked out |
|}
=Final 4=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Aircraft number}} ! Pilot ! Run Time ! {{Tooltip|Pen|Penalties}} |
|---|
| 1
| style="background:#ffffbf;" | 55 | style="background:#ffffbf;" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Bonhomme | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 51.502 | style="background:#ffffbf;" | |
| 2
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 95 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Hall | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 51.884 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | |
| 3
| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 21 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Matthias Dolderer | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 53.903 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | +2sec |
| 4
| 27 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Ivanoff | DNF | |
Challenger Class
=Results=
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| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Aircraft number}} ! Pilot ! Run Time ! {{Tooltip|Pen|Penalties}} |
|---|
| 1
| style="background:#ffffbf;" | 18 | style="background:#ffffbf;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Kopfstein | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 56.584 | style="background:#ffffbf;" | |
| 2
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 17 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Ryfa | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 57.176 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | |
| 3
| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 5 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | {{flagicon|CHI}} Cristian Bolton | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 57.865 | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | |
| 4
| 62 | {{flagicon|GER}} Florian Berger | 58.340 | |
| 5
| 77 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Francis Barros | 59.053 | |
| 6
| 37 | {{flagicon|SLO}} Peter Podlunšek | 1:01.708 | +4sec |
Standings after the event
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;Master Class standings
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| Pos
! Pilot ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Bonhomme | align="right"| 24 |
| 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Hall | align="right"| 18 |
| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Lamb | align="right"| 8 |
| rowspan=2| 4
| {{flagicon|GER}} Matthias Dolderer |rowspan=2 align="right"| 7 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Pete McLeod |
{{col-2}}
;Challenger Class standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Pos
! Pilot ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Kopfstein | align="right"| 18 |
| 2
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Cristian Bolton | align="right"| 16 |
| 3
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Ryfa | align="right"| 10 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|GER}} Florian Berger | align="right"| 8 |
| 5
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mikaël Brageot | align="right"| 6 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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External links
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