Florian Bergér
Born (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989
Nationality Germany

Florian Bergér (born 31 March 1989) is German pilot. He is a co-pilot in Lufthansa and a pilot of the Challenger class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.[1]

Biography

Florian Bergér is the first German ever to claim the Challenger Cup title and the only pilot of any nationality to have earned the honour twice. Against the most competitive field yet, he's looking for a hat-trick in 2018, all the while working toward his ultimate goal: securing a spot in the Master Class.

"The first time I got in touch with aviation was when my father took me for a ride. He's a pilot as well," remembers Bergér, who was born in Eichstätt in 1989. "Ever since, I've been fascinated by aviation."

Bergér began his career by piloting gliders and still cross-trains with them when time permits, in addition to flying as a First Officer for Lufthansa. He received his foundational aerobatic training at the flying school of champion Red Bull Air Race pilot Matthias Dolderer in Tannheim, and has been representing his country at international competitions since 2014. Successes include third place in the team competition at the European Aerobatic Championships and several individual medals in the Unlimited category at German Nationals, including 5x Unlimited German Aerobatic Champion and 4x Freestyle German Aerobatic Champion.

When Bergér joined the Challenger Class in 2015, he was one of the youngest pilots ever to fly in the Red Bull Air Race. Eager to expand his Air Racing skills, over his first three seasons he clinched a total of 10 race podiums. Highlights include his maiden race win in Spielberg, Austria, and victory at his very first home race at Germany's EuroSpeedway Lausitz, both in 2016. The wins continued in 2017, when he topped the podium at the stop in San Diego, USA, and triumphed in Budapest, Hungary, the spiritual home of the Red Bull Air Race. Bergér's experience will continue to grow throughout the 2018 season, as he masters the new raceplane for the Challenger Class – an Edge 540 V2.

In 2015, he joined the Red Bull Air Race as Challenger class pilot. He won the Challenger class in 2016, 2017 and 2019 (2019 no official ranking)

Results

Red Bull Air Race

Challenger Class

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Wins Position
2015 United Arab Emirates
4th		 Japan
4th		 Croatia
DNP		 Hungary
6th		 United Kingdom
5th		 Austria
5th		 United States
3rd		 14 0 United States
5th
2016 United Arab Emirates
3rd		 Austria
1st		 Japan
DNP		 Hungary
4th		 United Kingdom
2nd		 Germany
1st		 United States
DNP		 United States
CAN		 28 2 1st
2017 United Arab Emirates
2nd		 United States
1st		 Hungary
1st		 Russia
DNP[2]		 Russia
DNP		 Portugal
2nd		 Germany
2nd		 United States
4th		 38 2 1st
2018 United Arab Emirates
1st		 France
DNP		 Hungary
2nd		 Russia
DNP		 Austria
DNP[3]		 Austria
DNP		 United States
1st		 36 2 United States
2nd
2019 United Arab Emirates1st Russia1st HungaryDNP[3] Japan1st - - - - 3 -

Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified

References

  1. ↑ "FLORIAN BERGÉR". Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Chiba was rescheduling in Kazan
  3. 1 2 Chiba was rescheduling in Wiener Neustadt
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