Peter Podlunšek | |
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| Born | May 25, 1970 |
| Nationality |  Slovenian |
| Website | redbullairrace.com |
Peter Podlunšek (born May 25, 1970) is a Slovenian aerobatics pilot.
He competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship Challenger Cup competition. His first Red Bull Air Race was on 12 April 2014 in Rovinj where he took third place.[1] He uses two racing aircraft; an Extra 300L and an Extra 330SC. He has flown aerobatic aircraft since 1994 and has won eight national championships in aerobatics. He is based in Slovenia's aerobatics hotbed of Murska Sobota. Since 2008 he has been flying the Extra 330SC and participated in more than 250 airshows across Europe, China and Libya. In his two decades of flying he has clocked more than 1,000 flight hours - 450 of those being in aerobatics. Peter announced that he will retire the master class pilot of Red Bull Air Race in the 2017 season.
Red Bull Air Race
Challenger Class
| Peter Podlunšek at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship | |||||||||||
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Rank |
| 2014 |  DNP |
 3rd 6 |
 5th 2 |
 DNP |
 5th 2 |
 4th 4 |
DNP |
 DNP |
12 | 0 | 9th |
| 2015 | DNP |
 6th 0 |
4th 4 |
 3rd 6 |
4th 4 |
4th 4 |
2nd 8 |
2nd |
18 | 0 | 2nd |
Master Class
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Abu Dhabi 13th |
Spielberg 8th |
Chiba 11th |
Budapest 12th |
Ascot 10th |
 Lausitz 13th |
Indianapolis 11th |
Las Vegas CAN |
4 | 0 | 13th |
| 2017 | Abu Dhabi DSQ |
San Diego 2nd |
Chiba 12th |
Budapest 13th(DNS) |
 Kazan 14th |
 Porto 9th |
Lausitz 13th |
Indianapolis 14th |
14 | 0 | 12th |
*season in progress Legend:
- CAN - cancelled
- DNP - did not participate
- DNS - did not show
- DQ - disqualified
- NC - not classified
See also
References
- ↑ Rovinj Challenger Cup results - Red Bull Air Race World Championships redbullairrace.com
External links
- Peter Podlunšek Archived 2017-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Peter Podlunšek - Red Bull Air Race profile
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