2022 Air Race World Championship

The 2022 Air Race World Championship was to be the fifteenth season of the Air Race World Championship, the first following the loss of title sponsor Red Bull and the first season held since the championship folded for the second time in 2019.[1]

The championship was cancelled before a round was run in August 2022, with a re-launch planned for 2023.[2]

Planned entrants

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AeroGP1

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No. Pilot
8   Martin Šonka
11   Mikaël Brageot
24   Ben Murphy
26   Juan Velarde
31   Yoshihide Muroya
32   Dario Costa
33   Mélanie Astles
48   Kevin Coleman
62   Florian Bergér
77   Patrick Davidson
84   Pete McLeod
95   Matt Hall
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Planned calendar

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No. Location Base Dates
1   Goodwood Racecourse, West Sussex, United Kingdom TBC July 8–10
2   TBC, Malaysia TBC September 9–11
3   TBC, Indonesia TBC October 14–16
4   Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Lake Macquarie Airport November 18–20
5   TBC TBC December
Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "FAI agrees partnership with World Championship Air Race for new global series". Air Race World Championship. 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Air Race World Championship Series Canceled". Flying Mag. 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "TEAMS & PILOTS". Air Race World Championship. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 RACE CALENDAR". Air Race World Championship. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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