Rio 2007 Red Bull AirRace Final

Paul Bonhomme winner Rio de Janeiro
British pilot Paul Bonhomme (01:32.45 minutes) won a decisive victory against Spaniard Alejandro Maclean (01:36.53) in the the second leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Series, held Saturday over Botafogo Bay in Rio de Janeiro.
The biggest surprise of the competition was the strong performance by Austrian rookie Hannes Arch, who came in a respectable fourth behind 2005 World Series champion Mike Mangold (USA). Peter Besenyei (HUN), who won the first race of the season, was disqualified, while current world champion Kirby Chambliss (USA) disappointed after he struck a gate and was knocked out of the quarter final as a result.
Sergey Rakhmanin (RUS), Frank Versteegh (NED), Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA) und Klaus Schrodt (GER) were the four slowest pilots in the elimination, failing to make it through to the quarter finals.

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