ARCH BEATS BONHOMME IN CROATIA RED BULL RACE

14 Apr 2014

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Austria’s Hannes Arch came from behind to beat defending champion Paul Bonhomme in the second round of the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday, staged at Rovinj, Croatia.

Arch was trailing Bonhomme at the midway point of the final round by 0.23 seconds but set a blistering second lap for his eighth career victory. Japan’s Yoshihide Muroya got the first podium of his career, taking third place.

“It’s really special,” said Arch, who felt lifted by a surge of support this weekend from the big crowd in Rovinj. “When I heard I was first I had tears in my eyes because of all the emotions and the release of the pressure. It was so difficult here.”

There were a record six pylon hits on the challenging course set up in the water just off the shoreline of Rovinj – including one in the Super 8 round that ended the day of Matt Hall of Australia, who finished a disappointing seventh.

Canada’s Pete McLeod was fourth after a costly penalty in the finals. Britain`s Nigel Lamb got knocked out when his running propeller touched the ground and got damaged at the Race Airport.

Results
1. Hannes Arch (AUT)
2. Paul Bonhomme (GBR)
3. Yoshihide Muroya (JPN)
4. Pete McLeod (CAN)
5. Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA)
6. Martin Sonka (CZE)
7. Matt Hall (AUS)
8. Nigel Lamb (GBR)
9. Matthias Dolderer (GER)
10. Kirby Chambliss (USA)
11. Peter Besenyei (HUN)
12. Michael Goulian (USA)

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