2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot
# 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot

The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot was the fifth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom.

Championship leader Paul Bonhomme took his third victory of the 2015 season, as he was the only pilot of the four finalists to set a time without recording any penalties. He finished 2.6 seconds clear of Matt Hall, with Yoshihide Muroya completing the podium. In the Challenger class, Petr Kopfstein took his second win, 1.144 seconds ahead of Cristian Bolton. Daniel Ryfa had finished quickest, but was given a two-second penalty, and therefore dropped to third.

## Master Class

### Qualification

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 1:06.023 | |
| 2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 1:06.284 | |
| 3 | 8 | Martin Šonka | 1:07.172 | |
| 4 | 91 | Péter Besenyei | 1:07.443 | |
| 5 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:07.864 | |
| 6 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:08.075 | |
| 7 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 1:08.136 | |
| 8 | 9 | Nigel Lamb | 1:08.220 | |
| 9 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 1:08.438 | |
| 10 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:08.439 | +2sec |
| 11 | 12 | François Le Vot | 1:09.280 | |
| 12 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 1:09.996 | |
| 13 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 1:10.631 | +2sec |
| 14 | 22 | Hannes Arch | DNF | |

### Round of 14

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yoshihide Muroya (5) | 1:07.623 | 1:08.844 | Matthias Dolderer (10) |
| 2 | Péter Besenyei (4) | 1:08.919 | 1:13.511 | François Le Vot (11) |
| 3 | Nicolas Ivanoff (6) | 1:07.967 | 1:08.721 | Michael Goulian (9) |
| 4 | Martin Šonka (3) | 1:07.405 | 1:09.003 | Juan Velarde |
| 5 | Kirby Chambliss (7) | 1:10.590 | 1:10.047 | Nigel Lamb (8) |
| 6 | Matt Hall (2) | 1:06.833 | 1:11.019 | Pete McLeod (13) |
| 7 | Paul Bonhomme (1) | 1:06.961 | 1:06.178 | Hannes Arch (14) |

Key :

* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* Fastest loser, qualified
* ^1 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.
* ^2 Pilot received 3 seconds in penalties.

### Round of 8

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Péter Besenyei (4) | 1:07.465 | 1:06.706 | Yoshihide Muroya (5) |
| 2 | Martin Šonka (3) | 1:10.114 | 1:08.088 | Nicolas Ivanoff (6) |
| 3 | Matt Hall (2) | 1:06.531 | 1:06.993 | Nigel Lamb (8) |
| 4 | Paul Bonhomme (1) | 1:06.542 | DNS | Hannes Arch (14) |

Key :

* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out

### Final 4

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 1:06.416 | |
| 2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 1:09.024 | +2sec |
| 3 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:09.426 | +2sec |
| 4 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:10.804 | +2sec |

## Challenger Class

### Results

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:20.776 | |
| 2 | 5 | Cristian Bolton | 1:21.920 | |
| 3 | 17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1:21.982 | +2sec |
| 4 | 37 | Peter Podlunšek | 1:22.212 | |
| 5 | 62 | Florian Berger | 1:27.444 | |
| 6 | 77 | Francis Barros | 1:27.653 | +4sec |

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Bonhomme | 46 |
| 2 | Matt Hall | 38 |
| 3 | Hannes Arch | 30 |
| 4 | Martin Šonka | 18 |
| 5 | Nigel Lamb | 17 |
| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Daniel Ryfa | 28 |
| 1 | Petr Kopfstein | 28 |
| 3 | Cristian Bolton | 24 |
| 4 | Mikaël Brageot | 22 |
| 5 | Peter Podlunšek | 14 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
