The Red Bull Air Race World Championship features the world’s best race pilots in a pure motorsport competition that combines speed, precision and skill.
Using the fastest, most agile, lightweight racing planes, pilots hit speeds of 370kmh while enduring forces of up to 10G as they navigate a low-level slalom track marked by 25-meter-high, air-filled pylons. The next round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship will be held in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
Forecast
On Saturday in the morning, a mixture of clouds and sunshine will prevail. However, sunshine will dominate in the afternoon. Only weak winds and temperatures will rise from 13 to 15 degrees Celsius (55 to 59 F) in the morning to 24 to 26 degrees Celsius (75 to 79 F) in the afternoon.
Sunday will start with clouds and rain, however, in the afternoon dry intervals will get longer, and even some sunny spells will then be possible. The fresh wind weakens in the morning, and temperatures rise to 20 to 22 degrees Celsius (68 to 71 F).
How the Red Bull Air Race operates
Created in 2003, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship celebrated its landmark 75th race at the 2017 season opener in Abu Dhabi. In the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, pilots fly through a predefined racetrack of Air gates – inflatable pylons typically in pairs. The total length of each racetrack is approximately 6km and is made up of two laps. Each pilot flies individually with the aim of finishing in the quickest possible time.
All Air Gates must be flown through horizontally with the exception of the Chicane. The Chicane is a series of single pylons positioned in a line and must be navigated in a slalom style.
The timing is activated when the raceplane crosses the start line and is stopped when it passes the finish line. The start and finish line is made up of a single chequered Air Gate known as the Start/Finish Gate.
Accurate forecasts for the decisive seconds
It was not only the pilots who gave their all in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship; so too do the meteorologists from Team Morecast. Using their own weather model and tens of thousands of weather stations throughout the world, Team Morecast provides specific event weather for pilots everywhere.