One upset followed another at the second stop of the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship in San Diego on Sunday. Yoshihide (Yoshi) Muroya of Japan was the only pilot with the consistency to reach the top of the podium, dazzling a crowd of more than 40,000 fans across the race weekend, with a time of 58.529. Peter Podlun\u0161ek from Slovenian stunned the field in capturing second place in his first-ever Final 4, two seconds behind Muroya at 1:00.454. Reigning world champion Matthias Dolderer was third after a pylon hit, and American Kirby Chambliss finished fourth.
\nEarning 15 World Championship points with the victory, Muroya jumped up 10 places in the overall standings, to third behind Martin \u0160onka of the Czech Republic (21 points) and Dolderer (16). The result was especially meaningful because the next stop of the season is in Muroya\u2019s home skies of Chiba, Japan \u2013 where he earned his first Red Bull Air Race win in 2016.
\n“I\u2019m quite happy. We had a very hard time at the season opener in Abu Dhabi, and we\u2019ve been working really hard for months,” said Muroya, who had an over-G penalty at the 2017 kickoff. “My crew and my family have been helping a lot to help us get more stable and consistent, and I thank them. “The next race in Japan is going to be a big one, and it\u2019s an important step forward to win here as I head to my home country. It\u2019s a huge crowd and pressure for me, but I will have fun there.”\u00a0
\nIn the day\u2019s earlier action, 2016 Challenger Cup winner Florian Berg\u00e9r of Germany earned his first Challenger Class win of the season.
\nFor more information on tickets and all the latest, visit\u00a0www.redbullairrace.com.
\nResults Master Class San Diego:
\n1. Yoshihide Muroya (JPN), 2. Peter Podlun\u0161ek (SLO), 3. Matthias Dolderer (GER), 4. Kirby Chambliss (USA), 5. Martin \u0160onka (CZE), 6. Petr Kopfstein (CZE), 7. Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA), 8. Michael Goulian (USA), 9. Matt Hall (AUS), 10. Pete McLeod (CAN), 11. Juan Velarde (ESP), 12. Fran\u00e7ois Le Vot (FRA), 13. Mika\u00ebl Brageot (FRA), 14. Cristian Bolton (CHI).
\nWorld Championship standings after two races:\u00a01.\u00a0Martin \u0160onka (CZE) 21 points, 2. Matthias Dolderer (GER) 16 pts, 3. Yoshihide Muroya (JPN) 15 pts, 4. Juan Velarde (ESP) 12 pts, 5. Peter Podlun\u0161ek (SLO) 12 pts, 6. Pete McLeod (CAN) 10 pts, 7. Nicolas Ivanoff (FRA) 10 pts, 8. Michael Goulian (USA) 8 pts, 9. Kirby Chambliss (USA) 7 pts, 10. Petr Kopfstein (CZE) 5 pts, 11. Cristian Bolton (CHI) 4 pts, 12. Fran\u00e7ois Le Vot (FRA) 3 pts, 13. Matt Hall (AUS) 3 pts, 14. Mika\u00ebl Brageot (FRA) 2 pts.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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