2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series season
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The 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series season was the 3rd Red Bull Air Race World Series season. It began on April 8, 2005 and ended on October 8.
In the 2005 season, the air race venue RAF Kemble in the United Kingdom made place to Longleat and Reno, Nevada in the USA to San Francisco, California. The number of air race locations grew up from 3 in to 7 in 2006 by adding Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Zeltweg in Austria and Rock of Cashel in Ireland.
The previous year's competitors from the USA, Michael Goulian and Martin David, did not participate any more in the 2005 season. British Nigel Lamb joined the Red Bull Air Races from the Longleat leg onwards. The American pilot Mike Mangold, who won 5 of the 7 air races, became champion in 2005 with a total of 36 points followed by Hungarian Peter Besenyei (32 points). Kirby Chambliss from the United States, ranked on 3rd place with 21 points.
Race calendar
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series Race Calendar |
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| Leg | Date | Place | Country |
| 1 | April 8 | Port of Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi |  United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | June 12 | Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam |  The Netherlands |
| 3 | June 25 | Zeltweg |  Austria |
| 4 | July 24 | Rock of Cashel |  Ireland |
| 5 | August 7 | Longleat, Wiltshire |  United Kingdom |
| 6 | August 20 | River Danube, Budapest |  Hungary |
| 7 | October 8 | Marina Green and Aquatic Park, San Francisco, California |
 United States |
Standings and results
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series Standings and Results |
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| Rank | Pilot | UAE |
NED |
AUT |
IRL |
GBR |
HUN |
USA |
Total Points | |
| 1 |  Mike Mangold |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | |
| 2 |  Peter Besenyei |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
| 3 | Kirby Chambliss |
9 | 4 | 4 | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |
| 4 |  Klaus Schrodt |
5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| 5 |  Paul Bonhomme |
6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Steve Jones |
2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 |  Nicolas Ivanoff |
4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8= |  Frank Versteegh |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | DNS | 8 | 0 | |
| 8= |  Alejandro Maclean |
7 | 9 | 9 | TP | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8= | Nigel Lamb |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
Legend:
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
- TP: Technical problems
Aircraft
| 2005 Red Bull Air Race World Series Aircraft |
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| Aircraft | Constructor | Pilot | ||||||||||
| CAP-232 | CAP Aviation |
Nicolas Ivanoff |
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| Extra 230 | Extra Flugzeugbau |
Nicolas Ivanoff |
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| Extra 300L | Extra Flugzeugbau |
Nigel Lamb Alejandro Maclean Frank Versteegh |
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| Extra 300S | Extra Flugzeugbau |
Peter Besenyei Paul Bonhomme Steve Jones Klaus Schrodt |
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| Sukhoi Su-26 |  Sukhoi Corporation |
Alejandro Maclean |
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| Sukhoi Su-31 | Sukhoi Corporation |
Alejandro Maclean |
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| Zivko Edge 540 | Zivko Aeronautics |
Kirby Chambliss Mike Mangold |
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