Arch Wins Budapest Red Bull Race

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Austria’s Hannes Arch won the fourth stop on the Red Bull Air Race tour in hot conditions on the course over the Danube River in downtown Budapest. Arch beat second place finisher and points leader Paul Bonhomme, of the U.K., by two-tenths of a second on a course that started with aircraft flying under the Chain Bridge over the Danube in front of Hungary’s parliament buildings. It was Arch’s second straight victory. Third place went to Martin Sonka, of the Czech Republic, and Canada’s Pete McLeod was fourth. U.S. competitors Michael Goulian and Kirby Chambliss were eighth and twelfth respectively.

The race series moves to Ascot in the U.K. next, followed by Spielberg, Austria, and the season wraps up with races in Fort Worth, Texas (Sept. 26-27) and the season finale in Las Vegas Oct. 17-18. Bonhomme held on to first place in the overall standings with 34 points while Arch improved to second place with 29 points. Australia’s Matt Hall is in third place overall with 29 points.

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