Péter Besenyei
Péter Besenyei | |
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| Born | 8 June 1956 |
| Nationality |  Hungary |
| Website | besenyeipeter.hu |
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Péter Besenyei (born 1956) is a
pilot
and world champion air racer.
Biography
He was born on 8 June 1956 in
World Aerobatic Championships he decided to become a pilot. At 15 years of age he flew a glider for the first time. In 1976 Péter entered his first flying competition[1]
by piloting a glider and showed his talent, finishing in second place.
Besenyei became an aerobatics pilot and won several titles in national and international championships. He won his first gold medal in 1982 at the Austrian National Championships.[2] His specialty is free-style aerobatics. He invented a number of original snap rolls and, in 1984, the "knife-edge spin". In 1995 Péter Besenyei won 2 gold and 2 silver medals and he was named the most successful aerobatics pilot of his time.[1] In 2001 Besenyei flew upside down under the Széchenyi Chain Bridge,[3] that spans the river Danube in Budapest, a maneuver that became a standard in air races today.
Besenyei is sometimes referred to as the godfather of the
Red Bull Air Race World Series
.
He is currently a
2015 season
.
Achievements
- 1982
- Austrian National Championships – overall winner
- 1990
- World Aerobatics Championships – 2nd
- 1993
- Breitling Aerobatics World Cup- 3rd
- 1994
- World Champion of the Compulsory Program
- 1995
- European Champion Freestyle
- European Champion of the Compulsory Program
- 1998
- FAI World Grand Prix Series1st
- 2000
- World Champion Freestyle
- 2001
- FAI World Grand Prix Series 1st
- 2003
- 2005
- FAI World Series Grand Prix, Lausanne, Switzerland - 1st
Honors
- 1996 - "Gold Medal of the President of the Republic of Hungary" by President Árpád Göncz[3]
Red Bull Air Race World Series
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Wins | Rank |
2003
|
 1st |
1st |
6 | 2 | 1st | ||||||||||
2004
|
 3rd |
3rd |
 3rd |
12 | 0 | 2nd | |||||||||
2005
|
 1st |
 2nd |
2nd |
 1st |
3rd |
4th |
4th |
32 | 2 | 2nd | |||||
2006
|
3rd |
 1st |
 2nd |
 CAN |
 3rd |
DSQ |
2nd |
2nd |
 1st |
35 | 2 | 2nd | |||
2007
|
1st |
 5th |
1st |
5th |
CAN |
 3rd |
3rd |
4th |
 4th |
6th |
 CAN |
7th |
31 | 2 | 3rd |
2008
|
4th |
8th |
5th |
 CAN |
6th |
4th |
5th |
7th |
CAN |
7th |
34 | 0 | 5th | ||
2009
|
10th |
4th |
 DNS |
10th |
4th |
8th |
24 | 0 | 8th | ||||||
2010
|
3rd |
10th |
11th |
10th |
8th |
9th |
CAN |
CAN |
21 | 0 | 10th | ||||
2014
|
10th |
 11th |
 7th |
 7th |
7th |
12th |
12th |
12th |
6 | 0 | 11th | ||||
2015
|
7th |
 13th |
12th |
6th |
6th |
8th |
12th |
13th |
9 | 0 | 12th | ||||
Legend:
- CAN: Cancelled
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not start
- DSQ: Disqualified
- NC: Not classified
See also
References
- ^ a b "Peter Besenyei Aerobatics Pilot". budpocketguide.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Besenyei Peter" (in Hungarian). rtl.hu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ a b c d e f "Peter Besenyei". redbullairrace.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Péter Besenyei.
- Péter Besenyei Official Site
- Péter Besenyei (Official Fan Page)
- Biography at Budapest Pocket Guide website
- Red Bull Air Race World Series official website
- Aerobatics website with Péter Besenyei videos
- The Story of Péter Besenyei on Youtube
- The Story of Air Show Unawatuna Beach, Sri Lanka
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