Paul Bonhomme
Paul Bonhomme | |
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Born | 22 September 1964 |
Nationality | British |
Website | teambonhomme.com https://www.facebook.com/teambonhomme55 |
Paul Bonhomme (born 22 September 1964) is a British
Racing career
Bonhomme was born into a family of aviators. His father was an airline pilot and his mother, who worked mostly as a nurse, did a stint as a
Bonhomme's flying career started in 1980 at White Waltham Airfield as a general dogsbody by cleaning hangars, polishing aircraft and refuelling aircraft.
At age 18 he gained his
His aerobatics career started in 1986, flying Richard Goode’s
Aircraft types Bonhomme has flown include the
Starting in 1994 he flew formation displays and competitions around the world with his colleague former Air Race pilot and Television commentator Steve Jones as "The Matadors". They won three gold medals and one silver medal in the FAI series. He has competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship from its inception in 2003 until 2015, achieving an unsurpassed record of 46 podium finishes out of 65 races that includes 19 race wins. He was the World Champion in 2009, 2010 and 2015
Awards
In 2010 Paul was awarded the Guild Sword of Honour by the
Bonhomme was the 2009 recipient of the Segrave Trophy.[1]
Personal life
Bonhomme's other activities include helicopter instructing (when he can find time) and his latest and most prized enjoyment is gliding. He glides from the Cambridge Gliding Centre at Gransden Lodge (the most fantastic gliding airfield in the south of England). He is married with a stepson and three daughters, and lives in South Cambridgeshire, England.
Paul Bonhomme at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship | |||||||||||||||
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Wins | Rank |
2003
|
3rd |
NC |
0 | 0 | NC | ||||||||||
2004
|
6th |
7th |
6th |
2 | 0 | 8th | |||||||||
2005
|
6th |
7th |
3rd |
3rd |
5th |
3rd |
5th |
17 | 0 | 5th | |||||
2006
|
7th |
8th |
6th |
CAN |
2nd |
2nd |
1st |
3rd |
2nd |
26 | 1 | 4th | |||
2007
|
3rd |
1st |
2nd |
2nd |
CAN |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
3rd |
1st |
CAN |
5th |
47 | 3 | 2nd |
2008
|
1st |
1st |
2nd |
CAN |
1st |
7th |
3rd |
10th |
CAN |
1st |
54 | 4 | 2nd | ||
2009 | 2nd |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
1st |
1st |
67 | 3 | 1st | ||||||
2010 | 1st |
3rd |
3rd |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
CAN |
CAN |
64 | 2 | 1st | ||||
2014
|
1st |
2nd |
5th |
5th |
1st |
5th |
7th |
5th |
51 | 2 | 3rd | ||||
2015
|
1st |
1st |
8th |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
76 | 4 | 1st |
Legend:
- CAN: Cancelled
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
- DQ: Disqualified
- NC: Not classified
See also
- Competition aerobatics
- Red Bull Air Race World Series
References
This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Paul Bonhomme" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2015) |
- Life magazine. 28 June 2010. Archived from the originalon 10 June 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2010.