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Yoshihide Muroya

Born	(1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
Nationality	Japan
Website	yoshi-muroya.jp

Yoshihide "Yoshi" Muroya (室屋義秀, Muroya Yoshihide, born 27 January 1973) is a Japanese

pilot and race pilot^[1] of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship

. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly. Muroya went to the United States privately to earn his airplane license at the age of twenty.

After that, he worked long hours to earn enough money to get his training in the United States for a period of two months a year. At the same time, he continued glider training in Japan and learned long-distance flight techniques in Australia.

In 2009 he participated in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as first Japanese and first Asian pilot. Special Team Mate Robert Fry joined as Team coordinator. In the final race in Barcelona, Spain he took 6th place. In 2017 he became Red Bull Air Race's World Champion.

Until now, he has held some 170 air-shows over 12 years without incident.

In 2021, Muroya partnered with Lexus to launch Lexus/Pathfinder Air Racing, a joint team competing in the Air Race World Championship.^[2]

Racing record

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Yoshihide Muroya at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Wins	Rank
2009	13th	11th	14th	12th	10th	6th			9	0	14th
2010	10th	9th	12th	DNS		12th	CAN	CAN	5	0	12th
Series not held between 2011 and 2013
2014	9th	3rd	10th	12th	6th	9th	9th	9th	10	0	9th
2015	6th	8th	10th	9th	3rd	10th	3rd	4th	23	0	6th
2016	7th	14th	1st	5th	8th	14th	5th	CAN	31.5	1	6th
2017	13th	1st	1st	3rd	13th	6th	1st	1st	74	4	1st
2018	2nd	4th	14th	11th	8th	2nd	12th	5th	40	0	5th
2019	1st								28	1	1st

Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified

Gallery

Aerobatics by Extra 300S
Sukhoi Su-26
Extra 300L
Zivko Edge 540 V2
FALKEN
color

References

^ "Duel continues: Arch blasts Bonhomme in Rovinj". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^ "LEXUS LAUNCHES JOINT AIR RACING TEAM WITH COMPETITION PILOT YOSHIHIDE MUROYA". LEXUS LAUNCHES JOINT AIR RACING TEAM WITH COMPETITION PILOT YOSHIHIDE MUROYA. Retrieved 2022-01-17.

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Official website (in Japanese and English)
Red Bull Air Race World Championship - Yoshihide Muroya

v t e Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots
Current pilots (Master)	Cristian Bolton Mikaël Brageot Kirby Chambliss Matthias Dolderer Michael Goulian Matt Hall Nicolas Ivanoff Petr Kopfstein François Le Vot Pete McLeod Yoshihide Muroya Ben Murphy Martin Šonka Juan Velarde
Current pilots (Challenger)	Mélanie Astles Florian Bergér Kenny Chiang Kevin Coleman Dario Costa Luke Czepiela Patrick Davidson Daniel Genevey Daniel Ryfa Baptiste Vignes
Former pilots	Hannes Arch Péter Besenyei Paul Bonhomme Glen Dell Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Adilson Kindlemann Nigel Lamb Alejandro Maclean Mike Mangold David Martin Peter Podlunšek Sergey Rakhmanin Klaus Schrodt Frank Versteegh

v t e Red Bull Air Race World Championship champions
Three-time	Paul Bonhomme (2009, 2010, 2015)
Two-time	Kirby Chambliss (2004, 2006) Mike Mangold (2005, 2007)
One-time	Hannes Arch (2008) Péter Besenyei (2003) Matthias Dolderer (2016) Nigel Lamb (2014) Yoshihide Muroya (2017) Martin Šonka (2018) Matt Hall (2019)

v t e Aerobatics
Aircraft	List of aerobatic aircraft
Competitions	European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship World Gliding Championships
Maneuvers	Loop (inside & outside) Aileron roll Barrel roll Cuban eight Falling leaf Hesitation roll Immelmann turn Kulbit Lomcovak Cobra maneuver Slip Spin Split S Stall turn/hammerhead Tailslide Scissors Whifferdill turn Zurabatic cartwheel
Organizations	British Aerobatic Association Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Aresti Catalog) International Aerobatic Club International Miniature Aerobatic Club
Pilots	Cecilia R. Aragon Hannes Arch Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad Lincoln J. Beachey Péter Besenyei Ladislav Bezák Marta Bohn-Meyer Cristian Bolton Paul Bonhomme Pip Borrman Mikaël Brageot Kirby Chambliss Julie Clark Marion Cole Vicki Cruse Mario de Bernardi Giovanni De Briganti Tommaso Dal Molin Glen Dell Matthias Dolderer Wilhelm Düerkop Walter Extra Markus Feyerabend Gerhard Fieseler Jozef Gabris Michael Goulian Matt Hall Wayne Handley Ray Hanna Charlie Hillard Bob Hoover Bevo Howard Nicolas Ivanoff Nader Jahanbani Petr Jirmus Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Svetlana Kapanina Sándor Katona Petr Kopfstein Charlie Kulp Anatoly Kvochur Nigel Lamb Amanda Lee Jim LeRoy François Le Vot Leo Loudenslager Nancy Lynn Alejandro Maclean Pete McLeod Jerzy Makula Stanisław Makula Mikhail Mamistov Mike Mangold Scott Manning Catherine Maunoury Yoshihide Muroya Pyotr Nesterov Alexandr Panfierov Ivy May Pearce Adolphe Pégoud František Peřina Tom Poberezny Peter Podlunšek Maciej Pospieszyński Sergey Rakhmanin Amelia Reid Olaf Schmidt Art Scholl Klaus Schrodt Betty Skelton Erde Skip Stewart Martin Šonka Gene Soucy Chris Sperou Victor Tchmal Reinhold Tiling Ferenc Tóth Sean D. Tucker Nick Turvey Ernst Udet Gabor Varga Juan Velarde Frank Versteegh Pavel Vlasov Patty Wagstaff Kermit Weeks Neil Williams Walter Wolfrum Janusz Żurakowski
Other	3D Radio control

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Japan
Academics	CiNii

Racing record

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Gallery

See also

References

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