Fifteen world-class pilots have qualified to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2010 including an Australian Rookie pilot Matt Hall.
Hall is the first Australian to compete in the Championship creating extra excitement for the Aussie fans.
Flying low to the ground at breakneck speed, attempting difficult turns and Air Gate crossings while coping with the high G-forces requires immense skill that only a certain number of pilots in the world possess.
A rigorous selection process ensures that only the most skilled and experienced qualify to race.
These pilots are at the top of their game - they have to be as the Red Bull Air Race puts huge demands on their flying abilities.
They are constantly being pushed to their limits in a contest where hundredths of a second can be the difference between winning and losing.
The pilots in the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship are:
Hannes Arch - Austria
Peter Besenyei - Hungary
Paul Bonhomme - UK
Kirby Chambliss - USA
Matthias Doulderer - Germany
Michael Goulian - USA
Matt Hall – Australia
Nicolas Ivanoff - France
Nigel Lamb - UK
Adilson Kindlemann - Brazil (new in 2010)
Alejandro Maclean - Spain
Pete McLeod - Canada
Yoshihide Muroya - Japan
Sergey Rakhmanin - Russia
Martin Sonka – Czechoslovakia (new in 2010)
To see their full profiles, visit the Red Bull Air Race website.