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. The event was held at the

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. After nine previous podium finishes, Australian pilot Matt Hall took his first Air Race victory by 0.057 seconds ahead of championship leader

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, while American

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took his first podium since June 2010 in third place. In the Challenger class, French pilot Mikaël Brageot took his first victory of the season, finishing 0.126 seconds clear of Petr Kopfstein.

Master Class

Qualification

Constant poor weather conditions, including heavy rain and low clouds forced the Race Committee to cancel the Qualifying round. According to the official rules, the start list of the Round of 14 on Sunday was based on the pre-event World Championship rankings.

Round of 14

* Pilot received 1 second in penalties. * Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties. * Pilot received 3 seconds in penalties. * Pilot received 7 seconds in penalties.

Round of 8

* Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.

Final 4

Challenger Class

Results

Standings after the event

;Master Class standings ;Challenger Class standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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