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The third FAI World Grand Prix 2008–2009 was a 
gliding
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Grand Prix
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that took place in 2010 in Santiago, Chile
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, with qualifying races taking place during the 2008–2009 flying season, worldwide.
Summary
Overall results
Qualifying races
Final
The list of participating pilots:Race 1 – 2.01.2010
Race 2 – 3.01.2010
Race 3 – 4.01.2010
Race 4 – 5.01.2010
Race 5 – 6.01.2010
Race 6 – 7.01.2010
Race 7 – 8.01.2010
Race 8 – 9.01.2010
{, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Position ! Pilot ! Glider ! Speed ! Distance ! Points ! Penalties , - ! 1 ,Sebastian Kawa
Sebastian Kawa (born 15 November 1972, Zabrze) is a Polish glider pilot, sixteen-time World Champion, world ( FAI) leading glider competition pilot (as of 2015, number one in the world rankings of the FAI Gliding Commission) and the current Worl ...
, , Diana 2 , , 140.9 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 10 , ,
, -
! 2
, Mario Kiessling , , Ventus-2ax , , 140.5 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 8 , ,
, -
! 3
, Tilo Holighaus , , Ventus-2ax , , 139.1 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 7 , ,
, -
! 4
, Uli Schwenk , , Ventus-2ax , , 139.1 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 6 , ,
, -
! 5
, Rene Vidal , , Ventus-2c , , 138.3 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 5 , ,
, -
! 6
, Carlos Rocca Vidal , , Ventus-2b , , 137.9 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 4 , ,
, -
! 7
, Thomas Gostner , , Diana 2 , , 137.5 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 3 , , Penalty 70 seconds (finish line altitude 779m)
, -
! 8
, Olli Teronen , , ASG 29 , , 137.1 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 2 , , Penalty 20 seconds (finish line altitude 784m)
, -
! 9
, Petr Krejcirik , , Ventus-2ax , , 136.8 km/h , , 269.7 km , , 1 , ,
, -
! 10
, Eduard Supersperger , , Ventus-2b , , 136.7 km/h , , 269.7 km , , , ,
, -
! 10
, Patrick Puskeiler , , Discus 2ax , , 132.8 km/h , , 269.7 km , , , ,
, -
! 10
, Stanislaw Wujczak , , ASG 29 , , 132.1 km/h , , 269.7 km , , , ,
, -
! 10
, Wolfgang Janowitsch , , Ventus-2cax , , 128.4 km/h , , 269.7 km , , , ,
, -
! 10
, Graham Parker , , ASG 29 , , , , 177.6 km , , , ,
, -
! 10
, {{flagicon, Austria Heimo Demmerer , , Ventus-2b , , , , , , Did not fly , ,
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080511231854/http://www.fai.org/gliding/QSGP0809 * http://events.fai.org/event?i=6081&f=30 * http://www.grandprixchile.org/ Gliding competitions 2008 in air sports 2008 in Chilean sport Gliding in Chile International sports competitions hosted by Chile Aviation history of Chile