Sergei Rakhmanin

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Sergei Rakhmanin
Red Bull Air Race World Series Record
Date of Birth October 18, 1961 (1961-10-18) (age 46)
Team Dragon Racing
Year of Début 2007
Country Flag of Russia Russia
Best Position 12th (2007)
2006 Position N/A
Plane Zivko Edge 540
Website

Sergei Rakhmanin (Russian: Сергей Рахманин) (born October 18, 1961 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany) is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot and flight instructor.

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[edit] Powered aerobatic competitions

In 1991, he became the last USSR Absolute Aerobatic Champion.[1] Sergei Rakhmanin won the title in the overall category of FAI European Aerobatic Championships in 1999 and FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 2003 and in 2005.[2]

[edit] Glider aerobatic competitions

He won the bronze medal in the 1996 World Glider Aerobatic Championships and the team gold together with Mikhail Mamistov and Victor Tchmal.[3] Additionally, he won the team gold medal in the 1996 European Glider Aerobatic Championships together with Mikhail Mamistov and Sergei Krikalev.[4]

[edit] Red Bull Air Races

He raced in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series.

Flag of Russia Sergei Rakhmanin
at the Red Bull Air Race World Series
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Wins Rank
2007 Flag of the United Arab Emirates
12th		 Flag of Brazil
9th		 Flag of the United States
9th		 Flag of Turkey
10th		 Flag of Spain
CAN		 Flag of Switzerland
13th		 Flag of the United Kingdom
10th		 Flag of Hungary
11th		 Flag of Portugal
10th		 Flag of the United States
11th		 Flag of Mexico
CAN		 Flag of Australia
11th		 0 0 12th
2008 Flag of the United Arab Emirates
10th		 Flag of the United States
11th		 Flag of the United States
 Flag of Sweden
 Flag of the Netherlands
 Flag of the United Kingdom
 Flag of Hungary
 Flag of Portugal
 Flag of Spain
 Flag of Australia
 0 0 11th
Total 0 0 13th

Legend:

  • CAN: Cancelled
  • DNP: Did not participate
  • DNS: Did not show
  • DQ: Disqualified
  • NC: Not classified

[edit] Awards and honours

He is awarded "Honored Master of Sport of Russia", and received in 2006 the FAI Air Sport Medal. [5]

[edit] Family

He lives in St. Petersburg, Russia and is married with one child.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Haute-Voltige
  2. ^ FAI: pilot profile of Sergei Rakhmanin
  3. ^ 6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships - accessed 2008-02-15
  4. ^ 3rd FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships - accessed 2008-01-11
  5. ^ FAI Awards
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Red Bull Air Race World Series Pilots
2007 season

1 Flag of the United States Kirby Chambliss · 2 Flag of Hungary Péter Besenyei · 3 Flag of the United States Mike Mangold · 4 Flag of Germany Klaus Schrodt · 10 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Lamb · 18 Flag of Russia Sergei Rakhmanin · 19 Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Jones · 27 Flag of France Nicolas Ivanoff · 28 Flag of Austria Hannes Arch · 36 Flag of Spain Alejandro Maclean · 55 Flag of the United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme · 69 Flag of the Netherlands Frank Versteegh · 99 Flag of the United States Michael Goulian
2008 season

1 Flag of the United States Mike Mangold · 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme · 3 Flag of Hungary Péter Besenyei · 4 Flag of the United States Kirby Chambliss · 9 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Lamb · 18 Flag of Russia Sergei Rakhmanin · 19 Flag of the United Kingdom Steve Jones · 27 Flag of France Nicolas Ivanoff · 28 Flag of Austria Hannes Arch · 36 Flag of Spain Alejandro Maclean · 45 Flag of South Africa Glen Dell · 99 Flag of the United States Michael Goulian
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