15 July 2019
Britain’s Ben Murphy took a career-best second place in the weekend’s Red Bull Air Race held at Lake Balaton, Hungary.
The race was won by Australian pilot Matt Hall blowing wide open this year’s World Championship – the last. Red Bull announced earlier this year that this was the event’s final season.
Britain’s Ben Murphy, left, took a career-best second place and first podium at the Hungarian round the the 2019 Red Bull Air Race Word Championship. Matt Hall, centre, won, with Pete McLeod third.
Finishing second, it was Murphy’s first race podium. Third was Canada’s Pete McLeod. grabbed his first race podium since 2018.
Yeeeesssss!!!! ???????? 2nd place in @Redbullairrace Hungary!! What an effort by @thebladesteam to make this our best race ever. Super proud ?? Thanks @aerobytes @ZyradCables @RAFBF for getting us here https://t.co/O7Xzl5Tdxi
— Ben Murphy ???? (@24BenMurphy) July 15, 2019
The two favourites were out of sorts. Japan’s Yoshihide Muroya lost in an early round while defending World Champion Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic clipped a pylon and could only manage fourth.
The championship will be decided in the final race in Chiba, Japan on 7-8 September.
Results
Hungary 2019
World Championship standings after three races
