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Bonhomme Wins Porto As Hall Takes First Podium from Bleacher Report
2009 Could be Paul Bonhomme's (GBR) year, but the season isn't over, so let us not jump to conclusions too quickly!
The Portuguese stop in the 2009 edition of the Red Bull Air Race saw both a return to form for the defending champion Hannes Arch (AUT) but an even bigger return for Bonhomme who not only won the race, but took the qualifying point just 24 hours earlier to build up a cushy four point lead over his rival with only one round left to go.
However, overshadowing these two men in the fight for the title was rookie Matt Hall (AUS) who only in his fifth Red Bull Air Race was able to step onto the podium and take home some hardware!
Rookie Matthias Dolderer (GER) looked like a contender for the Final Four, but two two-second penalties in the Super Eight round cost him dearly and left him in sixth.
Kirby Chambliss (USA) had a technical issue with his Edge 540 in the Super Eight round and couldn't compete at all. The fastest man in practice had to settle in eighth place with a DNS.
In the technical areas, the track in Porto seemed to have ...

Bonhomme Beats Arch In Thrilling Showdown In Porto from AVIATION-NEWS
PORTO, Portugal – Britain’s Paul Bonhomme won a thrill-filled Red Bull Air Race battle over Austria’s Hannes Arch on Sunday in front of a record-breaking crowd of 720,000 in Porto and widened his overall lead over the defending champion to 4 points. Australia’s rookie sensation Matt Hall took 3rd place, the first podium of his [...]

Bonhomme wins Red Bull Air Race Porto from Flightline UK
Britain’s Paul Bonhomme won a thrilling Red Bull Air Race today in front of a record-breaking crowd of 720,000 in Porto to widen his lead to 4 points over defending champion Hannes Arch of Austria. Australian rookie Matt Hall took a sensational 3rd place, the first podium of his career, and jumped from 5th to 3rd in the overall championship.
Bonhomme stopped the clock in 1:09.23 on his final run through the 6.6-km course set up through 17 Air Gates on the Douro River under brilliant blue skies in the coastal Portuguese city to beat Arch by 0.94 seconds and Hall by 2.00 seconds. It was the second 2009 win for Bonhomme, who now has 55 championship points compared to 51 for Arch. Hall has 33 points and has overtaken both Nicolas Ivanoff of France and Mike Mangold of the United States on the strength of his stirring performance.
“Thank you Porto,” said a delighted Bonhomme upon hearing over the radio that...

Red Bull Air Race 2009 - pic1 by AGuedes
Red Bull Air Race 2009 - pic2 by AGuedes

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Hall breaks through for air race spot - Brisbane Times
Australian pilot Matt Hall became the first rookie in Red Bull Air Race history to win a podium spot when he finished third in round five in Porto, ...

Australian Matt Hall finishes third in world air race - Courier Mail
AUSTRALIA'S Matt Hall has become the first rookie pilot in Red Bull air race history to win a podium spot, finishing third in Portugal. ...