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FAI World Grand Prix 2007

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FAI World Grand Prix 2007
TypeGliding
Founded2005
CountryNew Zealand
Grand PrixNew Zealand
DateDecember 19–24
Year2007
Season2
AirfieldOmarama
LocationOmarama, Central Otago, New Zealand
Races5
Websitehttp://www.gpgliding.com/
First
Second
Third

The second FAI World Grand Prix 2007 was a gliding Grand Prix at the Omarama airfield in New Zealand during December 19 - December 24. It was the second Gliding Grand Prix race to take place in New Zealand.

Summary

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Overall results

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Position Pilot Country Glider Points
1 Poland Sebastian Kawa Poland Poland Diana Sailplanes - Diana 2 30
2 Germany Uli Schwenk Germany Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2ax 25
2 New Zealand Ben Flewett New Zealand Germany Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co - ASW 27 25
4 United Kingdom Steve Jones United Kingdom Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2ax 24
5 Czech Republic Petr Krejcirik Czech Republic Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2ax 17
5 Germany Michael Sommer Germany Germany Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co - ASG 29 17
7 Germany Mario Kiessling Germany Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2ax 15
8 Australia Bruce Taylor Australia Germany Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co - ASW 27 14
8 Italy Giorgio Galetto Italy Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2ax 14
10 United Kingdom Peter Harvey United Kingdom Germany Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co - ASW 27 13
11 South Africa Mark Holliday South Africa Germany Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co - ASW 27 10
12 France Christophe Ruch France Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2a 9
13 Germany Erwin Sommer Germany Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2ax 7
14 Germany Herbert Weiss Germany Germany Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co - ASG 29 4
15 France Didier Hauss France Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 2cxT 3
15 South Africa Oscar Goudriaan South Africa Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus 3
17 Russia Vladimir Panafutin Russia Germany Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH - LS6C 0
17 United States Tim McAllister United States Germany Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH - Ventus C 0

Classification

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Qualifying

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FAI ranking Pilot Country Qualifying Grand Prix
1 Poland Sebastian Kawa Poland Omarama, NZ
4 Germany Michael Sommer Germany Gawler, Australia
9 United Kingdom Peter Harvey United Kingdom Gransden lodge, UK
15 France Christophe Ruch France St. Auban, France
20 Germany Herbert Weiss Germany Nitra, Slovakia
21 Germany Uli Schwenk Germany Hahnweide, Germany
23 Czech Republic Petr Krejcirik Czech Republic Nitra, Slovakia
24 Italy Giorgio Galetto Italy Omarama, NZ
37 Germany Mario Kiessling Germany St. Auban, France
38 United Kingdom Steve Jones United Kingdom Gransden lodge, UK
63 France Didier Hauss France St. Auban, France
90 South Africa Oscar Goudriaan South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa
101 Australia Bruce Taylor Australia Gawler, Australia
174 Germany Erwin Sommer Germany Nitra, Slovakia
339 New Zealand Ben Flewett New Zealand Omarama, NZ
348 United States Tim McAllister United States Drakino, Russia
631 South Africa Mark Holliday South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa
916 Russia Vladimir Panafutin Russia Drakino, Russia

Race 1 - 19.12.2007

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Position Pilot Glider Speed Distance Points Penalties
1 Germany Uli Schwenk Ventus 2ax 116.1 km/h 220.9 km 10
2 United Kingdom Steve Jones Ventus 2ax 116.0 km/h 220.9 km 8
3 Czech Republic Petr Krejcirik Ventus 2ax 115.7 km/h 220.9 km 7
4 New Zealand Ben Flewett ASW 27 115.2 km/h 220.9 km 6
5 Germany Mario Kiessling Ventus 2ax 113.1 km/h 220.9 km 5 Warning: low finish
6 Australia Bruce Taylor ASW 27 112.1 km/h 220.9 km 4 Warning: low finish
7 South Africa Mark Holliday ASW 27 111.9 km/h 220.9 km 3
8 South Africa Oscar Goudriaan Ventus 111.2 km/h 220.9 km 2 Penalty: start speed too high
9 Germany Michael Sommer ASG 29 110.8 km/h 220.9 km 1
10 France Christophe Ruch Ventus 2a 110.5 km/h 220.9 km
11 France Didier Hauss Ventus 2cxT 101.9 km/h 220.9 km
12 United Kingdom Peter Harvey ASW 27 99.3 km/h 220.9 km
13 United States Tim McAllister Ventus C 95.6 km/h 220.9 km
14 Poland Sebastian Kawa Diana 2 95.4 km/h 220.9 km
15 Russia Vladimir Panafutin LS6C 81.2 km/h 220.9 km
16 Italy Giorgio Galetto Ventus 2ax 79.8 km/h 220.9 km
17 Germany Herbert Weiss ASG 29 79.0 km/h 220.9 km Penalty: start speed too high
18 Germany Erwin Sommer Ventus 2ax 194.8 km Penalty: start speed too high

Race 2 - 20.12.2007

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Position Pilot Glider Speed Distance Points Penalties
1 Poland Sebastian Kawa Diana 2 123.4 km/h 282.0 km 10 Warning: Low finish
2 New Zealand Ben Flewett ASW 27 123.3 km/h 282.0 km 8
3 United Kingdom Steve Jones Ventus 2ax 122.4 km/h 282.0 km 7
4 Czech Republic Petr Krejcirik Ventus 2ax 121.6 km/h 282.0 km 6
5 Germany Uli Schwenk Ventus 2ax 121.4 km/h 282.0 km 5
6 Germany Herbert Weiss ASG 29 120.5 km/h 282.0 km 4
7 South Africa Mark Holliday ASW 27 120.2 km/h 282.0 km 3
8 France Christophe Ruch Ventus 2a 119.4 km/h 282.0 km 2
9 Italy Giorgio Galetto Ventus 2ax 118.9 km/h 282.0 km 1
10 Germany Mario Kiessling Ventus 2ax 118.8 km/h 282.0 km
11 United Kingdom Peter Harvey ASW 27 118.6 km/h 282.0 km
12 Australia Bruce Taylor ASW 27 117.6 km/h 282.0 km
13 Russia Vladimir Panafutin LS6C 115.7 km/h 282.0 km Penalty: start speed too high
14 France Didier Hauss Ventus 2cxT 115.4 km/h 282.0 km Penalty: start speed too high
15 South Africa Oscar Goudriaan Ventus 109.6 km/h 282.0 km
16 Germany Erwin Sommer Ventus 2ax 96.7 km/h 282.0 km
17 United States Tim McAllister Ventus C 92.8 km/h 282.0 km
18 Germany Michael Sommer ASG 29 10.7 km/h 282.0 km

Race 3 - 21.12.2007

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Position Pilot Glider Speed Distance Points Penalties
1 Germany Mario Kiessling Ventus 2ax 120.5 km/h 271.7 km 10
2 Germany Michael Sommer ASG 29 119.7 km/h 271.7 km 8
3 Italy Giorgio Galetto Ventus 2ax 119.6 km/h 271.7 km 7
4 Poland Sebastian Kawa Diana 2 119.5 km/h 271.7 km 6
5 United Kingdom Steve Jones Ventus 2ax 118.5 km/h 271.7 km 5
6 New Zealand Ben Flewett ASW 27 117.9 km/h 271.7 km 4
7 France Didier Hauss Ventus 2cxT 117.8 km/h 271.7 km 3
8 France Christophe Ruch Ventus 2a 115.9 km/h 271.7 km 2
9 United Kingdom Peter Harvey ASW 27 114.8 km/h 271.7 km 1
10 Australia Bruce Taylor ASW 27 113.5 km/h 271.7 km
11 Germany Uli Schwenk Ventus 2ax 113.4 km/h 271.7 km
12 United States Tim McAllister Ventus C 112.8 km/h 271.7 km
13 Germany Erwin Sommer Ventus 2ax 100.7 km/h 271.7 km
14 Russia Vladimir Panafutin LS6C 90.3 km/h 271.7 km
15 Czech Republic Petr Krejcirik Ventus 2ax 86.3 km/h 271.7 km
16 South Africa Oscar Goudriaan Ventus 84.0 km/h 271.7 km
17 South Africa Mark Holliday ASW 27 82.5 km/h 271.7 km
18 Germany Herbert Weiss ASG 29 103.1 km

Race 4 - 23.12.2007

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Position Pilot Glider Speed Distance Points Penalties
1 Australia Bruce Taylor ASW 27 132.7 km/h 236.1 km 10
2 Germany Uli Schwenk Ventus 2ax 125.3 km/h 236.1 km 8
3 New Zealand Ben Flewett ASW 27 123.8 km/h 236.1 km 7
4 Poland Sebastian Kawa Diana 2 123.6 km/h 236.1 km 6
5 Germany Michael Sommer ASG 29 122.9 km/h 236.1 km 5
6 United Kingdom Steve Jones Ventus 2ax 121.6 km/h 236.1 km 4
7 Czech Republic Petr Krejcirik Ventus 2ax 121.2 km/h 236.1 km 3
8 United Kingdom Peter Harvey ASW 27 120.8 km/h 236.1 km 2
9 South Africa Oscar Goudriaan Ventus 120.8 km/h 236.1 km 1
10 Germany Mario Kiessling Ventus 2ax 120.6 km/h 236.1 km
11 France Christophe Ruch Ventus 2a 118.5 km/h 236.1 km
12 Germany Erwin Sommer Ventus 2ax 118.0 km/h 236.1 km
13 South Africa Mark Holliday ASW 27 117.2 km/h 236.1 km
14 Italy Giorgio Galetto Ventus 2ax 114.3 km/h 236.1 km
15 France Didier Hauss Ventus 2cxT 114.1 km/h 236.1 km
16 Russia Vladimir Panafutin LS6C 95.6 km/h 236.1 km
17 United States Tim McAllister Ventus C 95.6 km/h 236.1 km
18 Germany Herbert Weiss ASG 29 Did not fly

Race 5 - 24.12.2007

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Position Pilot Glider Speed Distance Points Penalties
1 United Kingdom Peter Harvey ASW 27 119.8 km/h 152.3 km 10
2 Poland Sebastian Kawa Diana 2 117.5 km/h 152.3 km 8
3 Germany Erwin Sommer Ventus 2ax 117.4 km/h 152.3 km 7
4 Italy Giorgio Galetto Ventus 2ax 117.2 km/h 152.3 km 6
5 France Christophe Ruch Ventus 2a 117.0 km/h 152.3 km 5
6 South Africa Mark Holliday ASW 27 116.9 km/h 152.3 km 4
7 Germany Michael Sommer ASG 29 115.6 km/h 152.3 km 3
8 Germany Uli Schwenk Ventus 2ax 115.0 km/h 152.3 km 2
9 Czech Republic Petr Krejcirik Ventus 2ax 114.3 km/h 152.3 km 1
10 United Kingdom Steve Jones Ventus 2ax 112.8 km/h 1 52.3 km
11 United States Tim McAllister Ventus C 111.1 km/h 152.3 km
12 New Zealand Ben Flewett ASW 27 109.6 km/h 152.3 km
13 South Africa Oscar Goudriaan Ventus 106.8 km/h 152.3 km
14 Germany Mario Kiessling Ventus 2ax 104.5 km/h 152.3 km
15 France Didier Hauss Ventus 2cxT 94.9 km/h 152.3 km
16 Australia Bruce Taylor ASW 27 127.8 km
17 Russia Vladimir Panafutin LS6C 110.3 km
18 Germany Herbert Weiss ASG 29 Did not fly

Notes

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  • Weather and track condition:
  • Spectator Count:
    • Practice:
    • Race 1:
    • Race 2: