The inaugural race of AIR RACE World Championship 2022 will take place at Goodwood from the 8th – 10th July 2022. Steeped in motor racing history, Goodwood is perhaps the perfect venue for the World Championship Series to take flight in a race calendar that will visit iconic Cities and venues around the globe.
Originally developed by Red Bull in 2003, the Red Bull Air Race has hosted 94 championship series races around the globe and was broadcast to an audience of over 230 million with viewers in 187 countries. Having attracted over 1 million spectators to a single air race on several occasions, it is the largest live spectator sports event in the world. The AIR RACE World Championship live events are expected to attract a further 50 million people via global broadcast for every 2-day event (forecast by Nielson Sports).
Building on the significant legacy that the Red Bull Air Race leaves behind, AIR RACE is well placed to deliver one of the World’s most thrilling and pioneering global sporting events – focused on future tech, innovation, clean energy, and spectator experience. AIR RACE will be introducing new and exciting race formats, including a team racing category, an AIR RACE Academy that will coach and mentor new and upcoming talent and a Jetpack racing series.
Twelve Elite Race Teams have signed up for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 race seasons, with Red Bull maintaining involvement in the Championship with the continued sponsorship of former World Champion, Martin Sonka.
Not simply the Fastest Motorsport on the Planet, but now the Ultimate Proving Ground for the Future of Urban Air Mobility, Aviation and Clean Technology. AIR RACE IS working with a growing network of inspirational technology partners who are pioneering a wide range of sustainable energy and propulsion solutions. Through a partnership with Prometheus Fuels, AIR RACE plans to run its fleet of high-performance race planes on new, zero net carbon aviation fuel by 2023 using its’ Titan Fuel Forge™ technology.
Series Race Director of the AIR RACE, Willie Cruickshank said: “We’re thrilled to be launching the World Championship Series having faced a number of covid and other related challenges along the way… Through the introduction of new race formats and categories, we hope to attract even more fans and deliver a captivating spectator experience that will mark a new age for motorsport.”
Nalin Jay, CEO of AIR RACE, stated: “We are delighted to be hosting the inaugural race of the 2022 AIR RACE World Championship Series at Goodwood the historic home of British motorsport.
Goodwood is an incredible venue for our first race in the re-launch of the AIR RACE series and we can’t wait to welcome fans of the AIR RACE back to the spectacle of live air racing. “
Chris Woodgate, CEO of Goodwood commented; “We’re delighted to announce that the Air Race World Championships are coming to Goodwood on July 9th-10th this year. Goodwood is an iconic location for exceptional experiences and prestigious Motorsport events and adding the Air Race helps cement that status globally.”
AIR RACE works in tandem with the Mongoose Agency an ESA Member. To find out more about Mongoose, please visit https://mongooseagency.com/
Tickets will be available for purchase early April via Ticketmaster, AIR RACE and Goodwood websites.
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About AIR RACE World Championship
The Air Race World Championship hopes to bring back the fastest, three-dimensional motorsport on the planet by create a challenging environment where competitors embrace the latest technological developments in Green Power and Advanced Aerial Mobility to push the envelope of the global Aviation Revolution.
Established in 2003, the official FAI endorsed Air Race World Championship was created by Red Bull GmbH as an international series of air races in which the fastest pilots in the world compete in a sprint competition to navigate a challenging course of air gates in the fastest time. 2022 brings the long-awaited return of the official FAI endorsed Air Race World Championship with a possible 15-year contract from the World Air Sports Federation to produce the series.
About Goodwood
Home of the flagship Qatar Goodwood Festival, Goodwood Racecourse hosts 19 premier horseracing fixtures across the summer of 2022. The famous five-day flagship meeting, affectionately known as ‘Glorious Goodwood’, takes place in July, presenting a spellbinding sporting and social occasion like no other. Live music meets sensational style with a plethora of equine superstars, all looking to be crowned on the world stage. Featuring no less than 13 Group races, including the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup, the £1 million Qatar Sussex Stakes, and the most competitive handicap of the British Flat Race season, the Unibet Stewards’ Cup, it’s the place to be seen.
To compliment an action-packed summer; three iconic music nights on consecutive Friday nights in June (3, 10, 17 June), Family Race day (5 June), which will mark the Queen’s historic reign, and August Bank Holiday Weekend (26, 27, 28 August) where a fireworks display will provide an explosion of colour set to music – there is no end to exceptional experiences and entertainment that can be enjoyed on the picturesque South Downs this summer. Tickets and hospitality for 2022 can be purchased by calling the Ticket Office on 01243 216610 or visiting Goodwood.com
