FAI World Grand Prix 2007

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/
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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.[1][2]

The event was briefly postponed for one day after participant Herbert Weiss, a German school teacher and experienced glider, fatally crashed his glider in the days during the event due to turbulance.[3][4]

Summary

Overall results

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

Classification

Qualifying

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

Race 1 - 19.12.2007

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

Race 2 - 20.12.2007

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

Race 3 - 21.12.2007

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

Race 4 - 23.12.2007

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

Race 5 - 24.12.2007

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

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Record Numbers Take To Sky In World Championships". Scoop News. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  2. ^ "Top pilots flock to Omarama". Otago Daily Times. 11 December 2007. p. 1.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Julie (23 December 2007). "Gliding champ killed". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  4. ^ "Turbulence blamed for pilot's death". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
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