Juan Velarde (aviator)

Juan Velarde
Born (1974-09-19) September 19, 1974
Nationality Spanish
Websitehttps://www.juanvelarde26.es

Juan Velarde is a Spanish pilot who currently competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He has extensive amounts of experience with various types of aircraft and is currently Spain's top pilot.[1]

In 2014 he joined the Challenger Class of the Red Bull Air Race. He was promoted to the Master Class in 2015, but he failed to score a point all season, finishing ahead of only fellow Master Class debutant and 2014 Challenger Class champion, François Le Vot. His 2016 campaign started strongly, finishing as the top qualifier in Spielberg.[2]

Results

Challenger Class

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Wins Position
2014
3rd

DNP

4th

DNP

DNP

DSQ

4th

DNP
14 0 8th

Master Class

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Wins Position
2015
13th

9th

13th

13th

11th

11th

13th

9th
0 0 13th
2016
10th

14th

5th

8th

11th

9th

8th

CAN
14.25 0 11th
2017
2nd

11th

10th

9th

5th

DNS

4th

3rd
56 0 8th
2018
11th

6th

7th

13th

4th

11th

7th

7th
24 0 9th
2019
6th
14 0 6th

*season in progress

References

  1. ^ "About - Juan Velarde". Red Bull. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Francois Le Vot of France and Juan Velarde of Spain — are joining the Master Class this year, expanding the field from 12 to 14". thelondoner.ca. Retrieved 26 April 2016.