2016 FAI Annual Report

FAI

ANNUAL REPORT–2016

FAI

ANNUAL REPORT–2016

LEASEWEB

LeaseWeb has been an official FAI partner since 2016 and

hosts the FAI servers, including the FAI website.

LeaseWeb is a leading cloud hosting provider, serving over

17,500 customers. Founded20 years ago in theNetherlands

by two pilots, the company employs nearly 500 people

from over 35 countries across its international offices

and data centers in the US, Singapore, the Netherlands

and Germany.

As aviators, the founders crossed borders and understood

thepower of connectingpeople around theworld. LeaseWeb

continues to explore the power of connections as a partner

of leading global businesses.

RED BULL AIR RACE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship and the FAI

have been partners since 2005. In 2014 they signed a new

agreement re-confirming the FAI’s international recognition

of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.

Followed by millions of fans around the world, the Red

Bull Air Race World Championship features some of the

world’s best race pilots in a pure motorsport competition

that combines speed, precision and skill. Pilots use the

fastest, most agile and lightweight racing planes like the

Edge 540 v3 to navigate a low-level aerial racetrack of

air-filled pylons (air gates) with the aim of finishing in the

fastest time possible, with the least amount of penalties.

As well as sanctioning the races and approving the race

rules and regulations, the FAI supports the Red Bull Air

Race with a dedicated FAI Safety Delegate at each race,

and provides specially designed medals.

The race series also touched down in Japan, Hungary,

Austria, Germany, theUKand Indianapolis (USA). Germany’s

Matthias Dolderer won the overall Red Bull Air RaceWorld

Championship and will aim to defend his title in 2017.

CMY