Britain's Paul Bonhomme soared to victory in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday with a thrilling win over rival Hannes Arch of Austria in Windsor, Ontario. It was Bonhomme's ninth career triumph and put him just one point behind Austria's Hannes Arch in the championship. Even though most of the front-runners struggled to avoid penalties on the windy, turn-filled course straddling the Canada-US border on the Detroit River, Bonhomme managed to fly a series of flawless runs to the Final 4 and was then once again in a class by himself, posting a winning time of 1:08.16 on the 15-gate course. Arch was second, 1.15 seconds behind with Chambliss third. Canada's Pete McLeod secured the first championship point of his rookie career with 11th place to the delight of the big home crowd of 215,000. Bonhomme became the pilot with the most number of wins, since the Red Bull Air Race World Championship began, with his ninth victory and first since Perth in 2008. Mangold is second in the all-time standings with eight career wins. Arch leads the championship with 33 points, one ahead of Bonhomme and Nicolas Ivanoff of France in third with 24. Mike Mangold, a two-time champion in 2005 and 2007, got his campaign back on track in Windsor with a season-best fourth place. Michael Goulian also made a big jump, climbing to sixth after coming 14th in the first two races in Abu Dhabi and San Diego.
