Cristian Bolton

Cristian Bolton
Cristian Bolton
Surname	Cristian Bolton
Born	October 10, 1973 in Puerto Montt , Chile
Red Bull Air Race
Racing team	Cristian Bolton Racing
plane	Edge 540 V2
Placements / titles
Placement (year)	15th (2016) 13th (2017) 14th (2018)

Cristian Bolton (born October 10, 1973 , in Puerto Montt , Chile ) is a Chilean aerobatic pilot who is currently competing in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship .

Career

Beginnings

Bolton holds degrees in engineering, military aviation technician and human resources manager. He began his flying career in Chile's Air Force Academy in 1992. Three years later he became a fighter pilot. Bolton worked in the Chilean military not only as a pilot but also as an instructor. He flew a large selection of military jets (including the F-5 Tiger III).

Competitive aerobatics

MXS-R from Cristian Bolton at the Red Bull Air Race 2017 in Chiba

Bolton is a major in the Chilean Air Force and at the same time the squadron commander of the respected "Escuadrilla de Alta Acrobacia Halcones" (or: Halcones aerobatic team), a team of nine Chilean Air Force officers, all of whom have more than three decades of flight experience. The respected team has performed at air shows in South and North America, in England, France and Israel.

In 2015, Bolton withdrew from the Chilean Air Force.

successes

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

In the 2014 season, Bolton became the first Latin American in the history of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship to finish second in the Challenger class in Forth Worth, Texas. In 2016, Bolton took the opportunity to switch to the Challenger class of the Red Bull Air Race. Team Bolton made its debut in the 2016 season at the seventh race in Indianapolis .

Challenger Class

year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories	rank
2014	DNP	DNP	DNP	6th	6th	2.	DNP		8th	0	10.
2015	1.	3.	3.	5.	2.	DNP	4th		24	0	4th
2016	DNP	4th	1.	6th	3.	DNP			20th	1	5.

Master Class

Cristian Bolton at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories	rank
2016							13.	CAN	0	0	15th
2017	7th	14th	14th	11.	8th.	12.	11.	9.	9	0	14th
2018	12.	13.	10.	6th	14th	14th	5.	14th	12	0	14th
2019	14th	10							13	0	10.

(Legend: CAN = canceled; DNP = not participated; DNS = not started; DSQ = disqualified)

Web links

Commons : Cristian Bolton  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Cristian Bolton
• Red Bull Air Race

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Red Bull Air Race: Cristian Bolton | Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved on November 23, 2017 (German). 
2. ↑ PILOTO - Cristian Bolton. Retrieved November 23, 2017 (European Spanish).