Juan Velarde

Juan Velarde
Juan Velarde, 2018 in Chiba
Surname	Juan Velarde
Born	September 19, 1974 in Madrid , Spain
Red Bull Air Race
Racing team	Team Velarde
plane	Edge 540 V2
Placements / titles
Placement (year)	13. (2015) 11. (2016) 08. (2017) 09. (2018)

Juan Velarde (born September 19, 1974 in Madrid , Spain ) is a Spanish aerobatic pilot who is currently competing in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship .

Career

Beginnings

After graduating from high school, Velarde moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where he completed a private pilot course. He then returned to Spain and began his flying career. He towed glider pilots and at the same time began his training as a commercial pilot in Madrid and Florida.

Juan Velarde is one of the best Spanish aerobatic pilots of his generation and has been an avid spectator of the world's fastest racing series since the beginning of the Red Bull Air Race. The Madrilene, who won the Spanish aerobatic championship in 2010, was introduced to flying at an early age by his father, a Boeing 747 pilot.

Competitive aerobatics

Zivko Edge 540 V2 from Juan Velarde at the Red Bull Air Race 2017 in Chiba

In 1999 he finally started aerobatics and shortly afterwards he joined the Spanish national aerobatic team, for which he competed in a Sukhoi 29 . Between 2004 and 2001 he took part in all aerobatic world and European championships.

In 2006 Velarde finally switched to the Sukhoi 26 , a single-seat aircraft, with which he won the silver medal in the team at the World Aerobatics Championships in 2007. Since 2008 he has flown both alone and in formations all over the world in the hope that one day he will get the chance to compete in the Red Bull Air Race. In 2014 he received this, started in the Challenger Cup and finished eighth. Just one year later, he was allowed to fly for championship points in the Master Class.

Although he managed to place François Le Vot in his first season in 2015 in front of his fellow rider in this class , he did not score a single World Championship point in the entire season.

successes

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Challenger Class

year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories	rank
2014	3.		4th			DSQ	4th		14th	0	8th.

Master Class

Juan Velarde at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories	rank
2015	13.	9.	13.	13.	11.	11.	13.	9.	0	0	13.
2016	10.	14th	5.	8th.	11.	9.	8th.	CAN	14.25	0	11.
2017	2.	11.	10.	9.	5.	DNS	4th	3.	56	0	8th.
2018	11.	6th	7th	DNF	4th	11.	7th	7th	24	0	9.
2019	6th	8th.							16	0	8th.

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

Web links

Commons : Juan Velarde  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Juan Velarde
• Red Bull Air Race

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Red Bull Air Race: Juan Velarde | Red Bull Air Race. Accessed November 20, 2017 (German).