Matthias Dolderer
Matthias Dolderer 
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| Surname | Matthias Dolderer |
| Born | September 15, 1970 in Ochsenhausen , Germany |
| Red Bull Air Race World Championship | |
| Racing team | Matthias Dolderer Racing |
| plane | Edge 540 V3 |
| Placements / titles | |
| champion | 2016 |
| Placement (year) | 9th (2009) 8th (2010) 7th (2014) 5th (2015) 1st (2016) 7th (2017) 12th (2018) |
Matthias Dolderer (born September 15, 1970 in Ochsenhausen , Germany ) is a German aerobatic pilot and the first German winner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2016.
Career
Beginnings
First, Matthias completed an apprenticeship as a banker . His flying career began much earlier on his parents' airfield in Tannheim in Upper Swabia . At the age of 14 he took his first solo flight here . In 1988 he was the youngest German to receive a microlight flight license. Only a few days later he reached third place at the German championships. Between 1988 and 1991 Dolderer took part in the squad of the German national microlight flight team in several European and world championships. With the title of German champion, he finally ended his career in this air sport . In the same year Dolderer became a flight instructor - also as the youngest German. Together with his sister Verena, he took over the family-run Tannheim airfield . In order to share their passion for aviation with others, the two founded Tannkosh , an international aviation meeting and Europe's largest fly-in with over 1300 participating aircraft .
In 2002 Dolderer became an official member of the Flying Bulls , for which he is still a pilot on several types of aircraft around the world. In total, he has spent more than 300 days of his life in the cockpit, piloting over 100 different types of aircraft and completing many airshows all over Europe.
Private life
Matthias Dolderer lives in Stuttgart and Kitzbühel and trains in Tannheim.
Motorsport
In 2010 and 2011 he took part as a guest starter in one race event each of the Mini Challenge Germany and in 2011 he finished 22nd overall with 12 points.
Competitive aerobatics
Dolderer intensified its aerobatic activities in the summer of 2006 with an Extra 300 ; a year later he took part in the aerobatic world championships in the Unlimited category . After switching to the Extra 330 SC aircraft , Dolderer celebrated winning the German championship and also achieved high placements in international competitions - always in the "Unlimited" category.
successes
Competitive aerobatics
- 1988
- European championship in microlight flight
- 1988-1991
- German championship in microlight flight
- 1990
- World championship in microlight flight
- 1991
- 1st place German championship in microlight flight
- European championship microlight flight
- 2006
- German championship motor aerobatics, category "Advanced"
- 2007
- World Championship Motor Aerobatics, Category "Unlimited"
- German Championship in Motor Aerobatics, Category "Unlimited"
- 2008
- 1st place German championship motor aerobatics, category "Unlimited"
- 2nd place German championship motor aerobatics, category "Freestyle"
- 2nd place World Aerobatics Cup, category "Unlimited"
- 19th place European championship in motor aerobatics, category "Unlimited"
- Red Bull Air Race super license, active racing status 2009
- 2009
- 3rd place Red Bull Air Race Spain 2009 / Best Rookie of the year
Red Bull Air Race
Dolderer has been competing in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship since 2009. Because of his success, Dolderer was invited to the Red Bull Air Race Qualification Camp in Casarrubios, Spain. Here he received the super license, the prerequisite for participating in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship . In 2009 he contested his first season as a racing driver in the "Formula 1 of the Skies". At the opening race in Abu Dhabi, Dolderer scored the first world championship point. The race in Budapest, Hungary with a surprising fifth place brought Dolderer a decisive step closer to his goal of finishing the world championship in the top 10.
Dolderer surprised the entire field of experienced drivers when he made his World Cup debut in 2009 and came third at the season finale in Barcelona . Despite multiple time penalties in this last race of the season, he finally secured 9th place in the overall standings after threatening to miss his goal with 11th place.
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Matthias Dolderer at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
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| year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | Points | Victories | rank | ||||
| 2009 |
 11. 1 |
 13. 0 |
 13. 0 |
 5. 7th |
 6th 6th |
 3. 9 |
23 | 0 | 9. | ||||||
| 2010 |
7th 5 |
 7th 5 |
 10. 2 |
5. 7th |
10. 2 |
7th 5 |
CAN |
CAN |
26th | 0 | 8th. | ||||
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| 2014 |
6th 3 |
 9. 0 |
 8th. 1 |
 11. 0 |
 4th 5 |
4th 5 |
3. 7th |
 11. 0 |
21st | 0 | 7th | ||||
| 2015 |
9. 0 |
 3. 7th |
6th 3 |
7th 2 |
10. 0 |
6th 3 |
5. 4th |
3. 7th |
26th | 0 | 5. | ||||
| 2016 |
2. 12 |
1. 15th |
8th. 3 |
1. 11.25 |
2. 12 |
2. 12 |
1. 15th |
CAN |
80.25 | 3 | 1. | ||||
| 2017 |
4th 7th |
3. 9 |
4th 7th |
13. 0 |
 10. 1 |
8th. 3 |
12. 0 |
2. 12 |
39 | 0 | 7th | ||||
| 2018 |
13. 0 |
 2. 12 |
8th. 3 |
DNS 0 |
13. 0 |
9. 2 |
11. 0 |
13. 0 |
17th | 0 | 12. | ||||
| 2019 |
11. |
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3 | 0 | 11. | ||||
( Legend: DNP = did not participate; DNS = did not start; DSQ = disqualified; CAN = canceled)
World Champion 2016
Matthias Dolderer won the penultimate race of the Red Bull Air Race 2016 in Indianapolis, making himself the world champion of the fastest motorsport series in the world as the first German to win. At the premiere at the world-famous Motor Speedway, the 46-year-old celebrated his third win of the season in front of 62,000 spectators in front of the Briton Nigel Lamb and is unassailable at the finale in Las Vegas.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2.9.2008 - DM in motor aerobatics: Results of the German championship in motor aerobatics . In: aerokurier . ( aerokurier.de [accessed December 20, 2017]).
- ↑ flyer magazine | News | Matthias Dolderer is the new German master in motor aerobatics. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ^ Air race pilot Dolderer: "The innards are pulled down" . In: Spiegel Online . August 3, 2009 ( spiegel.de [accessed November 18, 2017]).
- ↑ Red Bull Air Race: History | Red Bull Air Race . In: Red Bull Air Race . ( redbull.com [accessed November 18, 2017]).
- ↑ Bonhomme wins Red Bull Air Race World Championship title in Barcelona | LIVE-PRODUCTION.TV. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Matthias Dolderer secures World Championship 2016 / Air Race SPEEDWEEK . In: SPEEDWEEK . ( speedweek.com [accessed November 18, 2017]).
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| SURNAME | Dolderer, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German aerobatic pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ochsenhausen |