Juan Velarde (aviator)


Juan Velarde is a Spanish pilot who currently competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He has extensive amounts of experience with various types of aircraft and is currently Spain's top pilot.
In 2014 he joined the Challenger Class of the Red Bull Air Race. He was promoted to the Master Class in 2015, but he failed to score a point all season, finishing ahead of only fellow Master Class debutant and 2014 Challenger Class champion, François Le Vot. His 2016 campaign started strongly, finishing as the top qualifier in Spielberg.

Results

Challenger Class

Year12345678PointsWinsPosition
2014
3rd

DNP

4th

DNP

DNP

DSQ

4th

DNP
1408th

Master Class

Year12345678PointsWinsPosition
2015
13th

9th

13th

13th

11th

11th

13th

9th
0013th
2016
10th

14th

5th

8th

11th

9th

8th

CAN
14.25011th
2017
2nd

11th

10th

9th

5th

DNS

4th

3rd
5608th
2018
11th

6th

7th

13th

4th

11th

7th

7th
2409th
2019
6th
1406th

*season in progress

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