Martin Šonka
| Martin Šonka | |
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Martin Šonka in the cockpit of his Extra 300SR aircraft at Helsinki-Malmi airport | |
| Born |
March 26, 1978 Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) |
| Nationality |
 Czech |
| Racing career | |
| First race | 2010 |
| Best position | 11th (2010) |
| Aircraft | Zivko Edge 540 |
| Website | |
| martin-sonka.cz | |
Martin Šonka (born March 26, 1978 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem) is a Czech aerobatics (unlimited) and a fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He is the beginner from the year 2010 in Red Bull Air Race.[1]
Biography
Beginnings
Martin Šonka began his aviation career in 1997. In this year he flew a glider for the first time and started his studies at University of Defence in Brno as a pilot. In 1999 he gained his Private Pilot Licence. Between 2001 and 2005 he attended Jan Perner Transport Faculty at University of Pardubice (Department of Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics). He finished his studies with a master's degree in 2005.
The Czech Air Force
His military career started in 2000 in Pardubice. Two years after he moved to the air base in Náměšť nad Oslavou and in 2006 to 21st Tactical Air Force Base at Čáslav where he began flying L-159 Alca.
Aerobatics
In 2005 he became a member of the Czech national aerobatic team. He used to fly Su-31, however in the past few years he is training and competing with Extra 300SR.
Red Bull Air Race
In 2009 Šonka passed all Red Bull Air Race qualifying camps and gained The Red Bull Air Race Super Licence. Then he was nominated for a 2010 season rookie.
Achievements
Red Bull Air Race
| Martin Šonka at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship | |||||||||||
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Rank |
| 2010 |  Abu Dhabi13th |
 Perth14th |
 Rio de Janeiro13th |
 Ontario12th |
 New York City11th |
 Lausitz11th |
 BudapestCAN |
 LisbonCAN |
2 | 0 | 14th |
| Series not held between 2011 and 2013 | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Abu Dhabi 7th |
 Rovinj6th |
 Putrajaya6th |
 Gdynia10th |
 Ascot9th |
Fort Worth 7th |
Las Vegas 8th |
 Spielberg3rd |
18 | 0 | 8th |
| 2015 | Abu Dhabi 10th |
 Chiba10th |
Rovinj 2nd |
Budapest 3rd |
Ascot 7th |
Spielberg 4th |
Fort Worth 4th |
Las Vegas 8th |
29 | 0 | 4th |
| 2016 | Abu Dhabi DSQ |
Spielberg 9th |
Chiba 2nd |
Budapest |
Ascot |
Lausitz |
Indianapolis |
Las Vegas |
14 | 0 | 7th |
Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified
2009
- World Championship, Unlimited - Free Style, Powered, 9th place[2]
- Slovenian Nationals, Unlimited, Powered, 1st place
- World Air Games, Unlimited, Powered, 5th place
2008
- World Aerobatic Cup, Unlimited, Powered, 3rd place [3]
- European Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 17th place
- National Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 1st place
2007
- World Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 29th place.[4]
- National Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 2nd place
2006
- European Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 14th place
- National Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 3rd place
2005
- European Championship, Advanced, Powered, 14th place
- National Championship, Advanced, Powered, 4th place
2004
- National Championship, Sportsman, Powered, 1st place
- National Championship, Intermediate, Gliders, 1st place
2003
- National Championship, Sportsman, Gliders, 1st place
2002
- National Championship, Sportsman, Gliders, 3rd place
References
- ↑ http://www.redbullairrace.com/cs/Satellite/en_air/Article/Two-new-pilots-for-2010-Red-Bull-Air-Race-season-021242806739411
- ↑ Daily Results - Saturday August 29, 2009" World Aerobatic Championship. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.aerobaticscup.com/index.php?lang=en&node=107
- ↑ 24th FAI World Aerobatic Championships 24/06/2007 - 04/07/2007 Overall Results. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
External links
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