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August 10, 2010
Britain's Paul Bonhomme wins the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Photo: Paul Bonhomme of Great Britain in action during Race Day during Round 6 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 8, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Nigel Lamb of Great Britain in action during Qualifying for Round 6 the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 7, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Matthias Dolderer of Germany in action during Qualifying for Round 6 the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 7, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Peter Besenyei of Hungary in action during Qualifying for Round 6 the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 7, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Playboy bunnies walk in hangar lane during Qualifying Round 6 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 7, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Martin Sonka of Czech Republic takes off during Qualifying for Round 6 the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 7, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Nigel Lamb of Great Britain in action during Race Day for Round 6 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 8, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Paul Bonhomme of Great Britain celebrates winning the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 8, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Members of the support team of Hannes Arch of Austria watch Qualifying for Round 6 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 8, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Yoshihide Muroya of Japan in action during Round 6, training day 2 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 6, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Nicolas Ivanoff of France pushes his plane during Round 6, training day 1 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 5, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
Photo: Kirby Chambliss of USA in action during Round 6, training day 1 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the Eurospeedway, Lausitz on August 5, 2010 in Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race. © 2010 Getty Images)
• Britain's Paul Bonhomme won the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship by taking second place behind Austria's Hannes Arch in the final race of the season at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on Sunday, August 8, 2010.
In another thrilling duel, Australia's Matt Hall got the third podium of his career with third place in the 50th race in the sport's history while Germany's Matthias Dolderer finished seventh to the delight of the big home crowd. A total of 118,000 spectators watched the racing this weekend.
• Bonhomme, who also won the 2009 championship, finished the six-race season with 64 points and two victories, in Abu Dhabi and New York. Arch, the 2008 champion, ends the year with 60 points and four wins, in Perth, Rio, Windsor and Germany. Britain's Nigel Lamb ended up third overall on 55 points.
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