World Helicopter Racing Championships

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The World Helicopter Racing Championships is a racing series, the first ever to involve helicopters. The most successful pilot in the series is American Hank Bondhale, who won eight titles between 1993 and 2010.

The first season was in 1982, won by Raymond Reid.

Renko and Ruud Dotinga are the only father-and-son pair to win titles in the series, Renko won in 1985, 1987 and 1988, and Ruud won in 2008.

The only female to have raced in the series is Stephanie Simpson from the UK, who debuted in the series in 2010.

Champions[edit | edit source]

Season Champion
1982 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Raymond Reid
1983 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Raymond Reid
1984 Flag of France svg.png Ganelon Meilleur
1985 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Renko Dotinga
1986 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Zak Wade
1987 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Renko Dotinga
1988 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Renko Dotinga
1989 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia svg.png Denis Jurković
1990 Flag of Australia svg.png Connor Crofts
1991 Flag of Finland.svg.png Hugo Seppänen
1992 Flag of Finland.svg.png Hugo Seppänen
1993 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
1994 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
1995 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
1996 Flag of the United States svg.png Gerald Stein
1997 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Harry McDonald
1998 Flag of Italy svg.png Costanzo Boni
1999 Flag of Italy svg.png Costanzo Boni
2000 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
2001 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
2002 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
2003 Flag of Germany svg.png Lucas Ehrlichmann
2004 Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Matyáš Dvořák
2005 Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Matyáš Dvořák
2006 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
2007 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Harvey Giles
2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Ruud Dotinga
2009 Flag of Brazil svg.png Danilo Carvalho Pinto
2010 Flag of the United States svg.png Hank Bondhale
2011 Flag of Italy svg.png Nino Iadanza
2012 Flag of Italy svg.png Nino Iadanza