The 2010 season didn’t start off at full throttle for Hannes Arch: a controversial decision made by the Race Director led to the Austrian being qualified in the season’s first race in Abu Dhabi. However, this didn’t throw Arch off course. He looked ahead with professional persistence and was more motivated than ever to bring the world championship title back to Austria. With grim determination, Arch and his team started the chase for the title – and was promptly rewarded with three victories in a row.

In New York he narrowly missed the win, but managed to outshine his competition at the legendary last race at the German Lausitzring. The premature end of the race season made it impossible for Arch to bag the coveted world championship win, but he ended the 2010 Red Bull Air Race with the vice world championship title and the knowledge that he had made the most of the season. “The 2010 season was definitely our strongest Air Race season so far,” he said. “We won four out of six races and despite the disappointing result in Abu Dhabi were well on our way to bringing the world championship title back to Austria!”.