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Matt Hall of Australia earned his second consecutive pole position with the top time in Qualifying for the Red Bull Air Race 2017 season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday 14 October. 

However, fans of the four pilots still in contention for the World Championship title were stunned as the leaders finished down the timesheet, pitting favorites Martin Šonka (CZE) and Yoshihide Muroya (JPN) against each other in Sunday’s opening head-to-heads.

On the fifth anniversary of Felix Baumgartner’s record jump from the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner and other key Red Bull Stratos team members remember the incredible day.

On 14 October 2012, the world watched spellbound as the Red Bull Stratos project launched a helium balloon to the edge of space, where Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumped from 38,969.4m/127,852.4ft to become the first, and so far only, person to break the speed of sound without the protection or propulsion of a vehicle. 

With only one race left, four pilots from three continents remain locked in the fight for the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship. Who will triumph to kiss the famous bricks in Indianapolis and take home the World Championship trophy?

Yoshihide Muroya won the penultimate round of the Red Bull Air Race 2017 season on Sunday 17 September, when he flew the perfect race and set the fastest time to take the win.

The Japanese pilot was second to fly in the track in the Final Four round, and knew that he had to beat 50.846s, set by Matt Hall (AUS), who flew first.

Muroya's split times were all green as he gained time on his Australian rival in his run. Muroya crossed the finish line in 50.451s and pushed ahead of Hall.