Yoshihide Muroya
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973
NationalityJapan Japan
Websiteyoshi-muroya.jp

Yoshihide "Yoshi" Muroya (室屋 義秀, Muroya Yoshihide, born 27 January 1973) is a Japanese aerobatics pilot and race pilot[1] of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly. Muroya went to the United States privately to earn his airplane license at the age of twenty.

After that, he worked long hours to earn enough money to get his training in the United States for a period of two months a year. At the same time, he continued glider training in Japan and learned long-distance flight techniques in Australia.

In 2009 he participated in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as first Japanese and first Asian pilot. Special Team Mate Robert Fry joined as Team coordinator. In the final race in Barcelona, Spain he took 6th place. In 2017 he became Red Bull Air Race's World Champion.

Until now, he has held some 170 air-shows over 12 years without incident.

In 2021, Muroya partnered with Lexus to launch Lexus/Pathfinder Air Racing, a joint team competing in the Air Race World Championship.[2]

Racing record

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Japan Yoshihide Muroya at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Wins Rank
2009 United Arab Emirates
13th		 United States
11th		 Canada
14th		 Hungary
12th		 Portugal
10th		 Spain
6th		 9 0 14th
2010 United Arab Emirates
10th		 Australia
9th		 Brazil
12th		 Canada
DNS		 United States
 Germany
12th		 Hungary
CAN		 Portugal
CAN		 5 0 12th
Series not held between 2011 and 2013
2014 United Arab Emirates
9th		 Croatia
3rd		 Malaysia
10th		 Poland
12th		 United Kingdom
6th		 United States
9th		 United States
9th		 Austria
9th		 10 0 9th
2015 United Arab Emirates
6th		 Japan
8th		 Croatia
10th		 Hungary
9th		 United Kingdom
3rd		 Austria
10th		 United States
3rd		 United States
4th		 23 0 6th
2016 United Arab Emirates
7th		 Austria
14th		 Japan
1st		 Hungary
5th		 United Kingdom
8th		 Germany
14th		 United States
5th		 United States
CAN		 31.5 1 6th
2017 United Arab Emirates
13th		 United States
1st		 Japan
1st		 Hungary
3rd		 Russia
13th		 Portugal
6th		 Germany
1st		 United States
1st		 74 4 1st
2018 United Arab Emirates
2nd		 France
4th		 Japan
14th		 Hungary
11th		 Russia
8th		 Austria
2nd		 United States
12th		 United States
5th		 40 0 5th
2019 United Arab Emirates
1st		 28 1 1st

Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Duel continues: Arch blasts Bonhomme in Rovinj". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "LEXUS LAUNCHES JOINT AIR RACING TEAM WITH COMPETITION PILOT YOSHIHIDE MUROYA". LEXUS LAUNCHES JOINT AIR RACING TEAM WITH COMPETITION PILOT YOSHIHIDE MUROYA. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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