Peter Podlunšek | |
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| Born | (1970-05-25)May 25, 1970 (age 55) |
| Website | redbullairrace.com |

Peter Podlunšek (born May 25, 1970) is aSlovenian aerobatics pilot.
He competes in theRed Bull Air Race World Championship Challenger Cup competition. His first Red Bull Air Race was on 12 April 2014 inRovinj where he took third place.[1] He uses two racing aircraft; anExtra 300L and anExtra 330SC. He has flown aerobatic aircraft since 1994 and has won eight national championships in aerobatics. He is based in Slovenia's aerobatics hotbed ofMurska Sobota. Since 2008 he has been flying the Extra 330SC and participated in more than 250 airshows acrossEurope,China andLibya. In his two decades of flying he has clocked more than 1,000 flight hours - 450 of those being in aerobatics.[citation needed]Peter announced that he will retire the master class pilot of Red Bull Air Race in the 2017 season.
at theRed Bull Air Race World Championship | |||||||||||
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Rank |
| 2014 | DNP | 3rd 6 | 5th 2 | DNP | 5th 2 | 4th 4 | DNP | DNP | 12 | 0 | 9th |
| 2015 | DNP | 6th 0 | 4th 4 | 3rd 6 | 4th 4 | 4th 4 | 2nd 8 | 2nd | 18 | 0 | 2nd |
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Rank |
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| 2016 | Abu Dhabi 13th | Spielberg 8th | Chiba 11th | Budapest 12th | Ascot 10th | Lausitz 13th | Indianapolis 11th | Las Vegas CAN | 4 | 0 | 13th |
| 2017 | DSQ | San Diego 2nd | Chiba 12th | Budapest 13th(DNS) | Kazan 14th | Porto 9th | Lausitz 13th | Indianapolis 14th | 14 | 0 | 12th |
*season in progressLegend: