Yoshihide Muroya

Template:Nihongo is a Japanese aerobatics pilot and race pilot 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.

Racing record

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

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Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Wins	Rank
2009	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 13th	11th	14th	Template:Country data HungaryTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	10th	Template:Country data SpainTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th			9	0	14th
2010	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data AustraliaTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	12th	DNS		Template:Country data GermanyTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data HungaryTemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	CAN	5	0	12th
Series not held between 2011 and 2013
2014	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data CROTemplate:Namespace detect showall 3rd	Template:Country data MYSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	10	0	9th
2015	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	Template:Country data CROTemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 3rd	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 3rd	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 4th	23	0	6th
2016	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 7th	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 14th	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	Template:Country data GERTemplate:Namespace detect showall 14th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	31.5	1	6th
2017	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 13th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 3rd	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 13th	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data GERTemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	74	4	1st
2018	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 2nd	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 4th	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 14th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 2nd	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	40	0	5th
2019	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st								28	1	1st

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

Gallery

• 
  Aerobatics by Extra 300S
• 
  Sukhoi Su-26
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  Extra 300L
• 
  Zivko Edge 540 V2
• 
  Zivko Edge 540 V3 of FALKEN color

See also

• Competition aerobatics

External links

• Template:Official website Template:In lang
• Red Bull Air Race World Championship - Yoshihide Muroya