Paul Bonhomme became champion for the second successive year, finishing each of the six rounds of the championship in the top three placings, two of which were victories.
(*) indicates the pilot received an extra point for the fastest time in Qualifying At about 11:50AM local time, (3:50 UTC) on 15 April, Brazilian pilot Adilson Kindlemann crashed his MXS-R[5] aircraft into the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia during practice.
[6][7] During qualifying for the race in Windsor, Matt Hall nearly crashed his aircraft into the Detroit River.
[8] The aircraft lost lift after a series of high-G turns and dipped both wings and a wheel into the water before Hall powered up and out of what could have been a bad wreck.
[9] Spanish pilot Alejandro Maclean was killed on 17 August, when his aircraft crashed into the ground while performing a manoeuvre during a training exercise at Casarrubios del Monte in Spain.