2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

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.

Paul Bonhomme claimed his second consecutive Air Race World Championship, defeating Hannes Arch by four points.