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
Yoshihide Muroya at the Red Bull Air Race World ChampionshipYear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8PointsWinsRank 200913th11th14th12th10th6th 9 014th 201010th9th12thDNS12thCANCAN 5 012th Series not held between 2011 and 2013 2014 9th 3rd 10th 12th 6th 9th 9th 9th1009th 2015 6th 8th 10th 9th 3rd 10th 3rd 4th2306th 2016 7th 14th 1st 5th 8th 14th 5th CAN 31.5 1 6th 2017 13th 1st 1st 3rd 13th 6th 1st 1st 74 4 1st 20182nd4th14th11th8th2nd12th5th 40 05th20191st2811st
Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified
Gallery
See also Competition aerobatics
References
External links
Red Bull Air Race World Championship - Yoshihide Muroya