Flying at speeds of more than 400kph, the world's best pilots were racing against the clock in a bid to win points in the fifth leg of the international series. American pilot, Kirby Chambliss win the Red Bull Air Race for the third time this season. The race was watched live in over 80 countries around the world.

Chambliss currently has the overall lead with a total of 22 points in the World Series standings, followed closely by Besenyei and then Mangold. The results were the narrowest in the history of the Red Bull Air Race, with Bonhomme just 0.48 seconds behind Chambliss. Mangold missed out on a top spot after hitting an Air Gate and incurring a 10 second penalty.

Crowds watched in awe as the pilots raced through the high speed course, negotiating a series of ‘air gates' just meters above the water. Taking place for the first time in Istanbul , chicanes were a brand new feature of the race track, with pilots having to weave through the single pylons as well as fly between the parallel gates.