Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, the FAI World Long Distance Gas Balloon Championship, is the oldest and most prestigious event in aviation and the ultimate challenge for the pilots. It is a story full of adventure, skill, courage, survival and luck. The goal is simple: to fly the furthest non-stop distance from the launch site.
The international competition was initiated by adventurer and newspaper tycoon James Gordon Bennett Jr. in 1906, when 16 balloons launched from the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, France. Little did the crowd of 200,000 spectators know that this race was to continue throughout the 20th century. The winning team brings the competition to their country.
Gordon Bennett 2024
Rank | Pilots | Country | Score |
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1 | Christian Wagner Stefanie Liller | AUT | 2111.17 km |
2 | Kurt Frieden Pascal Witpraechtiger | SUI | 2109.75 km |
3 | Andreas Zumrode Axel Hunnekuhl | GER | 2108.47 km |
68th Gordon Bennett
The take-off from Metz, France is planed for September 5, 2025.
Gordon Bennett 2023
Rank | Pilots | Country | Score |
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1 | Eric Decellieres Benoit Havret | FRA | 2661.40 km |
2 | Wilhelm Eimers Benjamin Eimers | GER | 2587.21 km |
3 | Benoit Pelard Benoît Péterlé | FRA | 2359.95 km |
Gordon Bennett 2022
Rank | Pilots | Country | Score |
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1 | Wilhelm Eimers Benjamin Eimers | GER | 1572.36 km |
2 | Kurt Frieden Pascal Witpraechtiger | SUI | 1550.38 km |
3 | Andreas Zumrode Axel Hunnekuhl | GER | 1512.20 km |