FAI Sailplane Grand Prix World Final 2015 - Varese (ITA) - News

Sailplane: World Final 2015

6th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix 

September 05-12, 2015, Varese (Italy)

On the 5th of September, 20 of the best pilots in the world will be coming to Varese, Italy, where they will compete for the title of FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Champion.The FAI Sailplane Grand Prix, developed from an original idea to make our sport more accessible and physically visible to the general public while also simplifying the scoring system so spectators can see who has won, as that glider crosses the line in front of them, rather than wait hours for a complicated scoring system to work it out.

Entries are usually limited to 20, since everyone starts at the same time and may fly round and arrive very close together and very fast. Tasks may be routed over or close to the airfield more than once to give spectators the chance to see the race played out before their eyes and, during the time the gliders are away, tracking equipment carried in the gliders can send a real-time film of their positions and the territory onto giant screens or computers back at the field and on internet, truly involving the maximum number of people in the excitement.

As the pilot who, over the period of a week's competition, has amassed the highest number of points overall. This pilot ist the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix World Champion.