FAI World Aerobatic Championships
The FAI World Aerobatic Championships is a competition in sport aviation organized by CIVA, the aerobatic commission of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the world air sports federation.
The WAC was formed in 1960, replacing the freestyle Lockheed Trophy contests.
Winners Aresti Cup
| No. | Year | Location | Country | World Champion | Airplane | Ref |
| 33rd | 2026 | Batavia NY, United States | TBD | |||
| 32nd | 2024 | Mokre, Poland | Florent Oddon | Extra 330SC | ||
| 31st | 2022 | Leszno, Poland | Florent Oddon | Extra 330SC | ||
| 30th | 2019 | Châteauroux–Déols, France | Louis Vanel | Extra 330SC | ||
| 29th | 2017 | Malalane, South Africa | Mikhail Mamistov | Extra 330SC | ||
| 28th | 2015 | Châteauroux, France | Alexandre Orlowski | Extra 330SC | ||
| 27th | 2013 | North Texas, United States | François Le Vot | Extra 330SC | ||
| 26th | 2011 | Foligno, Italy | Mikhail Mamistov | Su-26M3 | ||
| 25th | 2009 | Silverstone, United Kingdom | Renaud Ecalle | Extra 330SC | ||
| 24th | 2007 | Granada, Spain | Ramón Alonso | Su-31 | ||
| 23rd | 2005 | Burgos, Spain | Sergey Rakhmanin | Su-26M3 | ||
| 22nd | 2003 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Sergey Rakhmanin | Su 31 | ||
| 21st | 2001 | Burgos, Spain | Mikhail Mamistov | Su-31 | ||
| 20th | 2000 | Muret, France | Eric Vazeille | CAP 232 | ||
| 19th | 1998 | Trenčín, Slovakia | Patrick Paris | CAP 232 | ||
| 18th | 1996 | Oklahoma City, United States | Victor Chmal | Su 26 | ||
| 17th | 1994 | Debrecen, Hungary | Xavier de Lapparent | CAP 231EX | ||
| 16th | 1992 | Le Havre, France | — | Competition not held | — | |
| 15th | 1990 | Yverdon, Switzerland | Claude Bessiere | CAP 231 | ||
| 14th | 1988 | Red Deer, Canada | Henry Haigh | Super Star | ||
| 13th | 1986 | South Cerney, United Kingdom | Petr Jirmus | Z-50 LS | ||
| 12th | 1984 | Békéscsaba, Hungary | Petr Jirmus | Z-50 LS | ||
| 11th | 1982 | Spitzerberg, Austria | Victor Smolin | Yak 50 | ||
| 10th | 1980 | Oshkosh, United States | Leo Loudenslager | Laser Z-200 | ||
| 9th | 1978 | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia | Ivan Tuček | Z-50 L | ||
| 8th | 1976 | Kyiv, USSR | Victor Letsko | Yak 50 | ||
| — | 1974 | No competition | — | — | — | - |
| 7th | 1972 | Salon de Provence, France | Charlie Hillard | Pitts S-1S 200 | ||
| 6th | 1970 | Hullavington, United Kingdom | Igor Egorov | Yak-18PM | ||
| 5th | 1968 | Magdeburg, East Germany | Erwin Bläske | Z526A | ||
| 4th | 1966 | Moscow, USSR | Vladimir Martemianov | Yak-18PM | ||
| 3rd | 1964 | Bilbao, Spain | Tomás Castaño | Zlin Z326 TM | ||
| 2nd | 1962 | Budapest, Hungary | Josef Tóth | Z-326 | ||
| 1st | 1960 | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Ladislav Bezák | Zlin 226T |