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.YearLocationCountryWorld ChampionAirplaneRef
33rd2026Batavia NY, United StatesTBD
32nd2024Mokre, PolandFlorent OddonExtra 330SC
31st2022Leszno, PolandFlorent OddonExtra 330SC
30th2019Châteauroux–Déols, FranceLouis VanelExtra 330SC
29th2017Malalane, South AfricaMikhail MamistovExtra 330SC
28th2015Châteauroux, FranceAlexandre OrlowskiExtra 330SC
27th2013North Texas, United StatesFrançois Le VotExtra 330SC
26th2011Foligno, ItalyMikhail MamistovSu-26M3
25th2009Silverstone, United KingdomRenaud EcalleExtra 330SC
24th2007Granada, SpainRamón AlonsoSu-31
23rd2005Burgos, SpainSergey RakhmaninSu-26M3
22nd2003Lakeland, Florida, United StatesSergey RakhmaninSu 31
21st2001Burgos, SpainMikhail MamistovSu-31
20th2000Muret, FranceEric VazeilleCAP 232
19th1998Trenčín, SlovakiaPatrick ParisCAP 232
18th1996Oklahoma City, United StatesVictor ChmalSu 26
17th1994Debrecen, HungaryXavier de LapparentCAP 231EX
16th1992Le Havre, France—Competition not held—
15th1990Yverdon, SwitzerlandClaude BessiereCAP 231
14th1988Red Deer, CanadaHenry HaighSuper Star
13th1986South Cerney, United KingdomPetr JirmusZ-50 LS
12th1984Békéscsaba, HungaryPetr JirmusZ-50 LS
11th1982Spitzerberg, AustriaVictor SmolinYak 50
10th1980Oshkosh, United StatesLeo LoudenslagerLaser Z-200
9th1978České Budějovice, CzechoslovakiaIvan TučekZ-50 L
8th1976Kyiv, USSRVictor LetskoYak 50
—1974No competition———-
7th1972Salon de Provence, FranceCharlie HillardPitts S-1S 200
6th1970Hullavington, United KingdomIgor EgorovYak-18PM
5th1968Magdeburg, East GermanyErwin BläskeZ526A
4th1966Moscow, USSRVladimir MartemianovYak-18PM
3rd1964Bilbao, SpainTomás CastañoZlin Z326 TM
2nd1962Budapest, HungaryJosef TóthZ-326
1st1960Bratislava, CzechoslovakiaLadislav BezákZlin 226T

Winners by teams