16th World Hot Air Balloon Champonship
Mildura, Australia
June 26 - July 3
Event Director: Danny Gailbraith (AUS)
87 Pilots, 4 Flights, 13 Tasks
| 27 June AM | Tasks 1, 2, 3 | FIN, PDG, FON |
| 29 June PM | Task 4 | PDG |
| 1 July AM | Tasks, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | FIN, PDG, HWC, FON, FON |
| 2 July AM | Tasks 10, 11, 12, 13 | PDG, FIN, FON, FON |
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| Pos. | Competitor | Cty | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1 | Pieper, Markus | GER | 10434 | 991 | 974 | 627 | 900 | 823 | 889 | 691 | 917 | 996 | 864 | 919 | 213 | 630 |
| 2 | Schneider, Uwe | GER | 10177 | 887 | 1000 | 936 | 230 | 535 | 896 | 685 | 885 | 983 | 912 | 935 | 833 | 460 |
| 3 | Gibbs, Paul | AUS | 10005 | 916 | 535 | 765 | 978 | 592 | 771 | 663 | 879 | 859 | 733 | 661 | 680 | 973 |
| 4 | Petrehn, Johnny | USA | 9596 | 709 | 892 | 843 | 796 | 841 | 287 | 126 | 1000 | 985 | 934 | 840 | 437 | 906 |
| 5 | Fujita, Masahiko | JPN | 9530 | 837 | 976 | 792 | 890 | 900 | 998 | 276 | 561 | 781 | 402 | 762 | 964 | 391 |
| 6 | Jones, Steve | USA | 9476 | 837 | 944 | 670 | 856 | 1000 | 241 | 565 | 627 | 901 | 1000 | 706 | 425 | 704 |
| 7 | Ekeblad, Poa | SWE | 9450 | 797 | 853 | 831 | 976 | 816 | 253 | 621 | 655 | 471 | 750 | 839 | 618 | 970 |
| 8 | Genz, Michael | GER | 9384 | 922 | 909 | 705 | 824 | 253 | 849 | 665 | 840 | 960 | 608 | 947 | 477 | 425 |
| 9 | Mizukami, Takao | JPN | 9123 | 876 | 333 | 575 | 873 | 880 | 832 | 391 | 719 | 713 | 115 | 994 | 887 | 935 |
| 10 | Roux Devillas, Oliver | FRA | 9065 | 351 | 908 | 603 | 494 | 936 | 832 | 645 | 723 | 545 | 628 | 758 | 642 | 1000 |
| 11 | Donner, Nick | USA | 9062 | 758 | 950 | 516 | 964 | 642 | 276 | 512 | 828 | 965 | 896 | 92 | 871 | 792 |
| 12 | Senju, Isamu | JPN | 9031 | 785 | 863 | 927 | 902 | 46 | 887 | 829 | 985 | 980 | 391 | 610 | 734 | 92 |
| 13 | Kostiuskevcius, Rimas | LTU | 8939 | 884 | 391 | 917 | 853 | 471 | 839 | 616 | 793 | 976 | 345 | 794 | 506 | 554 |
| 14 | Messines, Francois | FRA | 8831 | 591 | 362 | 866 | 471 | 882 | 676 | 605 | 923 | 896 | 603 | 871 | 763 | 322 |
| 15 | Kavanagh, Sean | AUS | 8775 | 601 | 939 | 587 | 948 | 787 | 863 | 622 | 98 | 959 | 853 | 613 | 126 | 779 |
| 16 | Dankerl, Peter | GER | 8767 | 733 | 895 | 856 | 287 | 356 | 941 | 644 | 829 | 940 | 736 | 781 | 138 | 631 |
| 17 | Tahtinen, Matti | FIN | 8701 | 640 | 50 | 989 | 241 | 34 | 982 | 946 | 806 | 880 | 849 | 553 | 670 | 161 |
| 18 | Williams, Crispin | GBR | 8636 | 610 | 873 | 736 | 483 | 414 | 961 | 448 | 623 | 379 | 970 | 588 | 641 | 910 |
| 19 | Kawaguchi, Masayoshi | JPN | 8575 | 585 | 414 | 460 | 810 | 276 | 494 | 590 | 742 | 928 | 677 | 867 | 944 | 788 |
| 20 | Bareford, David | GBR | 8523 | 714 | 924 | 758 | 379 | 882 | 991 | 514 | 460 | 391 | 310 | 879 | 739 | 582 |
| 21 | Sturzlinger. Gerald | AUT | 8481 | 690 | 687 | 195 | 1000 | 793 | 483 | 633 | 783 | 850 | 791 | 207 | 391 | 978 |
| 22 | Wandel, Tor | SWE | 8319 | 671 | 923 | 660 | 757 | 860 | 207 | 264 | 448 | 414 | 934 | 1000 | 894 | 287 |
| 23 | Weber, Nicolas(Colin) | LUX | 8285 | 548 | 483 | 346 | 852 | 924 | 809 | 333 | 241 | 448 | 414 | 988 | 980 | 909 |
| 24 | Endo, Manoru | JPN | 8200 | 688 | 867 | 437 | 259 | 775 | 979 | 548 | 704 | 513 | 775 | 379 | 1000 | 276 |
| 25 | Filus, Witold | POL | 8110 | 1000 | 425 | 379 | 819 | 923 | 437 | 471 | 604 | 683 | 926 | 391 | 880 | 172 |
| 26 | Gabriel, Niel | GBR | 8036 | 666 | 903 | 841 | 703 | 881 | 951 | 506 | 532 | 425 | 195 | 471 | 585 | 377 |
| 27 | Ekstedt, Lars | SWE | 7922 | 693 | 875 | 913 | 748 | 720 | 264 | 558 | 322 | 506 | 276 | 345 | 902 | 800 |
| 28 | Aguirre, Angel | ESP | 7849 | 649 | 699 | 845 | 929 | 704 | 333 | 634 | 437 | 582 | 299 | 916 | 253 | 569 |
| 29 | Balkedal, Jan | SWE | 7826 | 847 | 699 | 448 | 842 | 410 | 672 | 683 | 310 | 483 | 684 | 782 | 667 | 299 |
| 30 | Tarno, Javier | ESP | 7749 | 184 | 253 | 644 | 850 | 932 | 929 | 595 | 719 | 898 | 184 | 987 | 333 | 241 |
| 31 | Kostrhun, Pavel | CZE | 7744 | 628 | 310 | 904 | 928 | 437 | 766 | 607 | 719 | 573 | 566 | 230 | 973 | 103 |
| 32 | Glebe, Phil | USA | 7590 | 460 | 961 | 693 | 640 | 310 | 138 | 651 | 494 | 832 | 23 | 722 | 755 | 911 |
| 33 | Nemeth, Zoltan | HUN | 7492 | 548 | 500 | 69 | 542 | 460 | 676 | 620 | 674 | 591 | 830 | 425 | 828 | 729 |
| 34 | Machnorylov, Valerij | LTU | 7461 | 866 | 379 | 391 | 460 | 869 | 368 | 639 | 546 | 121 | 897 | 513 | 805 | 607 |
| 35 | Kremer, Marc | LUX | 7455 | 715 | 931 | 850 | 414 | 402 | 965 | 80 | 98 | 299 | 648 | 911 | 763 | 379 |
| 36 | Binder, Nikolaus | AUT | 7450 | 103 | 466 | 414 | 207 | 961 | 322 | 460 | 683 | 846 | 356 | 985 | 680 | 967 |
| 37 | Llado-Costa, Josep | ESP | 7431 | 471 | 971 | 69 | 956 | 425 | 908 | 138 | 333 | 775 | 437 | 954 | 810 | 184 |
| 38 | De Bruijn, Mathijs | NED | 7369 | 368 | 627 | 184 | 667 | 149 | 149 | 650 | 949 | 703 | 845 | 532 | 856 | 690 |
| 39 | Scherzer, Josef | AUT | 7356 | 794 | 957 | 483 | 184 | 161 | 603 | 666 | 864 | 121 | 34 | 761 | 900 | 828 |
| 40 | Muir, Lindsay | GBR | 7320 | 910 | 920 | 864 | 333 | 645 | 1000 | 483 | 207 | 494 | 333 | 184 | 752 | 195 |
| 41 | Mangin, Pierre | FRA | 7286 | 23 | 57 | 149 | 858 | 799 | 511 | 548 | 891 | 933 | 506 | 310 | 804 | 786 |
| 42 | Michell, Edwin | AUS | 7200 | 80 | 103 | 873 | 766 | 874 | 575 | 11 | 98 | 992 | 907 | 907 | 115 | 899 |
| 43 | Mockaitis, Gintauti | LTU | 7158 | 913 | 466 | 578 | 402 | 742 | 391 | 629 | 391 | 862 | 862 | 494 | 494 | 34 |
| 44 | Stejskal, Tomas | CZE | 6738 | 310 | 898 | 574 | 431 | 730 | 951 | 414 | 264 | 121 | 149 | 863 | 241 | 792 |
| 45 | Nowakowski, Bartosz | POL | 6717 | 425 | 586 | 814 | 896 | 241 | 591 | 619 | 287 | 121 | 218 | 905 | 704 | 310 |
| 46 | Beazly, Brian | USA | 6706 | 803 | 500 | 701 | 893 | 684 | 193 | 274 | 559 | 121 | 471 | 632 | 213 | 662 |
| 47 | Suchy, Michael | CZE | 6690 | 276 | 783 | 706 | 964 | 863 | 771 | 368 | 230 | 241 | 138 | 460 | 345 | 545 |
| 48 | Olsson, Peter | SWE | 6395 | 385 | 952 | 666 | 34 | 690 | 230 | 613 | 710 | 437 | 448 | 218 | 356 | 656 |
| 49 | Byelorusov. Sergiy | UKR | 6384 | 448 | 800 | 688 | 506 | 379 | 414 | 653 | 859 | 368 | 241 | 356 | 40 | 632 |
| 50 | Haim, Sacha | BRA | 6383 | 969 | 992 | 322 | 299 | 287 | 356 | 604 | 402 | 933 | 207 | 483 | 414 | 115 |
| 51 | Heleu. Jean-Pierre | FRA | 6281 | 57 | 69 | 287 | 895 | 717 | 549 | 187 | 506 | 322 | 547 | 440 | 942 | 763 |
| 52 | Sorn, Slavko Avi | SLO | 6211 | 351 | 345 | 358 | 970 | 218 | 523 | 652 | 881 | 851 | 368 | 276 | 40 | 368 |
| 53 | Black. Nigel | HKG | 6206 | 115 | 190 | 425 | 345 | 448 | 657 | 425 | 420 | 402 | 161 | 843 | 875 | 900 |
| 54 | Timmers, Jan | BEL | 6201 | 126 | 149 | 713 | 149 | 764 | 345 | 46 | 672 | 538 | 782 | 333 | 756 | 828 |
| 55 | Elsener, Benny | SUI | 6115 | 596 | 620 | 230 | 861 | 184 | 425 | 858 | 970 | 958 | 11 | 69 | 299 | 34 |
| 56 | Bolze, Stephane | FRA | 6102 | 620 | 362 | 1000 | 322 | 886 | 525 | 566 | 507 | 121 | 582 | 149 | 322 | 140 |
| 57 | Blount, Alan | USA | 5964 | 402 | 962 | 69 | 310 | 870 | 161 | 69 | 276 | 579 | 948 | 138 | 824 | 356 |
| 58 | Moos, Niklaus | SUI | 5807 | 884 | 810 | 494 | 126 | 126 | 184 | 322 | 379 | 310 | 780 | 714 | 276 | 402 |
| 59 | Booth, Andrew | GBR | 5651 | 626 | 940 | 806 | 195 | 586 | 23 | 521 | 471 | 460 | 322 | 368 | 184 | 149 |
| 60 | Herdewijn, Luc | BEL | 5634 | 46 | 115 | 710 | 816 | 806 | 448 | 607 | 253 | 345 | 569 | 299 | 402 | 218 |
| 61 | Passos, Fabio da Silva | BRA | 5615 | 300 | 276 | 241 | 821 | 195 | 506 | 620 | 420 | 287 | 172 | 620 | 529 | 628 |
| 62 | Kalousdian, Rubens | BRA | 5547 | 385 | 402 | 864 | 810 | 230 | 195 | 651 | 299 | 356 | 536 | 115 | 92 | 612 |
| 63 | Lanzoni, Luciano | ITA | 5490 | 149 | 241 | 683 | 92 | 299 | 844 | 345 | 563 | 825 | 46 | 656 | 264 | 483 |
| 64 | Haapala, Marti Eliel | FIN | 5471 | 293 | 727 | 69 | 167 | 23 | 354 | 975 | 996 | 862 | 80 | 414 | 477 | 34 |
| 65 | Broeders, Hank | NED | 5320 | 69 | 80 | 207 | 138 | 615 | 778 | 23 | 218 | 276 | 838 | 954 | 379 | 745 |
| 66 | Dukste, Gunnars | LAT | 5184 | 138 | 190 | 867 | 379 | 57 | 969 | 161 | 98 | 777 | 537 | 448 | 230 | 333 |
| 67 | De Cock, Phillippe | BEL | 4949 | 34 | 92 | 218 | 977 | 506 | 57 | 57 | 540 | 121 | 914 | 402 | 617 | 414 |
| 68 | Oakley, Michael | NZL | 4769 | 483 | 34 | 69 | 431 | 322 | 92 | 253 | 98 | 121 | 902 | 241 | 935 | 788 |
| 69 | Denisenko, Andrey | RUS | 69 | 218 | 207 | 333 | 923 | 483 | 23 | 23 | 195 | 264 | 723 | 264 | 40 | 835 |
| 70 | Prawicki, Bogdan | POL | 4677 | 437 | 287 | 471 | 57 | 368 | 460 | 402 | 356 | 540 | 460 | 506 | 195 | 138 |
| 71 | Parks, Sam | USA | 4654 | 414 | 785 | 299 | 23 | 739 | 115 | 149 | 368 | 121 | 790 | 253 | 368 | 230 |
| 72 | Aimo, Giovanni | ITA | 4632 | 161 | 218 | 253 | 69 | 172 | 865 | 494 | 576 | 121 | 600 | 161 | 448 | 494 |
| 73 | Barthel, Jeannot | LUX | 4603 | 195 | 299 | 506 | 757 | 494 | 766 | 241 | 98 | 121 | 425 | 322 | 172 | 207 |
| 74 | Bakanov, Michael | RUS | 4498 | 293 | 437 | 69 | 276 | 69 | 69 | 943 | 832 | 1000 | 264 | 172 | 40 | 34 |
| 75 | Clegg, Felicity | RSA | 4253 | 500 | 936 | 69 | 259 | 894 | 172 | 115 | 98 | 121 | 483 | 623 | -97 | 80 |
| 76 | Balisky, Dan | CAN | 4037 | 253 | 172 | 126 | 356 | 883 | 471 | 310 | 98 | 121 | 230 | 471 | 40 | 506 |
| 77 | Kalachev, Dmitriy | KAZ | 3956 | 264 | 827 | 276 | 658 | 138 | 627 | 379 | 483 | 121 | 63 | 11 | 40 | 69 |
| 78 | Vevere, Kristine | LAT | 3866 | 230 | 448 | 402 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 195 | 636 | 653 | 597 | -223 | 161 | 458 |
| 79 | Vegh, Sandor | HUN | 3779 | 799 | 264 | 69 | 11 | 345 | 46 | 92 | 98 | 768 | 287 | 287 | 460 | 253 |
| 80 | Rold, Per | NZL | 3690 | 241 | 126 | 69 | 448 | 391 | -470 | 356 | 345 | 121 | 543 | 437 | 287 | 796 |
| 81 | Miklousic, Tom | CRO | 3383 | 172 | 34 | 345 | 46 | 333 | 648 | 287 | 98 | 333 | 494 | 25 | 534 | 34 |
| 82 | Charbonnier, Igor | ITA | 3176 | 530 | 138 | 310 | 167 | 92 | 402 | 103 | 98 | 121 | 378 | 80 | 630 | 126 |
| 83 | Jorgensen, Benny | DEN | 3112 | 322 | 34 | 138 | 80 | 264 | 839 | 207 | 98 | 121 | 126 | 21 | 310 | 552 |
| 84 | Bozovicar. Matko | SLO | 3036 | 207 | 322 | 161 | 379 | 80 | 299 | 184 | 98 | 253 | 103 | 34 | 652 | 261 |
| 85 | Petrovic, Radko | SLO | 2504 | 333 | 161 | 264 | 115 | 115 | 310 | -62 | 98 | 121 | 92 | 103 | 509 | 345 |
| 86 | Whelan, Bill | CAN | 2417 | 92 | 230 | 172 | 631 | 11 | 126 | 34 | 98 | 121 | 253 | 126 | 149 | 374 |
| 87 | Quintero, Oscar | VEN | 1465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 207 | 23 | 172 | 98 | 121 | 63 | 23 | 80 | 460 |