Sailplane Grand Prix

This page is dedicated to the FAI/IGC Sailplane Grand Prix competitions.

For potential organizers: bid form for SGP events.

See bottom of page for links to rules and SGP news.

History

The first experimental Sailplane Grand Prix events were held in January 2001 in Gawler, Australia (parallel to the first Club Class World Gliding Championships) and in June 2003 in Saint-Auban, France.

World Sailplane Grand Prix 2005

The first official FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix was held from the 2nd to the 11th of September, 2005, in Saint-Auban, France.

World Sailplane Grand Prix 2007

On December 24, Sebastian Kawa of Poland was announced the FAI World GP Gliding Champion after five days of intense racing in the skies above New Zealand’s Southern Alps. See http://www.gpgliding.com/ for the full results.

Qualifying SGP events 2008/9

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SGP Rules

Follow this link to download or view the rules for the SGP competitons (PDF document).

Latest News

Stewards report from the World Grand Prix final in Omarama.

See SGP newsletters below, and also the following Letters from the IGC President to Delegates and Committee Chairmen: