Gordon Bennett Cup (ballooning) - Official Winners

Official Winners

Key
  • Date: the date of the start of the race.
  • Starting point: the launch location of the race (city (country)).
  • Crew: the members of the crew of the balloon, pilot followed by co-pilot.
  • Country: the nationality of the crew.
  • Balloon name: the officially registered name of the balloon.
  • Time: the time for which the balloon was afloat in hours and minutes.
  • Distance: the distance over which the balloon floated during its flight.
* Record
Date Starting point Crew Country Balloon name Time
(hh:mm)		 Distance
(km)
01906-09-30September 30, 1906 France Paris !Paris (France) Lahm, FrankFrank Lahm, Henry Hersey USA United States 22:15 0641 !641.10
01907-10-27October 27, 1907 United States Saint !St. Louis (United States) Erbsolh, OskarOskar Erbsolh, Henry Helm Clayton Germany Pommern 40:00 1,403.55
01908-10-11October 11, 1908 Germany Berlin !Berlin (Germany) Schaek, TheodorTheodor Schaek, Emil Messner Switzerland Helvetia 73:01 1,190.00
01909-10-03October 3, 1909 Switzerland Zurich !Zürich (Switzerland) Mix, Edgar W.Edgar W. Mix, Andre Roussel USA America II 35:07 1,121.11
01910-10-17October 17, 1910 United States Saint !St. Louis (United States) Ramsay Hawley, AlanAlan Ramsay Hawley, Augustus Post USA America II 44:25 1,887.60
01911-10-05October 5, 1911 United States Kansas !Kansas City (United States) Gericke, HansHans Gericke, Otto Duncker Germany Berlin II 12:28 0757 !757.84
01912-10-27October 27, 1912 Germany Stuttgart !Stuttgart (Germany) Bienaimé, MauriceMaurice Bienaimé, René Rumpelmayer France La Picardie 45:42 2,191.00
01913-10-12October 12, 1913 France Paris !Paris (France) Upson, Ralph HazlettRalph Hazlett Upson Ralph Albion Drury Preston USA Goodyear 43:30 0618 !618.00
01920-10-23October 23, 1920 United States Birmingham !Birmingham (United States) Demuyter, ErnestErnest Demuyter, Mathieu Labrousse Belgium Belgica 40:15 1,769.00
01921-09-18September 18, 1921 Belgium Brussels !Brussels (Belgium) Armbruster, PaulPaul Armbruster, Louis Ansermier Switzerland Zürich 27:24 0766 !766.00
01922-08-06August 6, 1922 Switzerland Geneva !Geneva (Switzerland) Demuyter, ErnestErnest Demuyter, Alexander Veenstra Belgium Belgica 25:49 1,372.10
01923-09-23September 23, 1923 Belgium Brussels !Brussels (Belgium) Demuyter, ErnestErnest Demuyter, Leon Coeckelbergh Belgium Belgica 21:00 1,155.00
01924-06-15June 15, 1924 Belgium Brussels !Brussels (Belgium) Demuyter, ErnestErnest Demuyter, Leon Coeckelbergh Belgium Belgica 43:16 0714 !714.00
01925-06-07June 7, 1925 Belgium Brussels !Brussels (Belgium) Veenstra, AlexanderAlexander Veenstra, Philippe Quersin Belgium Prince Leopold 47:30 1,345.00
01926-05-30May 30, 1926 Belgium Antwerp !Antwerp (Belgium) Van Orman, WardWard Van Orman, Walter W. Morton USA Goodyear III 16:37 0864 !864.00
01927-09-10September 10, 1927 United States Detroit !Detroit (United States) Hill, Edward J.Edward J. Hill, Arthur G. Schlosser USA Detroit 48:00 1,198.00
01928-06-30June 30, 1928 United States Detroit !Detroit (United States) Kepner, William ElsworthWilliam Elsworth Kepner, William Olmstead Eareckson USA US Army 48:00 0740 !740.80
01929-09-28September 28, 1929 United States Saint !St. Louis (United States) Van Orman, WardWard Van Orman, Alan L. McCracken USA Goodyear VIII 24:00 0548 !548.94
01930-09-01September 1, 1930 United States Cleveland !Cleveland (United States) Van Orman, WardWard Van Orman, Alan L. McCracken USA Goodyear VIII 27:56 0872 !872.00
01932-09-25September 25, 1932 Switzerland Basel !Basel (Switzerland) Settle, Thomas G. W.Thomas G. W. Settle, Wilfred Bushnell USA US Army 41:20 1,550.00
01933-09-02September 2, 1933 United States Chicago !Chicago (United States) Hynek, FranciszekFranciszek Hynek, Zbigniew Burzyński Poland SP-ADS Kościuszko 38:32 1,361.00
01934-09-23September 23, 1934 Poland Warsaw !Warsaw (Poland) Hynek, FranciszekFranciszek Hynek, Władysław Pomaski Poland SP-ADS Kościuszko 44:48 1,333.00
01935-09-16September 16, 1935 Poland Warsaw !Warsaw (Poland) Burzyński, ZbigniewZbigniew Burzyński, Władysław Wysocki Poland SP-AMY Polonia II 57:54 1,650.47
01936-08-30August 30, 1936 Poland Warsaw !Warsaw (Poland) Demuyter, ErnestErnest Demuyter, Pierre Hoffmans Belgium OO-BFM Belgica 46:24 1,715.80
01937-06-20June 20, 1937 Belgium Brussels !Brussels (Belgium) Demuyter, ErnestErnest Demuyter, Pierre Hoffmans Belgium OO-BFM Belgica 46:15 1,396.00
01938-09-11September 11, 1938 Belgium Liege !Liège (Belgium) Janusz, AntoniAntoni Janusz, Franciszek Janik Poland SP-BCU LOPP 37:47 1,692.00
01939-09-03September 3, 1939 Poland Lwow !Lwów (Poland) — aaaaa !— aaaaa !— 00:00 !— 0000 !—
01983-06-25June 25, 1983 France Paris !Paris (France) Makné, StefanStefan Makné, Ireneusz Cieślak Poland SP-BZO Polonez 36:00 0690 !690.00
01984-10-13October 13, 1984 Switzerland Zurich !Zürich (Switzerland) Spenger, KarlKarl Spenger, Martin Messner Switzerland HB-BFC Jura 43:08 0793 !793.00
01985-09-28September 28, 1985 Switzerland Geneva !Geneva (Switzerland) Starkbaum, JosefJosef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Austria HB-BBL Volksbank 21:09 0342 !342.00
01986-10-18October 18, 1986 Austria Salzburg !Salzburg (Austria) Starkbaum, JosefJosef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Austria HB-BBL Volksbank 19:11 0272 !272.43
01987-10-03October 3, 1987 Austria Seefeld !Seefeld (Austria) Starkbaum, JosefJosef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Austria HB-BBL Volksbank 32:16 0852 !852.00
01988-10-23October 23, 1988 Austria Bregenz !Bregenz (Austria) Starkbaum, JosefJosef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 41:09 1,110.90
01989-09-16September 16, 1989 Austria Lech !Lech (Austria) Starkbaum, JosefJosef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 37:33 0911 !911.20
01990-09-02September 2, 1990 Austria Lech !Lech (Austria) Starkbaum, JosefJosef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 33:20 0692 !692.50
01991-09-21September 21, 1991 Austria Lech !Lech (Austria) Kuinke, VolkerVolker Kuinke, Jürgen Schubert Germany D-EUREGIO 44:18 1,039.40
01992-09-19September 19, 1992 Germany Stuttgart !Stuttgart (Germany) Levin, DavidDavid Levin, James Herschend USA D-ASPEN 45:36 0964 !964.19
01993-10-04October 4, 1993 United States Albuquerque !Albuquerque (United States) Starkbaum, JosefJosef Starkbaum, Rainer Röhsler Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 59:29 1,832.00
01994-09-18September 18, 1994 Austria Lech !Lech (Austria) Spenger, KarlKarl Spenger, Christian Stoll Switzerland HB-BZH Stadt Wil 31:01 0825 !825.14
01995-09-09September 9, 1995 Switzerland Wil !Wil (Switzerland) Eimers, WilhelmWilhelm Eimers, Bernd Landsmann Germany D-OCOL Columbus II 92:11*92:11* 1,628.10
01996-09-28September 28, 1996 Germany Warstein !Warstein (Germany) Eimers, WilhelmWilhelm Eimers, Bernd Landsmann Germany D-OCOL Columbus II 72:01 1,286.90
01997-09-07September 7, 1997 Germany Warstein !Warstein (Germany) Leys, VincentVincent Leys, Jean François Leys France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 45:30 1,732.50
01998-09-12September 12, 1998 France Paris !Paris (France) — aaaaa !— aaaaa !— 00:00 !— 0000 !—
01999-10-01October 1, 1999 United States Alburquerque !Albuquerque (United States) Cock, Phillipe dePhillipe de Cock, Ronny Van Havare Belgium D-OCOX Belgica II 40:15 1,666.54
02000-09-09September 9, 2000 Belgium Saint-Hubert !Saint-Hubert (Belgium) Eimers, WilhelmWilhelm Eimers, Bernd Landsmann Germany D-OOWE Columbus IV 70:49 0795 !795.70
02001-09-08September 8, 2001 Germany Warstein !Warstein (Germany) Leys, VincentVincent Leys, Jean François Leys France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 77:47 1,626.60
02002-08-31August 31, 2002 France Chatellerault !Châtellerault (France) Leys, VincentVincent Leys, Jean François Leys France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 69:59 1,282.30
02003-09-14September 14, 2003 France Arc-et-Senans !Arc-et-Senans (France) Leys, VincentVincent Leys, Jean François Leys France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 53:42 1,596.50
02004-08-29August 29, 2004 France Thionville !Thionville (France) Abruzzo, RichardRichard Abruzzo, Carol Rymer Davis USA N96YD Zero Gravity 52:52 1,803.36
02005-10-01October 1, 2005 United States Alburquerque !Albuquerque (United States) Berben, BobBob Berben, Benoît Siméons Belgium N6326T 65:20 3,400.39*3,400.39*
02006-09-09September 9, 2006 Belgium Waasmunster !Waasmunster (Belgium) Cock, Philippe dePhilippe de Cock, Ronny Van Havere Belgium D-OCOX Belgica 2 66:53 2,449.60
02007-09-15September 15, 2007 Belgium Brussels !Brussels (Belgium) — aaaaa !— aaaaa !— 00:00 !— 0000 !—
02008-10-07October 7, 2008 United States Albuquerque !Albuquerque (United States) Hempleman-Adams, DavidDavid Hempleman-Adams, Jonathan Mason Great Britain N5054 Lady Luck 74:12 1,768.67
02009-09-05September 5, 2009 Switzerland Geneva !Geneva (Switzerland) Rolland, SébastienSébastien Rolland, Vincent Leys France F-PPSE Golden Eyes 85:18 1,588.29
02010-09-25September 25, 2010 England Bristol !Bristol (England) Frieden, KurtKurt Frieden, Pascal Witpraechtiger Switzerland HB-QKF 58:3758:37 2,434.312,434.31
02011-09-10September 10, 2011 France Gap-Tallard !Gap-Tallard (France) Rolland, SébastienSébastien Rolland, Vincent Leys France F-PPSE 26:4226:42 0779 !779.83
02012-08-31August 31, 2012 Toggenburg !Toggenburg (Switzerland) Rolland, SébastienSébastien Rolland, Vincent Leys France F-PPGB 69:0269:02 1620 !1620.06
02013-08-24August 24, 2013 Grand Nancy-Tomblaine !Grand Nancy-Tomblaine (France) TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

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