Results for America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race, 2017

Official results for 22nd America’s Challenge–distance race for gas balloons

Updated 16th October 2017

Place	Teams	Pilots	Distance	Duration	Landing Location
1	Team 6, Switzerland	Nicolas Tièche / Laurent Sciboz	2,280.9 miles 3,670.76 km	59h 19m	Labrador City, Canada
2	Team 4, Poland / USA	Kryzstof Zapart / Andy Cayton	2,191 miles 3,526.06 km	69h 04m	Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada
3	Team 1, USA	Peter Cuneo /Barbara Fricke	1,939.3 miles 3,121.82 km	60h 13m	Brighton, VT
4	Team 3, USA	Mark Sullivan / Cheri White	1,609.5 miles 2,590.31 km	61h 56m	State College, PA
5	Team 8, France	Benoît Pelard / Benoît Péterlé	1,186.6 miles 1,909.71 km	57h 08m	Indianapolis, IN
6	Team 2, USA	Phil Bryant / Mike Emich	1,103 miles 1,775.11 km	44h 09m	Terre Haute, IN
7	Team 5, Germany	Wilhelm Eimers / Sebastian Eimers	1,099.5 miles 1,769.42 km	46h 53m	Wausau, WI
8	Team 7, USA	Bert Padelt / Noah Forden	820.6 miles 1,320.56 km	36h 02m	Ogden, IA

America’s Challenge 2017—Highlights of the Gas Balloon Race

1. Two teams shatter America’s Challenge distance record of 1998.1 miles (3,215.5 km) and also the Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett (the World Championships) distance record of 2,112.9 miles (3,400.39 km)

2. Seven out of eight teams crossed the 1000-mile mark; the eighth team reached 819 miles

3. No team landed on the first day; the first landing was at 36 hours and 16 minutes

4. The minimum non-stop flying time was 36 hours 02 minutes and maximum duration was 69 hours 04 minutes.

Source: http://www.balloonfiesta.com/news/596/443/Swiss-Team-Unofficial-Winners-of-Americas-Challenge