Matthias Dolderer is the 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Champion

The dream has come true for Germany's Matthias Dolderer. After an incredibly hard fought season, the veteran pilot touched down in Las Vegas as the 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Champion. "It's amazing winning the World Championship – a fantastic feeling. As much as this trophy weighs, that's the weight that has come off my shoulder. You never reach 100 percent, we have been trying to get better and better, race-by-race, and I hope we come back even stronger next year. We won't give up and will try to defend this trophy."