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SGP Finals St Auban Brings Gliding to the World

The 10th FAI SGP Finals took place in spectacular style at St Auban 5 - 11 September. After the uncertainty of the past year, it was wonderful that 20 of the top glider pilots in the world were able to…

1st Virtual Sailplane Grand Prix - World Final 2021

We are pleased to announce the first ever eSport competition that is officially approved by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. The International Gliding Commission, the Sailplane Grand Prix Team,…

Sebastian Kawa Wins 10th FAI SGP World Championships after Electrifying Final Race

After five race days, the weather for the final race looked excellent, and the pilots are refreshed after a rest day yesterday. The excitement was building, but the competitors looked relaxed. Who would…

Sebastian Kawa Displays His Champion's Skills to Win Race 5

Sebastian Kawa after winning Race 6 being interviewed by Claire Heliot On a difficult overcast day, Sebastian Kawa once again displayed his mastery of the sky and won Race 5 at St Auban. A cold front…

Boštjan Pristavec Wins Day 4

Boštjan Pristavec from Slovenia takes first place from Sebastian Kawa on a 'tricky' day at St Auban. The weather today brought moist southerly flow with high cloud and soft thermal conditions. The wind…

Super Mario Keissling Wins 3rd Day for Clean Sweep 3 days in a row

Mario Keissling makes a spectacular comeback after falling away from the leading pack to beat Sebastian Kawa across the line for his 3rd Day win. Now with 30 Grand Prix points, 'Super Mario' is nine…

Mario Keissling Wins Second Day in a Row

Mario Keissling on the podium after winning two out of two races. After a fast race in excellent mountain thermal conditions to 2,700m, Mario Keisslig from Germany finds his own path to beat the…

1st Race Winners

Congratulations to Mario Kiessling for winning the 1st race of the 10th SGP Final. Sebastian Kawa and Gilles Navas complete the podium. Katrin Senne, Maximilian Seis, Phillipe de Pechy, Werner Amann,…

1st Race in the 10th FAI SGP 5 September

On the 5 September the first of seven days of racing in the 10th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix World Final will take place at St Auban in France. The 10th FAI/SGP series began in 2019 at Livno in Bosnia with…

Welcome to the Sailplane Grand Prix Final Series X

The last of the Qualifying SGPs at Varese, Italy has now concluded. Gilles Navas and Mario Kiessling will join the best of the best in Saint-Auban for the FAI World SGP Final, September 5th - 11th, 2021…