Intro:

Frenchman Nicolas Ivanoff takes his first win of the season in the Red Bull Air Race sixth round in Texas, America.

Script:

The Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, America, played host to the final of the Red Bull Air Race sixth round on Sunday.

Canadian Pete McLeod clocked 54.666 seconds to finish third.

In second place was Nigel Lamb of Great Britain, who recorded a time of 54.253 seconds.

Taking the win was Nicolas Ivanoff of France, who posted a clean run in the final and claimed first place with a time of 54.118 seconds.

In the overall championship standings, Britain's Paul Bonhomme moved to the top of the leaderboard on 45 points despite only coming fifth in Texas. Just one point behind are Hannes Arch of Austria and Lamb, who both have 44 points.

The penultimate round will also be staged in the USA and takes place in Las Vegas in October before the Spielberg season showdown in November.