| This October, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is proud to host the world’s oldest aviation race. The 52nd Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett launched Monday evening, October 6, 2008 from Balloon Fiesta Park. Only two other cities in the world – Brussels, Belgium and Paris, France – have hosted four Gordon Bennett races.
On this page you can learn more about the Gordon Bennett and its history and access some of the statistics of past races. Once the race begins, you can follow the competitors’ progress via live computerized tracking on this site.
2008 - 52nd Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett Final Results
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