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Alejandro Maclean
Red Bull Air Race World Series Record
Date of Birth	August 6, 1969 (1969-08-06) (age 40)
Team	Mediterranean Racing
Year of Début	2003
Country	Spain
Best Position	2sd (2007)
2006 Position	{{{2006}}}
Plane	MXS R Aircraft
Website	Teammaclean.com
Twitter	@MacleanRacing

Alejandro Maclean (also known as Alex Maclean, born August 6, 1969 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish TV film producer and aerobatics pilot, who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship under the number 36. Maclean is nicknamed the "The Flying Matador".

Alejandro, whose grandfather was Scottish and hence his family name, was fascinated by airplanes as a child. So, he built and collected model airplanes, and later stepped up to remote controlled planes. At the age of 18, he bought his own Ultralight. Soon, he began to try out some basic manoeuvres in his new plane. The aerobatics resulted in his first accident. Maclean later experienced two more serious air accidents during aerobatics flights.

Alejandro Maclean became 2005 captain of the Spanish aerobatics team.

He has a partnership in a TV film production company, also enjoys skydiving, flying helicopters, horse-riding and waterskiing. Alejandro is married to Emma. The couple have two sons Alex (7) and Eduardo (4).

Achievements

• European champion in unlimited aerobatics
• The winner of 1998 Lithuanian Open Aerobatic Championship
• Two-time Spanish aerobatics champion

Alejandro Maclean at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Wins	Rank
2003	NC	DNS											0	0	NC
2004	DNP	8th	DNS										0	0	11th
2005	7th	9th	9th	TP	10th	9th	10th						0	0	8th
2006	4th	7th	DNS	CAN	7th	8th	7th	DQ	7th				3	0	9th
2007	7th	2nd	5th	4th	CAN	7th	4th	7th	8th	8th	CAN	4th	16	0	6th
2008	6th	7th	9th	CAN	10th	8h	7th	8th	CAN	4th			21	0	8th
2009	8th	10th	10th	11th	7th	10th
Total													40	0	9th

Legend:

• CAN: Cancelled
• DNP: Did not participate
• DNS: Did not show
• DQ: Disqualified
• NC: Not classified
• TP:Technical Problems

See also

• Competition aerobatics

External links

• Red Bull Air Race World Championship official website