Editing Schneider Trophy (section)

===1981 revival===
In 1981 the race was revived, no longer for seaplanes and under different rules, by the Royal Aero Club of Great Britain to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Britain's ultimate retention of the Schneider Trophy. The original trophy remained in the Science Museum, a full-size replica was cast, and the race opened on a handicapped basis to any propeller–driven landplane capable of maintaining {{convert|100|mph|km/hour kn}} in straight and level flight, and weighing up to {{convert|12500|lb|abbr=on}}. Pilots had to have a minimum of 100 hours as pilot-in-command, and a valid air racing licence.

Following that event, the UK subsidiary of U.S. computer company [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] (DEC) independently decided to sponsor a long-term revival of the Schneider Trophy, with the first race held in 1984, and races held annually, with a few omissions, since then. The idea was submitted by DEC's then UK PR consultancy Infopress as part of a broader commercial sponsorship programme designed to increase DEC's presence in the UK market at that time. DEC sponsored this revived race series from 1984 until 1991, which also marked the diamond jubilee of the final race in the original series. DEC and Infopress turned to the expertise of the Royal Aero Club's Records, Racing & Rally Association which again administered and ran the actual races. The 1981 Solent course, itself a close approximation of the original 1929 and 1931 Schneider Trophy courses over the Solent, was also used and adapted from year to year.

This sponsorship had a profound effect on the awareness and popularity of handicapped air racing in the UK and further afield, as well as markedly increasing DEC's commercial profile in the UK. The appeal of the race, its historic connections, and the fact that prize money was now on offer, meant that the entry list for the race was large enough to warrant the introduction of heats from 1985 onwards. (There were 62 entrants to the 1984 race, believed at the time to be the largest-ever in all forms of air racing.)

The event received further boosts in 1986, when it was started by [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]] and his fiancée Sarah Ferguson; in 1987, when the event was featured as one episode in a BBC television documentary series; and in 1988, when it was a central part of that year's ITV Telethon Appeal.

DEC invited customers and partners to each year's event as guests, and the general public watched in increasing numbers as the series grew in size and popularity.

For the pilots taking part, the event became, along with the [[King's Cup air race]], the highlight of the UK's air racing season, and regularly attracted entrants from continental Europe.

DEC continued to sponsor the races until 1991. Since that time, the race has been run by the Royal Aero Club Records Racing and Rally Association along with the King's Cup and the [[British air racing championship]]. The venue has varied but is still flown on most occasions around a Solent-based course, usually around September of each year.

====Revival winners====
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|+Royal Aero Club of Great Britain Schneider Trophy Winners (1981+)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishairracing.org/winners |title=Schneider Trophy Winners |publisher=British Air Racing: Royal Aero Club — Records, Racing & Rally Association}} Updated annually</ref>

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! Date !! Location !! Winning Aircraft !! Nation !! Pilot !! Average speed
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| 1981 || [[Bembridge Airport|Bembridge]] || [[Piper Archer]] || United Kingdom || Jeremy Smith || {{convert|239.37|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| 1984 || || [[Beagle Pup]] || United Kingdom || Paul Moorhead || {{convert|215.65|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| 1985 || || [[Robin Aiglon]] || United Kingdom || Nick Snook || {{convert|255.72|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| 1986 || || [[Tipsy Nipper]] || United Kingdom || Ron Mitcham || {{convert|177.83|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| 1987 || || [[Cessna 180]] || United Kingdom || Andrew Brinkley || {{convert|261.68|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| 1988 || || [[Cessna Skymaster|Cessna Skymaster 337F]] || United Kingdom || Peter Crispe || {{convert|310.68|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| 1989 || Bembridge || [[Piper PA-20 Pacer|Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer]] || United Kingdom || Safaya Hemming ||
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! Date !! Location !! Winning Aircraft !! Nation !! Pilot !! Average speed
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| 1990 || || [[Beechcraft Baron]] || United Kingdom || Spencer Flack ||
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| 1991 || || [[Druine Condor]] || United Kingdom || Brian Manning || {{convert|195.502|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| 1992 || || [[Bölkow Bo 208|Bölkow 208 Junior]] || United Kingdom || Andrew Watson ||
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| 1993 || || [[Scottish Aviation Bulldog]] || United Kingdom || Sqn Ldr Mike Baker ||
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| 1994 || || [[Piper Cherokee]] || United Kingdom || Ian Finbow ||
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| 1995 || || [[Beech Bonanza]] || United Kingdom || John Kelman ||
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| 1996 || || [[Grumman American AA-5|Grumman Tiger]] || United Kingdom || Alan Austin ||
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| 1998 || || [[Cessna 182]] || United Kingdom || Milan Konstantinovic ||
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| 1999 || || [[Grumman American AA-1]] || United Kingdom || Bruce Hook ||
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! Date !! Location !! Winning Aircraft !! Nation !! Pilot !! Average speed
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| 2000 || || [[Robin DR400]] || United Kingdom || Dudley Pattison ||
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| 2001 || || [[Beagle Pup|Beagle Pup 150]] || United Kingdom || Ivan {{Not a typo|Seach}}-Allen ||
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| 2002 || || [[Grumman American AA-5]] || United Kingdom || Phil Wadsworth ||
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| 2003 || || [[Beech Bonanza]] || United Kingdom || John Spooner ||
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| 2004 || || [[Van's Aircraft RV-7]] || United Kingdom || John Kelsall ||
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| 2005 || || [[Van's Aircraft RV-6]] || United Kingdom || John Village ||
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| 2006 || || [[Socata Rallye]] || United Kingdom || Martin Kellett ||
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| 2007 || || [[Piper Cherokee|Piper Warrior]] || United Kingdom || Daniel Pangbourne ||
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| 2009 || Bembridge || [[Scottish Aviation Bulldog]] || United Kingdom || Neil Cooper || {{convert|124.26|kn|abbr=on}}
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! Date !! Location !! Winning Aircraft !! Nation !! Pilot !! Average speed
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| 2010 || Bembridge || Cancelled || ||  ||
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| 2011 || || Cancelled || ||  ||
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| 2012 || [[Alderney Airport|Alderney]] || [[CAP-10|CAP 10B]] || United Kingdom || David Moorman  || {{convert|142.612|kn|abbr=on}}
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 2013 || Alderney || Cancelled || || ||
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| 2014 || Alderney || [[Van's Aircraft RV-7|Van's RV-7]] || United Kingdom || John Kelsall ||
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| 2015 || Alderney || [[Van's Aircraft RV-6|Van's RV-6]] || United Kingdom || Jonathan Willis || {{convert|167|kn|abbr=on}}
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| 2016 || Alderney || [[Lake Buccaneer|Lake Amphibian]] || United Kingdom || Roderick Morton || 
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 2017 || Alderney || Cancelled || ||  ||
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 2018 || Alderney || Cancelled || ||  ||
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| 2019 || Alderney || [[Van's Aircraft RV-7|Van's RV-7]] || United Kingdom || Ian Harding || 
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| 2021 || [[Isle of Wight/Sandown Airport|Sandown]] || Cancelled (Weather)|| || ||

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| 2022 || || || United Kingdom || Jonathan Willis ||
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| 2023 || Solent || Starduster One G-IIIM || United Kingdom || Flt Lt Bob Johnson | Flt Lt Bob Johnson
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|2024
|Bracklesham Bay
|Van's RV-7 G-RVBP
|United Kingdom
|Sqn Ldr Ben Polwin
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