2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
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The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship is the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
Contents
Aircraft and pilots
Master Class
No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
22 | Hannes Arch[1] | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
10 | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
21 | Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
99 | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
95 | Matt Hall | MX Aircraft MXS | 1–2 |
27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
18 | Petr Kopfstein | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
9 | Nigel Lamb | MX Aircraft MXS | 1–2 |
12 | François Le Vot | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
84 | Pete McLeod | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
31 | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
37 | Peter Podlunšek | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
8 | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
26 | Juan Velarde | Zivko Edge 540 | 1–2 |
Pilot changes
- Reigning champion Paul Bonhomme and inaugural champion Péter Besenyei retired from the sport following the final round of the 2015 season.
- Petr Kopfstein and Peter Podlunšek will make their debuts in the Master Class, having finished equal 1st and 5th respectively in the previous years' Challenger Class standings
Challenger Class
- All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra E-330LX.
No. | Pilot | Rounds |
---|---|---|
33 | Mélanie Astles | 2 |
77 | Francis Barros | 1–2 |
62 | Florian Berger | 1–2 |
5 | Cristian Bolton | 2 |
48 | Kevin Coleman | 1–2 |
6 | Luke Czepiela | 1 |
24 | Ben Murphy | 1 |
17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1–2 |
Pilot changes
- Mélanie Astles, Kevin Coleman, Luke Czepiela and Ben Murphy will make their debuts in the Challenger Class. Astles will become the first female pilot to compete in a Red Bull Air Race event.
Race calendar and results
The eight-event calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 16 December 2015.[2]
Round | Country | Location | Date | Fastest Qualifying | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft | Winning Challenger | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 11–12 March | Matt Hall | Nicolas Ivanoff | Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa | report |
2 | Austria | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 23–24 April | Juan Velarde | Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 | Florian Berger | report |
3 | Japan | Makuhari, Chiba | 4–5 June | report | ||||
4 | Hungary | Budapest | 16–17 July | report | ||||
5 | United Kingdom | Ascot Racecourse, Ascot | 13–14 August | report | ||||
6 | Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz | 3–4 September | report | ||||
7 | United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 1–2 October | report | ||||
8 | United States | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | 15–16 October | report |
Championship standings
Master Class
- Master Class scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11–14th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|
Bold – Fastest Qualifying Pilot |
Challenger Class
- Challenger Class scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Ranking
Pos. | Pilot | ABU |
SPE |
CHI |
BUD |
ASC |
LAU |
IND |
Drop | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | |||||||||
Pos. | Pilot | ABU |
SPE |
CHI |
BUD |
ASC |
LAU |
IND |
Drop | Points |