2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
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The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
Aircraft and pilots
Master Class
Team | No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cristian Bolton Racing | 5 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | 7–8 |
Team Sonka | 8 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
Breitling Racing Team | 9 | ![]() |
MX Aircraft MXS-R | All |
11 | ![]() |
Master Mentoring Program | ||
12 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All | |
Team Chambliss | 10 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
Team Spielberg | 18 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
Matthias Dolderer Racing | 21 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
Hannes Arch Racing 22 | 22 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | 1–6 |
Team Velarde | 26 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
Team Hamilton | 27 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
Team Falken | 31 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
Peter Podlunšek Racing | 37 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
Team Garmin | 84 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
Matt Hall Racing | 95 | ![]() |
MX Aircraft MXS-R | 1–7 |
Team Goulian | 99 | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
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 made their debuts in the Master Class, having finished equal 1st and 5th respectively in the previous years' Challenger Class standings.
Mid-season changes
- Cristian Bolton stepped up to the Master Class following the death of Hannes Arch before the Indianapolis round of the series.[2]
Challenger Class
- All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra 330LX.
No. | Pilot | Rounds |
---|---|---|
33 | ![]() |
2-8 |
77 | ![]() |
1–3 |
62 | ![]() |
1–2, 4–6, 8 |
5 | ![]() |
1–5 |
48 | ![]() |
1–3, 5–8 |
6 | ![]() |
1, 3–4, 6–8 |
24 | ![]() |
1, 3–8 |
17 | ![]() |
1–2, 4–6, 8 |
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.[3]
Round | Country | Location | Date | Fastest Qualifying | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft | Winning Challenger | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Abu Dhabi | 11–12 March | ![]() |
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Zivko Edge 540 | ![]() |
report |
2 | ![]() |
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 23–24 April | ![]() |
![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 | ![]() |
report |
3 | ![]() |
Makuhari, Chiba | 4–5 June | cancelled | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 | ![]() |
report |
4 | ![]() |
Budapest | 16–17 July | cancelled | ![]() |
Zivko Edge 540 | ![]() |
report |
5 | ![]() |
Ascot Racecourse, Ascot | 13–14 August | ![]() |
![]() |
MX Aircraft MXS | ![]() |
report |
6 | ![]() |
Lausitzring, Klettwitz | 3–4 September | ![]() |
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MX Aircraft MXS | ![]() |
report |
7 | ![]() |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 1–2 October | ![]() |
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Zivko Edge 540 | ![]() |
report |
8 | ![]() |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | 15–16 October | cancelled due to high winds | 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 |
* Arch finished 4th but was later excluded from the results; thus the points for 4th place were not awarded to any pilot.
** The final four wasn't held because of bad weather, 75% of points were awarded for this situation.
Challenger Class
- Challenger Class scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Pos. | Pilot | ABU![]() |
SPE![]() |
CHI![]() |
BUD![]() |
ASC![]() |
LAU![]() |
IND![]() |
LVG![]() |
Drop | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | C | 10 | 28 | ||
2 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | C | 6 | 26 | ||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | C | 12 | 26 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | C | 14 | 26 | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |||||
6 | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | C | 6 | 20 | |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | C | 4 | 16 | |
8 | ![]() |
DSQ | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
Pos. | Pilot | ABU![]() |
SPE![]() |
CHI![]() |
BUD![]() |
ASC![]() |
LAU![]() |
IND![]() |
LVG![]() |
Drop | Points |
References
- ^ "Pilots". RedBullAirRace.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Bolton steps up to the Master Class". RedBullAirRace.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Two amazing new locations announced for the 2016 World Championship". RedBullAirRace.com. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
External links
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