The 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series season was the sixth Red Bull Air Race World Series season. The 2008 champion was Hannes Arch, who won the series for the first time.
The 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series season was the sixth Red Bull Air Race World Series season. The 2008 champion was Hannes Arch, who won the series for the first time.
South African Glen Dell was the only new pilot to join the Red Bull Air Race Series for the 2008 season as Klaus Schrodt and Frank Versteegh left the series.
| Round | Location | Country | Date | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mina' Zayid, Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | April 10–11 |  Paul Bonhomme | Zivko Edge 540 |
| 2 |  San Diego, California | United States | May 3–4 | Paul Bonhomme | Zivko Edge 540 |
| 3 | Detroit, Michigan * | United States | May 31–June 1 | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 |
 Stockholm * | Sweden | July 5–6 | cancelled | ||
| 4 |  Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam | Netherlands | July 19–20 | Paul Bonhomme | Zivko Edge 540 |
| 5 | River Thames, London | United Kingdom | August 2–3 | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 |
| 6 |  River Danube, Budapest | Hungary | August 19–20 |  Hannes Arch | Zivko Edge 540 |
| 7 |  River Douro, Porto | Portugal | September 6–7 | Hannes Arch | Zivko Edge 540 |
 Barcelona * | Spain | September 27–28 | cancelled | ||
| 8 |  Swan River, Perth | Australia | November 1–2 | Steve Jones | Zivko Edge 540 |
* Due to strong winds, the first day of racing in Detroit was cancelled.
* Due to course complications, the race in Stockholm was cancelled.
* Due to security reasons, the race in Spain was cancelled.
| Rank | Pilot | UAE | U.S. | U.S. | NED | GBR | HUN | POR | AUS | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannes Arch | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
| 2 | Paul Bonhomme | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 54 |
| 3 | Kirby Chambliss | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 46 |
| 4 | Mike Mangold | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Péter Besenyei | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Steve Jones | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Nigel Lamb | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Alejandro Maclean | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 |  Nicolas Ivanoff | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 10 | Michael Goulian | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 11 |  Glen Dell | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 |  Sergey Rakhmanin | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Rank | Pilot | UAE | U.S. | U.S. | NED | GBR | HUN | POR | AUS | Total Points |
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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