The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
| Team | No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Bolton Racing | 5 |  Cristian Bolton | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | 7–8 |
| Team Sonka | 8 |  Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Breitling Racing Team | 9 |  Nigel Lamb | MX Aircraft MXS-R | All |
| 11 |  Mikaël Brageot | Master Mentoring Program | ||
| 12 | François Le Vot | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All | |
| Team Chambliss | 10 |  Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Team Spielberg | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Matthias Dolderer Racing | 21 |  Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Hannes Arch Racing 22 | 22 |  Hannes Arch [1] | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | 1–6 |
| Team Velarde | 26 |  Juan Velarde | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| Team Hamilton | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| Team Falken | 31 |  Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Peter Podlunšek Racing | 37 |  Peter Podlunšek | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| Team Garmin | 84 |  Pete McLeod | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Matt Hall Racing | 95 |  Matt Hall | MX Aircraft MXS-R | 1–7 |
| Team Goulian | 99 | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| No. | Pilot | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Mélanie Astles | 2-8 |
| 77 |  Francis Barros | 1–3 |
| 62 | Florian Bergér | 1–2, 4–6, 8 |
| 5 | Cristian Bolton | 1–5 |
| 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1–3, 5–8 |
| 6 |  Luke Czepiela | 1, 3–4, 6–8 |
| 24 | Ben Murphy | 1, 3–8 |
| 17 |  Daniel Ryfa | 1–2, 4–6, 8 |
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 |  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 Bergér | report |
| 3 | Japan | Makuhari, Chiba | 4–5 June | cancelled | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | Cristian Bolton | report |
| 4 |  Hungary | Budapest | 16–17 July | cancelled | Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa | report |
| 5 | United Kingdom | Ascot Racecourse, Ascot | 13–14 August | Matthias Dolderer | Matt Hall | MX Aircraft MXS | Kevin Coleman | report |
| 6 | Germany | Lausitzring, Klettwitz | 3–4 September | Nigel Lamb | Matt Hall | MX Aircraft MXS | Florian Bergér | report |
| 7 |  United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 1–2 October | Yoshihide Muroya | Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 | Luke Czepiela | report |
| 8 | United States | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | 15–16 October | cancelled due to high winds | report | |||
| 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.
| 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 | Florian Bergér | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | C | 10 | 28 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Ryfa | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | C | 6 | 26 | ||
| 3 | Kevin Coleman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | C | 12 | 26 | |
| 4 | Luke Czepiela | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 5 | Cristian Bolton | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |||||
| 6 | Ben Murphy | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | C | 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | Mélanie Astles | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | C | 4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Francis Barros | DSQ | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU | SPE | CHI | BUD | ASC | LAU | IND | LVG | Drop | Points |
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