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.

Contents

Aircraft and pilots

Master Class

TeamNo.PilotAircraftRounds
Cristian Bolton Racing5 Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Bolton Zivko Edge 540 V2 7–8
Team Sonka8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Šonka Zivko Edge 540 V3 All
Breitling Racing Team9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Lamb MX Aircraft MXS-R All
11 Flag of France.svg Mikaël Brageot Master Mentoring Program
12 Flag of France.svg François Le Vot Zivko Edge 540 V2 All
Team Chambliss10 Flag of the United States.svg Kirby Chambliss Zivko Edge 540 V3 All
Team Spielberg18 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Kopfstein Zivko Edge 540 V3 All
Matthias Dolderer Racing21 Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer Zivko Edge 540 V3 All
Hannes Arch Racing 2222 Flag of Austria.svg Hannes Arch [1] Zivko Edge 540 V3 1–6
Team Velarde26 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Velarde Zivko Edge 540 V2 All
Team Hamilton27 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ivanoff Zivko Edge 540 V2 All
Team Falken31 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihide Muroya Zivko Edge 540 V3 All
Peter Podlunšek Racing37 Flag of Slovenia.svg Peter Podlunšek Zivko Edge 540 V2 All
Team Garmin84 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pete McLeod Zivko Edge 540 V3 All
Matt Hall Racing95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hall MX Aircraft MXS-R 1–7
Team Goulian99 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Goulian Zivko Edge 540 V2 All

Pilot changes

Mid-season changes

Challenger Class

No.PilotRounds
33 Flag of France.svg Mélanie Astles 2-8
77 Flag of Brazil.svg Francis Barros 1–3
62 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Bergér 1–2, 4–6, 8
5 Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Bolton 1–5
48 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Coleman 1–3, 5–8
6 Flag of Poland.svg Luke Czepiela1, 3–4, 6–8
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Murphy 1, 3–8
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Ryfa 1–2, 4–6, 8

Pilot changes

Race calendar and results

The eight-event calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 16 December 2015. [3]

RoundCountryLocationDateFastest QualifyingWinning PilotWinning AircraftWinning ChallengerReport
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 11–12 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hall Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ivanoff Zivko Edge 540 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Ryfa report
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 23–24 April Flag of Spain.svg Juan Velarde Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer Zivko Edge 540 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Bergér report
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Makuhari, Chiba 4–5 Junecancelled Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihide Muroya Zivko Edge 540 Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Bolton report
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest 16–17 Julycancelled Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer Zivko Edge 540 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Ryfa report
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ascot Racecourse, Ascot 13–14 August Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hall MX Aircraft MXS Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Coleman report
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lausitzring, Klettwitz 3–4 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Lamb Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hall MX Aircraft MXS Flag of Germany.svg Florian Bergér report
7Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana 1–2 October Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihide Muroya Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer Zivko Edge 540 Flag of Poland.svg Luke Czepiela report
8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 15–16 Octobercancelled 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 
Points1512976543210
Pos.Pilot ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
SPE
Flag of Austria.svg
CHI
Flag of Japan.svg
BUD**
Flag of Hungary.svg
ASC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
IND
Flag of the United States.svg
LVG
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Dolderer 2181221C80.25
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hall 957311455.75
3 Flag of Austria.svg Hannes ArchEX *2623541
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Lamb 113466102C37.75
5 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ivanoff 17DNS7776C35
6 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihide Muroya 813158145C31.5
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Šonka DSQ9213547C31
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pete McLeod 741291333C30.5
9 Flag of the United States.svg Kirby Chambliss 563498DSQC30.25
10 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Goulian 61013104610C19.75
11 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Velarde 1014581198C14.25
12 Flag of France.svg François Le Vot 3121014121212C10
13 Flag of Slovenia.svg Peter Podlunšek 1281111101311C4
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Kopfstein 131191214119C4
15 Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Bolton 13C0
Pos.Pilot ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
SPE
Flag of Austria.svg
CHI
Flag of Japan.svg
BUD
Flag of Hungary.svg
ASC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
IND
Flag of the United States.svg
LVG
Flag of the United States.svg
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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 
Points1086420
Pos.Pilot ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
SPE
Flag of Austria.svg
CHI
Flag of Japan.svg
BUD
Flag of Hungary.svg
ASC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
IND
Flag of the United States.svg
LVG
Flag of the United States.svg
DropPoints
1 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Bergér 31421C1028
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Ryfa 13154C626
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Coleman 222164C1226
4 Flag of Poland.svg Luke Czepiela53321C1426
5 Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Bolton 416320
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Murphy 452633C620
7 Flag of France.svg Mélanie Astles 645452C416
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Francis Barros DSQ562
Pos.Pilot ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
SPE
Flag of Austria.svg
CHI
Flag of Japan.svg
BUD
Flag of Hungary.svg
ASC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LAU
Flag of Germany.svg
IND
Flag of the United States.svg
LVG
Flag of the United States.svg
DropPoints

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