The 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the twelfth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
The 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the twelfth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
| No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Cristian Bolton | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 8 |  Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 10 |  Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 11 |  Mikaël Brageot | MX Aircraft MXS | All |
| 12 | François Le Vot | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 18 | Petr Kopfstein | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 21 |  Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 26 |  Juan Velarde | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 31 |  Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 37 |  Peter Podlunšek | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 84 |  Pete McLeod | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 95 |  Matt Hall | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 99 | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| No. | Pilot | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Luke Czepiela | 1–4, 7–8 |
| 7 |  Kenny Chiang | 2–6 |
| 15 | Baptiste Vignes | 1–5 |
| 17 |  Daniel Ryfa | 1, 3–5, 7–8 |
| 24 |  Ben Murphy | 1, 4–8 |
| 33 | Mélanie Astles | 1, 4–8 |
| 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1–3, 5–6, 8 |
| 62 | Florian Bergér | 1–3, 6–8 |
| 78 |  Daniel Genevey | 2–4, 6–7 |
On 16 December 2016, it was announced that the first round in the Arabian Gulf, Abu Dhabi will be held on 10-11 February. [1] Other rounds were announced on 19 January 2017, [2] with the final two European rounds announced on 8 March 2017. [3] Due to organisational reasons, the Challenger round in Chiba was later rescheduled to Kazan, making it a double-header round for the class. [4]
| 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 |
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Bold – Fastest Qualifying Pilot |
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6-8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU  | SDG | BUD | KAZ  | KAZ | POR  | LAU | IND | Drop | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Bergér | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 38 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Ryfa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 34 | |||
| 3 | Luke Czepiela | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 34 | |||
| 4 | Kevin Coleman | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Mélanie Astles | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 6 | Ben Murphy | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 7 | Baptiste Vignes | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | Kenny Chiang | 6 | 5 | DSQ | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| 9 | Daniel Genevey | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU | SDG | BUD | KAZ | KAZ | POR | LAU | IND | Drop | Points |
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