The 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
5 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
11 | ![]() | MX Aircraft MXS | All |
10 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
21 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
99 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
95 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
27 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
18 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
12 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
84 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
31 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
24 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
8 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
26 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
No. | Pilot | Rounds |
---|---|---|
33 | ![]() | 2–4, 6 |
62 | ![]() | 1, 3, 7–8 |
7 | ![]() | 3–8 |
48 | ![]() | 1, 4–5, 7–8 |
32 | ![]() | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
6 | ![]() | 1, 3–4, 6, 8 |
77 | ![]() | 1–2, 4–5, 7 |
78 | ![]() | 1–3, 5, 7 |
17 | ![]() | 1–2, 5–6, 8 |
15 | ![]() | 2–3, 5–8 |
The eight-event calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 8 November 2017. [4] Chiba of rounds 3 were announced on 6 March 2018. [5] On 24 July 2018, the season finale was announced to be held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. [6]
Round | Country | Location | Date | Fastest Qualifying | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft | Winning Challenger |
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1 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi | 2–3 February | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() | Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 21–22 April | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | Makuhari, Chiba | 26–27 May | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Not held |
4 | ![]() | Budapest, Central Hungary | 23–24 June | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | Kazan, Tatarstan | 25–26 August | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 15–16 September | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | R1: ![]() R2: ![]() |
7 | ![]() | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 6–7 October | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | 17–18 November | ![]() | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | CAN ![]() | BUD ![]() | KAZ ![]() | WIN ![]() | IND ![]() | FTW ![]() | Drop | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | |||
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | |||
4 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | ||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |||
7 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | ||||
8 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |||
9 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||||
10 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
Pos. | Pilot | ABU ![]() | CAN ![]() | BUD ![]() | KAZ ![]() | WIN ![]() | IND ![]() | FTW ![]() | Drop | Points |
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