The 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
| No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Cristian Bolton | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| 11 |  Mikaël Brageot | MX Aircraft MXS | All |
| 10 |  Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 21 |  Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 99 | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| 95 |  Matt Hall | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 18 |  Petr Kopfstein | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 12 | François Le Vot | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| 84 |  Pete McLeod | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 31 |  Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 24 |  Ben Murphy | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| 8 | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| 26 |  Juan Velarde | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| No. | Pilot | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Mélanie Astles | 2–4, 6 |
| 62 | Florian Bergér | 1, 3, 7–8 |
| 7 |  Kenny Chiang | 3–8 |
| 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1, 4–5, 7–8 |
| 32 |  Dario Costa | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
| 6 |  Luke Czepiela | 1, 3–4, 6, 8 |
| 77 |  Patrick Davidson | 1–2, 4–5, 7 |
| 78 |  Daniel Genevey | 1–3, 5, 7 |
| 17 |  Daniel Ryfa | 1–2, 5–6, 8 |
| 15 | Baptiste Vignes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 2–3 February | Matthias Dolderer | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | Florian Bergér |
| 2 | France | Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 21–22 April | Michael Goulian | Matt Hall | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Daniel Ryfa |
| 3 | Japan | Makuhari, Chiba | 26–27 May | Michael Goulian | Matt Hall | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Not held |
| 4 | Hungary | Budapest, Central Hungary | 23–24 June | Martin Šonka | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Luke Czepiela |
| 5 |  Russia | Kazan, Tatarstan | 25–26 August | Matthias Dolderer | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Kevin Coleman |
| 6 |  Austria | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 15–16 September | Yoshihide Muroya | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | R1: Kenny Chiang R2: Kenny Chiang |
| 7 |  United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 6–7 October | Martin Šonka | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | Florian Bergér |
| 8 | United States | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | 17–18 November | Matthias Dolderer | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Luke Czepiela |
| 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 | Luke Czepiela | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | |||
| 2 | Florian Bergér | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | ||||
| 3 | Kevin Coleman | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | |||
| 4 | Baptiste Vignes | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 5 | Patrick Davidson | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Kenny Chiang | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Daniel Ryfa | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | Dario Costa | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Mélanie Astles | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||||
| 10 | Daniel Genevey | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU | CAN | BUD | KAZ | WIN | IND | FTW | Drop | Points |
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