2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
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The 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
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Abu Dhabi
Cannes
Chiba
Budapest
Kazan
Indianapolis
Location
Aircraft and pilots
Master Class
| 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 |
- Pilot changes
- Peter Podlunšek retired the master class pilot of Red Bull Air Race following the final round of the 2017 season.
- 2017 Challenger Class pilot of Red Bull Air Race Ben Murphy made his debut in the Master Class.[1]
Challenger Class
- All Challenger Cup Pilots used a Zivko Edge 540 V2.[2]
| 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 |
- Pilot changes
- Italy's Dario Costa and South Africa's Patrick Davidson will make their debuts in the Challenger Class. [3]
Race calendar and results
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]
Championship standings
Master Class
- Master Class scoring system
| 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 |
Challenger Class
- Challenger Class scoring system
| 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 |