2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
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LocationThe 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
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 |
References
- ^ "Britain is back in the Master Class". 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Edges for Challengers and G-limit changes in 2018". 2017-12-05. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Italy and South Africa join Challenger Cup for 2018". 2017-11-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "2018 Red Bull Air Race calendar launched". RedBullAirRace.com. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "CHIBA ON THE CALENDAR FOR 2018". RedBullAirRace.com. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "It's Texas! Season Finale Announced". RedBullAirRace.com. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
- Red Bull Air Race official website
