2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
The 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the twelfth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
Aircraft and pilots[]
Master Class[]
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 |
- Pilot changes
- Former champion Nigel Lamb retired from the sport following the final round of the 2016 season.
- 2015 Challenger Class champion Mikaël Brageot made his debut in the Master Class.
Challenger Class[]
- All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra 330LX.
No. | Pilot | Rounds |
---|---|---|
6 | Luke Czepiela | 1–4, 7–8 |
7 | 2–6 | |
15 | 1–5 | |
17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1, 3–5, 7–8 |
24 | Ben Murphy | 1, 4–8 |
33 | Mélanie Astles | 1, 4–8 |
48 | 1–3, 5–6, 8 | |
62 | Florian Bergér | 1–3, 6–8 |
78 | 2–4, 6–7 |
Race calendar and results[]
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]
Round | Country | Location | Date | Fastest Qualifying | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft | Winning Challenger | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | 11–12 February | Martin Šonka | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa | report |
2 | United States | San Diego, California | 15–16 April | Matthias Dolderer | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | Florian Bergér | report |
3 | Japan | Makuhari, Chiba | 3–4 June | Pete McLeod | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | rescheduled | report |
4 | Hungary | Budapest, Central Hungary | 1–2 July | Pete McLeod | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 | Florian Bergér | report |
5 | Russia | Kazan, Tatarstan | 22–23 July | Pete McLeod | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 | R1: R2: |
report |
6 | Portugal | River Douro, Porto | 2–3 September | Pete McLeod | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 | report | |
7 | Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz | 16–17 September | Matt Hall | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa | report |
8 | United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 14–15 October | Matt Hall | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | Mélanie Astles | report |
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 |
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 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |||||
8 | 6 | 5 | DSQ | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||||
9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||||
Pos. | Pilot | ABU |
SDG |
BUD |
KAZ |
KAZ |
POR |
LAU |
IND |
Drop | Points |
References[]
- ^ "2017 season to kick off in Abu Dhabi". RedBullAirRace.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 Red Bull Air Race calendar announced". RedBullAirRace.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Porto and Lausitz complete 2017 calendar". RedBullAirRace.com. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Challenger double-header in Kazan". RedBullAirRace.com. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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