2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
The 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 | 3–8 | |
48 | 1, 4–5, 7–8 | |
32 | Dario Costa | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
6 | 1, 3–4, 6, 8 | |
77 | 1–2, 4–5, 7 | |
78 | 1–3, 5, 7 | |
17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1–2, 5–6, 8 |
15 | 2–3, 5–8 |
- Pilot changes
- Italy's Dario Costa and South Africa's 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]
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 | |
5 | Russia | Kazan, Tatarstan | 25–26 August | Matthias Dolderer | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | |
6 | Austria | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 15–16 September | Yoshihide Muroya | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | R1: R2: |
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 |
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 | Drop | Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luke Czepiela | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | |||
2 | Florian Bergér | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | ||||
3 | 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 | 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[]
Categories:
- 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season
- Red Bull Air Race World Championship seasons
- 2018 in air sports
- 2018 in motorsport