2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
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![Abu Dhabi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/4px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Abu Dhabi
![Cannes](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/4px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Cannes
![Chiba](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/4px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Chiba
![Budapest](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/4px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Budapest
![Kazan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/4px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kazan
![Indianapolis](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/4px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Indianapolis
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LocationThe 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
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Aircraft and pilots
Master Class
No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
5 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
11 | ![]() | MX Aircraft MXS | All |
10 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
21 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
99 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
95 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
27 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
18 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
12 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
84 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
31 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
24 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
8 | ![]() | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
26 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 2–4, 6 |
62 | ![]() | 1, 3, 7–8 |
7 | ![]() | 3–8 |
48 | ![]() | 1, 4–5, 7–8 |
32 | ![]() | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
6 | ![]() | 1, 3–4, 6, 8 |
77 | ![]() | 1–2, 4–5, 7 |
78 | ![]() | 1–3, 5, 7 |
17 | ![]() | 1–2, 5–6, 8 |
15 | ![]() | 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 |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | |||
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | |||
4 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | ||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |||
7 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | ||||
8 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |||
9 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||||
10 | ![]() | 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