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

;Pilot changes
PilotRounds
6 Luke Czepiela1–4, 7–8
7 Kenny Chiang2–6
15 Baptiste Vignes1–5
17 Daniel Ryfa1, 3–5, 7–8
24 Ben Murphy1, 4–8
33 Mélanie Astles1, 4–8
48 Kevin Coleman1–3, 5–6, 8
62 Florian Bergér1–3, 6–8
78 Daniel Genevey2–4, 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. Other rounds were announced on 19 January 2017, with the final two European rounds announced on 8 March 2017. Due to organisational reasons, the Challenger round in Chiba was later rescheduled to Kazan, making it a double-header round for the class.
RoundCountryLocationDateFastest QualifyingWinning PilotWinning AircraftWinning ChallengerReport
1Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi11–12 February Martin Šonka Martin ŠonkaZivko Edge 540 Daniel Ryfareport
2San Diego, California15–16 April Matthias Dolderer Yoshihide MuroyaZivko Edge 540 Florian Bergérreport
3Makuhari, Chiba3–4 June Pete McLeod Yoshihide MuroyaZivko Edge 540rescheduledreport
4Budapest, Central Hungary1–2 July Pete McLeod Kirby ChamblissZivko Edge 540 Florian Bergérreport
5Kazan, Tatarstan22–23 July Pete McLeod Kirby ChamblissZivko Edge 540R1: Luke Czepiela
R2: Kenny Chiang		report
6River Douro, Porto2–3 September Pete McLeod Martin ŠonkaZivko Edge 540 Kevin Colemanreport
7EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz16–17 September Matt Hall Yoshihide MuroyaZivko Edge 540 Daniel Ryfareport
8Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana14–15 October Matt Hall Yoshihide MuroyaZivko Edge 540 Mélanie Astlesreport

Championship standings

Master Class

;Master Class scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11–14th
Points1512976543210

Challenger Class

;Challenger Class scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-8th
Points1086420