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
;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.
Challenger Class
- All Challenger Cup Pilots used a Zivko Edge 540 V2.
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.
Race calendar and results
Round | Country | Location | Date | Fastest Qualifying | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft | Winning Challenger |
1 | Abu Dhabi | 2–3 February | Matthias Dolderer | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | Florian Bergér | |
2 | Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 21–22 April | Michael Goulian | Matt Hall | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Daniel Ryfa | |
3 | Makuhari, Chiba | 26–27 May | Michael Goulian | Matt Hall | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Not held | |
4 | Budapest, Central Hungary | 23–24 June | Martin Šonka | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Luke Czepiela | |
5 | Kazan, Tatarstan | 25–26 August | Matthias Dolderer | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Kevin Coleman | |
6 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 15–16 September | Yoshihide Muroya | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | R1: Kenny Chiang R2: Kenny Chiang | |
7 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 6–7 October | Martin Šonka | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 V2 | Florian Bergér | |
8 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | 17–18 November | Matthias Dolderer | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 V3 | Luke Czepiela |
Championship standings
Master Class
;Master Class scoring systemPosition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11–14th |
Points | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Challenger Class
;Challenger Class scoring systemPosition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6-8th |
Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |