2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.

Aircraft and pilots

Master Class

Pilot changes

• Reigning champion Paul Bonhomme and inaugural champion Péter Besenyei retired from the sport following the final round of the 2015 season.
• Petr Kopfstein and Peter PodlunÅ¡ek made their debuts in the Master Class, having finished equal 1st and 5th respectively in the previous years' Challenger Class standings.

Mid-season changes

• Cristian Bolton stepped up to the Master Class following the death of Hannes Arch before the Indianapolis round of the series.

Challenger Class

• All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra 330LX.

Pilot changes

• Mélanie Astles, Kevin Coleman, Luke Czepiela and Ben Murphy will make their debuts in the Challenger Class. Astles will become the first female pilot to compete in a Red Bull Air Race event.

Race calendar and results

The eight-event calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 16 December 2015.

Championship standings

Master Class

Master Class scoring system

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Arch finished 4th but was later excluded from the results; thus the points for 4th place were not awarded to any pilot.<br> <nowiki>**</nowiki> The final four wasn't held because of bad weather, 75% of points were awarded for this situation.

Challenger Class

Challenger Class scoring system

References

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