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The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
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Master Class
| Team | No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Bolton Racing | 5 |  Cristian Bolton |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | 7–8 |
| Team Sonka | 8 |  Martin Šonka |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Breitling Racing Team | 9 |  Nigel Lamb |
MX Aircraft MXS-R | All |
| 11 |  Mikaël Brageot |
Master Mentoring Program | ||
| 12 | François Le Vot |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All | |
| Team Chambliss | 10 |  Kirby Chambliss |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Team Spielberg | 18 | Petr Kopfstein |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Matthias Dolderer Racing | 21 |  Matthias Dolderer |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Hannes Arch Racing 22 | 22 |  Hannes Arch[1] |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | 1–6 |
| Team Velarde | 26 |  Juan Velarde |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| Team Hamilton | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| Team Falken | 31 |  Yoshihide Muroya |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Peter Podlunšek Racing | 37 |  Peter Podlunšek |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
| Team Garmin | 84 |  Pete McLeod |
Zivko Edge 540 V3 | All |
| Matt Hall Racing | 95 |  Matt Hall |
MX Aircraft MXS-R | 1–7 |
| Team Goulian | 99 | Michael Goulian |
Zivko Edge 540 V2 | All |
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 Podlunšek 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.[2]
Challenger Class
- All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra 330LX.
| No. | Pilot | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Mélanie Astles |
2-8 |
| 77 |  Francis Barros |
1–3 |
| 62 | Florian Bergér |
1–2, 4–6, 8 |
| 5 | Cristian Bolton |
1–5 |
| 48 | Kevin Coleman |
1–3, 5–8 |
| 6 |  Luke Czepiela |
1, 3–4, 6–8 |
| 24 | Ben Murphy |
1, 3–8 |
| 17 |  Daniel Ryfa |
1–2, 4–6, 8 |
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.
The eight-event calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 16 December 2015.[3]
| Round | Country | Location | Date | Fastest Qualifying | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft | Winning Challenger | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi | 11–12 March | Matt Hall |
Nicolas Ivanoff |
Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa |
report |
| 2 | Austria |
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 23–24 April | Juan Velarde |
Matthias Dolderer |
Zivko Edge 540 | Florian Bergér |
report |
| 3 | Japan |
Makuhari, Chiba | 4–5 June | cancelled | Yoshihide Muroya |
Zivko Edge 540 | Cristian Bolton |
report |
| 4 |  Hungary |
Budapest | 16–17 July | cancelled | Matthias Dolderer |
Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa |
report |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
Ascot Racecourse, Ascot | 13–14 August | Matthias Dolderer |
Matt Hall |
MX Aircraft MXS | Kevin Coleman |
report |
| 6 | Germany |
Lausitzring, Klettwitz | 3–4 September | Nigel Lamb |
Matt Hall |
MX Aircraft MXS | Florian Bergér |
report |
| 7 |  United States |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 1–2 October | Yoshihide Muroya |
Matthias Dolderer |
Zivko Edge 540 | Luke Czepiela |
report |
| 8 | United States |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | 15–16 October | cancelled due to high winds | report | |||
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 |
* Arch finished 4th but was later excluded from the results; thus the points for 4th place were not awarded to any pilot.
** The final four wasn't held because of bad weather, 75% of points were awarded for this situation.
Challenger Class
- Challenger Class scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU |
SPE |
CHI |
BUD |
ASC |
LAU |
IND |
LVG |
Drop | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Bergér |
3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | C | 10 | 28 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Ryfa |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | C | 6 | 26 | ||
| 3 | Kevin Coleman |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | C | 12 | 26 | |
| 4 | Luke Czepiela |
5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 5 | Cristian Bolton |
4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |||||
| 6 | Ben Murphy |
4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | C | 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | Mélanie Astles |
6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | C | 4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Francis Barros |
DSQ | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU |
SPE |
CHI |
BUD |
ASC |
LAU |
IND |
LVG |
Drop | Points |
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