# 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Indianapolis

39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.79833°N 86.23278°W﻿ / 39.79833; -86.23278
The 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Indianapolis was the eighth round of the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship, the twelfth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis, the United States.

## Master Class
### Qualification

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time |
| 1 | 95 | Matt Hall | 1:04.149 |
| 2 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:04.390 |
| 3 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 1:05.400 |
| 4 | 8 | Martin Sonka | 1:05.463 |
| 5 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 1:05.464 |
| 6 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:05.926 |
| 7 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:05.965 |
| 8 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 1:06.406 |
| 9 | 37 | Peter Podlunsek | 1:06.993 |
| 10 | 11 | Mikael Brageot | 1:07.211 |
| 11 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:07.732 |
| 12 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 1:07.754 |
| 13 | 12 | Francois Le Vot | 1:08.793 |
| 14 | 5 | Cristian Bolton | 1:09.270 |

### Round of 14

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 1 | Mikael Brageot | 1:09.598 | 1:06.752 | Pete McLeod |
| 2 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:06.134 ^1 | 1:07.866 ^2 | Martin Sonka |
| 3 | Peter Podlunsek | 1:14.083 ^3 | 1:06.131 | Matthias Dolderer |
| 4 | Kirby Chambliss | 1:09.585 ^2 | 1:05.360 | Juan Velarde |
| 5 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:13.242 ^3 | 1:07.517 | Michael Goulian |
| 6 | Francois Le Vot | 1:10.870 | 1:07.144 | Petr Kopfstein |
| 7 | Cristian Bolton | 1:08.585 | 1:05.285 | Matt Hall |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* Fastest loser, qualified
* ^1 +0:02
* ^2 +0:03
* ^3 +0:07

### Round of 8

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 8 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:04.557 | 1:07.126 | Mikael Brageot |
| 9 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:04.249 | 1:05.741 | Petr Kopfstein |
| 10 | Michael Goulian | 1:08.006 ^1 | 1:06.075 | Juan Velarde |
| 11 | Martin Sonka | 1:04.995 | 1:11.359 ^2 | Matt Hall |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* ^1 +0:03
* ^2 +0:05

### Final 4

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time |
| 1 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:03.026 |
| 2 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:05.546 |
| 3 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 1:05.829 |
| 4 | 8 | Martin Sonka | 1:07.280 |

### Final result

| Pos | Pilot | Points |
| 1 | Yoshihide Muroya | 15 |
| 2 | Matthias Dolderer | 12 |
| 3 | Juan Velarde | 9 |
| 4 | Martin Sonka | 7 |
| 5 | Petr Kopfstein | 6 |
| 6 | Mikael Brageot | 5 |
| 7 | Michael Goulian | 4 |
| 8 | Matt Hall | 3 |
| 9 | Cristian Bolton | 2 |
| 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 1 |
| 11 | Pete McLeod | 0 |
| 12 | Francois Le Vot | 0 |
| 13 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 0 |
| 14 | Peter Podlunsek | 0 |

## Challenger Class
### Qualification

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time |
| 1 | 33 | Mélanie Astles | 1:18.059 |
| 2 | 6 | Luke Czepiela | 1:18.378 |
| 3 | 24 | Ben Murphy | 1:18.477 |
| 4 | 62 | Florian Berger | 1:18.586 |
| 5 | 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1:20.402 |
| 6 | 17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1:21.408 |
The final game was canceled due to bad weather. The players were given half the usual points according to the preliminary ranking.

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Yoshihide Muroya | 74 |
| 2 | Martin Sonka | 70 |
| 3 | Pete McLeod | 56 |
| 4 | Kirby Chambliss | 53 |
| 5 | Petr Kopfstein | 43 |
| 6 | Matt Hall | 40 |
| 7 | Matthias Dolderer | 39 |
| 8 | Juan Velarde | 37 |
| 9 | Michael Goulian | 28 |
| 10 | Mikael Brageot | 24 |
| 11 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 16 |
| 12 | Peter Podlunsek | 14 |
| 13 | Cristian Bolton | 9 |
| 14 | Francois Le Vot | 9 |
| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Florian Berger | 38 |
| 2 | Daniel Ryfa | 34 |
| 3 | Luke Czepiela | 34 |
| 4 | Kevin Coleman | 27 |
| 5 | Mélanie Astles | 23 |
| 6 | Ben Murphy | 19 |
| 7 | Baptiste Vignes | 14 |
| 8 | Kenny Chiang | 12 |
| 9 | Daniel Genevey | 12 |