# 2016 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 2016 Red Bull Air Race of Indianapolis was the seventh round of the 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship, the eleventh season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis, the United States. German pilot Matthias Dolderer wrapped up his first championship with a round remaining, while Chilean pilot Cristian Bolton made his debut as a replacement for the late Hannes Arch.

## Master Class
### Qualification

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:02.073 | |
| 2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 1:02.255 | |
| 3 | 9 | Nigel Lamb | 1:03.209 | |
| 4 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:03.378 | |
| 5 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 1:04.052 | |
| 6 | 8 | Martin Šonka | 1:04.144 | +1sec |
| 7 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 1:04.185 | +2sec |
| 8 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 1:04.516 | +1sec |
| 9 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 1:05.043 | +2sec |
| 10 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:05.267 | |
| 11 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:05.500 | +2sec |
| 12 | 12 | François Le Vot | 1:05.785 | |
| 13 | 37 | Peter Podlunšek | 1:06.349 | +1sec |
| 14 | 5 | Cristian Bolton | 1:07.408 | |

### Round of 14

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 1 | Juan Velarde (5) | 1:05.984 | 1:06.133 | Petr Kopfstein (10) |
| 2 | Matthias Dolderer (4) | 1:03.661 | 1:05.026 | Nicolas Ivanoff (11) |
| 3 | Martin Šonka (6) | 1:06.393 | 1:06.534 | Michael Goulian (9) |
| 4 | Nigel Lamb (3) | 1:04.984 | 1:07.597 | François Le Vot (12) |
| 5 | Pete McLeod (7) | 1:05.249 | DSQ | Kirby Chambliss (8) |
| 6 | Matt Hall (2) | 1:04.179 | 1:06.660 | Peter Podlunšek (13) |
| 7 | Yoshihide Muroya (1) | 1:07.697 | 1:08.532 | Cristian Bolton (14) |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* Fastest loser, qualified
^1 Pilot received 1 second in penalties
^2 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties
^3 Pilot received 4 seconds in penalties

### Round of 8

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 1 | Pete McLeod (7) | 1:04.525 | 1:05.888 | Nicolas Ivanoff (11) |
| 2 | Nigel Lamb (3) | 1:07.285 | 1:08.713 | Juan Velarde (5) |
| 3 | Matt Hall (2) | 1:04.322 | 1:07.446 | Martin Šonka (6) |
| 4 | Yoshihide Muroya (1) | 1:03.730 | 1:02.827 | Matthias Dolderer (4) |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
^1 Pilot received 3 seconds in penalties
^2 Pilot received 4 seconds in penalties

### Final 4

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:03.335 | |
| 2 | 9 | Nigel Lamb | 1:04.326 | |
| 3 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 1:05.398 | |
| 4 | 95 | Matt Hall | 1:06.623 | +3sec |

## Challenger Class
### Results

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 6 | Luke Czepiela | 1:16.484 | |
| 2 | 33 | Mélanie Astles | 1:17.053 | |
| 3 | 24 | Ben Murphy | 1:20.651 | +3sec |
| 4 | 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1:24.503 | +6sec |

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Matthias Dolderer | 80.25 |
| 2 | Matt Hall | 55.75 |
| 3 | Hannes Arch | 41 |
| 4 | Nigel Lamb | 37.75 |
| 5 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 35 |
| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Florian Berger | 28 |
| 2 | Daniel Ryfa | 26 |
| 2 | Kevin Coleman | 26 |
| 4 | Luke Czepiela | 24 |
| 5 | Cristian Bolton | 20 |
| 5 | Ben Murphy | 20 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.