# 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Las Vegas

The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Las Vegas was the eighth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Master Class
### Qualification

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 48.618 | |
| 2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 48.853 | |
| 3 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 48.956 | |
| 4 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 49.246 | |
| 5 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 49.299 | |
| 6 | 22 | Hannes Arch | 49.411 | |
| 7 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 49.627 | |
| 8 | 8 | Martin Šonka | 50.361 | |
| 9 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 50.504 | |
| 10 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 50.775 | |
| 11 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 50.800 | +1sec |
| 12 | 12 | François Le Vot | 51.764 | |
| 13 | 91 | Péter Besenyei | 53.719 | +4sec |
| 14 | 9 | Nigel Lamb | DNS | |

### Round of 14

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 1 | Matthias Dolderer (5) | 48.325 | 49.859 | Juan Velarde (10) |
| 2 | Nicolas Ivanoff (4) | 49.748 | 51.771 | Pete McLeod (11) |
| 3 | Hannes Arch (6) | 49.658 | 49.851 | Michael Goulian (9) |
| 4 | Paul Bonhomme (3) | 48.341 | 55.330 | François Le Vot (12) |
| 5 | Kirby Chambliss (7) | 52.811 | 51.107 | Martin Šonka (8) |
| 6 | Matt Hall (2) | 52.284 | 54.084 | Péter Besenyei (13) |
| 7 | Yoshihide Muroya (1) | 49.112 | 50.138 | Nigel Lamb (14) |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* Fastest loser, qualified
* ^1 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.
* ^2 Pilot received 3 seconds in penalties.
* ^3 Pilot received 5 seconds in penalties.

### Round of 8

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 1 | Nicolas Ivanoff (4) | 51.095 | 50.346 | Matthias Dolderer (5) |
| 2 | Paul Bonhomme (3) | 49.175 | 49.308 | Hannes Arch (6) |
| 3 | Matt Hall (2) | 49.955 | 53.163 | Martin Šonka (8) |
| 4 | Yoshihide Muroya (1) | 48.817 | 50.211 | Michael Goulian (9) |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* ^1 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties.
* ^2 Pilot received 5 seconds in penalties.

### Final 4

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time |
| 1 | 95 | Matt Hall | 48.604 |
| 2 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 48.968 |
| 3 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 49.358 |
| 4 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 49.415 |

## Challenger Class
### Results

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time |
| 1 | 11 | Mikaël Brageot | 1:00.521 |
| 2 | 37 | Peter Podlunšek | 1:00.556 |
| 3 | 5 | Cristian Bolton | 1:00.920 |
| 4 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:02.117 |
| 5 | 62 | Florian Berger | 1:02.255 |
| 6 | 17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1:02.459 |

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Paul Bonhomme | 76 |
| 2 | Matt Hall | 71 |
| 3 | Hannes Arch | 34 |
| 4 | Martin Šonka | 29 |
| 5 | Matthias Dolderer | 26 |
| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Mikaël Brageot | 28 |
| 1 | Petr Kopfstein | 28 |
| 1 | Daniel Ryfa | 28 |
| 4 | Cristian Bolton | 24 |
| 5 | Peter Podlunšek | 18 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
* Note: The Challenger Class event in Las Vegas was a 'winner take all' finale – Mikaël Brageot won the event and the title despite being equal on points with Petr Kopfstein and Daniel Ryfa.