# 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Kazan

55°47′53″N 49°05′34″E﻿ / ﻿55.79806°N 49.09278°E﻿ / 55.79806; 49.09278
The 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Kazan was the fifth round of the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the eleventh season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held on Kazanka River in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. It was the first non-cancelled race taking place in Russia.

## Master class
### Qualification

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 0:54.562 | |
| 2 | 8 | Martin Sonka | 0:56.339 | |
| 3 | 9 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 0:56.450 | |
| 4 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 0:56.703 | |
| 5 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 0:56.837 | |
| 6 | 95 | Matt Hall | 0:57.068 | |
| 7 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 0:57.426 | |
| 8 | 37 | Peter Podlunsek | 0:57.504 | |
| 9 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 0:57.847 | |
| 10 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 0:58.323 | |
| 11 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 0:59.478 | +2sec |
| 12 | 5 | Cristian Bolton | 1:00.685 | |
| 13 | 12 | Francois Le Vot | SCO | |
| 14 | 11 | Mikael Brageot | DNF | |
* ^1 Incorrect passing (incorrect level flying) at gate 3
* ^2 Safety climb out
* ^3 Exceeding maximum G in gate 4

### Round of 14

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 1 | Juan Velarde | 0:59.128 | 1:00.531 | Michael Goulian |
| 2 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:01.357 | 1:01.287 | Kirby Chambliss |
| 3 | Yoshihide Muroya | 1:04.153 | 1:02.794 | Matt Hall |
| 4 | Cristian Bolton | 1:01.837 | 1:01.900 | Nicolas Ivanoff |
| 5 | Peter Podlunsek | 1:05.272 | 1:01.864 | Petr Kopfstein |
| 6 | Francois Le Vot | 1:00.794 | 1:00.952 | Martin Sonka |
| 7 | Mikael Brageot | 1:03.650 | 0:58.358 | Pete McLeod |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* Fastest loser, qualified
* ^1 Pylon Hit at gate 4
* ^2 Pylon hit at gate 6b
* ^3 Pylon hit at gate 10
* ^4 Pylon hit at gate 10, incorrect passing (incorrect level flying) in gate 14
* ^5 Pylon hit at gate 3
* ^6 Incorrect passing (incorrect level flying) in gate 14
* ^7 Pylon hit gate 10,11
* ^8 Pylon hit at gate 4

### Round of 8

| Heat | Pilot One | Time One | Time Two | Pilot Two |
| 8 | Kirby Chambliss | 0:59.157 | 1:02.887 | Francois Le Vot |
| 9 | Cristian Bolton | 1:03.826 | 1:00.537 | Michael Goulian |
| 10 | Petr Kopfstein | 0:58.380 | 0:59.319 | Juan Velarde |
| 11 | Matt Hall | 1:01.953 | 0:59.596 | Pete McLeod |
Key :
* Qualified for next round
* Knocked out
* ^1 Pylon hit
* ^2 Exceeding start speed limit, incorrect passing (climbing in the gate)
* ^3 Pylon hit
* ^4 Pylon hit

### Final 4

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 0:58.378 | |
| 2 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 0:59.125 | +2sec |
| 3 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 0:59.650 | |
| 4 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:04.297 | +6sec |
* ^1 Incorrect passing (incorrect level flying) in gate 3
* ^2 Pylon hits at gates 10, 11

## Challenger Class
### Results (Rescheduled Chiba race)

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 6 | Luke Czepiela | 1:07.091 | |
| 2 | 17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1:07.190 | +2sec |
| 3 | 24 | Ben Murphy | 1:08.187 | |
| 4 | 78 | Daniel Genevey | 1:08.339 | |
| 5 | 33 | Melanie Astles | 1:09.771 | +3sec |
| 6 | 15 | Baptiste Vignes | 1:09.964 | |
| 7 | 7 | Kenny Chiang | 1:10.196 | +3sec |
| 8 | 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1:10.308 | +3sec |
* ^1 Incorrect passing (incorrect level flying) at gate 14
* ^2 Pylon hit at gate 4
* ^3 Pylon hit at gate 4
* ^4 Pylon hit at gate 4

### Results

| Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
| 1 | 7 | Kenny Chiang | 1:07.264 | |
| 2 | 15 | Baptiste Vignes | 1:08.265 | |
| 3 | 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1:08.965 | |
| 4 | 33 | Mélanie Astles | 1:09.505 | |
| 5 | 24 | Ben Murphy | 1:09.987 | +2sec |
| 6 | 17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1:14.115 | +8sec |
* ^1 Incorrect passing (incorrect level flying) in Gate 7
* ^2 Pylon hit at gates 4, 7, incorrect passing (incorrect level flying) in gate 14

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Kirby Chambliss | 40 |
| 2 | Yoshihide Muroya | 39 |
| 3 | Martin Sonka | 39 |
| 4 | Pete McLeod | 38 |
| 5 | Petr Kopfstein | 30 |
| 6 | Matthias Dolderer | 24 |
| 7 | Michael Goulian | 23 |
| 8 | Juan Velarde | 21 |
| 9 | Matt Hall | 16 |
| 10 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 14 |
| 11 | Peter Podlunsek | 12 |
| 12 | Mikael Brageot | 9 |
| 13 | Francois Le Vot | 8 |
| 14 | Cristian Bolton | 7 |
| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Florian Berger | 28 |
| 2 | Luke Czepiela | 24 |
| 3 | Daniel Ryfa | 24 |
| 4 | Kevin Coleman | 10 |
| 5 | Ben Murphy | 10 |
| 6 | Melanie Astles | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Genevey | 8 |
| 8 | Baptiste Vignes | 6 |
| 9 | Kenny Chiang | 2 |

### Challenger Class standings

| Pos | Pilot | Pts |
| 1 | Florian Berger | 28 |
| 2 | Daniel Ryfa | 24 |
| 3 | Luke Czepiela | 24 |
| 4 | Kevin Coleman | 16 |
| 5 | Baptiste Vignes | 14 |
| 6 | Kenny Chiang | 12 |
| 7 | Mélanie Astles | 12 |
| 8 | Ben Murphy | 12 |
| 9 | Daniel Genevey | 8 |