# 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

The 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the twelfth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.

## Aircraft and pilots
### Master Class

| No. | Pilot | Aircraft | Rounds |
| 5 | Cristian Bolton | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 8 | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 10 | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 11 | Mikaël Brageot | MX Aircraft MXS | All |
| 12 | François Le Vot | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 18 | Petr Kopfstein | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 21 | Matthias Dolderer | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 26 | Juan Velarde | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 37 | Peter Podlunšek | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 84 | Pete McLeod | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 95 | Matt Hall | Zivko Edge 540 | All |
| 99 | Michael Goulian | Zivko Edge 540 | All |

#### Pilot changes

* Former champion Nigel Lamb retired from the sport following the final round of the 2016 season.
* 2015 Challenger Class champion Mikaël Brageot made his debut in the Master Class.

### Challenger Class

* All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra 330LX.
| No. | Pilot | Rounds |
| 6 | Luke Czepiela | 1–4, 7–8 |
| 7 | Kenny Chiang | 2–6 |
| 15 | Baptiste Vignes | 1–5 |
| 17 | Daniel Ryfa | 1, 3–5, 7–8 |
| 24 | Ben Murphy | 1, 4–8 |
| 33 | Mélanie Astles | 1, 4–8 |
| 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1–3, 5–6, 8 |
| 62 | Florian Bergér | 1–3, 6–8 |
| 78 | Daniel Genevey | 2–4, 6–7 |

## Race calendar and results

On 16 December 2016, it was announced that the first round in the Arabian Gulf, Abu Dhabi will be held on 10-11 February. Other rounds were announced on 19 January 2017, with the final two European rounds announced on 8 March 2017. Due to organisational reasons, the Challenger round in Chiba was later rescheduled to Kazan, making it a double-header round for the class.
| Round | Country | Location | Date | Fastest Qualifying | Winning Pilot | Winning Aircraft | Winning Challenger | Report |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | 11–12 February | Martin Šonka | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa | report |
| 2 | United States | San Diego, California | 15–16 April | Matthias Dolderer | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | Florian Bergér | report |
| 3 | Japan | Makuhari, Chiba | 3–4 June | Pete McLeod | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | rescheduled | report |
| 4 | Hungary | Budapest, Central Hungary | 1–2 July | Pete McLeod | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 | Florian Bergér | report |
| 5 | Russia | Kazan, Tatarstan | 22–23 July | Pete McLeod | Kirby Chambliss | Zivko Edge 540 | R1: Luke Czepiela R2: Kenny Chiang | report |
| 6 | Portugal | River Douro, Porto | 2–3 September | Pete McLeod | Martin Šonka | Zivko Edge 540 | Kevin Coleman | report |
| 7 | Germany | Lausitzring, Klettwitz | 16–17 September | Matt Hall | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | Daniel Ryfa | report |
| 8 | United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana | 14–15 October | Matt Hall | Yoshihide Muroya | Zivko Edge 540 | Mélanie Astles | report |

## Championship standings
### 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 |
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU | SDG | CHI | BUD | KAZ | POR | LAU | IND | Points |
| 1 | Yoshihide Muroya | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 2 | Martin Šonka | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 70 |
| 3 | Pete McLeod | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 56 |
| 4 | Kirby Chambliss | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 53 |
| 5 | Petr Kopfstein | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 43 |
| 6 | Matt Hall | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Matthias Dolderer | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Juan Velarde | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | DNS | 4 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Michael Goulian | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Mikaël Brageot | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 11 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| 12 | Peter Podlunšek | DSQ | 2 | 12 | DNS | 14 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Cristian Bolton | 7 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| 14 | François Le Vot | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU | SDG | CHI | BUD | KAZ | POR | LAU | IND | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Challenger Class
#### Challenger Class scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6-8th |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU | SDG | BUD | KAZ | KAZ | POR | LAU | IND | Drop | Points |
| 1 | Florian Bergér | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Daniel Ryfa | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 6 | | 1 | 6 | | 34 |
| 3 | Luke Czepiela | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | 2 | | 34 |
| 4 | Kevin Coleman | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 5 | | 27 |
| 5 | Mélanie Astles | 3 | | | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Ben Murphy | 4 | | | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Baptiste Vignes | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 14 |
| 8 | Kenny Chiang | | 6 | 5 | DSQ | 1 | 6 | | | | 12 |
| 9 | Daniel Genevey | | 4 | 6 | 4 | | 4 | 6 | | | 12 |
| Pos. | Pilot | ABU | SDG | BUD | KAZ | KAZ | POR | LAU | IND | Drop | Points |