2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Aircraft and pilots

Master Class

• 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.

	Pilot	Rounds
6	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 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi 11–12 February 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 Challenger Class ;Challenger Class scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-8th Points 10 8 6 4 2 0