2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Aircraft and pilots

Master Class

• Peter Podlunšek retired the master class pilot of Red Bull Air Race following the final round of the 2017 season.
• 2017 Challenger Class pilot of Red Bull Air Race Ben Murphy made his debut in the Master Class.

Challenger Class

• All Challenger Cup Pilots used a Zivko Edge 540 V2.

	Pilot	Rounds
33	Race calendar and results The eight-event calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 8 November 2017. Chiba of rounds 3 were announced on 6 March 2018. On 24 July 2018, the season finale was announced to be held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Round Country Location Date Fastest Qualifying Winning Pilot Winning Aircraft Winning Challenger 1 Abu Dhabi 2–3 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