The 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the thirteenth

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series.

Aircraft and pilots

Master Class

;Pilot changes * Peter Podlunšek retired the master class pilot of Red Bull Air Race following the

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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 changes * Italy's Dario Costa and South Africa's Patrick Davidson will make their debuts in the Challenger Class.

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

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Championship standings

Master Class

;Master Class scoring system

Challenger Class

;Challenger Class scoring system

References

External links

* {{World championships in 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship seasons Red Bull Air Race Red Bull Air Race