Championship season
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Peter Podlunšek at 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba . The 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the twelfth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.
Aircraft and pilots Master Class 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 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.[1] Other rounds were announced on 19 January 2017,[2] with the final two European rounds announced on 8 March 2017.[3] Due to organisational reasons, the Challenger round in Chiba was later rescheduled to Kazan, making it a double-header round for the class.[4]
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
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Bold – Fastest Qualifying Pilot
Challenger Class Challenger Class scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-8th Points 10 8 6 4 2 0
References ^ "2017 season to kick off in Abu Dhabi". RedBullAirRace.com . 16 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016 . ^ "2017 Red Bull Air Race calendar announced". RedBullAirRace.com . 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017 . ^ "Porto and Lausitz complete 2017 calendar". RedBullAirRace.com . 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017 . ^ "Challenger double-header in Kazan". RedBullAirRace.com . 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017 . External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2017 in Red Bull Air Race .