The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi was the first round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.[1] The event was held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Paul Bonhomme from Great Britain took the opening race victory, finishing 0.084 seconds ahead of Australian pilot Matt Hall. The podium was completed by Canada's Pete McLeod, after Hannes Arch received a two-second time penalty. In the Challenger class, Chile's Cristian Bolton took the opening win ahead of Petr Kopfstein from the Czech Republic, while Mikaël Brageot completed the podium, after Daniel Ryfa received a two-second time penalty.
Master Class
Qualification
Pos | No. | Pilot | Run Time | Pen |
1 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 57.178 | |
2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 57.800 | |
3 | 31 | Yoshihide Muroya | 59.093 | |
4 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | 1:00.036 | |
5 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 1:00.111 | +2sec |
6 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 1:00.256 | +2sec |
7 | 99 | Michael Goulian | 1:00.716 | |
8 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 1:00.788 | +2sec |
9 | 26 | Juan Velarde | 1:01.514 | |
10 | 22 | Hannes Arch | 1:01.527 | +4sec |
11 | 91 | Péter Besenyei | 1:02.208 | |
12 | 8 | Martin Šonka | 1:02.628 | +4sec |
13 | 12 | François Le Vot | 1:03.649 | +2sec |
14 | 9 | Nigel Lamb | DSQ | |
Round of 14
| Key | Qualified for next round | Knocked out | Fastest loser, qualified | |
- ^1 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties
- ^2 Pilot received 4 seconds in penalties
- ^3 Pilot received 8 seconds in penalties
Round of 8
| Key | Qualified for next round | Knocked out | |
- ^1 Pilot received 1 second in penalties
- ^2 Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties
Final 4
Challenger Class
Results
Standings after the event
- Master Class standings
| - Challenger Class standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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