New Race Format Red Bull Air Race 2015

February 17, 2015 flight2000it

In the first action of race day, each pilot races in a head to head duel against another. Qualifying’s fastest pilot is up against the slowest.
The pilot with the second-best time goes head to head with the second least fastest, and so on. The seven winners and the fastest loser progress into the Round of 8.
The seven winners and the fastest loser then go head to head. The four winners advance to the Final 4.
This last round decides the race winner for the weekend. It’s each pilot against the clock with victory decided by the quickest time in this round.