2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi
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. 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
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
| 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 | |
- Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties
- Pilot received 4 seconds in penalties
- Pilot received 8 seconds in penalties
Round of 8
- Pilot received 1 second in penalties
- Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties
Final 4
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
| 1 | 55 | Paul Bonhomme | 57.787 | |
| 2 | 95 | Matt Hall | 57.871 | |
| 3 | 84 | Pete McLeod | 58.843 | |
| 4 | 22 | Hannes Arch | 1:00.233 | +2sec |
Challenger Class
Results
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
| 1 | 5 |  Cristian Bolton | 1:02.231 | |
| 2 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:02.605 | |
| 3 | 11 | Mikaël Brageot | 1:03.025 | |
| 4 | 62 | Florian Berger | 1:03.597 | |
| 5 | 17 |  Daniel Ryfa | 1:04.735 | +2sec |
| 6 | 77 |  Francis Barros | DSQ | |
Standings after the event
;Master Class standings
| Pos | Pilot | |
| 1 | Paul Bonhomme | 12 |
| 2 | Matt Hall | 9 |
| 3 | Pete McLeod | 7 |
| 4 | Hannes Arch | 5 |
| 5 | Nigel Lamb | 4 |
;Challenger Class standings
| Pos | Pilot | |
| 1 | Cristian Bolton | 10 |
| 2 | Petr Kopfstein | 8 |
| 3 | Mikaël Brageot | 6 |
| 4 | Florian Bergér | 4 |
| 5 | Daniel Ryfa | 2 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
