2016 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi
The 2016 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi was the first round of the 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the eleventh season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.Qualification
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
| 1 | 95 |  Matt Hall | 58.079 | |
| 2 | 21 |  Matthias Dolderer | 58.268 | |
| 3 | 99 |  Michael Goulian | 59.184 | |
| 4 | 31 |  Yoshihide Muroya | 59.242 | |
| 5 | 27 |  Nicolas Ivanoff | 59.523 | |
| 6 | 22 |  Hannes Arch | 59.764 | |
| 7 | 9 |  Nigel Lamb | 1:00.160 | |
| 8 | 84 |  Pete McLeod | 1:00.424 | |
| 9 | 26 |  Juan Velarde | 1:01.008 | |
| 10 | 8 |  Martin Šonka | 1:01.503 | +2secs |
| 11 | 18 | Petr Kopfstein | 1:01.972 | |
| 12 | 12 | François Le Vot | 1:02.135 | |
| 13 | 37 |  Peter Podlunšek | 1:02.154 | +2secs |
| 14 | 10 | Kirby Chambliss | DNF | |
Round of 14
Pilot received 2 seconds in penalties
Pilot received 3 seconds in penaltiesRound of 8
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
| 1 | 27 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 58.550 | |
| 2 | 21 | Matthias Dolderer | 58.660 | |
| 3 | 12 | François Le Vot | 1:02.281 | +2secs |
| 4 | 22 | Hannes Arch | DSQ | |
Challenger Class
Results
| | Pilot | Run Time | |
| 1 | 17 |  Daniel Ryfa | 1:06.308 | |
| 2 | 48 | Kevin Coleman | 1:06.945 | |
| 3 | 62 | Florian Berger | 1:08.325 | |
| 4 | 24 | Ben Murphy | 1:08.390 | |
| 5 | 6 |  Luke Czepiela | 1:09.206 | |
| 6 | 77 |  Francis Barros | DSQ | |
;Master Class standings
| Pos | Pilot | |
| 1 | Nicolas Ivanoff | 15 |
| 2 | Matthias Dolderer | 12 |
| 3 | François Le Vot | 9 |
| 4 | Hannes Arch | 7 |
| 5 | Kirby Chambliss | 6 |
;Challenger Class standings
| Pos | Pilot | |
| 1 | Daniel Ryfa | 10 |
| 2 | Kevin Coleman | 8 |
| 3 | Florian Berger | 6 |
| 4 | Ben Murphy | 4 |
| 5 | Luke Czepiela | 2 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
