2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eleventh Red Bull Air Race World Championship series.

Pilot changes

 * Reigning champion Paul Bonhomme and inaugural champion Péter Besenyei retired from the sport following the final round of the 2015 season.
 * Petr Kopfstein and Peter Podlunšek made their debuts in the Master Class, having finished equal 1st and 5th respectively in the previous years' Challenger Class standings.

Mid-season changes

 * Cristian Bolton stepped up to the Master Class following the death of Hannes Arch before the Indianapolis round of the series.

Challenger Class

 * All Challenger Cup Pilots used an Extra 330LX.

Pilot changes

 * Mélanie Astles, Kevin Coleman, Luke Czepiela and Ben Murphy will make their debuts in the Challenger Class. Astles will become the first female pilot to compete in a Red Bull Air Race event.

Race calendar and results
The eight-event calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 16 December 2015.

Master Class
* Arch finished 4th but was later excluded from the results; thus the points for 4th place were not awarded to any pilot. ** The final four wasn't held because of bad weather, 75% of points were awarded for this situation.
 * Master Class scoring system

Challenger Class

 * Challenger Class scoring system