Drone sports are growing as fast as ever with exciting initiatives springing up around the world!

Always pushing the limits of technology for velocity and agility, drone sports give spectators a glimpse into the world of tomorrow: incredible displays of skill, strategy and speed against a futuristic backdrop.

Drone Racing

FAI WORLD DRONE RACING CHAMPIONSHIP

The FAI World Drone Racing Championship (WDRC) is the biggest competition of its kind, and offers an arena for the world’s elite drone racing pilots to pit their skills against one another.

The 2024 edition will take place in Hangzhou, China from 31 October 31 to 3 November.

FAI DRONE RACING WORLD CUP

The FAI Drone Racing World Cup made a happy come-back in 2022 with the victory of MinJae Kim of Korea and 2023 with the triumph of French pilot Killian Rousseau.

2024 is expected to see fast-rising figures once again. Stay tuned!

THE WORLD GAMES

The 12th edition of The World Games will take place from Thursday 7th to Sunday 17th August 2025 in Chengdu city, People's Republic of China, and will once again feature drone racing.

E-Drone Racing

The first FAI E-Drone Racing World Cup series launched in 2024 and aims to introduce newcomers and gamers to the ultramodern world of drone racing, with its easily accessible format.

E-Drone racing is an online version of a physical drone race, accessible to a wide audience who can compete from the comfort of their favourite gaming chair, anywhere in the world.

Drone Soccer

Drone Soccer is also on a high trend with new competition concepts being tested in various countries.

Its addition to the Sporting Code as a provisional class in May 2019 prepared the ground for official competitions, and 2023 saw the first FAI Open International tournament registered to the FAI Events Calendar. FAI Open International tournaments in different countries are registered for the year 2024.

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FAI World and continental championships (CAT.1)

07 Jul
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12 Jul 2022
2022 The World Games
Birmingham, Alabama,
USA

Other FAI-Sanctioned events (CAT.2)

03 Jun
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05 Jun 2022
2022 Drone World Cup El Yelmo
Jaen,
ESP
25 Jun
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26 Jun 2022
2022 Paris Drone Racing World Cup
Corbeil-Essonnes,
FRA
02 Jul
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03 Jul 2022
2022 DXRacing
Bela Crkva,
SRB
15 Jul
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16 Jul 2022
2022 Korea Drone Race World Cup
Seoul,
KOR
03 Sep
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04 Sep 2022
2022 PAM Cup Drone Racing
Plovdiv,
BUL
10 Sep
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11 Sep 2022
2022 V Trofeo Secchia F9U
Sassuolo (MO),
ITA
16 Sep
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18 Sep 2022
2022 Drone Racing World Cup Hungary
Zalaegerszeg,
HUN
08 Oct
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09 Oct 2022
2022 Phoenix Drone Racing
Prilep,
MKD
08 Oct
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09 Oct 2022
2022 Daegu Drone Race World Cup
Daegu city,
KOR
15 Oct
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16 Oct 2022
2022 Tenerife Drone Party World Cup
Santa Cruz de Tenerife,
ESP

FAI Drone Permission for Drone Racing