FAI Drone Sports
Edition 2023
- Download the 2023 Drone Racing World Cup Rules (Effective 1st February 2023)
Open International World Cup competitions are FAI second category events based on individual participation (no national team representing a NAC). Any person holding a valid FAI Sporting Licence or FAI Drone Permission can be eligible for the Drone Racing World Cup ranking.
Two Drone Racing World Cup events may be organized every year for any country. For a country which extends over more than three time zones, one World Cup contest may be organized within each time zone of the country with a maximum of four events for the country.
There are actually 8 Drone Racing World Cup events (Challenger Series) from 7 different countries published on the FAI Calendar for the year 2023.
The FAI Drone Racing World Cup Silesia Poland planned May 5 to 7 in chorzow had been cancelled by the organiser on February 20 due to withdraw of the financial support of the local government.
Note: Click on the link in the 'Event' column to access FAI database information for a specific event
EVENT |
VENUE, LOCATION |
DATES |
WEBSITE and/or FACEBOOK | CODE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAI Korea Drone Race World Cup | Songdo, Incheon City (Korea) | 18 to 20 May | KOR-1 | |
| "Trofeo del Centenario" Aeronautica Militare | Pratica di Mare, Roma (Italy) | 17 & 18 June | ITA | |
| Aichtal F9U | Aichtal (Germany) | 24 & 25 June | GER | |
| French Drone Racing World Cup | Paint Factory, Charnay Les Mâcon (France) | 1 & 2 July | FRA | |
| DXRacing | Vracevgajsko jezero, Bela Crkva (Serbia) | 15 & 16 July | http://www.rcdronsrbija.com | SRB |
| FAI Namwon Drone Race World Cup | Chunhyangol Sports Complex, Namwon (Korea) | 11 to 13 August | KOR-2 | |
| Drone Racing World Cup Hungary | Zala Zone, Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) | 22 to 24 September | https://droneracehungary.hu/ | HUN |
| Phoenix Drone Racing | Prilep Sport Stadium, Prilep (North Macedonia) | 7 & 8 October | MKD |
In addition, one Open International Non World Cup event is published on the FAI Calendar.
EVENT |
LOCATION |
DATES |
WEBSITE and/or FACEBOOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| VI Trofeo Secchia F9U | Sassuolo, Modena (Italy) | 9 & 10 September |
Note: World Cup Masters Series had been introduced in 2019. No Masters event is considered in 2023.
