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# 2026 FAI Apex e-Drone Racing World Cup

Let's celebrate the very first International Day of Air Sports! EreaDrone is taking part in this initiative by hosting the last event of the 2026 FAI e-Drone Racing World Cup a few days ahead.

## Schedule

- **Registration**: Open until the 10th of October at 23:59 UTC<br />
- **Qualification**: 5th of October to 10th of October 23:59 UTC<br />
- **Competition**: **Sunday 11th of October at 12PM (Noon) UTC**

Add the 2026 FAI eDRWC schedule to your calendar: [Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=YmQ4MDY5Y2FkZjFjZmZiZDgwY2YxOTFlZThiMzBkYWFhMDBhYTY3MmY3NzU3NDNhNzc1ODZmZmRkZTE5YTQ1ZkBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t), [Outlook](https://outlook.live.com/owa/calendar/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/161f83ae-c857-4ea5-9803-0a8c1b2ca277/cid-1046901BF09DF5FB/index.html) or [ICS file](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bd8069cadf1cffbd80cf191ee8b30daaa00aa672f775743a77586ffdde19a45f%40group.calendar.google.com/private-3eb66007c22a352f93465483c23dbb04/basic.ics)

## Track

**Track yet unannounced.** Expect an annoucement shortly before the start of the qualification period.

## Qualification

Once the qualification period is open, you can try to qualify:

1. Train in the EreaDrone simulator on the track of the event, available in the Map Browser
2. **Register up to 12 qualification attempts**, by doing times in the Tournament menu (Main Menu ➔ Tournament ➔ APEX World Cup)
3. Check your times and position in the [Qualification tab](https://ereadrone.com/tournament/1035?tab=qualification) of this page

To participate in the event, you need to submit at least 1 qualification time.

## Rules

For this event, the drone is restricted to one model (Standard), with its default settings, using the Physics V2 setting.

Rules can be found here: https://www.fai.org/edroneracingworldcup



## Partners & International Day of Air Sports

The APEX Cup is brought to you by FAI (World Air Sports Federation) and EreaDrone.
This event is part of the first International Day of Air Sports, an initiative of FAI. On and around October 14th, participate in the various events to celebrate Air Sports of all kinds all around the world.
You can find all partnered events on the [Event Locator on the FAI website](https://www.fai.org/idas-event-locator).

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Organizer	FAI
Website	External page
Rules	External page
Qualified pilots count	8 pilots
All dates and times are written in your timezone: Africa/Abidjan (UTC+00:00).
Registration dates
Opens	May 11, 2026 12:00 AM
Closes	October 10, 2026 11:59 PM
Qualification stage dates
Starts	October 4, 2026 2:00 AM
Ends	October 11, 2026 1:59 AM
Double Elimination dates
Starts	Invalid date
Ends	Invalid date

2026 FAI APEX e-Drone Racing World Cup

Organized by: FAI - World Air Sports Federation

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