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While it’s not known for how many days will Drone Racing be on the schedule, it has to be held between December 18, 2025, and December 23, 2025, which is the date frame for Abu Dhabi-hosted Games of the Future 2025.

The discipline follows the overall (but modified) phygital format of GOTF: competitors must perform in both a digital/virtual part and a physical part. Even so, Drone Racing won’t have a simulator or eSports-style drone-racing game for the first part, unlike disciplines such as Phygital Football, Phygital Basketball, etc. Drone Racing at the Games of the Future is classified under “Tech Sports”. This means the competition is focused on pilots navigating high-speed physical drones through an obstacle course in a physical arena while wearing First-Person View (FPV) headsets. Then their performance likely combines virtual times + real-drone times (or similar scoring). Final results are based on combined performance.

While professional drone leagues like the Drone Champions League (DCL) and the Drone Racing League (DRL) have their own simulators (e.g., DCL – The Game and The Drone Racing League Simulator) used for training and recruitment, these aren’t confirmed as the official game for the Games of the Future 2025 event itself. The competitors will use a real-world track here.

Where Will Drone Racing at the Games of the Future 2025 Be Held?

The Drone Racing event will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It will be held in a custom-designed arena inside ADNEC, which will be transformed into robot combat zones and drone racing tracks.

We couldn’t find any reliable public source that states how many teams or individuals will specifically participate in the Drone Racing discipline at GOTF 2025.

The Drone Racing discipline has a prize pool of US$250,000 at these Games, part of a total prize fund of US$5 million across all 11 disciplines. It reflects the growing significance of phygital sport formats merging high-tech (FPV drones) with athletic performance and broad spectator appeal. However, the breakdown of how the given total for the discipline will be distributed (e.g., winner’s share vs runner-up vs teams) isn’t publicly detailed.

Which Teams/Players Will Take Part in Drone Racing at the Games of the Future 2025?

There’s no publicly verifiable list of the teams or players who have qualified (or been invited) specifically for the Drone Racing discipline at GOTF 2025. It’s only stated that athletes and clubs from all across the world will be fighting for their right to be champions of the discipline.

The general qualification model for the tournament is described in broad terms: “Competitors qualify via tournaments overseen by the World Phygital Community. These include local/regional events (‘Phygital Origins’), etc.” If a related event — the drone-racing competition at The World Games 2025 (TWG 2025) — is the example, qualification relies on ranking lists from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), based on results from the 2024 World Drone Racing Championships and Drone Racing World Cup events.

Features of Drone Racing at the Games of the Future 2025

While GOTF’s general description emphasises physical + digital phases, the format specifics for Drone Racing aren’t published in the sources we found.

Again, as a comparison, for the TWG 2025 Drone Racing discipline, a qualification format (32 athletes, double elimination after qualification) is referenced. It’s possible GOTF 2025 uses a similar structured elimination bracket (though not confirmed), given the nature of drone racing events.

Who’ll Win Drone Racing at the Games of the Future 2025?

Without detailed participant lists or prior results specific to GOTF, identifying “top seeds” or favorites is speculative. In case he takes part in Abu Dhabi, the last year’s GOTF winner for Drone Racing, Min-Chan Kim from Korea, is likely to be favored.

There’s no public information from the official GOTF site or mainstream outlets detailing where or how to bet on the Drone Racing discipline at GOTF 2025. Because phygital sports events often involve new formats and jurisdictions (the UAE in this case), legal/regulatory aspects may limit betting in some regions. The best guess is that every reputable esport bookmaker will likely have odds for Drone Racing in Abu Dhabi, at least an outright market.

While GOTF has official social channels and mentions streaming YouTube Shorts, etc, there’s no definitive public schedule or platform link yet listed for the Drone Racing discipline. Additional broadcast partners/rights details aren’t yet published.

Pros and Cons of the Drone Racing Discipline at the Games of the Future 2025