Australian National Qualifier Draws Global Audience at Bathurst Panorama Drone Racing Event

A 60.33-second lap was the number that mattered most when Panorama Drone Racing hosted the 2026 Australian National Qualifier on March 22 at its Kelso/Bathurst area venue. That headline time, posted in the ProSpec class, represented the fastest qualifying run of the day and the benchmark every pilot in the field was chasing.

The event carried full MultiGP sanctioning, placing it within the orbit of what is the largest professional drone racing league in the world, with over 30,000 registered pilots and 500 active chapters worldwide. For Australian pilots, a result at a sanctioned national qualifier feeds directly into global standings, making the Bathurst event far more than a domestic competition.

The ProSpec class features high-speed races with drones equipped with the exclusive MultiGP Pro Spec frame and cutting-edge specifications, with pilots navigating challenging courses with precision, showcasing their skills with drones fitted with 7-inch props and vibrant LED lighting. In that format, fractions of a second are not statistical footnotes; they determine gate position, race seedings, and ultimately a pilot's path toward international competition. A sub-61-second qualifying run at the Australian national level signals the kind of pace capable of turning heads on the global leaderboard.

The live stream broadcast extended the event's reach well beyond the Kelso/Bathurst facility, giving FPV pilots and drone racing fans across multiple time zones a real-time window into the competition. Every ProSpec race contributes to the Points Leaderboard that will determine who gets invited to the 2026 Pro Spec Championship, meaning viewers worldwide had genuine stakes in watching how Australia's top pilots stacked up.

The ProSpec class is more than just a race; it's a gateway to the global stage, with top pilots from ProSpec events selected to compete in prestigious events around the world. For Panorama Drone Racing, hosting a national qualifier at this level cements Bathurst as a legitimate node on the international FPV circuit, not simply a regional stopover.

The 2026 MultiGP International Open, scheduled for June 10-14 in Muncie, Indiana, features ProSpec races as a headline event, and results from qualifiers like the one run in Bathurst will shape which Australian pilots arrive in Indiana with something to prove.