Dutch drone racing title to be decided at Nederweert finale weekend
A two-day finale at MVC Nederweert will decide the Dutch title, after last year’s championship was separated by just 0.2 points at the top.
The Dutch national title will be decided at MVC Nederweert on September 5-6, when Ranking #3 and the NK 2026 Final are run back-to-back and turn one weekend into the whole season’s pressure point. With qualifying built around the fastest three consecutive laps and heats of six pilots, the championship rewards clean execution as much as outright pace.
That format gives the finale real championship math. The first two rankings, at Winterswijkse Luchtvaart Club on May 9 and at Unmanned Valley in Katwijk on June 6, have already done the job of sorting the field; Nederweert is where the remaining contenders must protect position, seize points and then do it again when the final itself arrives. The title will go to the pilot who handles both stages of that weekend without a mistake, because one slow lap or one messy heat can undo months of work.
Stichting Dutch Drone Racing is running the 2026 series with support from KNVvL and FAI, and the calendar shows a national championship built as a proper ladder, not a one-off race. There are three ranking events and one big final, which means the Dutch nationals now have a structure that pushes pilots through qualification, heats and a decisive championship round at a single host venue.
MVC Nederweert also gives the ending a familiar club identity. Dutch drone racing is not being decided on a digital leaderboard alone; it is being decided on a local field where pilots, mechanics and supporters will spend two days living with every split-second call. That matters in a sport where the reglement starts with qualifying and then narrows the race into six-pilot heats, a setup that can punish hesitation and reward repeatable lines.
Last year’s final at the same venue showed how tight the margins can be. Dennis Mennema, racing as DroneD, took the 2025 title with 49.2 points, edging Jordy Peek, known as Keepy, on 49 points, while Andrzej Krasny, SirCrashalot, finished third with 42. That 0.2-point gap at the top is the clearest warning for 2026: at Nederweert, the championship is likely to swing on consistency, not just speed.
The title weekend also carries broader weight for the Dutch FPV scene. Team NL is eligible for the FAI World Championship, which the national championship notes is often held in China, so the rider who survives Nederweert could move from domestic pressure to international selection as well.
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