Morten Siimar tops dense FAI Spire e-Drone Racing World Cup leaderboard

Morten Siimar emerged from a crowded FAI Spire e-Drone Racing World Cup leaderboard on June 4 with the kind of narrow advantage that matters in this circuit: first place and 21 points. Behind him came Elmars Misevics, Daniyal Kazymov, Takafumi Matsudome, Aoi Saito and a long string of contenders in a points table that kept dropping all the way to 1 point for 15th, a spread that turns every position into real currency.

That scoring shape tells the story of the race as much as the result itself. In a format where the top spots are worth 21, 19, 18, 16 and 14 points, the margin between a podium push and a mid-pack finish can reshape the standings in a single run. Siimar did not just win a standalone event; he handled a leaderboard packed with pilots such as Yiran Sheng, Tiago Yuji Sakihama, Michel Hallet, Chuan Sheng Shao, Qianyi Li, Maojie Wang, Kaname Torii, Graulich Benoit, Nicolas Garnier, Francisco Leon, Laurent Ferry, Adrien Juan, Christopher Young and Bedoui Rayen, all of whom kept the pressure on through the ranking ladder.

The depth was international in a way that increasingly defines e-drone racing’s appeal. The names in the field represented Estonia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Japan, China, Belgium, France, Spain, Tunisia, Lithuania, the United States, Brazil, the Philippines, Austria, Canada, Norway and Singapore, underlining how far the discipline has spread beyond its early core. Janno Siimar also appeared in the order, a reminder that the sport’s elite is becoming both global and familiar, with recurring names returning across the season.

The Spire event format made that pressure even sharper. The 2025 edition drew 26 registered pilots, with 15 advancing into qualification and five moving on to the first round, all on an EreaDrone simulator track built in a stadium-style environment. Each race covered three laps, the same basic discipline set out in FAI’s sporting code, which means the result favored precision, rhythm and mistake-free execution as much as raw speed. Livestreamed coverage with English commentary gave the contest a wider audience and helped frame it as a genuine race, not just a digital showcase.

The result also lands inside a larger championship fight. FAI launched the annual e-Drone Racing World Cup in 2024, with the top-ranked pilot crowned world champion and CIAM medals and diplomas going to the top three. The 2026 calendar runs to seven events, with the overall ranking not locked until the APEX finale on October 11, so Siimar’s Spire win adds weight to a season that is still open. His name had already been near the top of FAI’s 2025 standings, which makes this latest victory look less like an upset than a sign that he is one of the pilots most likely to shape the next rounds.