MultiGP Releases 2026 Global Qualifier Schedule Spanning Multiple Continents

Sixteen days separate the competitive drone racing world from the first gate of MultiGP's 2026 Global Qualifier season, with the Multirotor Robotics Design Team hosting the opening event in Rolla, Missouri on April 18. The full schedule, now published on MultiGP's website, stretches across the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Central America through the summer, mapping out the official Road to the MultiGP Championship.

The opening weekend alone runs on both sides of the globe: while Rolla fires up on April 18, pilots in Sri Kembangan, Selangor will race under the Underground.KL FPV Drone Racing banner on April 19, signaling MultiGP's continued push beyond its North American base. Bluegrass Drone Racing in Danville, Kentucky and Dallas Drone Racing in Carrollton, Texas follow on April 25 and 26, respectively.

May compresses the calendar further. The Drone Racing Festival in Mérida, Yucatan runs two separate qualifying sessions on May 1, while Aircrasher in Aichtal, Germany takes the gate on May 14. Northern Virginia Radio Control in Chantilly, Virginia hosts on May 17, followed by DROx in Oxford, United Kingdom on May 23 and KC Multi-Rotor in Bonner Springs, Kansas on May 30.

The summer stretch runs deep into July. Sofia hosts back-to-back qualifier days on July 4 and 5, Sherwood Park, Alberta and Chantilly, Virginia both run events on July 12, and Maplewood, Minnesota hosts a double-event weekend on July 25, with additional events extending into August.

The Global Qualifier system uses standardized track setups and timing formats, meaning a pilot qualifying in Oxford competes against the same ruleset as one racing in Mérida. Placement and points earned at GQ events determine eligibility for Regional events and, ultimately, the MultiGP Championship. MultiGP provides track verification instructions and layout templates to chapter organizers specifically to preserve competitive parity across regions, ensuring that lap times and placements remain comparable regardless of where a pilot qualifies.

For pilots with championship ambitions, the published calendar now sets the clock ticking on travel planning, sponsorship commitments, and structured practice cycles. College-affiliated teams and pro-aspiring pilots stand to gain the most from the April start date, which builds in weeks of runway before the more densely scheduled summer events. First-time qualifier hosts can access verification guides and build instructions directly through the schedule page, which links each event to its local chapter race page and registration portal.

The international breadth of the slate, from a Bulgarian double-header to a Malaysian opener to a festival-format qualifier in the Yucatan, reflects MultiGP's sustained investment in global competitive infrastructure. With Rolla now just over two weeks out, pilots still finalizing their 2026 qualification plans are already running short on time.