This summer, on August 26, the first drone-race festival in Russia - MOSCOW DRONE FESTIVAL - will take place in Moscow on the territory of the Luzhniki Olympic complex. The event, designed to unite both amateurs and professionals of drone racing, will be held under the auspices of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Society " Labor reserves» with the support of the ROSTEC State Corporation and the Moscow Department of Sports and Tourism. The festival is organized by Drone Sports Global. The official sponsor of the event is Technodinamika Holding.
Drone racing is a young and high-tech sport, officially recognized in Russia sports discipline at the end of 2017 - today it unites tens of thousands of pilots and 75 million fans around the world. Among the largest international events in this sporting area, such events as Paris Drone Festival, Drone Prix Munich, World Drone Prix Dubai, and Drone Prix Madrid have gained worldwide fame.
Moscow Drone Festival is the central event in Russia dedicated to the development of drone racing, which has no analogues in size and status. Thanks to widespread coverage and federal support, this event will mark the beginning of the development of mass drone racing in Russia and will contribute to the involvement of new audiences in this innovative sport. The first Drone-race festival in Russia, Moscow Drone Festival, will combine three key elements of the program: a qualification competition among amateurs in the drone racing discipline, a fan program for fans and guests of the festival, and a race of the world's strongest professionals - Russian and foreign racers. As part of the entertainment program, fans and guests of the festival will enjoy educational master classes on controlling, modeling and assembling drones, virtual attractions for adults and children, a demonstration show program, and performances by famous
DJs, festive fireworks with video broadcast from drones and other activities. The festival will gather at least 5,000 people on the territory of Luzhniki. More than 250 registrations of Russian pilots for the qualifying race are expected, as well as at least 30 of the strongest pilots from Russia and foreign countries. There will be 8 prizes up for grabs in the finals. General prize fund race will amount to 2,500,000 rubles. In addition, all winners will receive an Xbox One S gaming console. This is the ultimate family entertainment system that supports HDR technology in games, can play 4K Ultra HD movies and has a 1 TB hard drive.
EVENT PROGRAM:
Registration of participants
(10:00 – 12:00)
Official opening of the Festival
(12:00 – 13:00)
Qualifying race
(13:00 – 17:00)
Drone School: Piloting
(12:00 – 18:00)
Drone School: Simulation
(12:00 – 18:00)
Aircraft show
(13:00 – 14:00)
Drone Racing Simulator
(12:00 – 18:00)
Final Drone Race
(20:00 – 21:45)
Inside the Firework
(21:45 – 22:00)
Drone Sports Global is a team of organizers of drone racing events, formed under the patronage of the VFSO “Labor Reserves”. This is a staff of the best Russian pilots and trainers in the industry who train beginners and drone racing enthusiasts at training bases throughout the country, organize all-season qualifying regional and title competitions and participate in international championships in Russia and abroad.
On Sunday, August 26, the largest drone festival in Russia, Moscow Drone Festival, will be held at the Luzhniki sports complex. The event, designed to unite both amateurs and professionals of drone racing, will be held under the auspices of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Society “Labor Reserves” with the support of the Rostec State Corporation and the Moscow Department of Sports and Tourism. The festival is organized by Drone Sports Global. Official Sponsor events - .
The event will start at 10:00 and last until 23:00. The strongest pilots from Russia, Great Britain, Germany, France, USA, will take part in it. South Korea and other countries. Eight prizes will be awarded in the finals. The total prize fund of the race will be 2,500,000 rubles.
At the festival, there will be something to do not only for competition participants and pilots, but also for festival guests: everyone will be able to learn how to model and assemble drones, pilot them and perform various aerial stunts. For this purpose, special drone simulators and virtual simulators will be installed on the festival grounds. And on a special training track, the youngest guests of the festival, including children with disabilities, will be able to learn how to fly drones. A special partner of the event, the charitable rehabilitation project “Dream Skis,” will raise funds during the festival for the development of new sports areas for children with disabilities, one of which promises to be drone racing.
“Drone racing is essentially an analogue of Formula 1: there is a competition between both designers and pilots. The tracks are unique: they can be placed in the air, on the ground, under water... The image from the drone is broadcast through the glasses virtual reality, accordingly, the pilot sees everything from a first-person perspective. For maximum engagement, viewers are also allowed to wear VR glasses to feel like pilots. In collaboration with Drone Sports Global, in the fall we will open a school in the center of Moscow, where anyone can take a one-week or two-week course, during which they will learn how to model, assemble and pilot drones,” said Ilya Galaev, president of the Labor Reserves society.
A young and high-tech sport, drone racing was officially recognized as a sports discipline in Russia at the end of 2017 - today it unites tens of thousands of pilots and 75 million fans around the world. Among the largest international events in this sporting area, such events as Paris Drone Festival, Drone Prix Munich, World Drone Prix Dubai, and Drone Prix Madrid have gained worldwide fame.
