The DCL 2025 Hawk Cup delivered exactly what this season has promised from the start: ultra tight racing, high pressure brackets and a title fight that is going all the way to a real life FPV showdown in Königssee, Germany.
After a fierce qualification phase and a dramatic finals bracket, Spain Drone Team claimed the Hawk Cup title, beating Raiden Racing in the grand final and completing a back-to-back cup double after their earlier win at the Eagle Cup.
The full Hawk Cup Finals show premiered on the DCL YouTube channel on 14 December at 20:00 UTC and is now available to watch on demand for anyone who wants to relive every overtake, crash and photo-finish moment.
The Hawk Cup started with six teams in the hunt:
Across the online qualification races, consistency and nerves of steel were everything. When the dust settled, four teams earned their place in the Hawk Cup Finals bracket:
Champions of 2024 Cyclone Racing and Quad Force One missed the cut, but not without pushing the field and adding serious pressure to every heat.
The Hawk Cup Finals bracket quickly became a story of two giants:
In the Hawk Cup grand final, Raiden came out swinging, but Spain Drone Team answered with pure pace and near perfect execution across all races. When the last gate was cleared, Spain Drone Team stood on top as Hawk Cup champions, with Raiden taking the runner up spot and cementing their status as SDT’s main challenger for the season crown.
It’s a historic moment for Spain Drone Team:
Back-to-back cup wins mean Spain Drone Team arrive at the final showdown with maximum momentum, but Raiden are still close enough to spoil the party.
The Hawk Cup Finals also crowned an individual standout:
PlatOnAir (Spain Drone Team) emerged as the top scoring pilot of the event with 33 points, combining consistency with outright speed when it mattered most.
On top of that, PlatOnAir set the fastest race time of the Hawk Cup Finals, a blistering 00:54.068 record race time, underlining why Spain Drone Team could lean on him in every clutch moment.
For anyone watching the replay, keep an eye on PlatOnAir’s lines: tight, efficient and absolutely on the limit.
After Eagle Cup, Split competitions and now the Hawk Cup, the season standings locked in the top two teams who will fight for the 2025 Championship.
With the Hawk Cup complete, the overall 2025 DCL season standings lock in the two teams that will fight for the championship in a real life racing showdown:
DCL Wild Card, Cyclone Racing, Phoenix Racing, Quad Force One and China Dragons all played their part across the season, but only the top two progress to the final battle.
Everything now builds toward the DCL 2025 Super Final, a live, physical drone racing event taking place on the legendary Ice Channel in Königssee, Germany 🇩🇪, where the top two teams of the season will go head-to-head for the Drone Champions League title.
Spain Drone Team arrive as double Cup winners and points leaders. Raiden arrive as the only squad consistently able to challenge them all season long. One team will write its name into DCL history, the other will leave Königssee knowing how close it came.
One team will make history in Königssee.
The other will leave knowing how close it came.
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The online season has delivered all the drama – now the 2025 DCL champion will be crowned under real world lights.
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