UIM E1 World Electric Powerboat Series coverage from Powerboat News. Race reports, championship standings, technical developments, team announcements, and business analysis of the all-electric racing series.
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More than 200 competitors, officials and race promoters gathered at the Fairmont Monte Carlo on March 7 for the Union Internationale Motonautique’s annual awards ceremony, with over 70 drivers recognised for their achievements across the 2025 racing season.
Disciplines honoured on the night spanned offshore powerboat racing, circuit racing, pleasure navigation, XCAT, MotoSurf, Aquabike and … Read more
Prince Albert II Champions E1 Series as Sustainability Platform at Jeddah Opener UIM E1 World Championship | Jeddah Grand Prix Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the UIM E1 World Championship season opener in Jeddah, where he emphasised electric powerboat racing’s role as a platform for ocean sustainability whilst praising Saudi Arabia’s sports innovation and … Read more
Aoki Racing Team Win Jeddah Season Opener UIM E1 World Championship | Jeddah Grand Prix Aoki Racing Team claimed victory in the opening round of the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship, with Sara Misir and Dani Clos winning both Finals in Jeddah to secure the season-opening Grand Prix.
The victory capped a dramatic day for … Read more
New Zealand Driver Makes E1 Debut as Last-Minute Sierra Replacement UIM E1 World Championship | Driver Profile Rianna O’Meara Hunt made her E1 Series competitive debut at Jeddah after being called up as Sierra Racing Club’s reserve driver when Catie Munnings sustained a leg injury playing paddle tennis.
The 24-year-old New Zealander partnered four-time UIM … Read more
Team Brady Claims Pole Position at Jeddah Season Opener UIM E1 World Championship | Qualifying Emma Kimiläinen and Sam Coleman dominated qualifying to secure pole position and three championship points at the opening round of the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship in Jeddah.
The Finnish-British pairing topped all four qualifying sessions to claim the maximum … Read more
Team Blue Rising Confirms John Peeters Stays, Adds Mashael Al-Obaidan UIM E1 World Championship | Team News Team Blue Rising has confirmed John Peeters will continue for a second season, partnering with new signing Mashael Al-Obaidan for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship.
The team announced the lineup via Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, 24 hours … Read more
E1 Jeddah GP 2026: Preview, Timetable and Entry List UIM E1 World Championship | Round 1 The 2026 UIM E1 World Championship opens at Jeddah on 23-24 January with defending champions Team Brady facing nine rival teams in the all-electric hydrofoil racing series.
Sam Coleman and Emma Kimiläinen return for Team Brady after securing back-to-back … Read more
Team Drogba Announces Millere-Hagin and Wilkinson for 2026 Season UIM E1 World Championship | Team News Team Drogba Global Africa has confirmed Ieva Millere-Hagin and Micah Wilkinson as its pilot lineup for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship season, pairing a Lagos Grand Prix winner with an Olympic bronze medalist ahead of the eight-race campaign. … Read more
Rusty Wyatt: From F1H2O Podiums to E1 Series Success with Team AlUla UIM E1 World Championship | Feature Story A year ago Rusty Wyatt, the 31-year-old Canadian powerboat racer who competes for the Sharjah Team in the UIM F1H2O World Championship, became a pilot for Team AlUla Championed by LeBron James.
Rusty Wyatt Team AlUla … Read more
Back in November 2024, the Sierra Racing Club announced its official entry into the UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF and this weekend will make its first competitive appearance at the E1 Jeddah GP, as the championship returns to the Red Sea for the opening race of the 2026 season.
The team’s pilot line-up … Read more
Team Brady Unveils Championship Gold Livery for 2026 Title Defence UIM E1 World Championship | Season Preview Team Brady unveiled a championship gold livery for their 2026 UIM E1 World Championship title defence, celebrating back-to-back championships with a design that honours Tom Brady’s signature colour.
Championship Gold The back-to-back champions secured their second consecutive title … Read more
Sara Price Switches from Dakar Podium to E1 Season Opener in Six Days UIM E1 World Championship | Season Preview Sara Price will switch from desert rally raid to electric hydrofoil racing in six days when she competes in the UIM E1 World Championship season opener at Jeddah on 23-24 January.
The American pilot finished … Read more
Sara Misir will race for Aoki Racing Team in the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship, the team announced via social media on Thursday.
The Jamaican driver joins from Team Blue Rising, where she finished third overall in the 2025 championship.
Double E1 champion Emma Kimiläinen attended Finland’s Urheilugaala last night wearing jewellery celebrating her historic powerboat racing achievements.
The Team Brady pilot marked her back-to-back UIM E1 World Championship titles at the annual sports gala held at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki.
Rodi Basso Transitioning from E1 Series CEO Role UIM E1 World Championship | Leadership Change Rodi Basso is leaving his position as chief executive of the E1 Series, SportBusiness reported on January 9.
The Times revealed today that Basso is transitioning to a non-executive position rather than departing the championship entirely.
The 2026 UIM E1 World Championship grid has taken shape with nine teams confirming their driver lineups ahead of the season opener at Jeddah on 23-24 January.
Six teams have announced changes from their 2025 campaigns, with championship-winning Team Brady retaining their driver pairing whilst rivals rebuild around new personnel.
After Powerboat News reported yesterday that Steve Curtis has been appointed Team Principal of E1 Team Miami, the team has announced Timmy Hansen and Patricia Pita Gago as its pilots for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship, replacing Erik Stark and Anna Glennon after a difficult 2025 season that saw the team finish ninth in … Read more
Team Monaco has confirmed Maxime Nocher and Oban Duncan as its pilots for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship, with the Principality’s official entry making its debut at Jeddah on 23-24 January.
Nocher, an 11-time kitefoil world champion, will compete as both CEO and pilot of the Monaco-backed team racing under number 98, the Principality’s … Read more
Steve Curtis has been appointed Team Principal of E1 Team Miami, powered by MAGNUS, for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship season.
The nine-time UIM Class 1 World Champion brings decades of offshore racing experience to the electric powerboat championship, which opens its third season at the Jeddah GP on 23-24 January.
The UIM E1 World Championship will race across four continents in 2026, with the all-electric series expanding to eight rounds and adding the Bahamas as its first Caribbean venue.
The season opens in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 23-24 January before returning to Miami and venues that delivered strong attendance in 2025.
Team Brady secured their second consecutive UIM E1 World Championship title after the championship finale at Miami Seaplane Base delivered a dramatic conclusion that went to the final lap of the season.
Welsh pilot Sam Coleman and Finnish co-pilot Emma Kimiläinen held off a determined challenge from Rafael Nadal’s Team Rafa to claim both race … Read more
Rafael Nadal’s Team Rafa claimed pole position for Saturday’s E1 Miami GP season finale after Friday’s qualifying on Biscayne Bay, tightening the championship battle to a single point.
Team Rafa pilots Cris Lazarraga and Tom Chiappe topped qualifying ahead of defending champions Team Brady in second and Team Brazil third.
A Turkish-American aerospace dynasty has entered the UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF, with Team Sierra set to join the all-electric raceboat series for the 2026 season as the championship’s international roster expands to 10 teams.
Majority-owned by the Ozmen family through their Sierra Enterprises holding company, Team Sierra brings aerospace innovation and space … Read more
Tom Brady hosted a Leaders’ Summit at The Setai, Miami Beach on Thursday evening, bringing together global figures from sport, technology, and business on the eve of this weekend’s championship-deciding Miami GP.
The seven-times Super Bowl champion welcomed E1 Chairman Alejandro Agag, E1 Founder and CEO Rodi Basso, and partner executives from Bombay Sapphire, Cambridge … Read more
Sam Coleman stands on the brink of defending Team Brady’s Champions of the Water title, but the Welsh pilot knows that a slender three-point advantage heading into this weekend’s Miami finale means nothing is guaranteed.
The 2024 champion and his Finnish co-pilot Emma Kimiläinen have navigated a challenging season across four continents, maintaining their composure … Read more
Miami prepares to host the championship-deciding finale of the 2025 UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF this weekend, as the all-electric raceboat series makes its historic United States debut at Miami Seaplane Base.
Defending champions Team Brady hold a slender three-point advantage over Team Rafa heading into Friday and Saturday’s racing on Biscayne Bay, … Read more
I recently spoke to Erik Stark who is in Florida for the final round of the 2025 UIM E1 World Championship on November 7-8, finding himself and Team Miami at the bottom of the championship table, a position the highly experienced Swede doesn’t often find himself in.
In fact it hasn’t been the best of … Read more
The UIM E1 Series makes its United States debut in Miami on 7-8 November, bringing the all-electric powerboat racing championship to American waters for the first time as the 2025 season reaches its conclusion.
With just three points separating the top two teams and 20 points covering the top four, the Miami Seaplane Base will … Read more
Team Brady E1, owned by 7-times Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady, faces intensifying competition in the series’ second season.
With five different winners emerging across six races, Sam Coleman continues to adapt from offshore racing alongside his navigator and sister Daisy to solo cockpit duties in the canopied RaceBird.
Ieva Millere-Hagin delivered a dominant performance alongside Timmy Hansen to claim victory at the Lagos Grand Prix, as Africa hosted its first E1 Powerboat World Championship round.
The Latvian racer, competing for Team Brazil by Claure Group, topped every session across the weekend.
André Solvang on His E1 Lagos Adventure UIM E1 World Championship | Driver Interview Following a challenging end to his UIM F2 season with Team Sharjah, Norwegian driver André Solvang embarked on an unexpected adventure to Lagos, Nigeria—one of the world’s fastest-growing cities—to compete in the revolutionary E1 World Championship.
Photo courtesy of Spacesuit Media … Read more
