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.
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.
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 technology heritage to powerboat racing.
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.
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 through dramatic racing in Monaco, torrential conditions in Lagos, and the constant pressure of championship contention.
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.
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.
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.
Team Brady E1, owned by 7-times Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady, faces intensifying competition in the series’ second season.
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.
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.
Team Brazil by Claure Group took their first ever series win when Millere-Hagin and Hanson ‘s combined effort resulted in the pair standing on the top step of the podium at the inaugural E1 Lagos GP presented by FirstBank.
Following the Final race Millere-Hagin said ‘The team is now ready to fight for the podium at the last race next month in Miami.
Team Miami have named Giacomo Sacchi and Patricia Pita Gago as reserve pilots for the historic Lagos, Nigeria round of the E1 Series, scheduled for 4-5 October 2025.
Ieva Millere’s E1 racing journey is a testament to her family’s legacy in powerboat racing.
From her grandfather’s boat-building beginnings in 1962 to her own F1000 European Championship wins in 2018 and 2019, Ieva has carved her path in the sport.
Team AlUla Championed by LeBron James has signed Andrè Solvang for the upcoming UIM E1 World Championship race in Lagos, Nigeria.
With their regular pilot Rusty Wyatt unable to compete in Lagos due to the forthcoming F1H2O Grand Prix of Shanghai taking place the same weekend, Solvang has been recruited by the E1 team and will line up alongside the Spanish BMW M Racing Academy driver Nerea Martà for the penultimate round of the 2025 E1 season.
The E1 World Championship, the all-electric powerboat series, is seeking €20 million to expand its fleet, grow its global race calendar, and increase media coverage.
Reuters reported in July 2025 that the fundraising round was ongoing at that time, rather than closed.
