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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 Team Monaco’s debut season.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 is leaving his position as chief executive of the E1 Series, SportBusiness reported on January 9.
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 the championship.
Pita Gago steps into a full-time race seat after serving as reserve pilot during 2025.
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 country code.
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 victories on Saturday, ensuring Tom Brady’s team retained the Champions of the Water crown they won in the inaugural 2024 season.
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.
