E1 shares season 2 racing calendar after Brady wins its first trophy

Younger electrical boat racing collection E1 capped off its inaugural season final month with the primary championship going to a crew led by somebody who is aware of the best way to win – Tom Brady. As we method the brand new yr, E1’s focus is on season 2, and it has shared the tentative racing calendar, which incorporates seven Grand Prix occasions scattered worldwide, together with a race within the USA.

The UIM E1 Championship Collection is an electrical boat racing league that not too long ago capped off its inaugural season. E1’s season 1 calendar initially consisted of eight scheduled Grand Prix, the place its preliminary 9 groups, led by house owners like Rafael Nadal, Will Smith, and Marc Anthony, battled each couple of months for an opportunity to boost the first-ever E1 trophy.

As a nascent league, the E1 Collection shifted its schedule a number of occasions up to now yr. The league’s preliminary begin was pushed, however a number of occasions ended up being locked in for competitors across the globe.

Occasions initially deliberate for Geneva and Rotterdam have been nixed mid-season, however the E1 racing groups have competed in 5 Grand Prix, together with Jeddah, Venice, Monaco, and most not too long ago, Lake Como. The E1 Championship was scheduled to happen in Hong Kong in November, however E1 ended up switching the date and placement of that season finale to TBC earlier than skipping it altogether.

As such, Staff Brady, led by NFL legend Tom Brady, ended the shortened E1 season 1 racing calendar with essentially the most factors and was awarded the UIM Championship trophy. We requested a consultant why the championship occasion in Hong Kong was not occurring and have been instructed that E1 determined it was in its greatest pursuits to conclude season 1 after the fifth occasion in Lake Como and shift its focus to season 2, with an thrilling calendar of occasions to be introduced “very quickly.”

In early October, earlier than we received particulars of an official racing calendar for season 2, E1 shared one confirmed location for a Grand Prix in 2025 – Doha in Qatar. Immediately, E1 has shared its full tentative racing calendar for season 2, and whereas some occasions stay TBD, there are some thrilling places on the schedule, together with an occasion within the US.

E1’s season 2 racing occasions embody Monaco and USA

The UIM E1 Championship introduced its tentative racing calendar for season 2 this morning, together with Grand Prix occasions returning to coastal areas like Jeddah, Monaco, and Lake Como and a few new races in locations like Doha and the US. E1 co-founder and CEO Rodi Basso spoke:

‘To see our revolutionary electrical racing collection come to life in season one was an extremely particular feeling. E1’s development and enlargement throughout the globe reveals that it has arrived as a really world sport. The inclusion of latest race places in Qatar and the USA in season two, with extra to return, is a testomony to the rising curiosity and funding within the championship and we’re trying ahead to taking the game to new audiences.

Season 2 will kick off in January 2025 with a Grand Prix electrical boat racing weekend in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Right here’s the present E1 racing calendar:

E1 shared that it’ll proceed to speed up preparations for season 2 and share extra particulars of the 2025 racing calendar quickly, alongside information of further Racebird groups. E1 co-founder and chairman Alejandro Agag additionally spoke concerning the league’s upcoming second season:

Our mission in season one was to revolutionize and set a brand new commonplace for racing on the water. We’re happy to unveil the season two calendar and to proceed to drive in the direction of our mission and increase on this success. The calendar sees an inclusion of latest cities all over the world who’re aligned with our imaginative and prescient of constructing a sustainable sport, and captivated with E1.

Whereas the racing calendar has not revealed it but, E1 shared that the season 2 championship will happen in a US metropolis to be introduced in December 2024. We’re not positive if that is nonetheless the plan, however when E1 introduced musical artist Marc Anthony was becoming a member of the league in December 2023 because the proprietor of Staff Miami, it shared that Anthony’s firm, Magnus, would assist facilitate and host a Grand Prix within the crew’s residence metropolis throughout season 2. If and when that occasion happens, it will likely be E1’s debut within the US.