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Buy Flights to the E1 World Championship 2024

The E1 World Championship, or the E1 Series, is the first-ever all-electric race boat championship sanctioned by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), the world governing body of powerboating. The championship promotes sustainable and electrifying motorsport on water and aims to protect coastal areas by transitioning to clean racing techniques.

The competition features futuristic RaceBird vessels that are designed for speed and efficiency. These powerboats use hydrofoil technology to skim above the water's surface. There are 12 diverse teams representing different countries in the competition. The first race took on 2nd February 2024, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Find out below about the upcoming E1 Series races, how to get to the venues and which airlines to fly with! Use our search form at the top of the page to search for flights to any of the cities listed below.

Upcoming E1 Series Races


Race 2 - E1 Venice GP

Venice, Italy

Qualifying: 11 May 2024
Race day: 12 May 2024
Venue: Venice city centre (please note - more accurate venue information will be released soon)
Closest airport: Venice Marco Polo Airport, a 15-20 minute drive from Venice city centre.
Major airlines flying to this airport: Lufthansa, easyJet, Air France, KLM, Ryanair, British Airways, ITA Airways, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, SWISS

Race 3 - E1 Puerto Banús Marbella GP

Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain

Qualifying: 1 June 2024
Race day: 2 June 2024
Venue: Puerto Banús marina (please note - more accurate venue information will be released soon)
Closest airport: Malaga Airport, a 45-60 minute drive from Puerto Banús.
Major airlines flying to this airport: Lufthansa, easyJet, Air France, KLM, Ryanair, British Airways, Vueling, Transavia, TAP Air Portugal, TUI

Race 4 - E1 Geneva GP

Geneva, Switzerland

Qualifying: 29 June 2024
Race day: 30 June 2024
Venue: La Rade (please note - more accurate venue information will be released soon)
Closest airport: Geneva Airport, a 15-20 minute drive from La Rade.
Major airlines flying to this airport: easyJet, SWISS, KLM, Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines

Race 5 - E1 Monaco GP

Monaco

Qualifying: 26 July 2024
Race day: 27 July 2024
Venue: Port Hercule (please note - more accurate venue information will be released soon)
Closest airport: Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (France), a 45-60 minute drive from Port Hercule.
Major airlines flying to this airport: easyJet, Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, KLM, SWISS, ITA Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Brussels Airlines

Race 6 - E1 Rotterdam GP

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Qualifying: 7 September 2024
Race day: 8 September 2024
Venue: Erasmusbrug Bridge (please note - more accurate venue information will be released soon)
Closest airport: Rotterdam The Hague International Airport, a 20-minute drive from the Erasmusbrug Bridge.
Major airlines flying to this airport: Transavia, British Airways, KLM, Corendon Airlines, TUI, easyJet, Turkish Airlines, Volotea, Air Arabia Maroc, Wizz Air

Race 7 - E1 Hong Kong GP

Hong Kong

Qualifying: 9 November 2024
Race day: 10 November 2024
Venue: Victoria Harbour (please note - more accurate venue information will be released soon)
Closest airport: Hong Kong International Airport, a 20-30 minute drive from Victoria Harbour.
Major airlines flying to this airport: Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, China Southern Airlines, Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, JAL Japan Airlines

E1 Series Teams and Pilots

The teams participating in the E1 World Championship 2024 are:

Team Brazil

  • Team owner is Marcelo Claure, a technology entrepreneur, businessman and investor.
  • Team pilots are Catie Munning, an extreme E and WRX driver, and Timmy Hansen, another extreme E and WRX driver.

Sergio Perez E1 Team

  • Team owner is Sergio Perez, a six-time Grand Prix winning F1 driver.
  • Team pilots are Danis Clos, a Renault development drive and former F1 test driver, and Vicky Piria, a racing driver for Formula Renault.

Team Rafa

  • Team owner is Rafael Nadal, a 22-time grand slam tennis champion.
  • Team pilots are Cris Lazarrage, a professional jet ski racer, and Tom Chiappe, a world endurance powerboating champion.

Team Drogba

  • Team owner is Didier Drogba, a UEFA Champions League Winner.
  • Team pilots are Oban Duncan, a British Powerboating Champion, and Yousef Alabdulrazzaq, a professional jet skier and Beach Games gold medalist in the Asian Olympics.

Team Brady

  • Team owner is Tom Brady, a 7-times Super Bowl Champion, entrepreneur and shareholder in multiple sports teams.
  • Team pilots are Sam Coleman, a UK Champion in P1 Powerboat, and Emma Kimilainen, an elite racing drive and winter in the W Series, Sportscars and Formula Ford.

Aoki Racing Team

  • Team owner is Steve Aoki.
  • Team pilots are Mashael Alobaidan, a Saudi female rally drive and ranked top 17 in the Dakar Rally Championship, and Saud Ahmed, a 9x Saudi Jet Ski Champion.

Team Blue Rising

  • Team owner is Virat Kohli, a professional cricketer for India.
  • Team pilots are Lisa Battagalia, a professional jet skier, and Phelim Kavanagh, an on and off-road motorcycle pro racer.

Team Miami

  • Team owner is Marc Anthony, a multiple Grammy Award winning artist.
  • Team pilots are Erik Stark, a powerboating champion coming in 2nd in last year's F1H20 World Championship, and Anna Glennon, an 8-time US and Canadian Jet Ski Champion.

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Flights to E1 Series World Championship 2024 FAQs

Where will the E1 Series World Championship be held?

The E1 World Championship will take place in several different cities worldwide:

  • Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Venice, Italy
  • Marbella, Spain
  • Geneva, Switzerland
  • Monaco
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Hong Kong
What airports are closest to each E1 Series race?

The following airports are the closest to each E1 Series race:

  • King Abdulaziz International Airport - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Venice Marco Polo Airport - Venice, Italy
  • Malaga Airport - Malaga, Spain (closest to Marbella)
  • Geneva Airport - Geneva, Airport
  • Nice Côte d'Azur Airport - Nice, France (closest to Monaco)
  • Rotterdam The Hague International Airport - Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Hong Kong International Airport - Hong Kong
How do I book flights to the E1 World Championship?

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