Team Brady, the E1 team owned by the NFL legend Tom Brady, has been crowned Champions of the Water in the inaugural E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric raceboat series.
Following races across five iconic global cities around the world, including Jeddah, Venice and Monaco, Team Brady won the championship after overcoming strong competition from eight other teams.
Team Brady faced rival teams owned by international superstars, including tennis champion Rafael Nadal, Hollywood actor Will Smith, Chelsea football legend Didier Drogba, F1’s Sergio Perez, global cricket icon Virat Kohli, Grammy-winning artist Marc Anthony, DJ Steve Aoki, and tech billionaire and philanthropist Marcelo Claure. Each of these competitors brought unique influence and ambition to their teams, raising the level of competition and underscoring the significance of Team Brady’s victory.
E1 is part of the Electric 360 partnership created by PIF earlier this year, which focuses on the future of electric mobility. This first-of-its-kind partnership across E1, Formula E and Extreme E will redefine the future of electric racing and drive technological innovation – while leading the way in carbon reduction.
Competing in the Championship’s RaceBird, a futuristic electric powerboat that utilizes innovative hydrofoil technology, Team Brady overcame challenges from Will Smith’s Westbrook Racing and Marc Anthony’s Team Miami powered by Magnus who finished in second and third place respectively.
Team Brady powered to Championship victory after posting three wins across the season – finishing the first-ever season with an 11-point lead over their nearest rival.
The team, piloted by Welshman Sam Coleman and Finn Emma Kimiläinen, proved the most effective at taming the RaceBird in the debut sport with no precedent.
Winning team owner, Tom Brady, said “It feels amazing winning the first ever E1 World Championship. I’m so proud of everyone on the team. Ben and Joe, our team principals, lead the way with solving a lot of problems, and our two pilots, Sam and Emma played off each other and their chemistry and the camaraderie of the entire team was on full display.
“I’m really proud of everybody this season for what we accomplished. I know that we all love to win, that’s why we go out there and perform as hard as we can every week. I am super excited about what we accomplished and I know that there’s way more to come but I really think that everyone should enjoy this victory until the start of next season.”
Now the stage is set for season two, with new teams, owners, and race cities expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Rodi Basso, co-founder and CEO at E1 said, “We congratulate Tom and his team on their momentous win as the first-ever Champions on the Water following a season of tough competition and thrilling racing.
“As Team Brady write their name into the history books, we look ahead to a supercharged season two, as we take the innovative Championship to new cities around the world and continue to redefine racing on water.”
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