Tom Brady and Will Smith’s E1 Teams Face Off in Miami for the 2026 Title

The electric raceboat season comes down to one weekend on Biscayne Bay. Tom Brady’s and Will Smith’s E1 teams will battle it out this week at the Bombay Sapphire E1 Miami GP 2026, the championship’s first-ever double-header, to decide who will be crowned this season’s E1 Champions of the Water.

Reigning champions Team Brady head into the final two rounds in the lead after pilots Emma Kimiläinen and Sam Coleman took their first win of the season last time out in Angola. Their consistency has put them on the podium at every round this year, amassing 157 points.

That leaves them 40 points ahead of Will Smith’s Westbrook Racing by Visit Angola team, with a maximum of 82 points still on the table for race wins and pole positions. American racer Sara Price and teammate Lucas Ordóñez will likely need to return to their early-season winning form to clinch the title.

Returning to the Magic City and Biscayne Bay for the second consecutive year, the UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF will stage rounds six and seven over two days, November 13 and 14. Miami has been a center of powerboat racing since 1956, and its waterfront still draws crowds who know the sport, making the Bay a fitting stage for the finale.

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Team owner Marc Anthony is expected to be on hand to watch his Sports.com Predict Team Miami Powered by Magnus race on home waters, with former World Rallycross Champion Timmy Hansen and GT racer Rianna O’Meara-Hunt looking to finish the season on a high.

Miami resident and former Formula 1 tester Dani Clos, racing for DJ Steve Aoki’s team alongside Jamaican co-pilot Sara Misir Vaz, will look to capitalize on local support to hold the team’s third place overall. With 86 points after five races, they sit just two points ahead of Team AlUla, championed by LeBron James.

“Amazing to see my team tearing it up in my home race again,” said Steve Aoki, owner of the Aoki Racing Team. “We fought all season to get our way into the Championship top three, and there’s no better place to finish the season strong than in front of a Miami crowd.”

As title partner, Bombay Sapphire will activate with E1 around the city in the run-up to the event and over race days, and guests can taste the Bombay Sapphire Sparkling Lemon, the official cocktail of E1, at participating Miami destinations. E1 is also collaborating with Miami-based artist Romero Britto to transform the race into an open-air art exhibition, featuring three new marine characters, a manatee, a turtle and a dolphin, celebrating E1’s connection to Miami and the ocean.

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Trackside on Biscayne Bay, the E1 Ocean Club is the exclusive VIP hospitality offering, with prime views of the RaceBirds as they ‘fly’ above the water alongside elevated hospitality and entertainment. Ocean Club pass holders will also receive a limited-edition item from a Britto capsule collection available only at the event. Passes are available through Fever, E1’s official ticketing partner, for both race days or either day individually, and fans can also watch the racing from their own boats on the Bay.

In the United States, the races air on CBS Sports at 4 p.m. ET on Friday and 4:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, with live coverage worldwide on the DAZN World Championship Hub and E1’s YouTube channel. Viewing details by region are at e1series.com/how-to-watch.

“This is set to be an incredible finale to the 2026 Championship and a landmark weekend for E1 as we stage our first double-header,” said Jamie Copas, CEO of E1. “We are delighted to be returning to Biscayne Bay for the second year running. With its deep connection to racing on water, Miami is an iconic setting for an E1 finale and we cannot wait to celebrate our 2026 Champions of the Water there.”