SAUNDERSFOOT racer Sam Coleman has been retained by Team Brady as they target a third consecutive UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric raceboat series.

The team, owned by seven-times Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, will continue with the same back-to-back championship winning pilot line up of Coleman and Emma Kimiläinen for the 2026 season.

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.

Coleman and Kimiläinen held off a determined challenge from Rafael Nadal’s Team Rafa to claim both race victories, ensuring the team retained the Champions of the Water crown they won in the inaugural 2024 season.

The title race remained open until the closing moments of the second final, with four teams mathematically capable of claiming the championship.

The calendar for the third E1 season has been announced.

The championship begins its eight-race 2026 season in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The series then starts its European leg in April with E1’s return to Lake Como, Italy, followed by Dubrovnik, Croatia in June.

Then the Championship heads to the glamour and iconic shores of Monaco in mid-July which will see new entrant Team Monaco compete in front of its home crowd for the first time.

From there, E1 travels to the African continent with a return to Lagos, Nigeria, which delivered record crowds and an electric atmosphere when it first visited in 2025.

The season will then conclude in North America, further establishing the Championship’s foothold on the continent. The penultimate round sees E1 return to Miami, now hosting its second US race for an electrifying celebration of speed and innovation.

The 2026 season finale will take place in the Bahamas, marking E1’s first-ever race in the Caribbean.