Team Brady crowned 2026 E1 Champions of the Water in Miami on final day of season
Tom Brady’s E1 racing team has completed a historic Championship hat-trick, securing a third consecutive Champions of the Water title at the Bombay Sapphire E1 Miami GP 2026.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion's all-electric raceboat team’s pilots Emma Kimiläinen and Sam Coleman secured the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF in style after a difficult round six yesterday.
Brady didn’t have the cleanest of starts to round seven either, once again ending up in the Race Off, but Kimiläinen managed to advance into the final.
Once Coleman took the lead at the start of Final 1, they never looked back and wrapped up the title in style.
Kimiläinen took over the E1 RaceBird for Final 2 and once again dominated proceedings, securing their seventh E1 win and making it six podiums from seven races this year.
Westbrook were the only ones capable of stopping Brady coming into Saturday, but in the Finals Will Smith’s team struggled and ended up losing second in the standings.
A superb run of form in the second half of the season allowed Team Monaco to finish as runners-up to Brady. As a new team at the start of 2026 it was a steep learning curve, but Oban Duncan and Maxime Nocher secured three podiums in the final three races to surge up the order from ninth.
Following yesterday’s race victory, it was more good news with PIF Pilot of the Day awarded to Monaco’s Nocher for his superb recovery drive.
But in one of the most hard fought encounters of the season, where the pilots left everything on the line, it was Brady who once again remained unstoppable sealing the title with victory in Miami, exactly as they had done twelve months ago.
Tom Brady said: “Three straight Championships! I couldn’t be prouder of this team. Two races in two days, everything on the line, and they delivered when it mattered most. That’s what champions do. Emma and Sam were unbelievable, and the strategy was spot on. To finish it off here in Miami, my home, is something I’ll never forget. LFG!”
Immediately after stepping out of her team’s winning E1 RaceBird, Team Brady pilot Kimiläinen, said: ‘I can’t even explain how it feels. It’s such a talented team - it’s not been the easiest couple of days here in Miami, but we’re super excited by this result.’
Jamie Copas, Chief Executive Officer, E1, said: “Congratulations to Tom Brady, pilots Emma and Sam and everyone at Team Brady for a remarkable third Championship in the bag. Miami was the perfect US backdrop for the Super Bowl legends’ team who were pushed hard by Will Smith’s Westbrook outfit all season.
“My thanks to our partners, employees, teams, and race locations around the world who help put on such a thrilling E1 show for our growing global audience. After a short winter break and time to recharge their batteries, the teams will be back early next year in Europe for testing ahead of the start of the new season when we can look forward to more fierce battles on the water.”
