JEDDAH: The UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF begins its third and biggest season in Jeddah this weekend, and one team in particular is determined to put on a show in their ‘home’ race.
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An expanded grid of 10 teams – up from eight in 2025 – will compete on the spectacular Red Sea coastline off the Jeddah Corniche on 23-24 January in the opening race of the 2026 E1 Championship, the world’s only all-electric raceboat series.
Among the celebrity-owned teams taking to the water in Jeddah is Team AlUla championed by LeBron James. Title sponsored by one of the Kingdom’s most iconic destinations and sporting the deep green colors of Saudi Arabia’s flag, it’s clear who the team is representing throughout the globe-trotting season, which has increased to eight races.
The team begin their second E1 campaign with Rusty Wyatt retained as the male pilot. The accomplished Canadian will share the cockpit with talented Spaniard Narea Marti. Each E1 team must have one male and one female pilot.
