FROM LUANDA PODIUM TO MIAMI DOUBLE-HEADER: E1 TEAM MONACO READY FOR THE FINAL PUSH
Friday 6 November 2026, Monaco – The ten teams competing in the UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF will converge on Biscayne Bay, Miami, from 11 to 14 November for the final two rounds of the season. Fresh from securing its first-ever podium with a second-place finish in Luanda, Angola, E1 Team Monaco arrives in Miami full of determination. Oban DUNCAN, Maxime NOCHER and the entire team are ready to build on that momentum and finish the season on a high.
With 74 points and currently sixth in the team standings, the Monegasque team has one clear objective: climb the championship rankings. Just five points separate Monaco from fifth place, ten from fourth and twelve from a top-three finish. With two rounds remaining, every point will count, and a strong performance in Miami could significantly reshape the final standings.
At the heart of the action is the E1 RaceBird, the championship's 100% electric foiling raceboat, which rises clear of the water on its hydrofoils, combining cutting-edge technology, performance and innovation on the water.
E1 TEAM MONACO PILOTS SPEAK AHEAD OF E1 MIAMI GP 2026
Oban DUNCAN — E1 Team Monaco, female pilot: “I'm really excited to be back in Miami. The water is usually very flat, which makes for great racing conditions. The course is quite narrow but generally very straight, so it should suit top-end speed. We will need to keep an eye on the wind and the wash from cruise ships, particularly during qualifying, to make sure we get the best possible water conditions.”
Maxime NOCHER — E1 Team Monaco, male pilot & co-owner : “I'm incredibly proud of what the team has achieved in its first season. A pole position on home water, a first podium in Luanda, and above all, a close-knit team that continues to improve with every race. Miami is our chance to finish the season on a high. The course should suit us, Oban is in great form, and the whole team – engineers, mechanics and partners – has worked tirelessly to arrive ready.”
“That said, the programme is intense, with two days of qualifying followed by two days of racing, so we'll have to make sure our E1 RaceBird is up to speed at every session. It will be a race week unlike anything we've experienced before. The standings are very tight: every point will count, and we're coming to take as many as we can."
E1 MIAMI GP 2026 - Races Schedule
Qualifying
Wednesday 11 November – Round 6: Starting 10:35 Miami | 15:35 UK | 16:35 Paris/Monaco
Thursday 12 November – Round 7: Starting 11:35 Miami | 16:35 UK | 17:35 Paris/Monaco
Race days
Friday 13 November – Round 6
- Group stages – 09:10 Miami | 14:10 UK | 15:10 Paris/Monaco
- Race Off – 11:40 Miami | 16:40 UK | 17:40 Paris/Monaco
- Final 1 – 12:40 Miami | 17:40 UK | 18:40 Paris/Monaco
- Place Race – 13:10 Miami | 18:10 UK | 19:10 Paris/Monaco
- Final 2 – 13:40 Miami | 18:40 UK | 19:40 Paris/Monaco
Saturday 14 November – Round 7
- Group stages – 09:10 Miami | 14:10 UK | 15:10 Paris/Monaco
- Race Off – 11:40 Miami | 16:40 UK | 17:40 Paris/Monaco
- Final 1 – 12:40 Miami | 17:40 UK | 18:40 Paris/Monaco
- Place Race – 13:10 Miami | 18:10 UK | 19:10 Paris/Monaco
- Final 2 – 13:40 Miami | 18:40 UK | 19:40 Paris/Monaco
Miami: local time (EST) · UK: GMT · Paris/Monaco: CET
HOW TO FOLLOW THE RACE
The E1 Championship will be broadcast in numerous countries. In France and Monaco, live coverage is available on TV Monaco and simultaneously on YouTube.. Find all the latest news and video content from E1 Team Monaco at teammonaco.com and on the YouTube channel @E1TeamMonaco
INSIDE E1 TEAM MONACO
To find out more about our team and the world of the E1 Championship, watch our series Inside E1 Team Monaco, produced by Opposite Land Productions, on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@TeamMonaco.
ABOUT OUR PILOTS
Oban DUNCAN
Hailing from near Loch Lomond in Scotland, 20-year-old Oban Duncan has been racing on the water since childhood. 2018 British RIB Champion and five-time British GT15 Sprint Champion (2018–2022), she set the British Clubman Record of 74.73 mph at just 16, becoming the youngest woman to hold a catamaran record. In 2024 she was named the first-ever “PIF Pilot of the Year” in electric powerboat racing. Now racing for E1 Team Monaco, she claimed a pole position in Monaco and second place in Luanda in 2026.
Maxime NOCHER
From Cagnes-sur-Mer in France, Maxime Nocher is the founder and pilot of E1 Team Monaco. A professional kitefoiler, he is an eleven-time World Champion, ten-time European Champion and more than twelve-time French Champion. A pioneer of tricks such as the kite 1080, he moved into electric powerboat racing in 2026 alongside Oban Duncan, setting the fastest lap in Monaco (1:15.422) and finishing second in Luanda.
