An exciting addition to the 2025 race calendar, the Visit Qatar E1 Doha GP will take place on 21-22 February 2025. E1’s landmark deal with Visit Qatar and United Development Company will see the Championship’s pioneering electric race boat, the RaceBird, take flight at one of the most distinguished coastal cities of the Middle East: Doha.
The stunning Corinthia Yacht Club on The Pearl Island will play host to E1’s adrenaline-fuelled racing series as teams vie to be crowned Champions of the Water. Fans will pack the shoreline of the globally recognized island which spans an impressive four million square meters of meticulously reclaimed land. Adorned with 32 kilometers of new coastline, this visionary project accommodates an estimated 25,000 residences, currently embracing a thriving community of 52,000 residents.
In its debut season, the championship has raced to establish itself as the new playground for the rich and famous. Anchoring in iconic coastal cities around the world such as Jeddah, Venice, Lake Como, Marbella and Monaco, its global appeal has been supercharged by a host of high-profile celebrity team owners, including Will Smith, Rafael Nadal, Tom Brady, Virat Kohli, Steve Aoki, Marcelo Claure, Didier Drogba and Marc Anthony. The championship revealed a new entry, Team AlUla Championed by LeBron James at its season opening event in Jeddah last month.
All of that star-power will be arriving in Qatar, a nation that has become one of the world’s premier hosts for the biggest sporting events in the world, including the 2022 FIFA World Cupand 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Formula 1 Grand Prix events, the IAAF Diamond League and the Tour of Qatar.
Doha will be part of a 2025 season that’s set to be bigger than ever, with racing across multiple continents culminating in the 2025 season finale in Miami this November. The first race of the season in Jeddah last month was won by Team Aoki, cheered on by its superstar DJ owner. With some of the closest foil to foil racing yet seen, Doha promises to be the most exciting race yet.
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