E1 Team Rafa

At the 2025 Monaco GP, we were closer than ever to winning. But suddenly, we were hit by another team’s boat.

Tom CHIAPPE was behind the wheel. Thankfully, he made it out safe.

This is what was left of the boat after the impact.

We kept racing. We decided to push forward and fight for every point we could with a replacement boat, because giving up was never an option.

Champions aren’t made when everything goes right - they’re forged in moments like this.

Next stop: Monaco, the capital of motorsport.

Long before RaceBirds existed, these waters were already writing motorsport history. Formula 1 built its legend here, and so did the golden age of power boating, when names like Didier Pironi and Stefano Casiraghi raced these same waters.

Our history here has had its highs and lows. P3 in Season 1, then a hard crash that left us in P7 in Season 2. Last year, Rafa Nadal joined us trackside and Cox brought a strong presence to the weekend.

This time, we arrive with a competitive mindset, working side by side with our engineers and mechanics to recover our full performance and fight our way back to the front row.

See you on July 17 and 18.

Sport, purpose and a shared commitment to the Mediterranean. That’s what unites E1 Team Rafa and Fundación Ecomar

Posidonia oceanica is one of the Mediterranean’s most valuable and fragile ecosystems: it generates oxygen, protects coastlines and shelters countless marine species. Our Protect Posidonia project was born from Rafael Nadal’s deep connection to Mallorca and the sea he grew up by, with one clear mission: help protect it.

Since 2024, the project has generated +1.1M views, 2 documentaries and thousands of hours of educational content around this vital ecosystem.

In 2026, we go further. We are partnering with Fundación Ecomar to reach 24,000+ children, produce a third documentary, contribute to Posidonia replanting, and bring our pilots Tom CHIAPPE and Cris Lazarraga into classrooms and sailing clubs, and much more.

Posidonia doesn’t race alone.

📄Read more about our project in the link in bio

BlueImpact ProtectPosidonia

New helmets, big smiles. Don’t believe us? Check the last photo 🤪

Will they bring us luck in Monaco? We don’t think luck works that way. Around here, we believe luck is built, with hard work, discipline, and a team that shows up every single day.

Monaco, we’re ready. See you in July!

Dubrovnik was a battle, and we came out stronger. We wrestled a wild Racebird under control, finished P4, and moved up to P6 in the standings, all thanks to the incredible work of our mechanics and engineers. This team doesn’t stop. Monaco is on the horizon, and we’re hungry for more.

Dubrovnik you’ve been good to us.🔥
P6 for the moment, but watch us closely, we are coming for you Monaco.

Big round of applause for the team’s hard work. 🙌🏼