Will Smith, footballer Didier Drogba, Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Tom Brady, tennis player Rafa Nadal, F1 driver Sergio Pérez and singer Marc Anthony (who will perform the opening concert of the event at the Oassis Marbella Fest on May 31), are all captains of the teams in the E1 competition, the Electric Formula 1 of the Sea, which takes place on Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2 in Puerto Banus.
“This is a meeting that combines the promotion of sport and tourism,” said the mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, who visited the work taking place in Puerto Banus to prepare for E1and noted: “the major media impact and economic return this will mean for the city, with an estimated aggregated audience of over a billion and an economic return to the city that will exceed €25 million.”
CEO of Civitas Puerto BanusJuan Núñez said that “the race will be held just in front of the port, next to the breakwater.” There will be a Fan Zone where approximately 8,000 visitors are expected over the two days, in addition to the 500 square meter VIP Hospitality and the dry dock area, which will house the 5,600 square meter paddock, television production area and the teams' marquee. .
On Saturday, June 1, the teams will compete in the qualifying races and on Sunday there will be the semi-finals and finals. E1 is a new global sport with races set to take place in Monaco, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Geneva, Venice and here in Marbella over the course of 2024.
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