Will Smith’s Angola Westbrook Racing seals back-to-back wins at E1 Dubrovnik GP

Angola Westbrook Racing has claimed victory at the E1 Dubrovnik GP 2026, with pilots Sara Price and Lucas Ordóñez delivering a second consecutive Grand Prix win and stretching the team’s lead at the top of the Championship.

Dubrovnik does not need much help looking dramatic. The UNESCO World Heritage-listed old town has become one of the calendar’s standout venues since E1 arrived on the Adriatic last season, and Round 3 did nothing to diminish that reputation. Crowds packed the ancient stone walls and harbourfront, watching the Racebirds go to work on the water below against a backdrop that no other motorsport series can match.

Will Smith was not the only team owner on the Dalmatian Coast. NBA stars LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma were there, along with tennis legend Rafael Nadal, lending the weekend the kind of celebrity atmosphere that has become part of E1’s identity.

Will Smith’s Westbrook had stamped their authority from the opening session, topping qualifying for the first time in the team’s history. Driver Lucas Ordóñez described a day of shifting conditions that settled beautifully by evening, his final run coming as the sun dropped over the old town walls. The qualifying result added three points to Westbrook’s tally before racing had even begun.

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High winds made race day a genuine test. Conditions were demanding across the group stages and Finals, and not every team came through unscathed. Westbrook dominated their group to go straight to the Finals. Team Brady’s Emma Kimiläinen and Sam Coleman both topped their respective groups to join them.

The day’s hardest moment belonged to Team Drogba Global Africa. New Zealander Micah Wilkinson had topped his group stage race, only for the team to be disqualified from the Finals after teammate Tara Pacheco, a four-time Spanish Olympian and world champion sailor, was penalised for dangerous driving.

Team Brady struck first in Final 1. Driver, Emma Kimiläinen got the jump at the start, reached the first corner ahead of Ordóñez, and made it stick. The momentum shifted in Final 2 when Team Miami’s Timmy Hansen hit a significant wave that detached the nose of his RaceBird, bringing out the red flags and ending his race on the spot. When racing resumed, Ordóñez found the speed that had been lurking all weekend and crossed the line first, securing the win overall.

Team Rafa’s Tom Chiappe was named PIF Pilot of the Day after guiding the team through a tight Race Off to reach the Finals, translating that into a fourth-place finish alongside co-pilot Cris Lazarraga.

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Ordóñez kept it simple afterwards, saying the win proved the team could handle pressure and difficult conditions. Price spoke about momentum, about believing they could sustain it. In the team owner group chat, Smith was less measured: “YES! Finally ahead of you, Brady.”

Kiwi Wilkinson claims Hublot Fastest Lap

The disqualification ended the team’s Finals campaign, but Wilkinson salvaged something meaningful from the day. The New Zealand foiling Olympian posted the fastest lap of the Final 2 session, a 1:27.571, to claim the Hublot Fastest Lap award.

His best second sector, 28.150 seconds, was the quickest recorded by any competitor across that phase of racing, and his overall time finished 2.271 seconds clear of Westbrook in second.

Kiwi foiler Micah Wilkinson and his crossover from Nacra to E1 GP

A tightening title fight

Westbrook now sit on 101 points and have won two of three rounds. Brady are 12 points back on 89. The more significant shift belongs to Aoki Racing Team, who had led the standings after Jeddah and arrived in Dubrovnik third overall. A sixth-place finish dropped them to fourth on 59 points, with AlUla now sitting third on 70 and looking increasingly like the most consistent challenger outside the top two. Monaco is next, and as Brady put it, the race is still very much on.