The on-water programme brings together qualifying laps, manoeuvrability trials, speed-record attempts, endurance formats and offshore sea trials – a complete framework where the boats’ technologies are observed, compared and challenged at sea.
At the heart of the on-water programme, the Stadium is the dedicated race area where the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge’s key trials and competitive formats take place.
The Stadium
The dedicated race zone for the main trials and formats.
Live from shore
Jetée Lucciana and Promenade Jacques Boissy overlook the race zone.
Qualify → Champion
Timed laps set the pairings for the head-to-head Championship.
Each class races to its own formats from electric speed duels to autonomous missions and offshore endurance. Select a class to explore its races; tap a course diagram to open the full plan.
Energy Class · 22 teams — electric and hydrogen race boats compete across timed and endurance formats in the Stadium.
Timed laps that identify the fastest boats and set the pairings for the Championship.
Teams complete as many laps as possible within the allotted time.
A technical course run in the fastest possible time while avoiding penalties.
A head-to-head format where two boats race directly to finish first.
AI Class · 10 teams — autonomous boats tackle missions built around perception, decision-making, precision and speed.
An autonomous slalom around a moving object, testing speed and accuracy.
Leave the dock, run the course and return to stop precisely in the berth.
A dash to a green geostationary buoy under 0.4 NM away — bearing revealed only at launch.
Complete a figure-eight course as quickly as possible.
SeaLab Class · 8 teams — prototypes prove practical operation: low-speed precision, endurance and offshore capability.
A low-speed handling challenge focused on precise control inside the marina.
A long-duration race, managing energy efficiently lap after lap.
An offshore speed race over 16 nautical miles for range and reliability.
Open Sea Xperience · 16 teams — market-ready boats run open-sea trials for range, reliability and safety in real conditions.
The combined time over 1 km determines the ranking, with final results listed by class. Tracking is done only with official trackers.
A low-speed handling challenge focused on precise control inside the marina.
An offshore speed race over 16 nautical miles for range and reliability.
A speed challenge open to all eligible boats: two 500-metre runs combined into a single one-kilometre result. It is the fastest, most spectacular moment of the week.
Set by the FRAUSCHER X PORSCHE – 790 SPECTRE, driven by Open Sea Xperience 63 (AUT), in the Open Sea category — averaging 51.05 knots, approximately 94.5 km/h, over 1 km in 38.2 seconds.
