2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship season

2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship season
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The 2008 UIM F1 World Championship was the 25th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of eight events, beginning in Doha, Qatar on 29 March 2008, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 12 December 2008.[1] Jay Price, driving for the Qatar Team, secured the drivers' title, becoming only the second American to win the championship in its history.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds
Finland Woodstock Red Devil Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5l 1 Finland Sami Seliö[3] All
2 Italy Massimo Roggiero[3] 1–5
Australia Trask Brothers Racing GTR Mercury 2.5l 3 Australia Bob Trask All
4 Australia David Trask All
United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5l 5 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi All
BaBa 6 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli All
France China CTIC Team DAC Mercury 2.5l 7 France Philippe Dessertenne All
8 China Peng Lin Wu 1
Sweden Pierre Lundin[4] 2–8
Portugal F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5l 9 France Philippe Chiappe All
Dragon 10 Portugal Duarte Benavente All
Qatar Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5l 11 United States Jay Price All
12 Qatar Ahmed Al Fayyad 1–4
BaBa Qatar Youssef Al Khulaifi 6–8
13 1–5
Sweden F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5l 14 Sweden Jonas Andersson All
15 France Philippe Toure 1, 3–4, 6–7
Molgaard Latvia Uvis Slakteris 5
16 1–4, 6–8
Italy Singha Team DAC Mercury 2.5l 23 Italy Marco Gambi All
Blaze 24 Italy Francesco Cantando All
Italy Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5l 31 Norway Marit Stromoy 1–6
Italy Ivan Brigada 7–8
32 Italy Valerio Lagiannella 1–6
Italy Daniele Martignoni 7–8
Italy 800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5l 70 Italy Fabio Comparato All
77 Germany Fabian Kalsow 7–8
Italy Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5l 74 Italy Guido Cappellini 1–5, 7–8
Italy Ivan Brigada 6
75 Russia Stanislav Kourtsenovsky All

Season Calendar

Round Race Title Circuit Location Date
1 5th Grand Prix of Qatar Qatar Doha[5] 28–29 March
2 10th Grand Prix of Portugal Portugal Portimão[6] 3–4 May
3 4th Grand Prix of Finland Finland Lahti[7] 7–8 June
4 6th Grand Prix of Russia Russia St Petersburg[8] 13–14 June
5 8th Grand Prix of China China Liuzhou[9] 11–12 October
6 9th Grand Prix of China China Shenzen[10] 25–26 October
7 16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi[11] 4–5 December
8 9th Grand Prix of Sharjah United Arab Emirates Sharjah[12] 11–12 December

Results and standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. A maximum of two boats per team are eligible for points in the teams' championship.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 20 15 12 9 7 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers standings

Pos Driver QAT
Qatar		 POR
Portugal		 FIN
Finland		 RUS
Russia		 CHN
China		 CHN
China		 ABU
United Arab Emirates		 SHA
United Arab Emirates		 Points
1 United States Jay Price 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 105
2 Finland Sami Seliö 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 69
3 Sweden Jonas Andersson 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 62
4 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret 55
5 Italy Fabio Comparato Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43
6 Australia David Trask 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 41
7 France Philippe Chiappe 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 40
8 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 32
9 Sweden Pierre Lundin 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 31
10 Italy Guido Cappellini 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 27
11 Italy Francesco Cantando Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7 21
12 France Philippe Dessertenne Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 20
13 Latvia Uvis Slakteris 6 Ret 6 11 7 8 Ret 11 17
14 Russia Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret 16
15 Portugal Duarte Benavente Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 12
16 Australia Bob Trask Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 11
17 Qatar Youssef Al Khulaifi Ret DNS 8 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 8
18 Italy Marco Gambi DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 7
19 France Philippe Tourre 9 DNS 14 DNS Ret 2
20 Italy Valerio Lagiannella DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 2
21 Italy Ivan Brigada DNS 12 10 1
22 Italy Massimo Roggiero 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS 1
23 Germany Fabian Kalsow 11 DNS 0
24 Italy Daniele Martignoni Ret 12 0
25 Norway Marit Stromoy Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 0
26 Qatar Ahmed Al Fayyad Ret DNS Ret Ret 0
27 China Peng Lin Wu Ret 0

Teams standings

Pos Team Boat
No.		 QAT
Qatar		 POR
Portugal		 FIN
Finland		 RUS
Russia		 CHN
China		 CHN
China		 ABU
United Arab Emirates		 SHA
United Arab Emirates		 Points
1 Qatar Qatar Team 11 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 110
12 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret
13 Ret DNS 8 12 6
2 United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 87
6 Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret
3 Sweden F1 Team Sweden 14 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 71
15 9 DNS 14 7 DNS Ret
16 6 Ret 6 11 8 Ret 11
4 Finland Woodstock Red Devil Racing 1 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 70
2 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS
5 Australia Trask Brothers Racing 3 Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 52
4 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret
6 Portugal F1 Atlantic Team 9 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 52
10 Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9
7 China China CTIC Team 7 Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 51
8 Ret 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret
8 Italy Tamoil F1 Team 74 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 43
75 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret
9 Italy 800 Doctor 70 Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43
77 11 DNS
10 Italy Singha Team 23 DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 28
24 Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7
11 Italy Rainbow Team 31 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 12 10 3
32 DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 Ret 12

References

  1. ↑ "ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2008". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jay Price Leads Qatar Team To A Dominating 2008 Title!". F1H2O. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "World Champ Selio Welcomes New Teammate!!". F1H2O. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Swedish Driver Pierre Lundin Joins Chinese Team!". F1H2O. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "GP of Qatar: Doha, 28th & 29th March". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "GP of Portugal : Portimão, 3rd & 4th May". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "GP of Finland: Lahti, 7th & 8th June". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "GP of Russia: St Petersburg, 13th & 14th June". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "GP of China: Liuzhou, 11th & 12th October". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "GP of China: Shenzhen, 25th & 26th October". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "GP of UAE: Abu Dhabi, 04th & 05th December". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "GP of UAE: Sharjah, 11th & 12th December". F1H2O. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

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