2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship Explained

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 Race drivers Rounds Woodstock Red Devil Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 1 Sami Seliö^[3] All 2 Massimo Roggiero 1–5 Trask Brothers Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Bob Trask All 4 David Trask All Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 Thani Al Qamzi All BaBa 6 Ahmed Al Hameli All China CTIC Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Philippe Dessertenne All 8 Peng Lin Wu 1 Pierre Lundin^[4] 2–8 F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Philippe Chiappe All Dragon 10 Duarte Benavente All Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Jay Price All 12 Ahmed Al Fayyad 1–4 BaBa Youssef Al Khulaifi 6–8 13 Youssef Al Khulaifi 1–4 13 Youssef Al Khulaifi 5 F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Jonas Andersson All 15 Philippe Toure 1, 3–4, 6–7 Molgaard Uvis Slakteris 5 16 Uvis Slakteris 1, 3–4, 7 16 Uvis Slakteris 2, 6, 8 Singha Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Marco Gambi All Blaze 24 Francesco Cantando All Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Marit Strømøy 1–6 Ivan Brigada 7–8 32 Valerio Lagiannella 1–6 Daniele Martignoni 7–8 800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 70 Fabio Comparato All 77 Fabian Kalsow 7–8 Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 Guido Cappellini 1–5, 7–8 Ivan Brigada 6 75 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky All

Key Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar

Round	Race Title	Date	Circuit Location	Race Winner	Hull/Engine
1	5th Grand Prix of Qatar	29 March	Doha^[5]	Jonas Andersson	DAC/Mercury
2	10th Grand Prix of Portugal	4 May	Portimão^[6]	Jay Price	DAC/Mercury
3	4th Grand Prix of Finland	8 June	Lahti^[7]	Guido Cappellini	DAC/Mercury
4	6th Grand Prix of Russia	14 June	St Petersburg	Jonas Andersson	DAC/Mercury
5	8th Grand Prix of China	12 October	Liuzhou^[8]	Jay Price	DAC/Mercury
6	9th Grand Prix of China	26 October	Shenzhen^[9]	Sami Seliö	BaBa/Mercury
7	16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi	5 December	Abu Dhabi^[10]	Jay Price	DAC/Mercury
8	9th Grand Prix of Sharjah	12 December	Sharjah	Thani Al Qamzi	DAC/Mercury

Results and standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. A maximum of two boats per team were 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 POR FIN RUS CHN CHN ABU SHA Points 1 Jay Price 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 105 2 Sami Seliö 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 69 3 Jonas Andersson 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 62 4 Ahmed Al Hameli Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret 55 5 Fabio Comparato Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43 6 David Trask 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 41 7 Philippe Chiappe 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 40 8 Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 32 9 Pierre Lundin 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 31 10 Guido Cappellini 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 27 11 Francesco Cantando Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7 21 12 Philippe Dessertenne Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 20 13 Uvis Slakteris 6 Ret 6 11 7 8 Ret 11 17 14 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret 16 15 Duarte Benavente Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 12 16 Bob Trask Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 11 17 Youssef Al Khulaifi Ret DNS 8 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 18 Marco Gambi DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 19 Philippe Tourre 9 DNS 14 DNS Ret 2 20 Valerio Lagiannella DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 2 21 Ivan Brigada DNS 12 10 1 22 Massimo Roggiero 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS 1 23 Fabian Kalsow 11 DNS 0 24 Daniele Martignoni Ret 12 0 25 Marit Strømøy Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 26 Ahmed Al Fayyad Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 27 Peng Lin Wu Ret 0

Teams standings

Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.

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

External links

• The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship
• The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique

Notes and References

1. News: ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2008. Union Internationale Motonautique. 26 March 2013.
2. News: Jay Price Leads Qatar Team To A Dominating 2008 Title!. F1H2O. 31 December 2008. 26 March 2013.
3. News: World Champ Selio Welcomes New Teammate!!. F1H2O. 7 January 2008. 26 March 2013.
4. News: Swedish Driver Pierre Lundin Joins Chinese Team!. F1H2O. 2 May 2008. 26 March 2013.
5. News: QATAR TO BE GIANT TEST FOR F1 DRIVERS AS SEASON NEARS!. F1H2O. 10 March 2008. 13 February 2016.
6. News: "EUROPEAN SEASON" SET TO BEGIN AT GP OF PORTUGAL!. F1H2O. 25 April 2008. 13 February 2016.
7. News: FINLAND IS A RACE FOR FIRST TIME WINNERS!. F1H2O. 6 June 2008. 13 February 2016.
8. News: THE "ROAR OF THE DRAGON" TO WELCOME F1 2ND SEASON!. F1H2O. 26 September 2008. 13 February 2016.
9. News: SHENZHEN MAY BE KEY IN DETERMINING WORLD TITLE!. F1H2O. 17 October 2008. 13 February 2016.
10. News: ABU DHABI'S RACE MAKES OR BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIPS!. F1H2O. 18 November 2008. 13 February 2016.