2010 F1 Powerboat World Championship Explained

The 2010 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 27th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing, and the 30th anniversary year since the series' foundation in 1981. The calendar consisted of eight races, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 9 May 2010, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 10 December 2010.[1] Sami Seliö finished the season as drivers' champion driving for Team Mad Croc, clinching his second title with his first having been in 2007.[2]

Teams and drivers

TeamHullEngineRace driversRounds
Team NauticaBaBaMercury 2.5 V63 Rinaldo Osculati1–2, 4–8
4 Tomas Cermak2–8
Team Abu DhabiDACMercury 2.5 V65 Thani Al Qamzi[3] All
BaBa6 Ahmed Al HameliAll
CTIC China TeamMooreMercury 2.5 V67 Philippe ChiappeAll
DAC8 Pierre LundinAll
F1 Atlantic TeamBaBaMercury 2.5 V69 Fabian Kalsow1–3
Moore Philippe Tourre4–8
Dragon10 Duarte BenaventeAll
BaBa22 Fabian Kalsow6–8
Team Mad CrocBaBaMercury 2.5 V611 Sami SeliöAll
12 Alex CarellaAll
Team AzerbaijanDACMercury 2.5 V614 Jonas AnderssonAll
15 Marit StrømøyAll
18 Ma'arof Mahari[4] 3
Qatar TeamDACMercury 2.5 V616 Jay PriceAll
Dragon17 Andy Elliott[5] All
Team Skydive DubaiBaBaMercury 2.5 V621 Tim Seebold[6] 3–5
Ivan Brigada8
Singha F1 Racing TeamDACMercury 2.5 V623 Marco Gambi1–7
Blaze24 Francesco CantandoAll
Rainbow TeamDACMercury 2.5 V631 Davide PadovanAll
800 DoctorBaBaMercury 2.5 V669 Luigi Roberto2–4
70 Fabio ComparatoAll
Pringles Xtreme F1 RacingDACMercury 2.5 V677 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky[7] 2
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar

A total of eight rounds comprised the 2010 championship, the same as in 2009. However the concept of running two races at each event, an idea introduced the previous year, was dropped for 2010, with the championship returning to the traditional format of practice and qualifying on the first day, and racing on the second. The Grand Prix of Finland, having been held at Lahti for the past two years, was replaced by a third Chinese race in Linyi which was announced at the beginning of the year.[8] [9] The initial calendar published by the UIM featured an additional race in the week following the St Petersburg event, however a location was never finalised, and it was dropped from the schedule.[1]

RoundRace TitleDateCircuit LocationRace WinnerHull/Engine
1 12th Grand Prix of Portugal9 MayPortimão Ahmed Al HameliBaBa/Mercury
2 8th Grand Prix of Russia11 JulySt Petersburg Sami SeliöBaBa/Mercury
3 12th Grand Prix of China3 OctoberLinyi Alex CarellaBaBa/Mercury
4 13th Grand Prix of China17 OctoberLiuzhou Jay PriceDAC/Mercury
5 14th Grand Prix of China24 OctoberShenzhen Francesco CantandoBlaze/Mercury
6 7th Grand Prix of Qatar27 NovemberDoha Jay PriceDAC/Mercury
7 18th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi4 DecemberAbu Dhabi Sami SeliöBaBa/Mercury
8 11th Grand Prix of Sharjah10 DecemberSharjah Ahmed Al HameliBaBa/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 
Points2015129754321

Drivers standings

PosDriverPOR
RUS
CHN
CHN
CHN
QAT
ABU
SHA
Points
1 Sami SeliöDSQ12Ret421294
2 Jay Price4351Ret12688
3 Alex CarellaRet21653Ret371
4 Thani Al Qamzi3482663568
5 Francesco Cantando2Ret331RetRetDNS59
6 Ahmed Al Hameli1RetRetRetRet44158
7 Pierre Lundin561443Ret6940
8 Philippe ChiappeRetRet9Ret295Ret26
9 Jonas AnderssonDNS510710RetRet422
10 Fabio ComparatoDSQRet4109107DNS17
11 Tim Seebold65716
12 Fabian Kalsow7DNSRet5Ret715
13 Davide Padovan88Ret9Ret791114
14 Marit StrømøyRet7DNSRet8Ret8813
15 Duarte BenaventeRetRet78118RetRet10
16 Andy Elliott69Ret1312RetRetRet7
17 Philippe Tourre111513Ret101
18 Tomas Cermak12Ret14161210121
19 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky101
20 Rinaldo OsculatiRetDNSRet171111Ret0
21 Luigi Roberto1111DNS0
22 Marco GambiDSQRetRet1213RetRet0
23 Ma'arof Mahari120
24 Ivan BrigadaRet0

Teams standings

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

PosTeamBoat
No.
POR
RUS
CHN
CHN
CHN
QAT
ABU
SHA
Points
1 Team Mad Croc11DSQ12Ret4212165
12Ret21653Ret3
2 Team Abu Dhabi534826635126
61RetRetRetRet441
3 Qatar Team164351Ret12695
1769Ret1312RetRetRet
4 CTIC China Team7RetRet9Ret295Ret66
8561443Ret69
5 Singha F1 Racing Team23DSQRetRet1213RetRet59
242Ret331RetRetDNS
6 Team Azerbaijan14DNS510710RetRet435
15Ret7DNSRet8Ret88
7 800 Doctor691111DNS17
70DSQRet4109107DNS
8 F1 Atlantic Team97DNSRet111513Ret1015
10RetRet78118RetRet
9 Rainbow Team3188Ret9Ret791114
10 Team Skydive Dubai21657Ret11
11 Team Nautica3RetDNSRet171111Ret1
412Ret1416121012
12 Pringles Xtreme F1 Racing77101

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2010. Union Internationale Motonautique. 30 November 2012.
  2. News: Sami Selio And Mad Croc Capture Driver And Team Title's In '10!. F1H2O. 31 December 2010. 30 November 2012.
  3. News: Innovative Design on Boats Ready to Spark Team Abu Dhabi!. F1H2O. 10 April 2010. 21 March 2013.
  4. News: Bruneian To Test Racing Power In Sarawak. F1H2O. 5 September 2010. 21 March 2013.
  5. News: Andy Elliott Joins Jay Price To Head Qatar Team’s 2010 Uim F1 World Championship Bid. F1H2O. 4 March 2010. 19 March 2013.
  6. News: 5-Time American Champ Tim Seebold Joins Abu Dhabi Team!. F1H2O. 29 September 2010. 21 March 2013.
  7. News: Welcome Back – Stan "The Man". F1H2O. 28 June 2010. 21 March 2013.
  8. News: New GP in China. F1H2O. 3 March 2010. 19 March 2013.
  9. News: New venue in China. F1H2O. 22 June 2010. 21 March 2013.