2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship

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2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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(centre, pictured in 2009) won the 2008 world title with 105 points.

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] , 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 2.5 V6 1 Finland Sami Seliö[3] All
2 Italy Massimo Roggiero[3] 1–5
Australia Trask Brothers Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Australia Bob Trask All
4 Australia David Trask All
United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi All
BaBa 6 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli All
France China CTIC Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 France Philippe Dessertenne All
8 China Peng Lin Wu 1
Sweden Pierre Lundin[4] 2–8
Portugal F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 France Philippe Chiappe All
Dragon 10 Portugal Duarte Benavente All
Qatar Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11 United States All
12 Qatar Ahmed Al Fayyad 1–4
BaBa Qatar Youssef Al Khulaifi 6–8
13 Qatar Youssef Al Khulaifi 1–4
13 Qatar Youssef Al Khulaifi 5
Sweden F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Sweden Jonas Andersson All
15 France Philippe Toure 1, 3–4, 6–7
Molgaard Latvia Uvis Slakteris 5
16 Latvia Uvis Slakteris 1, 3–4, 7
16 Latvia Uvis Slakteris 2, 6, 8
Italy Singha Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Italy Marco Gambi All
Blaze 24 Italy Francesco Cantando All
Italy Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Norway 1–6
Italy Ivan Brigada 7–8
32 Italy Valerio Lagiannella 1–6
Italy Daniele Martignoni 7–8
Italy 800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 70 Italy Fabio Comparato All
77 Germany Fabian Kalsow 7–8
Italy Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 Italy Guido Cappellini 1���5, 7–8
Italy Ivan Brigada 6
75 Russia Stanislav Kourtsenovsky All
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar[]

Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2008, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.
Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Winner Hull/Engine
1 Qatar 5th Grand Prix of Qatar 29 March Doha[5] Sweden Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury
2 Portugal 10th Grand Prix of Portugal 4 May Portimão[6] United States DAC/Mercury
3 Finland 4th Grand Prix of Finland 8 June Lahti[7] Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
4 Russia 6th Grand Prix of Russia 14 June St Petersburg Sweden Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury
5 China 8th Grand Prix of China 12 October Liuzhou[8] United States DAC/Mercury
6 China 9th Grand Prix of China 26 October Shenzen[9] Finland Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
7 United Arab Emirates 16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 5 December Abu Dhabi[10] United States DAC/Mercury
8 United Arab Emirates 9th Grand Prix of Sharjah 12 December Sharjah United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury
The 2008 Grand Prix of Finland, held in Lahti.

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
Qatar 		POR
Portugal 		FIN
Finland 		RUS
Russia 		CHN
China 		CHN
China 		ABU
United Arab Emirates 		SHA
United Arab Emirates 		Points
1 United States 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 Strømøy Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 0
26 Qatar Ahmed Al Fayyad Ret DNS Ret Ret 0
27 China Peng Lin Wu Ret 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


Teams standings[]

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

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 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 Ret
16 Ret 8 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
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


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. ^ a b "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. ^ "QATAR TO BE GIANT TEST FOR F1 DRIVERS AS SEASON NEARS!". F1H2O. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. ^ ""EUROPEAN SEASON" SET TO BEGIN AT GP OF PORTUGAL!". F1H2O. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ^ "FINLAND IS A RACE FOR FIRST TIME WINNERS!". F1H2O. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ "THE "ROAR OF THE DRAGON" TO WELCOME F1 2ND SEASON!". F1H2O. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. ^ "SHENZHEN MAY BE KEY IN DETERMINING WORLD TITLE!". F1H2O. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  10. ^ "ABU DHABI'S RACE MAKES OR BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIPS!". F1H2O. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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