2009 F1 Powerboat World Championship

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2009 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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Guido Cappellini won his tenth and final championship in 2009.

The 2009 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 26th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of sixteen races, two per event, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 4 April 2009, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 11 December 2009.[1] The format of two races per weekend was a new feature for 2009, introduced by series promoter Nicolo di San Germano at the official pre-season meeting in March.[2] Guido Cappellini, driving for Zepter Team, was drivers' champion, securing an unprecedented tenth championship crown before retiring at the end of the year.[3]

Teams and drivers[]

Guido Cappellini at the Grand Prix of Russia in St. Petersburg.
Thani Al Qamzi at the Grand Prix of Russia in St. Petersburg.
Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds
Qatar Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 1 United States All
BaBa 2 Italy Leo Bonelli 1–2
Dragon United Kingdom Andy Elliott[4] 3–6
Australia Craig Bailey 7–10
United Kingdom Malcolm Goodman[5] 11–16
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 CTIC China Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Sweden Pierre Lundin All
BaBa 8 Germany Fabian Kalsow All
Portugal F1 Atlantic Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 9 France Philippe Chiappe All
Dragon 10 Portugal Duarte Benavente All
Finland Team Mad Croc BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Finland Sami Seliö All
12 Italy Massimo Roggiero 1–4
Switzerland Rinaldo Osculati 5–8, 11–16
DAC 18 Italy Daniele Martignoni 1–6
Azerbaijan Team Azerbaijan DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Sweden Jonas Andersson All
15 Norway All
Italy Singha F1 Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Italy Marco Gambi All
Blaze 24 Italy Francesco Cantando All
United Kingdom Ace Racing Dragon Mercury 2.5 V6 50 United Kingdom Andy Elliott 1–2
Italy 800 Doctor DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 69 Italy Valerio Lagiannella All
BaBa 70 Italy Fabio Comparato All
Italy Zepter Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 Italy Guido Cappellini All
75 Latvia Ugis Gross 1–10
Slovakia Tomas Cermak 11–16
Russia Prox F1 Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 77 Russia Stanislav Kourtsenovsky[6] 3–4
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for
team points

Season calendar[]

Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2009, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.
Jonas Andersson at the Grand Prix of Russia in St. Petersburg.
The winners of the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi second race; left to right: Ahmed Al Hameli, UAE, (second place); Jay Price, USA, (first place); and Philippe Chiappe, France, (third place).

The most significant change for the 2009 season was the introduction of a two-race format for each event making up the championship. With eight rounds confirmed by the UIM prior to the season's start[1] the season would be made up of a total of 16 points-scoring races, the highest in its history. Only the thirteen races in came close in the previous 10 years. Initial reaction to the new format was positive, with drivers and fans commending the decision following its debut at the Grand Prix of Portugal.[7] However whilst it increased the spectacle and offered teams and drivers more opportunities for success, costs were forced upwards and the format wasn't retained for 2010.

The initial calendar for the 2009 season featured the Grand Prix of Russia in St Petersburg as the second round of the championship, taking place on 5 and 6 June.[1] However the race was postponed, with an announcement made on 22 April that it would instead be moved to the second week of August, with the Grand Prix of Finland becoming the second round, on 12 and 13 June.[8]

Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Race Winner Hull/Engine
1 Portugal 11th Grand Prix of Portugal 4–5 April Portimão 1 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury
2 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury
2 Finland 5th Grand Prix of Finland 12–13 June Lahti[8] 1 Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
2 United States DAC/Mercury
3 Russia 7th Grand Prix of Russia 8–9 August St Petersburg[8] 1 United States DAC/Mercury
2 Sweden Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury
4 China 10th Grand Prix of China 6–7 October Liuzhou 1 Finland Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
2 Sweden Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury
5 China 11th Grand Prix of China 17–18 October Shenzen 1 Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
2 Finland Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
6 Qatar 6th Grand Prix of Qatar 27–28 November Doha 1 Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
2 Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
7 United Arab Emirates 17th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 4–5 December Abu Dhabi 1 Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
2 United States DAC/Mercury
8 United Arab Emirates 10th Grand Prix of Sharjah 10–11 December Sharjah 1 United States DAC/Mercury
2 Finland Sami Seliö BaBa/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 POR
Portugal
FIN
Finland
RUS
Russia
CHN
China
CHN
China
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 Italy Guido Cappellini 10 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 7 2 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 3 153
2 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi 4 1 4 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 7 5 2 4 5 Ret 4 2 143
3 Finland Sami Seliö Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 4 1 Ret 6 3 Ret 2 1 135
4 United States 2 Ret Ret 1 1 DNS Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 1 1 Ret 125
5 Sweden Jonas Andersson 3 9 2 8 Ret 1 5 1 3 10 7 8 6 Ret 6 4 118
6 Italy Franceso Cantando Ret 2 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 2 8 Ret 2 4 5 Ret 10 87
7 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli 1 Ret Ret 6 2 5 Ret Ret 6 DNS Ret 5 8 2 5 DNS 84
8 France Philippe Chiappe Ret 12 11 5 3 7 4 10 Ret 3 4 3 7 3 Ret DNS 82
9 Italy Fabio Comparato 5 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 6 Ret Ret 7 3 9 9 4 Ret DNS 71
10 Sweden Pierre Lundin Ret 5 DSQ Ret 5 DSQ 3 4 5 DNS 6 7 11 Ret 10 7 56
11 Portugal Duarte Benavente Ret 3 6 9 Ret Ret 8 7 8 6 Ret 10 10 6 DNS Ret 41
12 Norway Marit Strømøy 7 8 9 13 7 10 Ret 5 Ret DNS 10 11 13 7 7 5 37
13 Germany Fabian Kalsow 9 11 13 11 9 11 10 6 9 4 8 12 12 10 DNS 6 30
14 Latvia Ugis Gross 6 Ret 7 10 Ret 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS 15
15 Italy Valerio Lagiannella DNS DNS 8 Ret 6 Ret 9 DNS 11 Ret DNS Ret DNS 8 DNS DNS 13
16 Italy Marco Gambi Ret 10 14 DNS 10 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret 14 9 8 Ret 11
17 United Kingdom Malcolm Goodman 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 10
18 Italy Daniele Martignoni 11 6 12 Ret 8 9 10
19 United Kingdom Andy Elliott Ret 4 DNS Ret DNS DNS 9
20 Italy Leo Bonelli 8 7 7
21 Australia Craig Bailey Ret 8 10 9 6
22 Switzerland Rinaldo Osculati Ret 12 Ret 11 11 13 DNS DNS 9 9 4
23 Russia Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 10 12 1
24 Slovakia Tomas Cermak DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
25 Italy Massimo Roggiero DNS DNS Ret 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.
POR
Portugal
FIN
Finland
RUS
Russia
CHN
China
CHN
China
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi 5 4 1 4 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 7 5 2 4 5 Ret 4 2 227
6 1 Ret Ret 6 2 5 Ret Ret 6 DNS Ret 5 8 2 5 DNS
2 Italy Zepter Team 74 10 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 7 2 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 3 168
75 6 Ret 7 10 Ret 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret
3 Azerbaijan Team Azerbaijan 14 3 9 2 8 Ret 1 5 1 3 10 7 8 6 Ret 6 4 155
15 7 8 9 13 7 10 Ret 5 Ret DNS 10 11 13 7 7 5
4 Qatar Qatar Team 1 2 Ret Ret 1 1 DNS Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 1 1 Ret 148
2 8 7 DNS Ret DNS DNS Ret 8 10 9 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8
5 Finland Team Mad Croc 11 Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 4 1 Ret 6 3 Ret 2 1 139
12 DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 11 11 13 DNS DNS 9 9
6 Portugal F1 Atlantic Team 9 Ret 12 11 5 3 7 4 10 Ret 3 4 3 7 3 Ret DNS 123
10 Ret 3 6 9 Ret Ret 8 7 8 6 Ret 10 10 6 DNS Ret
7 Italy Singha F1 Racing Team 23 Ret 10 14 DNS 10 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret 14 9 8 Ret 98
24 Ret 2 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 2 8 Ret 2 4 5 Ret 10
8 France CTIC China Team 7 Ret 5 DSQ Ret 5 DSQ 3 4 5 DNS 6 7 11 Ret 10 7 86
8 9 11 13 11 9 11 10 6 9 4 8 12 12 10 DNS 6
9 Italy 800 Doctor 69 DNS DNS 8 Ret 6 Ret 9 DNS 11 Ret DNS Ret DNS 8 DNS DNS 84
70 5 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 6 Ret Ret 7 3 9 9 4 Ret DNS
10 United Kingdom Ace Racing 50 Ret 4 9
11 Russia Prox F1 Racing Team 77 10 12 1
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. ^ a b c "ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2009". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Lahti Host Pre-Season F1 Party". F1H2O. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Cappellini's late Charge Leads to 10th World Title!!". F1H2O. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Qatar Team Welcomes English Veteran Andy Elliott!". F1H2O. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Malcolm Goodman joins Jay Price in Qatar Team". F1H2O. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Russian Driver Kourtsenovsky Ready For New Start!". F1H2O. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  7. ^ "New race format adds excitement for drivers!". F1H2O. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "Postponement of the GP of Russia". F1H2O. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

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