2016 F1 Powerboat World Championship

2016 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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Philippe Chiappe (right, pictured in 2009) enters the 2016 World Championship as defending double champion.

The 2016 UIM F1 H2O World Championship is the 33rd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The season is scheduled to consist of seven races, beginning in Dubai, UAE on 4 March 2016, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2016, although initial plans indicated a ten race calendar.[1][2]

Philippe Chiappe, driving for the CTIC China Team, enters the season as defending double world champion after he won his second title in as many years in 2015.[3]

Teams and drivers

Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds Reserve driver
China CTIC F1 Shenzen China Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 1 France Philippe Chiappe 1–5 France Peter Morin
2 China Xiong Ziwei 1–5
United Arab Emirates Victory Team Victory
Moore[4]
Mercury 2.5 V6 3 United Arab Emirates Nadir Bin Hendi[5] 1–5
4 United States Shaun Torrente[5] 1–5
United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi 1–5
6 Italy Alex Carella 1–5
Portugal F1 Atlantic Team DAC
Moore
Mercury 2.5 V6 9 France Christophe Larigot 1–5
Moore 10 Portugal Duarte Benavente 1–5
Italy Mad-Croc BaBa Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Finland Sami Seliö[6] 1–5 South Africa Wynand de Jager
12 Finland Filip Roms[6] 1–5
Sweden Team Sweden Molgaard Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Sweden Jonas Andersson 1–5
15 Sweden Jesper Forss 1–5
Italy Blaze Performance Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Poland Bartek Marszalek 1–5 Germany Dietmar Kaiser[7]
Blaze 24 Italy Francesco Cantando 1–5
United Arab Emirates Emirates Racing Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 27 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli[8] 2–5 United States Scott Gillman
DAC 28 Sweden Erik Stark 1–5
BaBa 29 Italy Ivan Brigada[9] 1
United Arab Emirates EMIC Racing Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 50 Norway Marit Strømøy 1–5
DAC
Dragon[10]
51 Germany Mike Szymura[7][11] 1–5
BaBa 80 Italy Ivan Brigada 2
France Maverick Racing Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 73 France Cedric Deguisne 2–3
Source: [12]

Season calendar

A ten-race preliminary calendar for the 2016 championship was revealed in a press release on the sport's official website in January.[1] Amongst regular fixtures Abu Dhabi and Sharjah were two new races, with the championship scheduled to make its first appearances in Dubai and Croatia.[13] Races in France and Portugal returned after their re-introduction in 2015, although the Portuguese race switched venues from Porto back to its traditional location Portimão.[14] China returned to having two races on the calendar, an arrangement last seen in 2010 when three races from the country featured. An additional two rounds, expected to be in Asia, were left vacant by the announcement to be confirmed at a later date. Speculation linked one of these vacant slots to a proposed race in Phuket, Thailand,[15] which had provisionally held a slot on the 2015 calendar before the round was cancelled mid-way through the year. A race in Macau was also under negotiation to fill the other calendar slot.[16] Ultimately however, neither the Thai nor Macau race materialised, while the Croatian event was also cancelled, leaving the calendar at seven confirmed races for the year.

Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Winner Hull/Engine
1 United Arab Emirates 1st Grand Prix of Dubai 4 March Dubai France Philippe Chiappe Moore/Mercury
2 France 20th Grand Prix of France 17 July Évian-les-Bains Italy Alex Carella DAC/Mercury
3 Portugal 15th Grand Prix of Portugal 31 July Portimão[14] France Philippe Chiappe Moore/Mercury
4 China 20th Grand Prix of China 4 September Harbin[17] Finland Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
5 China 21st Grand Prix of China 3 October Liuzhou United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury
6 United Arab Emirates 24th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 9 December Abu Dhabi
7 United Arab Emirates 17th Grand Prix of Sharjah 16 December Sharjah

Results and standings

Points will be 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 DUB
United Arab Emirates
FRA
France
POR
Portugal
CHN
China
CHN
China
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 France Philippe Chiappe 1 Ret 1 3 2 67
2 United States Shaun Torrente 3 3 3 4 4 54
3 Finland Sami Seliö DNS Ret 2 1 3 47
4 Italy Alex Carella 2 1 5 Ret Ret 42
5 Sweden Jonas Andersson 4 Ret 4 2 7 37
6 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli 8 9 Ret 1 25
7 Sweden Erik Stark Ret Ret 6 5 5 19
8 Portugal Duarte Benavente 6 7 8 7 8 19
9 Finland Filip Roms 9 2 13 Ret 10 18
10 Norway Marit Strømøy Ret 6 11 6 Ret 10
11 France Cedric Deguisne 4 12 9
12 China Xiong Ziwei 5 Ret 14 9 11 9
13 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret 7 DSQ 6 9
14 France Christophe Larigot 12 5 15 11 12 7
15 Poland Bartek Marszalek 10 DNS 10 8 Ret 5
16 Italy Ivan Brigada 7 Ret 4
17 Germany Mike Szymura 13 10 Ret 10 9 4
18 Italy Francesco Cantando 8 Ret 17 Ret Ret 3
19 United Arab Emirates Nadir Bin Hendi 11 9 16 DNS 14 2
20 Sweden Jesper Forss Ret DNS 18 Ret 13 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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)

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.
DUB
United Arab Emirates
FRA
France
POR
Portugal
CHN
China
CHN
China
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 China CTIC F1 China Team 1 1 Ret 1 3 2 77
2 5 Ret 14 9 11
2 Italy BaBa Racing 11 DNS Ret 2 1 3 65
12 9 2 13 Ret 10
3 United Arab Emirates Victory Team 3 11 9 16 DNS 14 56
4 3 3 3 4 4
4 United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi 5 Ret Ret 7 DSQ 6 51
6 2 1 5 Ret Ret
5 United Arab Emirates Emirates Racing Team 27 8 9 Ret 1 48
28 Ret Ret 6 5 5
29 7
6 Sweden Team Sweden 14 4 Ret 4 2 7 37
15 Ret DNS 18 Ret 13
7 Portugal F1 Atlantic Team 9 12 5 15 11 12 26
10 6 7 8 7 8
8 United Arab Emirates EMIC Racing Team 50 Ret 6 11 6 Ret 14
51 13 10 Ret 10 9
9 France Maverick Racing 73 4 12 9
10 Italy Blaze Performance Team 23 10 DNS 10 8 Ret 8
24 8 Ret 17 Ret Ret
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

References

  1. 1 2 "DUBAI TO OPEN 2016 SEASON". F1H2O. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. David Sewell (25 January 2016). "Dubai to host F1h20 season opener". Raceboat International. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. "CHIAPPE'S MID-SEASON HOT STREAK EARNS HIM 2ND STRAIGHT TITLE!". F1H2O. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. "VICTORY TEAM OPTS FOR MOORE OF THE SAME!". F1H2O. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "VICTORY TEAM BEGINS AN HISTORIC 'NEW ERA' IN DUBAI!". F1H2O. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "SELIO READY AND SET TO FIGHT FOR TITLE". F1H2O. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 David Sewell (10 February 2016). "Germans join UIM World F1h2o fleet". Raceboat International. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. David Sewell (7 July 2016). "AHMED AL HAMELI RETURNS TO EMIRATE RACING". Raceboat International. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. David Sewell (2 March 2016). "UIM F1 H20 replaces Class 1 in Dubai". Raceboat International. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  10. "SZYMURA ENJOYS FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE JONES DRAGON". F1H2O. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  11. "F4-S TROPHY CHAMPION MIKE SZYMURA STEPS UP INTO F1H2O TO JOIN TEAM EMIC". F1H2O. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. "EXCITING 18 STRONG DRIVER LINE UP FOR GRAND PRIX OF DUBAI". F1H2O. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  13. Danni Matijaca (27 January 2016). "Attractive Water Formula 1 World Championship Coming to Croatia in June". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  14. 1 2 "F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO PORTIMAO". F1H2O. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  15. David Sewell (27 February 2016). "UIM F1H2o heading to Phuket in Thailand this November?". Raceboat International. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  16. Sergio Fonseca (25 February 2016). "F1 dos barcos quer vir a Macau e negociações já começaram". Hoje Macau. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  17. "PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY AS HARBIN GETS GREEN LIGHT TO HOST ROUND FOUR". F1H2O. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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