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2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship

2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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The 2005 UIM F1 World Championship was the 22nd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of six events, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 22 May 2005, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2005. Guido Cappellini, driving for the Tamoil F1 Team, clinched his ninth world title, re-taking the championship from defending champion Scott Gillman.[1]

Guido Cappellini won his ninth championship in 2005.

Teams and drivers edit

Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds
  Emirates F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 1   Scott Gillman[2] All
2   Thani Al Qamzi[2] All
  Team Green DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 3   Laith Pharaon[2] All
4   Massimo Roggiero[2] All
  Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7   Fabrizio Bocca[2] All
8   Valerio Lagiannella[2] 1–2
  Mohamed Al Ali[3] 3–6
  Atlantic Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 9   Marco Gambi[2] All
Burgess 10   Duarte Benavente[2] All
  DanIta Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11   Gert Ladefoged[2] 1, 4–5
Moore   Cédric Deguisne 2
DAC   Arif Al Zafeen[3] 3
Moore 12   Cédric Deguisne[2] 1
DAC   Rolf Magne Sunde[4] 2–4
  Chris Fairchild[5] 5
  Singha F1 Racing Team Blaze Mercury 2.5 V6 14   Massimiliano Moreschi[2] All
15   Francesco Cantando[2] All
  Ligier Charente Maritime DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 17   Philippe Dessertenne[2] All
Moore 18   Philippe Chiappe[2] All
  XPV Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 19   Bob Trask[2] All
DAC 20   David Trask[2] All
  Seliö F1 Powerboat BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 25   Sami Seliö[2] All
DAC 26   Julius Leysen[2] All
  Comparato Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 29   Luca Fornasarig[2] 1–2
  Luigi Roberto 3–6
30   Fabio Comparato[2] All
  ACE Racing Dragon Mercury 2.5 V6 31   Andy Elliott All
  Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 43   Guido Cappellini[2] All
44   Fabian Kalsow[2] All
47   Ivan Brigada[4] 2
  Team ART Boat DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 71   Bruno Corsin[4] 2
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar edit

 
Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2005, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.
Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Winner Hull/Engine
1   7th Grand Prix of Portugal 22 May Portimão[2]   Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
2   9th Grand Prix of Italy 10 July Como[6]   Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
3   6th Grand Prix of Singapore 18 September Singapore[7]   Francesco Cantando Blaze/Mercury
4   1st Grand Prix of Qatar 19 November Doha[8]   Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
5   13th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 9 December Abu Dhabi[5]   Scott Gillman DAC/Mercury
6   6th Grand Prix of Sharjah 16 December Sharjah[9]   Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury

Results and standings edit

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 edit

Pos Driver POR
  		ITA
  		SIN†
  		QAT
  		ABU
  		SHA
  		Points
1   Guido Cappellini 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 92
2   Sami Seliö 12 2 2 3 Ret 2 49.5
3   Scott Gillman 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 5 42
4   Fabio Comparato 3 6 4 4 Ret 4 39.5
5   Philippe Dessertenne 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 39
6   Laith Pharaon 5 5 5 Ret 2 DNS 32.5
7   Francesco Cantando Ret 4 1 Ret 10 3 32
8   David Trask 8 7 6 5 DNS Ret 16.5
9   Andy Elliott Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12
10   Massimo Roggiero DNS Ret 7 6 6 Ret 12
11   Thani Al Qamzi 7 9 10 Ret 11 6 11.5
12   Julius Leysen Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7 9
13   Duarte Benavente 10 8 12 7 DNS Ret 8
14   Gert Ladefoged 15 DNS 5 7
15   Fabrizio Bocca 9 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7
16   Fabian Kalsow DNS 16 11 8 Ret 8 6
17   Cédric Deguisne 6 18 5
18   Mohamed Al Ali DSQ Ret 9 9 4
19   Luigi Roberto 8 Ret DNS Ret 1.5
20   Rolf Magne Sunde DNS 9 Ret 1
21   Bob Trask Ret DSQ Ret 11 Ret 10 1
22   Marco Gambi Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 1
23   Philippe Chiappe 13 12 Ret DNS Ret 11 0
24   Massimiliano Moreschi 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
25   Ivan Brigada 11 0
26   Luca Fornasarig 14 14 0
27   Valerio Lagiannella DSQ 15 0
28   Bruno Corsin 17 0
29   Chris Fairchild Ret 0
30   Arif Al Zafeen DSQ 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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


† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.[10]

Teams standings edit

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

Pos Team Boat
No. 		POR
  		ITA
  		SIN†
  		QAT
  		ABU
  		SHA
  		Points
1   Tamoil F1 Team 43 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 98
44 DNS 16 11 8 Ret 8
2   Seliö F1 Powerboat 25 12 2 2 3 Ret 2 58.5
26 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7
3   Emirates F1 Team 1 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 5 53.5
2 7 9 10 Ret 11 6
4   Team Green 3 5 5 5 Ret 2 DNS 44.5
4 DNS Ret 7 6 6 Ret
5   Comparato Racing Team 29 14 14 8 Ret DNS Ret 41
30 3 6 4 4 Ret 4
6   Ligier Charente Maritime 17 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 39
18 13 12 Ret DNS Ret 11
7   Singha F1 Racing Team 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 32
15 Ret 4 1 Ret 10 3
8   XPV Racing 19 Ret DSQ Ret 11 Ret 10 21
20 8 7 6 5 DNS Ret
9   DanIta Racing Team 11 15 18 DSQ DNS 5 13
12 6 DNS 9 Ret Ret
10   ACE Racing 31 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12
11   Rainbow Team 7 9 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 11
8 DSQ 15 DSQ Ret 9 9
12   Atlantic Team 9 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9
10 10 8 12 7 DNS Ret
13   Team ART Boat 71 17 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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


† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "THE YEAR 2005 - A MEMORABLE CAPPELLINI COMEBACK!". F1H2O. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "PORTIMAO READY TO KICK OFF 2005 CAMPAIGN!!". F1H2O. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "NEW FACES HIT SINGAPORE TO MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPRESSION!". F1H2O. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "25 DRIVERS READY TO CHALLENGE GRAND PRIX OF ITALY!". F1H2O. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "CAPPELLINI LOOKS TO ABU DHABI AS A DOOR TO HIS 9TH TITLE!". F1H2O. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ^ "HISTORIC F1 CIRCUIT IN COMO TO BE A REAL CHALLENGE!". F1H2O. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  7. ^ "CAPPELLINI & GILLMAN HOPE TO KEEP WIN STREAKS ALIVE!". F1H2O. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  8. ^ "1ST GRAND PRIX OF QATAR TO BEGIN 2ND SEASON!". F1H2O. 11 November 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ^ "THE GLOVES ARE OFF; CAPPELLINI & GILLMAN GO FOR PRIDE IN FINAL!". F1H2O. 14 December 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  10. ^ a b "CANTANDO WINS WILD SHORTEND RACE IN SINGAPORE!". F1H2O. 18 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

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