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2010 F1 Powerboat World Championship

2010 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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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]

Sami Seliö (left, pictured in 2008) won his second world title in 2010.

Teams and drivers edit

Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds
  Team Nautica BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 3   Rinaldo Osculati 1–2, 4–8
4   Tomas Cermak 2–8
  Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5   Thani Al Qamzi[3] All
BaBa 6   Ahmed Al Hameli[3] All
  CTIC China Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 7   Philippe Chiappe All
DAC 8   Pierre Lundin All
  F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9   Fabian Kalsow 1–3
Moore   Philippe Tourre 4–8
Dragon 10   Duarte Benavente All
BaBa 22   Fabian Kalsow 6–8
  Team Mad Croc BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11   Sami Seliö All
12   Alex Carella All
  Team Azerbaijan DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14   Jonas Andersson All
15   Marit Strømøy All
18   Ma'arof Mahari[4] 3
  Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 16   Jay Price All
Dragon 17   Andy Elliott[5] All
  Team Skydive Dubai BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 21   Tim Seebold[6] 3–5
  Ivan Brigada 8
  Singha F1 Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23   Marco Gambi 1–7
Blaze 24   Francesco Cantando All
  Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31   Davide Padovan All
  800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 69   Luigi Roberto 2–4
70   Fabio Comparato All
  Pringles Xtreme F1 Racing DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 77   Stanislav Kourtsenovsky[7] 2
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar edit

 
Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2010, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.

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]

Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Winner Hull/Engine
1   12th Grand Prix of Portugal 9 May Portimão   Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury
2   8th Grand Prix of Russia 11 July St Petersburg   Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
3   12th Grand Prix of China 3 October Linyi[8][9]   Alex Carella BaBa/Mercury
4   13th Grand Prix of China 17 October Liuzhou   Jay Price DAC/Mercury
5   14th Grand Prix of China 24 October Shenzhen   Francesco Cantando Blaze/Mercury
6   7th Grand Prix of Qatar 27 November Doha   Jay Price DAC/Mercury
7   18th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 4 December Abu Dhabi   Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
8   11th Grand Prix of Sharjah 10 December Sharjah   Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/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
  		RUS
  		CHN
  		CHN
  		CHN
  		QAT
  		ABU
  		SHA
  		Points
1   Sami Seliö DSQ 1 2 Ret 4 2 1 2 94
2   Jay Price 4 3 5 1 Ret 1 2 6 88
3   Alex Carella Ret 2 1 6 5 3 Ret 3 71
4   Thani Al Qamzi 3 4 8 2 6 6 3 5 68
5   Francesco Cantando 2 Ret 3 3 1 Ret Ret DNS 59
6   Ahmed Al Hameli 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 4 1 58
7   Pierre Lundin 5 6 14 4 3 Ret 6 9 40
8   Philippe Chiappe Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 9 5 Ret 26
9   Jonas Andersson DNS 5 10 7 10 Ret Ret 4 22
10   Fabio Comparato DSQ Ret 4 10 9 10 7 DNS 17
11   Tim Seebold 6 5 7 16
12   Fabian Kalsow 7 DNS Ret 5 Ret 7 15
13   Davide Padovan 8 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 9 11 14
14   Marit Strømøy Ret 7 DNS Ret 8 Ret 8 8 13
15   Duarte Benavente Ret Ret 7 8 11 8 Ret Ret 10
16   Andy Elliott 6 9 Ret 13 12 Ret Ret Ret 7
17   Philippe Tourre 11 15 13 Ret 10 1
18   Tomas Cermak 12 Ret 14 16 12 10 12 1
19   Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 10 1
20   Rinaldo Osculati Ret DNS Ret 17 11 11 Ret 0
21   Luigi Roberto 11 11 DNS 0
22   Marco Gambi DSQ Ret Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 0
23   Ma'arof Mahari 12 0
24   Ivan Brigada Ret 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


Teams standings edit

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

Pos Team Boat
No. 		POR
  		RUS
  		CHN
  		CHN
  		CHN
  		QAT
  		ABU
  		SHA
  		Points
1   Team Mad Croc 11 DSQ 1 2 Ret 4 2 1 2 165
12 Ret 2 1 6 5 3 Ret 3
2   Team Abu Dhabi 5 3 4 8 2 6 6 3 5 126
6 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 4 1
3   Qatar Team 16 4 3 5 1 Ret 1 2 6 95
17 6 9 Ret 13 12 Ret Ret Ret
4   CTIC China Team 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 9 5 Ret 66
8 5 6 14 4 3 Ret 6 9
5   Singha F1 Racing Team 23 DSQ Ret Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 59
24 2 Ret 3 3 1 Ret Ret DNS
6   Team Azerbaijan 14 DNS 5 10 7 10 Ret Ret 4 35
15 Ret 7 DNS Ret 8 Ret 8 8
7   800 Doctor 69 11 11 DNS 17
70 DSQ Ret 4 10 9 10 7 DNS
8   F1 Atlantic Team 9 7 DNS Ret 11 15 13 Ret 10 15
10 Ret Ret 7 8 11 8 Ret Ret
9   Rainbow Team 31 8 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 9 11 14
10   Team Skydive Dubai 21 6 5 7 Ret 11
11   Team Nautica 3 Ret DNS Ret 17 11 11 Ret 1
4 12 Ret 14 16 12 10 12
12   Pringles Xtreme F1 Racing 77 10 1
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


References edit

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

External links edit

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