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. Jay Price, driving for the Qatar Team, secured the drivers' title, becoming only the second American to win the championship in its history.
Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine Race drivers Rounds Woodstock Red Devil Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 1 Sami Seliö All 2 Massimo Roggiero 1–5 Trask Brothers Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Bob Trask All 4 David Trask All Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 Thani Al Qamzi All BaBa 6 Ahmed Al Hameli All China CTIC Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Philippe Dessertenne All 8 Peng Lin Wu 1 Pierre Lundin 2–8 F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Philippe Chiappe All Dragon 10 Duarte Benavente All Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Jay Price All 12 Ahmed Al Fayyad 1–4 BaBa Youssef Al Khulaifi 6–8 13 Youssef Al Khulaifi 1–4 13 Youssef Al Khulaifi 5 F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Jonas Andersson All 15 Philippe Toure 1, 3–4, 6–7 Molgaard Uvis Slakteris 5 16 Uvis Slakteris 1, 3–4, 7 16 Uvis Slakteris 2, 6, 8 Singha Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Marco Gambi All Blaze 24 Francesco Cantando All Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Marit Strømøy 1–6 Ivan Brigada 7–8 32 Valerio Lagiannella 1–6 Daniele Martignoni 7–8 800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 70 Fabio Comparato All 77 Fabian Kalsow 7–8 Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 Guido Cappellini 1–5, 7–8 Ivan Brigada 6 75 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky AllKey Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points
Season calendar
Round Race title Date Circuit location Race winner Hull/Engine 1 5th Grand Prix of Qatar 29 March Doha Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury 2 10th Grand Prix of Portugal 4 May Portimão Jay Price DAC/Mercury 3 4th Grand Prix of Finland 8 June Lahti Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 4 6th Grand Prix of Russia 14 June St Petersburg Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury 5 8th Grand Prix of China 12 October Liuzhou Jay Price DAC/Mercury 6 9th Grand Prix of China 26 October Shenzhen Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 7 16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 5 December Abu Dhabi Jay Price DAC/Mercury 8 9th Grand Prix of Sharjah 12 December Sharjah Thani Al Qamzi DAC/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 QAT POR FIN RUS CHN CHN ABU SHA Points 1 Jay Price 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 105 2 Sami Seliö 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 69 3 Jonas Andersson 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 62 4 Ahmed Al Hameli Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret 55 5 Fabio Comparato Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43 6 David Trask 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 41 7 Philippe Chiappe 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 40 8 Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 32 9 Pierre Lundin 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 31 10 Guido Cappellini 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 27 11 Francesco Cantando Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7 21 12 Philippe Dessertenne Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 20 13 Uvis Slakteris 6 Ret 6 11 7 8 Ret 11 17 14 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret 16 15 Duarte Benavente Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 12 16 Bob Trask Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 11 17 Youssef Al Khulaifi Ret DNS 8 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 18 Marco Gambi DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 19 Philippe Tourre 9 DNS 14 DNS Ret 2 20 Valerio Lagiannella DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 2 21 Ivan Brigada DNS 12 10 1 22 Massimo Roggiero 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS 1 23 Fabian Kalsow 11 DNS 0 24 Daniele Martignoni Ret 12 0 25 Marit Strømøy Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 26 Ahmed Al Fayyad Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 27 Peng Lin Wu Ret 0
Teams standings Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here. Pos Team BoatNo. QAT POR FIN RUS CHN CHN ABU SHA Points 1 Qatar Team 11 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 110 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 6 2 Team Abu Dhabi 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 87 6 Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret 3 F1 Team Sweden 14 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 71 15 9 DNS 14 7 Ret 16 Ret 8 11 4 Woodstock Red Devil Racing 1 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 70 2 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS 5 Trask Brothers Racing 3 Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 52 4 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 6 F1 Atlantic Team 9 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 52 10 Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 7 China CTIC Team 7 Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 51 8 Ret 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 8 Tamoil F1 Team 74 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 43 75 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret 9 800 Doctor 70 Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43 77 11 DNS 10 Singha Team 23 DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 28 24 Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7 11 Rainbow Team 31 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 12 10 3 32 DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 Ret 12
References
External links The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique