The 2007 UIM F1 World Championship was the 24th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of eight events, beginning in Portimao, Portugal on 13 May 2007, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 14 December 2007. Sami Seliö, driving for F1 Team Energy, secured his maiden drivers' title, the first driver outside of Italy, the US and the UK to do so.
Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine Race drivers Rounds Emirates F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 1 Scott Gillman 1–3 Ahmed Al Hameli 4–8 2 Thani Al Qamzi All 27 Ahmed Al Hameli 1–3 Majed Al Mansoori 5–8 XPV Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Bob Trask All 4 David Trask All F1 Team Energy BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 5 Sami Seliö All 6 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky All CTIC China Team Charente Maritime DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Philippe Dessertenne 1, 3–8 8 Peng Lin Wu All 17 Philippe Dessertenne 2 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Philippe Chiappe All Dragon 10 Duarte Benavente All Qatar Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Jay Price All DAC 12 Leo Bonelli 1–6 Philippe Tourre 7–8 F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Jonas Andersson All 15 Philippe Tourre 1–6 Marit Strømøy 7–8 36 Marit Strømøy 5–6 Comparato Racing Team Comparato Mercury 2.5 V6 19 Fabio Comparato All 20 Pierre Lundin All Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 21 Guido Cappellini All 22 Marco Gambi 1–2 Ivan Brigada 3–6 Ugis Gross 7–8 Singha Racing Team Blaze Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Franco Leidi All 24 Francesco Cantando All DAC 35 Marco Gambi 7–8 Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Fabrizio Bocca All 32 Valerio Lagiannella 1–6 Shaun Torrente 7 ACE Racing Dragon Mercury 2.5 V6 33 Andy Elliott 2, 7–8 Woodstock Racing Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 46 Massimo Roggiero 7–8Key Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points
Season calendar
Round Race title Date Circuit location Race winner Hull/Engine 1 9th Grand Prix of Portugal 13 May Portimão Scott Gillman DAC/Mercury 2 18th Grand Prix of France 20 May La Rochelle Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 3 6th Grand Prix of China 5 October Xi'an Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury 4 7th Grand Prix of China 21 October Shenzhen Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 5 3rd Grand Prix of Qatar 24 November Doha Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury 6 4th Grand Prix of Qatar 27 November Doha Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 7 15th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 7 December Abu Dhabi Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 8 8th Grand Prix of Sharjah 14 December Sharjah 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 FRA CHN CHN QAT QAT ABU SHA Points 1 Sami Seliö 4 1 3 3 5 7 1 1 104 2 Guido Cappellini 2 Ret 2 1 2 1 2 Ret 100 3 Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 Ret 4 79 4 Pierre Lundin 6 Ret 4 DNS 3 3 4 7 51 5 Jay Price 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 2 47 6 Scott Gillman 1 2 Ret 35 7 David Trask 7 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret 6 3 31 8 Philippe Chiappe 8 5 Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 6 29 9 Jonas Andersson Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 24 10 Ahmed Al Hameli Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 4 Ret 5 18 11 Francesco Cantando Ret Ret 10 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 18 12 Philippe Dessertenne 5 DSQ DNS 5 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 Fabrizio Bocca 9 8 8 8 9 9 Ret DNS 15 14 Ivan Brigada Ret 4 Ret DNS 9 15 Philippe Tourre Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 DNS Ret Ret 9 16 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 15 6 Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 Ret 8 17 Duarte Benavente Ret 9 7 10 Ret DNS 11 Ret 7 18 Leo Bonelli 10 7 DNS 9 DNS Ret 7 19 Bob Trask 11 11 11 7 Ret 10 13 Ret 5 20 Andy Elliott 12 9 9 4 21 Marit Strømøy 11 11 Ret 8 3 22 Fabio Comparato Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 8 Ret DNS 3 23 Franco Leidi 14 DNS 15 14 14 13 Ret 10 1 24 Marco Gambi Ret 10 Ret Ret 1 25 Ugis Gross 10 DNS 1 26 Peng Lin Wu 13 Ret 13 Ret DNS 12 12 DNS 0 27 Valerio Lagiannella 12 Ret 12 13 Ret DNS 0 28 Massimo Roggiero Ret Ret 0 29 Majed Al Mansoori DNS DNS Ret DNS 0 30 Shaun Torrente DNS 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 Emirates F1 Team 1 1 2 Ret Ret 12 4 Ret 5 130 2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 Ret 4 2 F1 Team Energy 5 4 1 3 3 5 7 1 1 112 6 15 6 Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 Ret 3 Tamoil F1 Team 21 2 Ret 2 1 2 1 2 Ret 110 22 Ret 10 Ret 4 Ret DNS 10 DNS 4 Qatar Team 11 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 2 63 12 10 7 DNS 9 DNS Ret Ret Ret 5 Comparato Racing Team 19 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 8 Ret DNS 54 20 6 Ret 4 DNS 3 3 4 7 6 XPV Racing 3 11 11 11 7 Ret 10 13 Ret 36 4 7 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret 6 3 7 Atlantic Team 9 8 5 Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 6 36 10 Ret 9 7 10 Ret DNS 11 Ret 8 F1 Team Sweden 14 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 27 15 Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 DNS Ret 8 9 Singha Racing Team 23 14 DNS 15 14 14 13 Ret 10 20 24 Ret Ret 10 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 10 CTIC China Team Charente Maritime 7 5 DNS 5 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 8 13 Ret 13 Ret DNS 12 12 DNS 11 Rainbow Team 31 9 8 8 8 9 9 Ret DNS 15 32 12 Ret 12 13 Ret DNS DNS 12 ACE Racing 33 12 9 9 4 13 Woodstock Racing Team 46 Ret Ret 0
References
External links The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique