The 2006 UIM F1 World Championship was the 23rd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of six events, beginning in Doha, Qatar on 15 April 2006, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 15 December 2006. Scott Gillman, driving for the Emirates F1 Team, clinched his fourth and ultimately last F1 championship which remains the second highest total in the sport's history.
Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine Race drivers Rounds Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 1 Guido Cappellini All 2 Ivan Brigada 1–3, 5–6 BaBa Fabian Kalsow 4 44 Fabian Kalsow 2–3, 5–6 Team Green BaBaDAC Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Laith Pharaon 1–2, 5–6 BaBa 4 Massimo Roggiero 1 DAC Leo Bonelli 2–3 Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Fabrizio Bocca All 8 Valerio Lagiannella 1–2 Jonas Andersson 3–6 41 Jonas Andersson 2 71 Valerio Lagiannella 3 Atlantic Team Dragon Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Andy Elliott All 10 Duarte Benavente All Singha Racing Team Blaze Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Massimiliano Moreschi All 15 Francesco Cantando All CTIC China Team Charente Maritime DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 17 Philippe Dessertenne All BaBa 18 Philippe Chiappe All DAC 81 Peng Lin Wu 2–6 XPV Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 19 Bob Trask All 20 David Trask All Red Devil Seliö F1 BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 25 Sami Seliö All 26 Julius Leysen All Emirates F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 27 Scott Gillman All 28 Thani Al Qamzi All Comparato Racing Team Comparato Mercury 2.5 V6 29 Luigi Roberto All DAC 30 Fabio Comparato All Comparato 47 Pierre Lundin 3 ASMC Racing DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 33 Marco Gambi All Blaze 34 Franco Leidi 1–3 DAC Ahmed Al Hameli 3, 5–6 Qatar Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 55 Jay Price 2–6 56 Massimo Roggiero 2–6 96 Mohamed Al Ali 1Key Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points
Season calendar
A six-race calendar was maintained from the 2005 season, with just one change: the incident-packed race from the previous year in Singapore was replaced by the return of China to the schedule after a year's absence. The venue chosen was Chongzhou where F1 would visit for the first time. The 2006 season marked a watershed for Italy's presence in the sport. Whilst Italian teams and drivers have gone on to participate in the series for years to follow, 2006 is the last time an Italian round has featured on the calendar to date. It was therefore somewhat fitting that on the 25th anniversary of the first championship season the venue was Lake Como where the first F1 race, and the first Grand Prix of Italy, had been held in 1981. Round Race title Date Circuit location Race winner Hull/Engine 1 2nd Grand Prix of Qatar 15 April Doha Ivan Brigada DAC/Mercury 2 8th Grand Prix of Portugal 20 May Portimão Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 3 10th Grand Prix of Italy 16 July Como Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 4 5th Grand Prix of China 5 October Chongzhou Scott Gillman DAC/Mercury 5 14th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 8 December Abu Dhabi Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 6 7th Grand Prix of Sharjah 15 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 ITA CHN ABU SHA Points 1 Scott Gillman 2 2 Ret 1 2 7 69 2 Guido Cappellini Ret 1 1 6 1 Ret 65 3 Thani Al Qamzi 4 5 2 Ret 3 1 63 4 Ivan Brigada 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 35 5 David Trask DNS Ret 4 3 DSQ 5 28 6 Jonas Andersson 4 Ret Ret 5 3 28 7 Bob Trask 5 6 Ret 5 Ret 6 24 8 Jay Price 14 6 2 DNS DSQ 20 9 Philippe Dessertenne 3 11 12 9 8 8 20 10 Sami Seliö 6 Ret Ret 10 6 4 20 11 Philippe Chiappe 8 8 11 7 4 DNS 19 12 Fabio Comparato 12 3 10 Ret 7 DNS 17 13 Massimo Roggiero DNS Ret 3 DNS Ret Ret 12 14 Andy Elliott Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 10 12 15 Duarte Benavente 9 Ret 5 Ret DSQ 13 9 16 Fabian Kalsow 12 8 8 9 14 8 17 Francesco Cantando Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 11 4 18 Julius Leysen Ret 13 7 Ret Ret 15 4 19 Massimiliano Moreschi 7 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 4 20 Ahmed Al Hameli DNS 10 9 3 21 Fabrizio Bocca Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 2 22 Luigi Roberto 11 10 Ret 11 Ret DNS 1 23 Laith Pharaon 10 Ret Ret Ret 1 24 Peng Lin Wu DNQ 14 Ret 12 16 0 25 Marco Gambi Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 26 Valerio Lagiannella Ret Ret DNS 0 27 Franco Leidi Ret DNQ DNS 0 28 Leo Bonelli DNQ Ret 0 29 Mohamed Al Ali Ret 0 30 Pierre Lundin Ret 0
Teams standings Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here. Pos Team BoatNo. QAT POR ITA CHN ABU SHA Points 1 Emirates F1 Team 27 2 2 Ret 1 2 7 132 28 4 5 2 Ret 3 1 2 Tamoil F1 Team 1 Ret 1 1 6 1 Ret 103 2 1 Ret Ret 8 Ret 2 3 XPV Racing 19 5 6 Ret 5 Ret 6 52 20 DNS Ret 4 3 DSQ 5 4 CTIC China Team Charente Maritime 17 3 11 12 9 8 8 39 18 8 8 11 7 4 DNS 5 Qatar Team 55 14 6 2 DNS DSQ 32 56 Ret 3 DNS Ret Ret 6 Red Devil Seliö F1 25 6 Ret Ret 10 6 4 24 26 Ret 13 7 Ret Ret 15 7 Rainbow Team 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 21 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 3 8 Atlantic Team 9 Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 10 21 10 9 Ret 5 Ret DSQ 13 9 Comparato Racing Team 29 11 10 Ret 11 Ret DNS 18 30 12 3 10 Ret 7 DNS 10 Singha Racing Team 14 7 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 8 15 Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 11 11 ASMC Racing 33 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 3 34 Ret DNQ DNS 10 9 12 Team Green 3 10 Ret Ret Ret 1 4 DNS DNQ Ret
References
External links The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique