The 2018 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 35th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing.
Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine Race drivers Rounds Reserve driver(s) Victory Team Victory Mercury 2.5 V6 1 Alex Carella 1–2, 4–7 BaBa 3 Victory 3 Ahmed Al Hameli All Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 Thani Al Qamzi All 6 Shaun Torrente All 35 Rashed Al Qamzi 1 Erik Stark 3–7 CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Philippe Chiappe All 8 Peter Morin All F1 Atlantic Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Grant Trask All Moore 10 Duarte Benavente All Mad-Croc BaBa Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Sami Seliö All 12 Filip Roms All Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Jonas Andersson All 15 Erik Edin All Blaze Performance DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 36 Simone Bianca Schuft All Blaze 37 Francesco Cantando All Emirates Racing Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 50 Marit Strømøy All DAC 51 Bartek Marszalek All Maverick F1 Racing Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 70 Mette Brandt Bjerknæs 2 73 Cédric Deguisne All DAC 74 Erik Stark 1–2 Moore Mette Brandt Bjerknæs 3 Sutthipan Sookbuangbon 4–7
Season calendar Round Race title Date Circuit location Race winner Hull/Engine 1 17th Grand Prix of Portugal 20 May Portimão Shaun Torrente DAC/Mercury 2 Grand Prix of London 17 June London Erik Stark DAC/Mercury 3 22nd Grand Prix of France 1 July Évian-les-Bains Erik Stark DAC/Mercury 4 23rd Grand Prix of China 23 September Xiangyang Shaun Torrente DAC/Mercury 5 Grand Prix of India 18 November Amaravati Shaun Torrente DAC/Mercury 6 26th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 8 December Abu Dhabi Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury 7 19th Grand Prix of Sharjah 15 December Sharjah Erik Stark DAC/Mercury
Results and standings Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. A maximum of two boats per team are 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 GBR FRA CHN IND ABU SHA Points 1 Shaun Torrente 1 Ret 3 1 1 6 3 89 2 Erik Stark 10 1 1 3 3 Ret 1 85 3 Thani Al Qamzi 2 4 2 2 Ret 1 Ret 74 4 Peter Morin 5 3 5 7 4 2 Ret 54 5 Philippe Chiappe 3 2 15 5 Ret 8 6 42 6 Marit Strømøy Ret 7 7 8 2 4 Ret 35 7 Jonas Andersson Ret Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 2 29 8 Sami Seliö DNS 5 Ret Ret DNS 3 4 28 9 Erik Edin 9 Ret 4 9 6 Ret 5 25 10 Ahmed Al Hameli 6 8 9 6 8 DNS DNS 18 11 Francesco Cantando 8 Ret 14 DNS 5 5 10 18 12 Alex Carella 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 13 Filip Roms Ret DNS Ret 12 7 10 7 9 14 Grant Trask 14 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 8 8 15 Bartek Marszalek 11 DNS 8 10 Ret 7 Ret 8 16 Cedric Deguisne 12 9 10 11 Ret 9 9 7 17 Duarte Benavente 7 10 11 Ret Ret 11 DNS 5 18 Simone Bianca Schuft 15 Ret DNS DNS 9 13 11 2 19 Sutthipan Sookbuangbon 13 10 DNP Ret 1 20 Mette Brandt Bjerknæs 11 13 0 Rashed Al Qamzi 13 0
References
External links
The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique