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]

Teams and drivers

Team	Hull	Engine	No.	Race drivers	Rounds
Team Nautica	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	3	Rinaldo Osculati	1–2, 4–8
Team Nautica	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	4	Tomas Cermak	2–8
Team Abu Dhabi	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	5	Thani Al Qamzi^[3]	All
Team Abu Dhabi	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	6	Ahmed Al Hameli^[3]	All
CTIC China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5 V6	7	Philippe Chiappe	All
CTIC China Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	8	Pierre Lundin	All
F1 Atlantic Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	9	Fabian Kalsow	1–3
	Moore		9	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
Team Mad Croc	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	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
Qatar Team	Dragon	Mercury 2.5 V6	17	Andy Elliott^[5]	All
Team Skydive Dubai	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	21	Tim Seebold^[6]	3–5
Team Skydive Dubai	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	21	Ivan Brigada	8
Singha F1 Racing Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	23	Marco Gambi	1–7
Singha F1 Racing Team	Blaze	Mercury 2.5 V6	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
800 Doctor	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	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

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

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	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
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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

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
1	Team Mad Croc	12	Ret	2	1	6	5	3	Ret	3	165
2	Team Abu Dhabi	5	3	4	8	2	6	6	3	5	126
2	Team Abu Dhabi	6	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4	1	126
3	Qatar Team	16	4	3	5	1	Ret	1	2	6	95
3	Qatar Team	17	6	9	Ret	13	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	95
4	CTIC China Team	7	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	2	9	5	Ret	66
4	CTIC China Team	8	5	6	14	4	3	Ret	6	9	66
5	Singha F1 Racing Team	23	DSQ	Ret	Ret	12	13	Ret	Ret		59
5	Singha F1 Racing Team	24	2	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	DNS	59
6	Team Azerbaijan	14	DNS	5	10	7	10	Ret	Ret	4	35
6	Team Azerbaijan	15	Ret	7	DNS	Ret	8	Ret	8	8	35
7	800 Doctor	69		11	11	DNS					17
7	800 Doctor	70	DSQ	Ret	4	10	9	10	7	DNS	17
8	F1 Atlantic Team	9	7	DNS	Ret	11	15	13	Ret	10	15
8	F1 Atlantic Team	10	Ret	Ret	7	8	11	8	Ret	Ret	15
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
11	Team Nautica	4		12	Ret	14	16	12	10	12	1
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
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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

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

External links

The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship
The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique

[AdvancedCalender-1] "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.

[AbuDhabiTeamLineUp-3] "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.

[LinyiRace1-8] "New GP in China". F1H2O. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

[LinyiRace2-9] "New venue in China". F1H2O. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2013.