2010 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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Sami Seliö (left, pictured in 2008) won his second world title in 2010.

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
Italy Team Nautica BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Switzerland Rinaldo Osculati 1–2, 4–8
4 Slovakia Tomas Cermak 2–8
United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi[3] All
BaBa 6 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli[3] All
France CTIC China Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 7 France Philippe Chiappe All
DAC 8 Sweden Pierre Lundin All
Portugal F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Germany Fabian Kalsow 1–3
Moore France Philippe Tourre 4–8
Dragon 10 Portugal Duarte Benavente All
BaBa 22 Germany Fabian Kalsow 6–8
Finland Team Mad Croc BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Finland Sami Seliö All
12 Italy Alex Carella All
Azerbaijan Team Azerbaijan DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Sweden Jonas Andersson All
15 Norway Marit Strømøy All
18 Brunei Ma'arof Mahari[4] 3
Qatar Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 16 United States Jay Price All
Dragon 17 United Kingdom Andy Elliott[5] All
United Arab Emirates Team Skydive Dubai BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 21 United States Tim Seebold[6] 3–5
Italy Ivan Brigada 8
Italy Singha F1 Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Italy Marco Gambi 1–7
Blaze 24 Italy Francesco Cantando All
Italy Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Italy Davide Padovan All
Italy 800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 69 Italy Luigi Roberto 2–4
70 Italy Fabio Comparato All
Russia Pringles Xtreme F1 Racing DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 77 Russia Stanislav Kourtsenovsky[7] 2
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar

Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2010, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.

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 Portugal 12th Grand Prix of Portugal 9 May Portimão United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury
2 Russia 8th Grand Prix of Russia 11 July St Petersburg Finland Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
3 China 12th Grand Prix of China 3 October Linyi[8][9] Italy Alex Carella BaBa/Mercury
4 China 13th Grand Prix of China 17 October Liuzhou United States Jay Price DAC/Mercury
5 China 14th Grand Prix of China 24 October Shenzhen Italy Francesco Cantando Blaze/Mercury
6 Qatar 7th Grand Prix of Qatar 27 November Doha United States Jay Price DAC/Mercury
7 United Arab Emirates 18th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 4 December Abu Dhabi Finland Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
8 United Arab Emirates 11th Grand Prix of Sharjah 10 December Sharjah United Arab Emirates 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
Portugal
RUS
Russia
CHN
China
CHN
China
CHN
China
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Finland Sami Seliö DSQ 1 2 Ret 4 2 1 2 94
2 United States Jay Price 4 3 5 1 Ret 1 2 6 88
3 Italy Alex Carella Ret 2 1 6 5 3 Ret 3 71
4 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi 3 4 8 2 6 6 3 5 68
5 Italy Francesco Cantando 2 Ret 3 3 1 Ret Ret DNS 59
6 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hameli 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 4 1 58
7 Sweden Pierre Lundin 5 6 14 4 3 Ret 6 9 40
8 France Philippe Chiappe Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 9 5 Ret 26
9 Sweden Jonas Andersson DNS 5 10 7 10 Ret Ret 4 22
10 Italy Fabio Comparato DSQ Ret 4 10 9 10 7 DNS 17
11 United States Tim Seebold 6 5 7 16
12 Germany Fabian Kalsow 7 DNS Ret 5 Ret 7 15
13 Italy Davide Padovan 8 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 9 11 14
14 Norway Marit Strømøy Ret 7 DNS Ret 8 Ret 8 8 13
15 Portugal Duarte Benavente Ret Ret 7 8 11 8 Ret Ret 10
16 United Kingdom Andy Elliott 6 9 Ret 13 12 Ret Ret Ret 7
17 France Philippe Tourre 11 15 13 Ret 10 1
18 Slovakia Tomas Cermak 12 Ret 14 16 12 10 12 1
19 Russia Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 10 1
20 Switzerland Rinaldo Osculati Ret DNS Ret 17 11 11 Ret 0
21 Italy Luigi Roberto 11 11 DNS 0
22 Italy Marco Gambi DSQ Ret Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 0
23 Brunei Ma'arof Mahari 12 0
24 Italy Ivan Brigada Ret 0
Key
Colour Result
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
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
Portugal
RUS
Russia
CHN
China
CHN
China
CHN
China
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Finland Team Mad Croc 11 DSQ 1 2 Ret 4 2 1 2 165
12 Ret 2 1 6 5 3 Ret 3
2 United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi 5 3 4 8 2 6 6 3 5 126
6 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 4 1
3 Qatar Qatar Team 16 4 3 5 1 Ret 1 2 6 95
17 6 9 Ret 13 12 Ret Ret Ret
4 France CTIC China Team 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 9 5 Ret 66
8 5 6 14 4 3 Ret 6 9
5 Italy Singha F1 Racing Team 23 DSQ Ret Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 59
24 2 Ret 3 3 1 Ret Ret DNS
6 Azerbaijan Team Azerbaijan 14 DNS 5 10 7 10 Ret Ret 4 35
15 Ret 7 DNS Ret 8 Ret 8 8
7 Italy 800 Doctor 69 11 11 DNS 17
70 DSQ Ret 4 10 9 10 7 DNS
8 Portugal F1 Atlantic Team 9 7 DNS Ret 11 15 13 Ret 10 15
10 Ret Ret 7 8 11 8 Ret Ret
9 Italy Rainbow Team 31 8 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 9 11 14
10 United Arab Emirates Team Skydive Dubai 21 6 5 7 Ret 11
11 Italy Team Nautica 3 Ret DNS Ret 17 11 11 Ret 1
4 12 Ret 14 16 12 10 12
12 Russia Pringles Xtreme F1 Racing 77 10 1
Key
Colour Result
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
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

  1. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  8. 1 2 "New GP in China". F1H2O. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  9. 1 2 "New venue in China". F1H2O. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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