2007 F1 Powerboat World Championship Explained

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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[3] 4–8 2 Thani Al Qamzi All 27 Ahmed Al Hameli[4] 1–3 Majed Al Mansoori 5–8 XPV Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Bob Trask[5] All 4 David Trask All F1 Team Energy BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 5 Sami Seliö[6] All 6 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky All CTIC China Team Charente Maritime DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Philippe Dessertenne[7] 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[8] 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[9] 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[10] 7–8 Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Fabrizio Bocca All 32 Valerio Lagiannella 1–6 Shaun Torrente[11] 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[12] 7–8

Key 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 Boat No. 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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2007. Union Internationale Motonautique. 17 November 2014.
2. News: Selio Wins Sharjah And Is New World Champion!. F1H2O. 14 December 2007. 17 November 2014.
3. News: Al Qamzi Ready To Lead The Emirates Team !. F1H2O. 19 October 2007. 17 November 2014.
4. News: 3 Boat Teams Becoming The Way In F1 Racing?. F1H2O. 10 May 2007. 17 November 2014.
5. News: Trask’s Working Hard To Continue Aussie Success In ’07. F1H2O. 23 March 2007. 17 November 2014.
6. News: Selio Ready For "Breakout" Season In 2007!. F1H2O. 15 March 2007. 17 November 2014.
7. News: Dessertenne Finds New Confidence With New Team!. F1H2O. 14 March 2007. 17 November 2014.
8. News: Benavente Looking For A "Breakthrough" Season!. F1H2O. 3 April 2007. 17 November 2014.
9. News: Multiple Driver Changes For Gp Opener In Portugal !. F1H2O. 11 May 2007. 17 November 2014.
10. News: Abu Dhabi Race Is Playground For World Titles!. F1H2O. 4 December 2007. 17 November 2014.
11. News: Young American Star Shaun Torrente Coming To F1!. F1H2O. 9 November 2007. 17 November 2014.
12. News: ROGGIERO MULTI-TASKS AS TOP RACER/ BOAT BUILDER IN '07!. F1H2O. 19 March 2007. 13 February 2016.