2011 F1 Powerboat World Championship

2011 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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The 2011 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 28th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of seven races, beginning in Doha, Qatar on 5 March 2011, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2011.[1] Italian Alex Carella won the Drivers' World Championship, driving for the Qatar Team.[2]

Teams and drivers

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Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds
  Mad Croc F1 Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 1   Sami Seliö 1–5
2   Davide Padovan All
19   Youssef Al Rubayan 6–7
  Team Nautica BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 3   Rinaldo Osculati All
DAC 4   Marit Strømøy All
BaBa 18   Bartek Marszalek 2, 4–7
  Team Abu Dhabi BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 5   Thani Al Qamzi All
6   Ahmed Al Hameli 1–2, 4–7
  Scott Gillman 3
  CTIC China Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 7   Philippe Chiappe All
DAC 8   Pierre Lundin All
  F1 Atlantic Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 9   Philippe Tourre All
Dragon 10   Duarte Benavente All
  Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11   Jay Price All
12   Alex Carella All
Gran Prix 13   Shaun Torrente 6–7
  Team Sweden BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 14   Jonas Andersson All
Gran Prix 15   Shaun Torrente[3] 1–4
DAC   Rhys Coles[4] 5–7
BaBa 16   Tommy Wahlsten 5
  Singha F1 Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23   Stefano Paoletti 1
BaBa   Ivan Brigada 2
DAC   Valerio Lagiannella 3–7
Blaze 24   Francesco Cantando All
  Jetech Tool F1 Racing DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 77   Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 3–4
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar

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Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2011, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.

There were a total of 10 individual races originally planned for the 2011 season by the UIM,[1] with events in St Petersburg, Nanyang and Haikou alongside the seven that ultimately took place. These included a brand new race in Vyshhorod which was announced on 25 January, bringing F1 powerboats to Ukraine for the first time.[5] However on 12 April it was announced that the planned race in St Petersburg was to be rescheduled for 2012, with the Kazan race moved back a week to avoid a clash with the Class 1 Norwegian Grand Prix.[6]

Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Winner Hull/Engine
1   8th Grand Prix of Qatar 5 March Doha   Jay Price DAC/Mercury
2   13th Grand Prix of Portugal 22 May Portimao   Jay Price DAC/Mercury
3   1st Grand Prix of Tatarstan 17 July Kazan[6]   Alex Carella DAC/Mercury
4   1st Grand Prix of Ukraine 30 July Vyshhorod[5]   Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury
5   15th Grand Prix of China 2 October Liuzhou   Thani Al Qamzi BaBa/Mercury
6   19th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 9 December Abu Dhabi   Alex Carella DAC/Mercury
7   12th Grand Prix of Sharjah 16 December Sharjah   Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury

Results and standings

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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

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Pos Driver QAT
 
POR
 
RUS
 
UKR
 
CHN
 
ABU
 
SHA
 
Points
1   Alex Carella 2 2 1 5 5 1 Ret 84
2   Jay Price 1 1 3 2 DSQ 3 Ret 79
3   Thani Al Qamzi 7 3 2 7 1 6 2 75
4   Ahmed Al Hameli 15 Ret 1 2 2 1 70
5   Philippe Chiappe 3 9 5 9 3 Ret 3 47
6   Francesco Cantando 9 5 8 4 6 5 4 42
7   Sami Seliö 14 4 DNS 3 Ret 21
8   Davide Padovan 6 6 Ret DNS 4 Ret 9 21
9   Jonas Andersson 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 8 19
10   Shaun Torrente 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 16
11   Pierre Lundin 11 Ret Ret 8 7 4 Ret 16
12   Duarte Benavente 10 7 Ret 12 8 8 6 16
13   Scott Gillman 4 9
14   Marit Strømøy 8 Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 DSQ 9
15   Rhys Coles 10 11 7 5
16   Philippe Tourre DNS 8 9 11 DNS DNS Ret 5
17   Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 7 Ret 4
18   Youssef Al Rubayan 9 11 2
19   Tommy Wahlsten 9 2
20   Rinaldo Osculati 12 11 10 14 Ret Ret DNS 1
21   Bartek Marszalek 12 10 Ret Ret DNS 1
22   Valerio Lagiannella DNS 13 DNS Ret 10 1
23   Ivan Brigada 10 1
24   Stefano Paoletti 13 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (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

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Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.

Pos Team Boat
No.
QAT
 
POR
 
RUS
 
UKR
 
CHN
 
ABU
 
SHA
 
Points
1   Qatar Team 11 1 1 3 2 DSQ 3 Ret 172
12 2 2 1 5 5 1 Ret
2   Team Abu Dhabi 5 7 3 2 7 1 6 2 154
6 15 Ret 4 1 2 2 1
3   CTIC China Team 7 3 9 5 9 3 Ret 3 63
8 11 Ret Ret 8 7 4 Ret
4   Mad Croc F1 Team 1 14 4 DNS 3 Ret 44
2 6 6 Ret DNS 4 Ret 9
19 9 11
5   Singha F1 Racing Team 23 13 10 DNS 13 DNS Ret 10 44
24 9 5 8 4 6 5 4
6   Team Sweden 14 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 8 24
15 4 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 7
7   F1 Atlantic Team 9 DNS 8 9 11 DNS DNS Ret 21
10 10 7 Ret 12 8 8 6
8   Team Nautica 3 12 11 10 14 Ret Ret DNS 10
4 8 Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 DSQ
9   Jetech Tool F1 Racing 77 7 Ret 4
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (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

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  1. ^ a b "Advance Regulations 2011". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Hameli Wins; Qatar Team Crash Gives Carella World Title!". F1H20. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. ^ "North American Champ Shaun Torrente Joins Team Sweden!". F1H20. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ^ "F1H20 Grand Prix of China - Aussie Rhys Coles to drive for Team Sweden". seabreeze.com.au. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b "New Venue Added to 2011 Calendar..." F1H2O. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Revision to F1H2O calendar". F1H2O. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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