2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship

The 2008 UIM F1 World Championship was the 25th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of eight events, beginning in Doha, Qatar on 29 March 2008, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 12 December 2008.[1] Jay Price, driving for the Qatar Team, secured the drivers' title, becoming only the second American to win the championship in its history.[2]

2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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Jay Price (centre, pictured in 2009) won the 2008 world title with 105 points.

Teams and drivers
Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds
Woodstock Red Devil Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 1 Sami Seliö[3] All
2 Massimo Roggiero[3] 1–5
Trask Brothers Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Bob Trask All
4 David Trask All
Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 Thani Al Qamzi All
BaBa 6 Ahmed Al Hameli All
China CTIC Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Philippe Dessertenne All
8 Peng Lin Wu 1
Pierre Lundin[4] 2–8
F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Philippe Chiappe All
Dragon 10 Duarte Benavente All
Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Jay Price All
12 Ahmed Al Fayyad 1–4
BaBa Youssef Al Khulaifi 6–8
13 Youssef Al Khulaifi 1–4
13 Youssef Al Khulaifi 5
F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 Jonas Andersson All
15 Philippe Toure 1, 3–4, 6–7
Molgaard Uvis Slakteris 5
16 Uvis Slakteris 1, 3–4, 7
16 Uvis Slakteris 2, 6, 8
Singha Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 Marco Gambi All
Blaze 24 Francesco Cantando All
Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Marit Strømøy 1–6
Ivan Brigada 7–8
32 Valerio Lagiannella 1–6
Daniele Martignoni 7–8
800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 70 Fabio Comparato All
77 Fabian Kalsow 7–8
Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 Guido Cappellini 1–5, 7–8
Ivan Brigada 6
75 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky All
Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar
Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2008, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.
Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Winner Hull/Engine
1 5th Grand Prix of Qatar 29 March Doha[5] Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury
2 10th Grand Prix of Portugal 4 May Portimão[6] Jay Price DAC/Mercury
3 4th Grand Prix of Finland 8 June Lahti[7] Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
4 6th Grand Prix of Russia 14 June St Petersburg Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury
5 8th Grand Prix of China 12 October Liuzhou[8] Jay Price DAC/Mercury
6 9th Grand Prix of China 26 October Shenzen[9] Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury
7 16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 5 December Abu Dhabi[10] Jay Price DAC/Mercury
8 9th Grand Prix of Sharjah 12 December Sharjah Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury
The 2008 Grand Prix of Finland, held in Lahti.

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 QAT
 POR
 FIN
 RUS
 CHN
 CHN
 ABU
 SHA
 Points
1 Jay Price 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 105
2 Sami Seliö 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 69
3 Jonas Andersson 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 62
4 Ahmed Al Hameli Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret 55
5 Fabio Comparato Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43
6 David Trask 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 41
7 Philippe Chiappe 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 40
8 Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 32
9 Pierre Lundin 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 31
10 Guido Cappellini 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 27
11 Francesco Cantando Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7 21
12 Philippe Dessertenne Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 20
13 Uvis Slakteris 6 Ret 6 11 7 8 Ret 11 17
14 Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret 16
15 Duarte Benavente Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 12
16 Bob Trask Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 11
17 Youssef Al Khulaifi Ret DNS 8 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 8
18 Marco Gambi DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 7
19 Philippe Tourre 9 DNS 14 DNS Ret 2
20 Valerio Lagiannella DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 2
21 Ivan Brigada DNS 12 10 1
22 Massimo Roggiero 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS 1
23 Fabian Kalsow 11 DNS 0
24 Daniele Martignoni Ret 12 0
25 Marit Strømøy Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 0
26 Ahmed Al Fayyad Ret DNS Ret Ret 0
27 Peng Lin Wu Ret 0
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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.		 QAT
 POR
 FIN
 RUS
 CHN
 CHN
 ABU
 SHA
 Points
1 Qatar Team 11 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 110
12 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret
13 6
2 Team Abu Dhabi 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 87
6 Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret
3 F1 Team Sweden 14 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 71
15 9 DNS 14 7 Ret
16 Ret 8 11
4 Woodstock Red Devil Racing 1 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 70
2 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS
5 Trask Brothers Racing 3 Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 52
4 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret
6 F1 Atlantic Team 9 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 52
10 Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9
7 China CTIC Team 7 Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 51
8 Ret 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret
8 Tamoil F1 Team 74 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 43
75 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret
9 800 Doctor 70 Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43
77 11 DNS
10 Singha Team 23 DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 28
24 Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7
11 Rainbow Team 31 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 12 10 3
32 DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 Ret 12
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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. "ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2008". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. "Jay Price Leads Qatar Team To A Dominating 2008 Title!". F1H2O. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. "World Champ Selio Welcomes New Teammate!!". F1H2O. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. "Swedish Driver Pierre Lundin Joins Chinese Team!". F1H2O. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. "QATAR TO BE GIANT TEST FOR F1 DRIVERS AS SEASON NEARS!". F1H2O. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. ""EUROPEAN SEASON" SET TO BEGIN AT GP OF PORTUGAL!". F1H2O. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. "FINLAND IS A RACE FOR FIRST TIME WINNERS!". F1H2O. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. "THE "ROAR OF THE DRAGON" TO WELCOME F1 2ND SEASON!". F1H2O. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. "SHENZHEN MAY BE KEY IN DETERMINING WORLD TITLE!". F1H2O. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  10. "ABU DHABI'S RACE MAKES OR BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIPS!". F1H2O. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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