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

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
			6	Scott Gillman	3
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	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	9	Philippe Tourre	All
F1 Atlantic Team	Dragon	Mercury 2.5 V6	10	Duarte Benavente	All
Qatar Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	11	Jay Price	All
	DAC		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		15	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

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

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	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
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.	QAT	POR	RUS	UKR	CHN	ABU	SHA	Points
1	Qatar Team	11	1	1	3	2	DSQ	3	Ret	172
1	Qatar Team	12	2	2	1	5	5	1	Ret	172
2	Team Abu Dhabi	5	7	3	2	7	1	6	2	154
2	Team Abu Dhabi	6	15	Ret	4	1	2	2	1	154
3	CTIC China Team	7	3	9	5	9	3	Ret	3	63
3	CTIC China Team	8	11	Ret	Ret	8	7	4	Ret	63
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
5	Singha F1 Racing Team	24	9	5	8	4	6	5	4	44
6	Team Sweden	14	5	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	7	8	24
6	Team Sweden	15	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	11	7	24
7	F1 Atlantic Team	9	DNS	8	9	11	DNS	DNS	Ret	21
7	F1 Atlantic Team	10	10	7	Ret	12	8	8	6	21
8	Team Nautica	3	12	11	10	14	Ret	Ret	DNS	10
8	Team Nautica	4	8	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	10	DSQ	10
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
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 2011". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "Al Hameli Wins; Qatar Team Crash Gives Carella World Title!". F1H20. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ "North American Champ Shaun Torrente Joins Team Sweden!". F1H20. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "F1H20 Grand Prix of China - Aussie Rhys Coles to drive for Team Sweden". seabreeze.com.au. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "New Venue Added to 2011 Calendar..." F1H2O. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Revision to F1H2O calendar". F1H2O. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

External links

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

[ProvisionalCalendar-1] "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.

[UkraineRace-5] "New Venue Added to 2011 Calendar..." F1H2O. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

[KazanRace-6] "Revision to F1H2O calendar". F1H2O. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

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