Team Abu Dhabi Announces Comeback of World Champions Alex Carella and Shaun Torrente Racing   Team Abu Dhabi, led by the legendary Guido Cappellini, is gearing up for a major comeback in the upcoming races with the return of four-time World Champion Alex Carella from Italy and three-time F1h2o World Champion Shaun Torrente from Miami, Florida. Currently in 7th position with only 27 points in the team championship, Cappellini acknowledges the need for strong decisions to be made to get back on the podium. “It’s been a disaster for me,” says Cappellini. “We need to shake things up an ..read more

Sunday, March 31:  The Victory Team’s Erik Stark took full advantage of his pole position to lead a yellow-flag interrupted first-ever Grand Prix of Bình Định-Vietnam from start-to-finish in Quy Nhơn on Sunday morning.   The Swede completed the 35-lap race in stifling heat just 2.715 seconds in front of Team Vietnam’s defending World Champion Jonas Andersson. Stark’s fifth career Grand Prix win and a first since Sharjah in 2018 has given him an eight-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship. Andersson’s runner-up spot marked his 33rd career podium in F1H2O racing. The result also sa ..read more

Mercury Racing® boosts its support of circuit racing with the addition of the 60 APX model to its Apex series of pure competition outboards. The 60 APX is designed specifically to power catamaran tunnel hull boats in the UIM F4 class. The F4 designation was chosen for the first UIM circuit-racing class powered only by a low-emissions four-stroke outboard. The F4 class is very popular across the U.K., Western Europe and the Middle East, and the 60 APX was introduced on February 28 at the Dubai International Boat Show at Dubai Harbour, United Arab Emirates.   The F4 class is ..read more

TEAM SWEDEN SIGNS AGREEMENT TO BECOME TEAM VIETNAM BÌNH ÐỊNH FOR NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON FDLH to become title sponsor for 2024 UIM F1H2O World Championship Thursday, January 18:  Team Sweden has joined forces with the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam and will be known as Team Vietnam Bình Định for the 2024 UIM F1H2O World Championship. The news was announced at a press conference at Qui Nhon in the Bình Định province today (Thursday). It was also announced that FDLH (Fleur de Lys Hospitality) will become the title sponsor for the 2024 UIM F1H2O World Championshi ..read more

Great satisfaction for the Piacenza team C&B Racing and Motonautica San Nazzaro on the occasion of Motonautica’s centenary. On Sunday, December 17th, Massimiliano Cremona, Davide Scarpa, Martina Barbarini, and for the radio-controlled section, Ivan Ronconi, Andrea Turrini, and Giorgio Scognamiglio were awarded at the Salone d’Onore del Coni in Rome on the occasion of Motonautica’s centenary.   Furthermore, the Cremona family, for Motonautica San Nazzaro, was awarded for the organized events. It is worth mentioning that thanks to their constant commitment, the group has been able to ..read more

FORMULA 1 POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER FOR RED RIVER RUMBLE F1 POWERBOAT SHOWDOWN   Shreveport-Bossier, LA – The Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission is thrilled to announce the return of Formula 1 Powerboat Racing to Shreveport-Bossier with the Red River Rumble F1 Powerboat Showdown, scheduled to take place from May 24 – 26, 2024, over Memorial Day weekend. This event will feature approximately 50 high-speed powerboats along the Red River.   “On behalf of the Formula 1 Powerboat Championship, we are very excited to bring Formula 1 powerboat racing bac ..read more

Sunday, December 10:  Team Sweden’s Jonas Andersson led the Road to Sharjah-Grand Prix of Sharjah from start-to-finish to earn his 14th career victory and add a maiden UIM F1H2O Teams’ Championship title to the second World Drivers’ Championship he secured at the last race.   The dominant Swede reached the finish of a yellow-flag interrupted race 2.452 seconds clear of the Victory Team’s Erik Stark. He also added the UIM F1H2O Fast Lap Trophy to his haul of awards with a best tour of 49.140 seconds. While Andersson was confirming a clean sweep of all four major titles, Stark finish ..read more

In an impressive display of skill and teamwork, Team Dixon batteries dominated the Germistone Aquatic Club’s event in the F1 South African Championship on the 9th of December 2023.  Keagan Frankiewicz, won the first two heats and finished second in the third heat, securing the overall first place for the day. Meanwhile, his teammate Ronan Dixon finished second overall, making it a double triumph for the team.   This event marked the first race for Ronan Dixon in his brand new DAC boat, and he couldn’t be happier with the performance. He qualified in second place and went on to fini ..read more

We would highlight 3 names. Currently in 2nd position with 39 points is Ferdinand Zandbergen. He is starting in P3 today and holds a 4 point advantage over Victory Team driver Erik Stark, who sits in 5th spot on the grid behind MadCroc Gillman Racing driver Grant Trask, which gives Erik a good position for a high point finish. We cannot exclude Peter Morin, the China CTIC Team driver, who is only 2 points behind Erik Stark in the overall 23 championship. So, who will it be? It’s easy to say if you snooze, you lose. My best guess is that to secure one of the two open spots on the podium, t ..read more

Saturday, December 9:  Team Sweden’s Jonas Andersson snatched pole position for the Road to Sharjah-Grand Prix of Sharjah, the final round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championsjip, on Saturday morning. The new World Champion topped the times after three pulsating BRM Qualifying sessions on Khalid Lagoon and held off a ferocious challenge from Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente in Q3 to snatch pole. Andersson had come into the morning’s session heading Torrente by 18 points in the UIM F1H2O Pole Position Trophy and the Swede duly clinched the title to add to the second World Championsh ..read more