2007 F1 Powerboat World Championship

May 2026 F1 Powerboat World Championship 2007 2006 2008 thumb|250px|Sami Seliö (left, pictured in 2008) won the first title for a Finnish driver in 2007. 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.ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2007 http://www.uimpowerboating.com/archive/2007-calendars-results-and-advance-programs/ Union Internationale Motonautique 17 November 2014 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.Selio Wins Sharjah And Is New World Champion! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/selio-wins-sharjah-and-is-new-world-champion F1H2O 14 December 2007 17 November 2014 Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine No. Boat number Race drivers Rounds UAE Emirates F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 1 USA Scott Gillman 1–3 UAE Ahmed Al HameliAl Qamzi Ready To Lead The Emirates Team ! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/al-qamzi-ready-to-lead-the-emirates-team F1H2O 19 October 2007 17 November 2014 4–8 2 UAE Thani Al Qamzi All 27 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli3 Boat Teams Becoming The Way In F1 Racing? http://www.f1h2o.com/post/3-boat-teams-becoming-the-way-in-f1-racing F1H2O 10 May 2007 17 November 2014 1–3 UAE Majed Al Mansoori 5–8 AUS XPV Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 AUS Bob TraskTrask's Working Hard To Continue Aussie Success In '07 http://www.f1h2o.com/post/trask-s-working-hard-to-continue-aussie-success-in-07 F1H2O 23 March 2007 17 November 2014 All 4 AUS David Trask All FIN F1 Team Energy BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 5 FIN Sami SeliöSelio Ready For "Breakout" Season In 2007! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/selio-ready-for-breakout-season-in-2007 F1H2O 15 March 2007 17 November 2014 All 6 RUS Stanislav Kourtsenovsky All FRA CTIC China Team Charente Maritime DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 FRA Philippe DessertenneDessertenne Finds New Confidence With New Team! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/dessertenne-finds-new-confidence-with-new-team F1H2O 14 March 2007 17 November 2014 1, 3–8 8 CHN Peng Lin Wu All 17 FRA Philippe Dessertenne 2 POR Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 FRA Philippe Chiappe All Dragon 10 POR Duarte BenaventeBenavente Looking For A "Breakthrough" Season! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/benavente-looking-for-a-breakthrough-season F1H2O 3 April 2007 17 November 2014 All QAT Qatar Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 USA Jay Price All DAC 12 ITA Leo Bonelli 1–6 FRA Philippe Tourre 7–8 SWE F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 SWE Jonas Andersson All 15 FRA Philippe Tourre 1–6 NOR Marit Strømøy 7–8 36 NOR Marit Strømøy 5–6 ITA Comparato Racing Team Comparato Mercury 2.5 V6 19 ITA Fabio Comparato All 20 SWE Pierre LundinMultiple Driver Changes For Gp Opener In Portugal ! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/multiple-driver-changes-for-gp-opener-in-portugal F1H2O 11 May 2007 17 November 2014 All ITA Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 21 ITA Guido Cappellini All 22 ITA Marco Gambi 1–2 ITA Ivan Brigada 3–6 LAT Ugis Gross 7–8 ITA Singha Racing Team Blaze Mercury 2.5 V6 23 ITA Franco Leidi All 24 ITA Francesco Cantando All DAC 35 ITA Marco GambiAbu Dhabi Race Is Playground For World Titles! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/abu-dhabi-race-is-playground-for-world-titles F1H2O 4 December 2007 17 November 2014 7–8 ITA Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 ITA Fabrizio Bocca All 32 ITA Valerio Lagiannella 1–6 USA Shaun TorrenteYoung American Star Shaun Torrente Coming To F1! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/young-american-star-shaun-torrente-coming-to-f1 F1H2O 9 November 2007 17 November 2014 7 GBR ACE Racing Dragon Mercury 2.5 V6 33 GBR Andy Elliott 2, 7–8 ITA Woodstock Racing Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 46 ITA Massimo RoggieroROGGIERO MULTI-TASKS AS TOP RACER/ BOAT BUILDER IN '07! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/roggiero-multi-tasks-as-top-racer-boat-builder-in-07 F1H2O 19 March 2007 13 February 2016 7–8Key Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points Season calendar thumb|300px|Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2007, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink. Round Race title Date Circuit location Race winner Hull/Engine 1 POR 9th Grand Prix of Portugal 13 May Portimão USA Scott Gillman DAC/Mercury 2 FRA 18th Grand Prix of France 20 May La Rochelle FIN Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 3 CHN 6th Grand Prix of China 5 October Xi'an UAE Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury 4 CHN 7th Grand Prix of China 21 October Shenzhen ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 5 QAT 3rd Grand Prix of Qatar 24 November Doha UAE Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury 6 QAT 4th Grand Prix of Qatar 27 November Doha ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 7 UAE 15th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 7 December Abu Dhabi FIN Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 8 UAE 8th Grand Prix of Sharjah 14 December Sharjah FIN 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 PORPOR FRAFRA CHNCHN CHNCHN QATQAT QATQAT ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 FIN Sami Seliö 4 1 3 3 5 7 1 1 104 2 ITA Guido Cappellini 2 Ret 2 1 2 1 2 Ret 100 3 UAE Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 Ret 4 79 4 SWE Pierre Lundin 6 Ret 4 DNS 3 3 4 7 51 5 USA Jay Price 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 2 47 6 USA Scott Gillman 1 2 Ret 35 7 AUS David Trask 7 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret 6 3 31 8 FRA Philippe Chiappe 8 5 Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 6 29 9 SWE Jonas Andersson Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 24 10 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 4 Ret 5 18 11 ITA Francesco Cantando Ret Ret 10 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 18 12 FRA Philippe Dessertenne 5 DSQ DNS 5 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 ITA Fabrizio Bocca 9 8 8 8 9 9 Ret DNS 15 14 ITA Ivan Brigada Ret 4 Ret DNS 9 15 FRA Philippe Tourre Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 DNS Ret Ret 9 16 RUS Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 15 6 Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 Ret 8 17 POR Duarte Benavente Ret 9 7 10 Ret DNS 11 Ret 7 18 ITA Leo Bonelli 10 7 DNS 9 DNS Ret 7 19 AUS Bob Trask 11 11 11 7 Ret 10 13 Ret 5 20 GBR Andy Elliott 12 9 9 4 21 NOR Marit Strømøy 11 11 Ret 8 3 22 ITA Fabio Comparato Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 8 Ret DNS 3 23 ITA Franco Leidi 14 DNS 15 14 14 13 Ret 10 1 24 ITA Marco Gambi Ret 10 Ret Ret 1 25 LAT Ugis Gross 10 DNS 1 26 CHN Peng Lin Wu 13 Ret 13 Ret DNS 12 12 DNS 0 27 ITA Valerio Lagiannella 12 Ret 12 13 Ret DNS 0 28 ITA Massimo Roggiero Ret Ret 0 29 UAE Majed Al Mansoori DNS DNS Ret DNS 0 30 USA Shaun Torrente DNS 0 Teams standings Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here. Pos Team BoatNo. QATQAT PORPOR FINFIN RUSRUS CHNCHN CHNCHN ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 UAE Emirates F1 Team 1 1 2 Ret Ret 12 4 Ret 5 130 2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 Ret 4 2 FIN F1 Team Energy 5 4 1 3 3 5 7 1 1 112 6 15 6 Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 Ret 3 ITA Tamoil F1 Team 21 2 Ret 2 1 2 1 2 Ret 110 22 Ret 10 Ret 4 Ret DNS 10 DNS 4 QAT Qatar Team 11 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 2 63 12 10 7 DNS 9 DNS Ret Ret Ret 5 ITA Comparato Racing Team 19 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 8 Ret DNS 54 20 6 Ret 4 DNS 3 3 4 7 6 AUS XPV Racing 3 11 11 11 7 Ret 10 13 Ret 36 4 7 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret 6 3 7 POR Atlantic Team 9 8 5 Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 6 36 10 Ret 9 7 10 Ret DNS 11 Ret 8 SWE F1 Team Sweden 14 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 27 15 Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 DNS Ret 8 9 ITA Singha Racing Team 23 14 DNS 15 14 14 13 Ret 10 20 24 Ret Ret 10 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 10 FRA CTIC China Team Charente Maritime 7 5 DNS 5 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 8 13 Ret 13 Ret DNS 12 12 DNS 11 ITA Rainbow Team 31 9 8 8 8 9 9 Ret DNS 15 32 12 Ret 12 13 Ret DNS DNS 12 GBR ACE Racing 33 12 9 9 4 13 ITA Woodstock Racing Team 46 Ret Ret 0 References 2 External links The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique F1 Powerboat World Championship Category:Formula 1 Powerboat seasons F1 Powerboat World Championship