2016 F1 Powerboat World Championship

F1 Powerboat World Championship 2016 2015 2017 thumb|200px|Philippe Chiappe (pictured in 2009) won his third championship. The 2016 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 33rd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The season consisted of seven races, beginning in Dubai, UAE on 4 March 2016, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2016, although initial plans indicated a ten race calendar.Dubai to Open 2016 Season https://www.f1h2o.com/post/dubai-to-open-2016-season F1H2O 25 January 2016 25 January 2016Dubai to host F1h2O season opener http://www.raceboatinternational.com/dubai-to-host-f1h20-season-opener/ David Sewell Raceboat International 25 January 2016 25 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202102735/http://www.raceboatinternational.com/dubai-to-host-f1h20-season-opener/ 2 February 2016 dead dmy-all Philippe Chiappe, driving for the CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Team, entered the season as defending double world champion and successfully retained his title to become only the third driver in the sport's history to win three back-to-back drivers' championships.Torrente Wins in Sharjah - Chiappe Crowned World Champion https://www.f1h2o.com/post/torrente-wins-in-sharjah-chiappe-crowned-world-champion F1H2O 16 December 2016 21 December 2016 In addition, Chiappe's CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Team clinched their first teams' championship. Both the BRM Pole Position Trophy and Fast Lap Trophy were also won by Chiappe. Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine No. Boat number Race drivers Rounds Reserve driver CHN CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 1 FRA Philippe Chiappe All FRA Peter Morin 2 CHN Xiong Ziwei All UAE Victory Team VictoryMooreVictory Team Opts for Moore of the Same! https://www.f1h2o.com/post/victory-team-opts-for-moore-of-the-same F1H2O 15 July 2016 17 July 2016 Mercury 2.5 V6 3 UAE Nadir Bin HendiVictory Team Begins an Historic 'new Era' in Dubai! https://www.f1h2o.com/post/victory-team-begins-an-historic-new-era-in-dubai F1H2O 19 February 2016 21 February 2016 All 4 USA Shaun Torrente All UAE Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 UAE Thani Al Qamzi All 6 ITA Alex Carella All 7 UAE Rashed Al QamziRashed Al Qamzi Makes F1H2O Debut in Sharjah https://www.f1h2o.com/post/rashed-al-qamzi-makes-f1h2o-debut-in-sharjah F1H2O 14 December 2016 21 December 2016 7 POR F1 Atlantic Team DACMoore Mercury 2.5 V6 9 FRA Christophe Larigot All Moore 10 POR Duarte Benavente All ITA Mad-Croc BaBa Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 FIN Sami SeliöSelio Ready and Set to Fight for Title https://www.f1h2o.com/post/selio-ready-and-set-to-fight-for-title F1H2O 17 February 2016 21 February 2016 All RSA Wynand de Jager 12 FIN Filip Roms All SWE Team Sweden Molgaard Mercury 2.5 V6 14 SWE Jonas Andersson All 15 SWE Jesper Forss All UAE EMIC Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 17 AUS Grant TraskTrask Family Returns to F1H2O Joining EMIC Racing Team in Abu Dhabi! https://www.f1h2o.com/post/trask-family-returns-to-f1h2o-joining-emic-racing-team-in-abu-dhabi F1H2O 28 November 2016 21 December 2016 6–7 BaBa 50 NOR Marit Strømøy All DACDragonSzymura Enjoys First Experience of the Jones Dragon https://www.f1h2o.com/post/szymura-enjoys-first-experience-of-the-jones-dragon F1H2O 23 June 2016 17 July 2016 51 GER Mike SzymuraF4-S Trophy Champion Mike Szymura Steps Up Into F1H2O to Join Team EMIC https://www.f1h2o.com/post/f4-s-trophy-champion-mike-szymura-steps-up-into-f1h2o-to-join-team-emic F1H2O 10 February 2016 12 February 2016 All BaBa 80 ITA Ivan Brigada 2 ITA Blaze Performance Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 POL Bartek Marszalek All GER Dietmar KaiserGermans join UIM World F1h2o fleet http://www.raceboatinternational.com/germans-join-uim-world-f1h2o-fleet/ David Sewell Raceboat International 10 February 2016 10 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160229031418/http://www.raceboatinternational.com/germans-join-uim-world-f1h2o-fleet/ 2016-02-29 dead Blaze 24 ITA Francesco Cantando All UAE Emirates Racing Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 27 UAE Ahmed Al HameliAhmed Al Hameli Returns to Emirate Racing http://www.raceboatinternational.com/ahmed-al-hameli-returns-emirate-racing/ David Sewell Raceboat International 7 July 2016 17 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825181823/http://www.raceboatinternational.com/ahmed-al-hameli-returns-emirate-racing/ 25 August 2016 dead dmy-all 2–7 USA Scott Gillman DAC 28 SWE Erik Stark All BaBa 29 ITA Ivan BrigadaUIM F1 H2O replaces Class 1 in Dubai http://www.raceboatinternational.com/uim-f1-h20-replaces-class-1-in-dubai/ David Sewell Raceboat International 2 March 2016 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307211150/http://www.raceboatinternational.com/uim-f1-h20-replaces-class-1-in-dubai/ 2016-03-07 dead 1 FRA Maverick Racing Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 73 FRA Cédric Deguisne 2–3 Source:Exciting 18 Strong Driver Line Up for Grand Prix of Dubai https://www.f1h2o.com/post/exciting-18-strong-driver-line-up-for-grand-prix-of-dubai F1H2O 12 February 2016 12 February 2016Key Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points Team and driver changes There was a considerable amount of continuity from 2015 into the 2016 season as far as team and driver line-ups were concerned. Following the upheaval the previous year, the driver pairings at CTIC China, Victory Team, Team Abu Dhabi, Mad-Croc and Team Sweden were all unchanged. At the F1 Atlantic Team, Youssef Al Rubayan had retired, and was replaced by former Team EMIC driver Christophe Larigot to partner regular driver Duarte Benavente. To replace Larigot, Team EMIC hired promising rookie Mike Szymura. The German was already a three-time F4-S champion and would drive a Jonathan Jones-built Dragon boat from the second round onwards. Francesco Cantando's team retained himself and Bartek Marszalek as drivers, but lost their Motorglass sponsorship, thus reverting their name to Blaze Performance Team in deference to Cantando's self-built Blaze boats. Bernd Enzenhofer did not return for the team. At Emirates Racing, Ivan Brigada stood in for Ahmed Al Hameli at the opening round in Dubai, though Al Hameli returned for France, partnering Erik Stark for the rest of the year. Brigada meanwhile made a further appearance, this time for Team EMIC at Évian-les-Bains in a third boat. Cédric Deguisne's Maverick Racing team participated in the European rounds of the championship for a second year, while there were additional entries at the final two rounds. Grant Trask brought the Trask name back to Formula 1 powerboats when he drove a third boat for Team EMIC at both Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, while Rashed Al Qamzi, cousin to Thani Al Qamzi, was rewarded for winning the F4-S title with a one-off drive in Sharjah in a third boat for Team Abu Dhabi. Away from driver changes, another legend of the sport made a return to team activities as Renato Molinari joined the Emirates Team as Team Principal alongside Scott Gillman."Hall-Of-Fame Legend" Renato Molinari Joins Emirates Racing Team! https://www.f1h2o.com/post/hall-of-fame-legend-renato-molinari-joins-emirates-racing-team F1H2O 18 November 2016 21 December 2016 The popularity of the Moore hulls which were being campaigned so successfully by Philippe Chiappe was in evidence in 2016 as the manufacturer made a surprise switch from CTIC China to officially support Victory Team midway through the year. Victory had attempted to compete with their own hull, based closely on the Moore design,Spot the difference http://www.raceboatinternational.com/spot-the-difference/ David Sewell Raceboat International 10 December 2015 21 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075321/http://www.raceboatinternational.com/spot-the-difference/ 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all but with results not forthcoming, were able to convince the French boat builder to switch sides. The decision paid off, with Shaun Torrente taking Victory's first F1 win at the final race of the year in a Moore hull. Thus Chiappe's 2016 title win was the first since Jay Price's championship in 2009 where the team was not the primary supported outfit of the hull manufacturer - DAC in the case of Price who were officially supporting Guido Cappellini. Season calendar thumb|300px|Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2016, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink. A ten-race preliminary calendar for the 2016 championship was revealed in a press release on the sport's official website in January. Amongst regular fixtures Abu Dhabi and Sharjah were two new races, with the championship scheduled to make its first appearances in Dubai and Croatia.Attractive Water Formula 1 World Championship Coming to Croatia in June https://www.total-croatia-news.com/sport/2264-attractive-water-formula-1-world-championship-coming-to-croatia-in-june Danni Matijaca Total Croatia News 27 January 2016 3 February 2016 Races in France and Portugal returned after their re-introduction in 2015, although the Portuguese race switched venues from Porto back to its traditional location Portimão.F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO PORTIMAO https://www.f1h2o.com/post/f1h2o-world-championship-returns-to-portimao F1H2O 11 April 2016 11 April 2016 China returned to having two races on the calendar, an arrangement last seen in 2010 when three races from the country featured. An additional two rounds, expected to be in Asia, were left vacant by the announcement to be confirmed at a later date. Speculation linked one of these vacant slots to a proposed race in Phuket, Thailand,UIM F1H2o heading to Phuket in Thailand this November? http://www.raceboatinternational.com/uim-f1h2o-heading-to-phuket-in-thailand-this-november/ David Sewell Raceboat International 27 February 2016 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307211153/http://www.raceboatinternational.com/uim-f1h2o-heading-to-phuket-in-thailand-this-november/ 7 March 2016 dead dmy-all which had provisionally held a slot on the 2015 calendar before the round was cancelled midway through the year. A race in Macau was also under negotiation to fill the other calendar slot.F1 dos barcos quer vir a Macau e negociações já começaram https://hojemacau.com.mo/2016/02/25/f1-dos-barcos-quer-vir-a-macau-e-negociacoes-ja-comecaram/ Sergio Fonseca Hoje Macau 25 February 2016 3 March 2016 Ultimately however, neither the Thai nor Macau race materialised, while the Croatian event was also cancelled, leaving the calendar at seven confirmed races for the year. Round Race title Date Circuit location Race winner Hull/engine 1 UAE 1st Grand Prix of Dubai 4 March Dubai FRA Philippe Chiappe Moore/Mercury 2 FRA 20th Grand Prix of France 17 July Évian-les-Bains ITA Alex Carella DAC/Mercury 3 POR 15th Grand Prix of Portugal 31 July Portimão FRA Philippe Chiappe Moore/Mercury 4 CHN 20th Grand Prix of China 4 September HarbinPreparations Underway As Harbin Gets Green Light to Host Round Four https://www.f1h2o.com/post/preparations-underway-as-harbin-gets-green-light-to-host-round-four F1H2O 27 May 2016 17 July 2016 FIN Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 5 CHN 21st Grand Prix of China 3 October Liuzhou UAE Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury 6 UAE 24th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 9 December Abu Dhabi SWE Jonas Andersson Molgaard/Mercury 7 UAE 17th Grand Prix of Sharjah 16 December Sharjah USA Shaun Torrente Moore/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 DUBUAE FRAFRA PORPOR CHNCHN CHNCHN ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 FRA Philippe Chiappe 1 Ret 1 3 2 2 2 97 2 USA Shaun Torrente 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 83 3 FIN Sami Seliö DNS Ret 2 1 3 5 3 66 4 SWE Jonas Andersson 4 Ret 4 2 7 1 4 66 5 ITA Alex Carella 2 1 5 Ret Ret 3 Ret 54 6 FIN Filip Roms 9 2 13 Ret 10 7 7 26 7 SWE Erik Stark Ret Ret 6 5 5 Ret 5 26 8 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli 8 9 Ret 1 Ret Ret 25 9 POR Duarte Benavente 6 7 8 7 8 8 8 25 10 NOR Marit Strømøy Ret 6 11 6 Ret 6 9 17 11 FRA Cedric Deguisne 4 12 9 12 CHN Xiong Ziwei 5 Ret 14 9 11 Ret Ret 9 13 UAE Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret 7 DSQ 6 Ret Ret 9 14 FRA Christophe Larigot 12 5 15 11 12 10 Ret 8 15 POL Bartek Marszalek 10 DNS 10 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 16 AUS Grant Trask 12 6 5 17 ITA Ivan Brigada 7 Ret 4 18 GER Mike Szymura 13 10 Ret 10 9 13 Ret 4 19 ITA Francesco Cantando 8 Ret 17 Ret Ret 11 Ret 3 20 UAE Nadir Bin Hendi 11 9 16 DNS 14 14 10 3 21 SWE Jesper Forss Ret DNS 18 Ret 13 Ret Ret 0 UAE Rashed Al Qamzi Ret 0 Teams standings Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here. Pos Team BoatNo. DUBUAE FRAFRA PORPOR CHNCHN CHNCHN ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 CHN CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Team 1 1 Ret 1 3 2 2 2 106 2 5 Ret 14 9 11 Ret Ret 2 ITA Mad-Croc BaBa Racing 11 DNS Ret 2 1 3 5 3 92 12 9 2 13 Ret 10 7 7 3 UAE Victory Team 3 11 9 16 DNS 14 14 10 86 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 4 SWE Team Sweden 14 4 Ret 4 2 7 1 4 66 15 Ret DNS 18 Ret 13 Ret Ret 5 UAE Team Abu Dhabi 5 Ret Ret 7 DSQ 6 Ret Ret 63 6 2 1 5 Ret Ret 3 Ret 6 UAE Emirates Racing Team 27 8 9 Ret 1 Ret Ret 55 28 Ret Ret 6 5 5 Ret 5 29 7 7 POR F1 Atlantic Team 9 12 5 15 11 12 10 Ret 33 10 6 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 UAE EMIC Racing Team 50 Ret 6 11 6 Ret 6 9 21 51 13 10 Ret 10 9 13 Ret 9 ITA Blaze Performance Team 23 10 DNS 10 8 Ret 9 Ret 10 24 8 Ret 17 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 FRA Maverick Racing 73 4 12 9 References 30em External links http://www.f1h2o.com The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique F1 Powerboat World Championship Category:Formula 1 Powerboat seasons F1 Powerboat World Championship