2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship

May 2026 F1 Powerboat World Championship 2008 2007 2009 thumb|250px|Jay Price (centre, pictured in 2009) won the 2008 world title with 105 points. 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.ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2008 http://www.uimpowerboating.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4916-187377-204599-nav-list,00.html Union Internationale Motonautique 26 March 2013 Jay Price, driving for the Qatar Team, secured the drivers' title, becoming only the second American to win the championship in its history.Jay Price Leads Qatar Team To A Dominating 2008 Title! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/jay-price-leads-qatar-team-to-a-dominating-2008-title F1H2O 31 December 2008 26 March 2013 Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine No. Boat number Race drivers Rounds FIN Woodstock Red Devil Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 1 FIN Sami SeliöWorld Champ Selio Welcomes New Teammate!! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/world-champ-selio-welcomes-new-teammate F1H2O 7 January 2008 26 March 2013 All 2 ITA Massimo Roggiero 1–5 AUS Trask Brothers Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 AUS Bob Trask All 4 AUS David Trask All UAE Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 UAE Thani Al Qamzi All BaBa 6 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli All FRA China CTIC Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 FRA Philippe Dessertenne All 8 CHN Peng Lin Wu 1 SWE Pierre LundinSwedish Driver Pierre Lundin Joins Chinese Team! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/swedish-driver-pierre-lundin-joins-chinese-team F1H2O 2 May 2008 26 March 2013 2–8 POR F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 FRA Philippe Chiappe All Dragon 10 POR Duarte Benavente All QAT Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11 USA Jay Price All 12 QAT Ahmed Al Fayyad 1–4 BaBa QAT Youssef Al Khulaifi 6–8 13 QAT Youssef Al Khulaifi 1–4 13 QAT Youssef Al Khulaifi 5 SWE F1 Team Sweden DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 SWE Jonas Andersson All 15 FRA Philippe Toure 1, 3–4, 6–7 Molgaard LAT Uvis Slakteris 5 16 LAT Uvis Slakteris 1, 3–4, 7 16 LAT Uvis Slakteris 2, 6, 8 ITA Singha Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 ITA Marco Gambi All Blaze 24 ITA Francesco Cantando All ITA Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 NOR Marit Strømøy 1–6 ITA Ivan Brigada 7–8 32 ITA Valerio Lagiannella 1–6 ITA Daniele Martignoni 7–8 ITA 800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 70 ITA Fabio Comparato All 77 GER Fabian Kalsow 7–8 ITA Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 ITA Guido Cappellini 1–5, 7–8 ITA Ivan Brigada 6 75 RUS Stanislav Kourtsenovsky AllKey Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points Season calendar thumb|300px|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 QAT 5th Grand Prix of Qatar 29 March DohaQATAR TO BE GIANT TEST FOR F1 DRIVERS AS SEASON NEARS! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/qatar-to-be-giant-test-for-f1-drivers-as-season-nears F1H2O 10 March 2008 13 February 2016 SWE Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury 2 POR 10th Grand Prix of Portugal 4 May Portimão"EUROPEAN SEASON" SET TO BEGIN AT GP OF PORTUGAL! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/european-season-set-to-begin-at-gp-of-portugal F1H2O 25 April 2008 13 February 2016 USA Jay Price DAC/Mercury 3 FIN 4th Grand Prix of Finland 8 June LahtiFINLAND IS A RACE FOR FIRST TIME WINNERS! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/finland-is-a-race-for-first-time-winners F1H2O 6 June 2008 13 February 2016 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 4 RUS 6th Grand Prix of Russia 14 June St Petersburg SWE Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury 5 CHN 8th Grand Prix of China 12 October LiuzhouTHE "ROAR OF THE DRAGON" TO WELCOME F1 2ND SEASON! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/the-roar-of-the-dragon-to-welcome-f1-2nd-season F1H2O 26 September 2008 13 February 2016 USA Jay Price DAC/Mercury 6 CHN 9th Grand Prix of China 26 October ShenzhenSHENZHEN MAY BE KEY IN DETERMINING WORLD TITLE! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/shenzhen-may-be-key-in-determining-world-title F1H2O 17 October 2008 13 February 2016 FIN Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 7 UAE 16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 5 December Abu DhabiABU DHABI'S RACE MAKES OR BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIPS! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/abu-dhabi-s-race-makes-or-breaks-championships F1H2O 18 November 2008 13 February 2016 USA Jay Price DAC/Mercury 8 UAE 9th Grand Prix of Sharjah 12 December Sharjah UAE Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury center|thumb|600px|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 QATQAT PORPOR FINFIN RUSRUS CHNCHN CHNCHN ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 USA Jay Price 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 105 2 FIN Sami Seliö 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 69 3 SWE Jonas Andersson 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 62 4 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret 55 5 ITA Fabio Comparato Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43 6 AUS David Trask 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 41 7 FRA Philippe Chiappe 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 40 8 UAE Thani Al Qamzi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 32 9 SWE Pierre Lundin 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 31 10 ITA Guido Cappellini 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 27 11 ITA Francesco Cantando Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7 21 12 FRA Philippe Dessertenne Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 20 13 LAT Uvis Slakteris 6 Ret 6 11 7 8 Ret 11 17 14 RUS Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret 16 15 POR Duarte Benavente Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 12 16 AUS Bob Trask Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 11 17 QAT Youssef Al Khulaifi Ret DNS 8 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 18 ITA Marco Gambi DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 19 FRA Philippe Tourre 9 DNS 14 DNS Ret 2 20 ITA Valerio Lagiannella DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 2 21 ITA Ivan Brigada DNS 12 10 1 22 ITA Massimo Roggiero 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS 1 23 GER Fabian Kalsow 11 DNS 0 24 ITA Daniele Martignoni Ret 12 0 25 NOR Marit Strømøy Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 26 QAT Ahmed Al Fayyad Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 27 CHN Peng Lin Wu Ret 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 QAT Qatar Team 11 2 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 110 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 6 2 UAE Team Abu Dhabi 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 1 87 6 Ret 2 3 10 DNS 3 2 Ret 3 SWE F1 Team Sweden 14 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 10 3 71 15 9 DNS 14 7 Ret 16 Ret 8 11 4 FIN Woodstock Red Devil Racing 1 4 8 Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 70 2 10 DNS DNS Ret DNS 5 AUS Trask Brothers Racing 3 Ret 9 7 13 8 Ret 9 Ret 52 4 3 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 6 POR F1 Atlantic Team 9 7 10 5 8 4 6 7 5 52 10 Ret 4 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 7 CHN China CTIC Team 7 Ret 6 10 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 51 8 Ret 7 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 8 ITA Tamoil F1 Team 74 5 Ret 1 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 43 75 8 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 14 Ret 9 ITA 800 Doctor 70 Ret 5 12 3 3 Ret 8 4 43 77 11 DNS 10 ITA Singha Team 23 DNS 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 28 24 Ret 3 Ret DNS Ret Ret 6 7 11 ITA Rainbow Team 31 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 12 10 3 32 DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 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