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2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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F1 Powerboat World Championship 2005 2004 2006
thumb|150px|Guido Cappellini won his ninth championship in 2005.
The 2005 UIM F1 World Championship was the 22nd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of six events, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 22 May 2005, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2005. Guido Cappellini, driving for the Tamoil F1 Team, clinched his ninth world title, re-taking the championship from defending champion Scott Gillman.THE YEAR 2005 - A MEMORABLE CAPPELLINI COMEBACK! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/the-year-2005-a-memorable-cappellini-comeback F1H2O 6 January 2006 16 February 2016
Teams and drivers
Team Hull Engine No. Boat number Race drivers Rounds UAE Emirates F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 1 USA Scott GillmanPORTIMAO READY TO KICK OFF 2005 CAMPAIGN!! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/portimao-ready-to-kick-off-2005-campaign F1H2O 3 May 2005 17 February 2016 All 2 UAE Thani Al Qamzi All ITA Team Green DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 3 KSA Laith Pharaon All 4 ITA Massimo Roggiero All ITA Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 ITA Fabrizio Bocca All 8 ITA Valerio Lagiannella 1–2 QAT Mohamed Al AliNEW FACES HIT SINGAPORE TO MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPRESSION! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/new-faces-hit-singapore-to-make-immediate-impression F1H2O 16 September 2005 17 February 2016 3–6 POR Atlantic Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 9 ITA Marco Gambi All Burgess 10 POR Duarte Benavente All ITA DanIta Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11 DEN Gert Ladefoged 1, 4–5 Moore FRA Cédric Deguisne 2 DAC UAE Arif Al Zafeen 3 Moore 12 FRA Cédric Deguisne 1 DAC NOR Rolf Magne Sunde25 DRIVERS READY TO CHALLENGE GRAND PRIX OF ITALY! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/25-drivers-ready-to-challenge-grand-prix-of-italy F1H2O 8 July 2005 16 February 2016 2–4 USA Chris Fairchild 5 ITA Singha F1 Racing Team Blaze Mercury 2.5 V6 14 ITA Massimiliano Moreschi All 15 ITA Francesco Cantando All FRA Ligier Charente Maritime DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 17 FRA Philippe Dessertenne All Moore 18 FRA Philippe Chiappe All AUS XPV Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 19 AUS Bob Trask All DAC 20 AUS David Trask All FIN Seliö F1 Powerboat BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 25 FIN Sami Seliö All DAC 26 BEL Julius Leysen All ITA Comparato Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 29 ITA Luca Fornasarig 1–2 ITA Luigi Roberto 3–6 30 ITA Fabio Comparato All GBR ACE Racing Dragon Mercury 2.5 V6 31 GBR Andy Elliott All ITA Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 43 ITA Guido Cappellini All 44 GER Fabian Kalsow All 47 ITA Ivan Brigada 2 FRA Team ART Boat DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 71 FRA Bruno Corsin 2Key Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points
Season calendar
thumb|300px|Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2005, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.
Round Race title Date Circuit location Race winner Hull/Engine 1 POR 7th Grand Prix of Portugal 22 May Portimão ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 2 ITA 9th Grand Prix of Italy 10 July ComoHISTORIC F1 CIRCUIT IN COMO TO BE A REAL CHALLENGE! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/historic-f1-circuit-in-como-to-be-a-real-challenge F1H2O 25 June 2005 17 February 2016 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 3 SIN 6th Grand Prix of Singapore 18 September SingaporeCAPPELLINI & GILLMAN HOPE TO KEEP WIN STREAKS ALIVE! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/cappellini-gillman-hope-to-keep-win-streaks-alive F1H2O 9 September 2005 17 February 2016 ITA Francesco Cantando Blaze/Mercury 4 QAT 1st Grand Prix of Qatar 19 November Doha1ST GRAND PRIX OF QATAR TO BEGIN 2ND SEASON! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/1st-grand-prix-of-qatar-to-begin-2nd-season F1H2O 11 November 2005 17 February 2016 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 5 UAE 13th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 9 December Abu DhabiCAPPELLINI LOOKS TO ABU DHABI AS A DOOR TO HIS 9TH TITLE! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/cappellini-looks-to-abu-dhabi-as-a-door-to-his-9th-title F1H2O 2 December 2005 17 February 2016 USA Scott Gillman DAC/Mercury 6 UAE 6th Grand Prix of Sharjah 16 December SharjahTHE GLOVES ARE OFF; CAPPELLINI & GILLMAN GO FOR PRIDE IN FINAL! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/the-gloves-are-off-cappellini-gillman-go-for-pride-in-final F1H2O 14 December 2005 17 February 2016 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/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 ITAITA SIN†SIN QATQAT ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 ITA Guido Cappellini 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 92 2 FIN Sami Seliö 12 2 2 3 Ret 2 49.5 3 USA Scott Gillman 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 5 42 4 ITA Fabio Comparato 3 6 4 4 Ret 4 39.5 5 FRA Philippe Dessertenne 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 39 6 KSA Laith Pharaon 5 5 5 Ret 2 DNS 32.5 7 ITA Francesco Cantando Ret 4 1 Ret 10 3 32 8 AUS David Trask 8 7 6 5 DNS Ret 16.5 9 GBR Andy Elliott Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12 10 ITA Massimo Roggiero DNS Ret 7 6 6 Ret 12 11 UAE Thani Al Qamzi 7 9 10 Ret 11 6 11.5 12 BEL Julius Leysen Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7 9 13 POR Duarte Benavente 10 8 12 7 DNS Ret 8 14 DEN Gert Ladefoged 15 DNS 5 7 15 ITA Fabrizio Bocca 9 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 16 GER Fabian Kalsow DNS 16 11 8 Ret 8 6 17 FRA Cédric Deguisne 6 18 5 18 QAT Mohamed Al Ali DSQ Ret 9 9 4 19 ITA Luigi Roberto 8 Ret DNS Ret 1.5 20 NOR Rolf Magne Sunde DNS 9 Ret 1 21 AUS Bob Trask Ret DSQ Ret 11 Ret 10 1 22 ITA Marco Gambi Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 1 23 FRA Philippe Chiappe 13 12 Ret DNS Ret 11 0 24 ITA Massimiliano Moreschi 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 25 ITA Ivan Brigada 11 0 26 ITA Luca Fornasarig 14 14 0 27 ITA Valerio Lagiannella DSQ 15 0 28 FRA Bruno Corsin 17 0 29 USA Chris Fairchild Ret 0 30 UAE Arif Al Zafeen DSQ 0
† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.CANTANDO WINS WILD SHORTEND RACE IN SINGAPORE! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/cantando-wins-wild-shortend-race-in-singapore F1H2O 18 September 2005 17 February 2016
Teams standings
Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.
Pos Team BoatNo. PORPOR ITAITA SIN†SIN QATQAT ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 ITA Tamoil F1 Team 43 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 98 44 DNS 16 11 8 Ret 8 2 FIN Seliö F1 Powerboat 25 12 2 2 3 Ret 2 58.5 26 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7 3 UAE Emirates F1 Team 1 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 5 53.5 2 7 9 10 Ret 11 6 4 ITA Team Green 3 5 5 5 Ret 2 DNS 44.5 4 DNS Ret 7 6 6 Ret 5 ITA Comparato Racing Team 29 14 14 8 Ret DNS Ret 41 30 3 6 4 4 Ret 4 6 FRA Ligier Charente Maritime 17 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 39 18 13 12 Ret DNS Ret 11 7 ITA Singha F1 Racing Team 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 32 15 Ret 4 1 Ret 10 3 8 AUS XPV Racing 19 Ret DSQ Ret 11 Ret 10 21 20 8 7 6 5 DNS Ret 9 ITA DanIta Racing Team 11 15 18 DSQ DNS 5 13 12 6 DNS 9 Ret Ret 10 GBR ACE Racing 31 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12 11 ITA Rainbow Team 7 9 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 11 8 DSQ 15 DSQ Ret 9 9 12 POR Atlantic Team 9 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 10 10 8 12 7 DNS Ret 13 FRA Team ART Boat 71 17 0
† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.
References
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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