2009 F1 Powerboat World Championship

January 2024 F1 Powerboat World Championship 2009 2008 2010 thumb|150px|Guido Cappellini won his tenth and final championship in 2009. The 2009 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 26th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of sixteen races, two per event, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 4 April 2009, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 11 December 2009.ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2009 http://www.uimpowerboating.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4916-194273-211496-nav-list,00.html Union Internationale Motonautique 10 March 2013 The format of two races per weekend was a new feature for 2009, introduced by series promoter Nicolo di San Germano at the official pre-season meeting in March.Lahti Host Pre-Season F1 Party http://www.f1h2o.com/post/lahti-host-pre-season-f1-party F1H2O 13 March 2009 18 March 2013 Guido Cappellini, driving for Zepter Team, was drivers' champion, securing an unprecedented tenth championship crown before retiring at the end of the year.Cappellini’s late Charge Leads to 10th World Title!! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/cappellini-s-late-charge-leads-to-10th-world-title F1H2O 31 December 2009 10 March 2013 Teams and drivers 250px|thumb|Guido Cappellini at the Grand Prix of Russia in St. Petersburg. 250px|thumb|Thani Al Qamzi at the Grand Prix of Russia in St. Petersburg. Team Hull Engine No. Boat number Race drivers Rounds QAT Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 1 USA Jay Price All BaBa 2 ITA Leo Bonelli 1–2 Dragon GBR Andy ElliottQatar Team Welcomes English Veteran Andy Elliott! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/qatar-team-welcomes-english-veteran-andy-elliott F1H2O 2 June 2009 18 March 2013 3–6 AUS Craig Bailey 7–10 GBR Malcolm GoodmanMalcolm Goodman joins Jay Price in Qatar Team http://www.f1h2o.com/post/malcolm-goodman-joins-jay-price-in-qatar-team F1H2O 24 November 2009 18 March 2013 11–16 UAE Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 UAE Thani Al Qamzi All BaBa 6 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli All FRA CTIC China Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 SWE Pierre Lundin All BaBa 8 GER Fabian Kalsow All POR F1 Atlantic Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6 9 FRA Philippe Chiappe All Dragon 10 POR Duarte Benavente All FIN Team Mad Croc BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 11 FIN Sami Seliö All 12 ITA Massimo Roggiero 1–4 SUI Rinaldo Osculati 5–8, 11–16 DAC 18 ITA Daniele Martignoni 1–6 AZE Team Azerbaijan DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 14 SWE Jonas Andersson All 15 NOR Marit Strømøy All ITA Singha F1 Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 23 ITA Marco Gambi All Blaze 24 ITA Francesco Cantando All GBR Ace Racing Dragon Mercury 2.5 V6 50 GBR Andy Elliott 1–2 ITA 800 Doctor DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 69 ITA Valerio Lagiannella All BaBa 70 ITA Fabio Comparato All ITA Zepter Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 ITA Guido Cappellini All 75 LAT Ugis Gross 1–10 SVK Tomas Cermak 11–16 RUS Prox F1 Racing Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 77 RUS Stanislav KourtsenovskyRussian Driver Kourtsenovsky Ready For New Start! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/russian-driver-kourtsenovsky-ready-for-new-start F1H2O 11 June 2009 18 March 2013 3–4Key Regular boat/driver Boat ineligible for team points Season calendar thumb|300px|Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2009, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink. 250px|thumb|Jonas Andersson at the Grand Prix of Russia in St. Petersburg. thumb|The winners of the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi second race; left to right: Ahmed Al Hameli, UAE, (second place); Jay Price, USA, (first place); and Philippe Chiappe, France, (third place). The most significant change for the 2009 season was the introduction of a two-race format for each event making up the championship. With eight rounds confirmed by the UIM prior to the season's start the season would be made up of a total of 16 points-scoring races, the highest in its history. Only the thirteen races in 2000 came close in the previous 10 years. Initial reaction to the new format was positive, with drivers and fans commending the decision following its debut at the Grand Prix of Portugal.New race format adds excitement for drivers! http://www.f1h2o.com/post/new-race-format-adds-excitement-for-drivers F1H2O 17 April 2009 18 March 2013 However whilst it increased the spectacle and offered teams and drivers more opportunities for success, costs were forced upwards and the format wasn't retained for 2010. The initial calendar for the 2009 season featured the Grand Prix of Russia in Saint Petersburg as the second round of the championship, taking place on 5 and 6 June. However the race was postponed, with an announcement made on 22 April that it would instead be moved to the second week of August, with the Grand Prix of Finland becoming the second round, on 12 and 13 June.Postponement of the GP of Russia http://www.f1h2o.com/post/postponement-of-the-gp-of-russia F1H2O 22 April 2009 18 March 2013 Round Race title Date Circuit location Race Race winner Hull/Engine 1 POR 11th Grand Prix of Portugal 4–5 April Portimão 1 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli BaBa/Mercury 2 UAE Thani Al Qamzi DAC/Mercury 2 FIN 5th Grand Prix of Finland 12–13 June Lahti 1 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 2 USA Jay Price DAC/Mercury 3 RUS 7th Grand Prix of Russia 8–9 August Saint Petersburg 1 USA Jay Price DAC/Mercury 2 SWE Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury 4 CHN 10th Grand Prix of China 6–7 October Liuzhou 1 FIN Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 2 SWE Jonas Andersson DAC/Mercury 5 CHN 11th Grand Prix of China 17–18 October Shenzhen 1 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 2 FIN Sami Seliö BaBa/Mercury 6 QAT 6th Grand Prix of Qatar 27–28 November Doha 1 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 2 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 7 UAE 17th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 4–5 December Abu Dhabi 1 ITA Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury 2 USA Jay Price DAC/Mercury 8 UAE 10th Grand Prix of Sharjah 10–11 December Sharjah 1 USA Jay Price DAC/Mercury 2 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 FINFIN RUSRUS CHNCHN CHNCHN QATQAT ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 ITA Guido Cappellini 10 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 7 2 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 3 153 2 UAE Thani Al Qamzi 4 1 4 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 7 5 2 4 5 Ret 4 2 143 3 FIN Sami Seliö Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 4 1 Ret 6 3 Ret 2 1 135 4 USA Jay Price 2 Ret Ret 1 1 DNS Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 1 1 Ret 125 5 SWE Jonas Andersson 3 9 2 8 Ret 1 5 1 3 10 7 8 6 Ret 6 4 118 6 ITA Franceso Cantando Ret 2 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 2 8 Ret 2 4 5 Ret 10 87 7 UAE Ahmed Al Hameli 1 Ret Ret 6 2 5 Ret Ret 6 DNS Ret 5 8 2 5 DNS 84 8 FRA Philippe Chiappe Ret 12 11 5 3 7 4 10 Ret 3 4 3 7 3 Ret DNS 82 9 ITA Fabio Comparato 5 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 6 Ret Ret 7 3 9 9 4 Ret DNS 71 10 SWE Pierre Lundin Ret 5 DSQ Ret 5 DSQ 3 4 5 DNS 6 7 11 Ret 10 7 56 11 POR Duarte Benavente Ret 3 6 9 Ret Ret 8 7 8 6 Ret 10 10 6 DNS Ret 41 12 NOR Marit Strømøy 7 8 9 13 7 10 Ret 5 Ret DNS 10 11 13 7 7 5 37 13 GER Fabian Kalsow 9 11 13 11 9 11 10 6 9 4 8 12 12 10 DNS 6 30 14 LAT Ugis Gross 6 Ret 7 10 Ret 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS 15 15 ITA Valerio Lagiannella DNS DNS 8 Ret 6 Ret 9 DNS 11 Ret DNS Ret DNS 8 DNS DNS 13 16 ITA Marco Gambi Ret 10 14 DNS 10 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret 14 9 8 Ret 11 17 GBR Malcolm Goodman 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 10 18 ITA Daniele Martignoni 11 6 12 Ret 8 9 10 19 GBR Andy Elliott Ret 4 DNS Ret DNS DNS 9 20 ITA Leo Bonelli 8 7 7 21 AUS Craig Bailey Ret 8 10 9 6 22 SUI Rinaldo Osculati Ret 12 Ret 11 11 13 DNS DNS 9 9 4 23 RUS Stanislav Kourtsenovsky 10 12 1 24 SVK Tomas Cermak DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 25 ITA Massimo Roggiero DNS DNS Ret Ret 0 Teams standings Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here. Pos Team BoatNo. PORPOR FINFIN RUSRUS CHNCHN CHNCHN QATQAT ABUUAE SHAUAE Points 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 UAE Team Abu Dhabi 5 4 1 4 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 7 5 2 4 5 Ret 4 2 227 6 1 Ret Ret 6 2 5 Ret Ret 6 DNS Ret 5 8 2 5 DNS 2 ITA Zepter Team 74 10 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 7 2 1 Ret 1 1 1 Ret 3 3 168 75 6 Ret 7 10 Ret 6 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 AZE Team Azerbaijan 14 3 9 2 8 Ret 1 5 1 3 10 7 8 6 Ret 6 4 155 15 7 8 9 13 7 10 Ret 5 Ret DNS 10 11 13 7 7 5 4 QAT Qatar Team 1 2 Ret Ret 1 1 DNS Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 1 1 Ret 148 2 8 7 DNS Ret DNS DNS Ret 8 10 9 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 5 FIN Team Mad Croc 11 Ret Ret 5 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 4 1 Ret 6 3 Ret 2 1 139 12 DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 11 11 13 DNS DNS 9 9 6 POR F1 Atlantic Team 9 Ret 12 11 5 3 7 4 10 Ret 3 4 3 7 3 Ret DNS 123 10 Ret 3 6 9 Ret Ret 8 7 8 6 Ret 10 10 6 DNS Ret 7 ITA Singha F1 Racing Team 23 Ret 10 14 DNS 10 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret 14 9 8 Ret 98 24 Ret 2 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 2 8 Ret 2 4 5 Ret 10 8 FRA CTIC China Team 7 Ret 5 DSQ Ret 5 DSQ 3 4 5 DNS 6 7 11 Ret 10 7 86 8 9 11 13 11 9 11 10 6 9 4 8 12 12 10 DNS 6 9 ITA 800 Doctor 69 DNS DNS 8 Ret 6 Ret 9 DNS 11 Ret DNS Ret DNS 8 DNS DNS 84 70 5 Ret 3 Ret 4 4 6 Ret Ret 7 3 9 9 4 Ret DNS 10 GBR Ace Racing 50 Ret 4 9 11 RUS Prox F1 Racing Team 77 10 12 1 References 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