2007 F1 Powerboat World Championship

2007 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	Hull	Engine	No.	Race drivers	Rounds
Emirates F1 Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	1	Scott Gillman	1–3
			1	Ahmed Al Hameli^[3]	4–8
			2	Thani Al Qamzi^[3]	All
			27	Ahmed Al Hameli^[4]	1–3
			27	Majed Al Mansoori	5–8
XPV Racing	GTR	Mercury 2.5 V6	3	Bob Trask^[5]	All
XPV Racing	GTR	Mercury 2.5 V6	4	David Trask^[5]	All
F1 Team Energy	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	5	Sami Seliö^[6]	All
F1 Team Energy	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	6	Stanislav Kourtsenovsky^[6]	All
CTIC China Team Charente Maritime	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	7	Philippe Dessertenne^[7]	1, 3–8
			8	Peng Lin Wu^[7]	All
			17	Philippe Dessertenne	2
Atlantic Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	9	Philippe Chiappe	All
Atlantic Team	Dragon	Mercury 2.5 V6	10	Duarte Benavente^[8]	All
Qatar Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	11	Jay Price	All
	DAC		12	Leo Bonelli^[4]	1–6
	DAC		12	Philippe Tourre	7–8
F1 Team Sweden	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	14	Jonas Andersson^[4]	All
			15	Philippe Tourre^[4]	1–6
			15	Marit Strømøy	7–8
			36	Marit Strømøy	5–6
Comparato Racing Team	Comparato	Mercury 2.5 V6	19	Fabio Comparato	All
Comparato Racing Team	Comparato	Mercury 2.5 V6	20	Pierre Lundin^[9]	All
Tamoil F1 Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	21	Guido Cappellini	All
			22	Marco Gambi^[4]	1–2
				Ivan Brigada	3–6
				Ugis Gross	7–8
Singha Racing Team	Blaze	Mercury 2.5 V6	23	Franco Leidi^[9]	All
	Blaze		24	Francesco Cantando^[9]	All
	DAC		35	Marco Gambi^[10]	7–8
Rainbow Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	31	Fabrizio Bocca^[9]	All
			32	Valerio Lagiannella^[9]	1–6
			32	Shaun Torrente^[11]	7
ACE Racing	Dragon	Mercury 2.5 V6	33	Andy Elliott^[8]	2, 7–8
Woodstock Racing Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	46	Massimo Roggiero^[12]	7–8

Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar

Round	Race Title	Date	Circuit Location	Race Winner	Hull/Engine
1	9th Grand Prix of Portugal	13 May	Portimão	Scott Gillman	DAC/Mercury
2	18th Grand Prix of France	20 May	La Rochelle	Sami Seliö	BaBa/Mercury
3	6th Grand Prix of China	5 October	Xi'an	Thani Al Qamzi	DAC/Mercury
4	7th Grand Prix of China	21 October	Shenzhen	Guido Cappellini	DAC/Mercury
5	3rd Grand Prix of Qatar	24 November	Doha	Thani Al Qamzi	DAC/Mercury
6	4th Grand Prix of Qatar	27 November	Doha	Guido Cappellini	DAC/Mercury
7	15th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi	7 December	Abu Dhabi	Sami Seliö	BaBa/Mercury
8	8th Grand Prix of Sharjah	14 December	Sharjah	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	POR	FRA	CHN	CHN	QAT	QAT	ABU	SHA	Points
1	Sami Seliö	4	1	3	3	5	7	1	1	104
2	Guido Cappellini	2	Ret	2	1	2	1	2	Ret	100
3	Thani Al Qamzi	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	2	Ret	4	79
4	Pierre Lundin	6	Ret	4	DNS	3	3	4	7	51
5	Jay Price	3	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	7	2	47
6	Scott Gillman	1	2	Ret						35
7	David Trask	7	Ret	5	Ret	8	Ret	6	3	31
8	Philippe Chiappe	8	5	Ret	Ret	4	6	Ret	6	29
9	Jonas Andersson	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	24
10	Ahmed Al Hameli	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	12	4	Ret	5	18
11	Francesco Cantando	Ret	Ret	10	6	6	Ret	5	Ret	18
12	Philippe Dessertenne	5	DSQ	DNS	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
13	Fabrizio Bocca	9	8	8	8	9	9	Ret	DNS	15
14	Ivan Brigada			Ret	4	Ret	DNS			9
15	Philippe Tourre	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	7	DNS	Ret	Ret	9
16	Stanislav Kourtsenovsky	15	6	Ret	11	Ret	DNS	8	Ret	8
17	Duarte Benavente	Ret	9	7	10	Ret	DNS	11	Ret	7
18	Leo Bonelli	10	7	DNS	9	DNS	Ret			7
19	Bob Trask	11	11	11	7	Ret	10	13	Ret	5
20	Andy Elliott		12					9	9	4
21	Marit Strømøy					11	11	Ret	8	3
22	Fabio Comparato	Ret	Ret	14	12	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	3
23	Franco Leidi	14	DNS	15	14	14	13	Ret	10	1
24	Marco Gambi	Ret	10					Ret	Ret	1
25	Ugis Gross							10	DNS	1
26	Peng Lin Wu	13	Ret	13	Ret	DNS	12	12	DNS	0
27	Valerio Lagiannella	12	Ret	12	13	Ret	DNS			0
28	Massimo Roggiero							Ret	Ret	0
29	Majed Al Mansoori					DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	0
30	Shaun Torrente							DNS		0

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

Teams standings

Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.

Pos	Team	Boat No.	QAT	POR	FIN	RUS	CHN	CHN	ABU	SHA	Points
1	Emirates F1 Team	1	1	2	Ret	Ret	12	4	Ret	5	130
1	Emirates F1 Team	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	2	Ret	4	130
2	F1 Team Energy	5	4	1	3	3	5	7	1	1	112
2	F1 Team Energy	6	15	6	Ret	11	Ret	DNS	8	Ret	112
3	Tamoil F1 Team	21	2	Ret	2	1	2	1	2	Ret	110
3	Tamoil F1 Team	22	Ret	10	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	10	DNS	110
4	Qatar Team	11	3	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	7	2	63
4	Qatar Team	12	10	7	DNS	9	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	63
5	Comparato Racing Team	19	Ret	Ret	14	12	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	54
5	Comparato Racing Team	20	6	Ret	4	DNS	3	3	4	7	54
6	XPV Racing	3	11	11	11	7	Ret	10	13	Ret	36
6	XPV Racing	4	7	Ret	5	Ret	8	Ret	6	3	36
7	Atlantic Team	9	8	5	Ret	Ret	4	6	Ret	6	36
7	Atlantic Team	10	Ret	9	7	10	Ret	DNS	11	Ret	36
8	F1 Team Sweden	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	27
8	F1 Team Sweden	15	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	7	DNS	Ret	8	27
9	Singha Racing Team	23	14	DNS	15	14	14	13	Ret	10	20
9	Singha Racing Team	24	Ret	Ret	10	6	6	Ret	5	Ret	20
10	CTIC China Team Charente Maritime	7	5		DNS	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
10	CTIC China Team Charente Maritime	8	13	Ret	13	Ret	DNS	12	12	DNS	15
11	Rainbow Team	31	9	8	8	8	9	9	Ret	DNS	15
11	Rainbow Team	32	12	Ret	12	13	Ret	DNS	DNS		15
12	ACE Racing	33		12					9	9	4
13	Woodstock Racing Team	46							Ret	Ret	0

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

References

^ "ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2007". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Selio Wins Sharjah And Is New World Champion!". F1H2O. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Al Qamzi Ready To Lead The Emirates Team !". F1H2O. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "3 Boat Teams Becoming The Way In F1 Racing?". F1H2O. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Trask's Working Hard To Continue Aussie Success In '07". F1H2O. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Selio Ready For "Breakout" Season In 2007!". F1H2O. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Dessertenne Finds New Confidence With New Team!". F1H2O. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Benavente Looking For A "Breakthrough" Season!". F1H2O. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Multiple Driver Changes For Gp Opener In Portugal !". F1H2O. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Abu Dhabi Race Is Playground For World Titles!". F1H2O. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Young American Star Shaun Torrente Coming To F1!". F1H2O. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "ROGGIERO MULTI-TASKS AS TOP RACER/ BOAT BUILDER IN '07!". F1H2O. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

External links

[AdvancedCalendar-1] "ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2007". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[2] "Selio Wins Sharjah And Is New World Champion!". F1H2O. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[Emirates-3] "Al Qamzi Ready To Lead The Emirates Team !". F1H2O. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[Rookies-4] "3 Boat Teams Becoming The Way In F1 Racing?". F1H2O. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[TraskTeam-5] "Trask's Working Hard To Continue Aussie Success In '07". F1H2O. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[SelioTeam-6] "Selio Ready For "Breakout" Season In 2007!". F1H2O. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[CTICTeam-7] "Dessertenne Finds New Confidence With New Team!". F1H2O. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[Dragon-8] "Benavente Looking For A "Breakthrough" Season!". F1H2O. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[DriverChanges-9] "Multiple Driver Changes For Gp Opener In Portugal !". F1H2O. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[10] "Abu Dhabi Race Is Playground For World Titles!". F1H2O. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[11] "Young American Star Shaun Torrente Coming To F1!". F1H2O. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[12] "ROGGIERO MULTI-TASKS AS TOP RACER/ BOAT BUILDER IN '07!". F1H2O. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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