2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship

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.[1] Jay Price, driving for the Qatar Team, secured the drivers' title, becoming only the second American to win the championship in its history.[2]

2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship
Previous:	2007	Next:	2009

Jay Price (centre, pictured in 2009) won the 2008 world title with 105 points.

Teams and drivers

Team	Hull	Engine	No.	Race drivers	Rounds
Woodstock Red Devil Racing	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	1	Sami Seliö[3]	All
Woodstock Red Devil Racing	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	2	Massimo Roggiero[3]	1–5
Trask Brothers Racing	GTR	Mercury 2.5 V6	3	Bob Trask	All
Trask Brothers Racing	GTR	Mercury 2.5 V6	4	David Trask	All
Team Abu Dhabi	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	5	Thani Al Qamzi	All
Team Abu Dhabi	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	6	Ahmed Al Hameli	All
China CTIC Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	7	Philippe Dessertenne	All
			8	Peng Lin Wu	1
			8	Pierre Lundin[4]	2–8
F1 Atlantic Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	9	Philippe Chiappe	All
F1 Atlantic Team	Dragon	Mercury 2.5 V6	10	Duarte Benavente	All
Qatar Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	11	Jay Price	All
	DAC		12	Ahmed Al Fayyad	1–4
	BaBa		12	Youssef Al Khulaifi	6–8
			13	Youssef Al Khulaifi	1–4
			13	Youssef Al Khulaifi	5
F1 Team Sweden	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	14	Jonas Andersson	All
	DAC		15	Philippe Toure	1, 3–4, 6–7
	Molgaard		15	Uvis Slakteris	5
			16	Uvis Slakteris	1, 3–4, 7
			16	Uvis Slakteris	2, 6, 8
Singha Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	23	Marco Gambi	All
Singha Team	Blaze	Mercury 2.5 V6	24	Francesco Cantando	All
Rainbow Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	31	Marit Strømøy	1–6
			31	Ivan Brigada	7–8
			32	Valerio Lagiannella	1–6
			32	Daniele Martignoni	7–8
800 Doctor	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	70	Fabio Comparato	All
800 Doctor	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	77	Fabian Kalsow	7–8
Tamoil F1 Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	74	Guido Cappellini	1–5, 7–8
			74	Ivan Brigada	6
			75	Stanislav Kourtsenovsky	All

Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar

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	5th Grand Prix of Qatar	29 March	Doha[5]	Jonas Andersson	DAC/Mercury
2	10th Grand Prix of Portugal	4 May	Portimão[6]	Jay Price	DAC/Mercury
3	4th Grand Prix of Finland	8 June	Lahti[7]	Guido Cappellini	DAC/Mercury
4	6th Grand Prix of Russia	14 June	St Petersburg	Jonas Andersson	DAC/Mercury
5	8th Grand Prix of China	12 October	Liuzhou[8]	Jay Price	DAC/Mercury
6	9th Grand Prix of China	26 October	Shenzen[9]	Sami Seliö	BaBa/Mercury
7	16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi	5 December	Abu Dhabi[10]	Jay Price	DAC/Mercury
8	9th Grand Prix of Sharjah	12 December	Sharjah	Thani Al Qamzi	DAC/Mercury

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	QAT	POR	FIN	RUS	CHN	CHN	ABU	SHA	Points
1	Jay Price	2	1	2	Ret	1	2	1	Ret	105
2	Sami Seliö	4	8	Ret	2	Ret	1	5	2	69
3	Jonas Andersson	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	4	10	3	62
4	Ahmed Al Hameli	Ret	2	3	10	DNS	3	2	Ret	55
5	Fabio Comparato	Ret	5	12	3	3	Ret	8	4	43
6	David Trask	3	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret	4	Ret	41
7	Philippe Chiappe	7	10	5	8	4	6	7	5	40
8	Thani Al Qamzi	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	1	32
9	Pierre Lundin		7	4	4	9	5	Ret	Ret	31
10	Guido Cappellini	5	Ret	1	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	27
11	Francesco Cantando	Ret	3	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	6	7	21
12	Philippe Dessertenne	Ret	6	10	5	Ret	7	Ret	8	20
13	Uvis Slakteris	6	Ret	6	11	7	8	Ret	11	17
14	Stanislav Kourtsenovsky	8	Ret	9	7	5	Ret	14	Ret	16
15	Duarte Benavente	Ret	4	DNS	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	9	12
16	Bob Trask	Ret	9	7	13	8	Ret	9	Ret	11
17	Youssef Al Khulaifi	Ret	DNS	8	12	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	8
18	Marco Gambi	DNS	11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	7
19	Philippe Tourre	9		DNS	14		DNS	Ret		2
20	Valerio Lagiannella	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	9			2
21	Ivan Brigada						DNS	12	10	1
22	Massimo Roggiero	10	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS				1
23	Fabian Kalsow							11	DNS	0
24	Daniele Martignoni							Ret	12	0
25	Marit Strømøy	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS			0
26	Ahmed Al Fayyad	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret					0
27	Peng Lin Wu	Ret								0

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd 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	Qatar Team	11	2	1	2	Ret	1	2	1	Ret	110
		12	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret
		13					6
2	Team Abu Dhabi	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	1	87
2	Team Abu Dhabi	6	Ret	2	3	10	DNS	3	2	Ret	87
3	F1 Team Sweden	14	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	4	10	3	71
		15	9		DNS	14	7		Ret
		16		Ret				8		11
4	Woodstock Red Devil Racing	1	4	8	Ret	2	Ret	1	5	2	70
4	Woodstock Red Devil Racing	2	10	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS				70
5	Trask Brothers Racing	3	Ret	9	7	13	8	Ret	9	Ret	52
5	Trask Brothers Racing	4	3	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret	4	Ret	52
6	F1 Atlantic Team	9	7	10	5	8	4	6	7	5	52
6	F1 Atlantic Team	10	Ret	4	DNS	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	9	52
7	China CTIC Team	7	Ret	6	10	5	Ret	7	Ret	8	51
7	China CTIC Team	8	Ret	7	4	4	9	5	Ret	Ret	51
8	Tamoil F1 Team	74	5	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	43
8	Tamoil F1 Team	75	8	Ret	9	7	5	Ret	14	Ret	43
9	800 Doctor	70	Ret	5	12	3	3	Ret	8	4	43
9	800 Doctor	77							11	DNS	43
10	Singha Team	23	DNS	11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	28
10	Singha Team	24	Ret	3	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	6	7	28
11	Rainbow Team	31	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	12	10	3
11	Rainbow Team	32	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	12	3

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd 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 2008". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
"Jay Price Leads Qatar Team To A Dominating 2008 Title!". F1H2O. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
"World Champ Selio Welcomes New Teammate!!". F1H2O. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
"Swedish Driver Pierre Lundin Joins Chinese Team!". F1H2O. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
"QATAR TO BE GIANT TEST FOR F1 DRIVERS AS SEASON NEARS!". F1H2O. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
""EUROPEAN SEASON" SET TO BEGIN AT GP OF PORTUGAL!". F1H2O. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
"FINLAND IS A RACE FOR FIRST TIME WINNERS!". F1H2O. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
"THE "ROAR OF THE DRAGON" TO WELCOME F1 2ND SEASON!". F1H2O. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
"SHENZHEN MAY BE KEY IN DETERMINING WORLD TITLE!". F1H2O. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
"ABU DHABI'S RACE MAKES OR BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIPS!". F1H2O. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

External links

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[AdvancedCalendar-1] "ADVANCE REGULATIONS 2008". Union Internationale Motonautique. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[2] "Jay Price Leads Qatar Team To A Dominating 2008 Title!". F1H2O. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[WoodstockLineUp-3] "World Champ Selio Welcomes New Teammate!!". F1H2O. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[4] "Swedish Driver Pierre Lundin Joins Chinese Team!". F1H2O. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[5] "QATAR TO BE GIANT TEST FOR F1 DRIVERS AS SEASON NEARS!". F1H2O. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[6] ""EUROPEAN SEASON" SET TO BEGIN AT GP OF PORTUGAL!". F1H2O. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[7] "FINLAND IS A RACE FOR FIRST TIME WINNERS!". F1H2O. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[8] "THE "ROAR OF THE DRAGON" TO WELCOME F1 2ND SEASON!". F1H2O. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[9] "SHENZHEN MAY BE KEY IN DETERMINING WORLD TITLE!". F1H2O. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[10] "ABU DHABI'S RACE MAKES OR BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIPS!". F1H2O. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2016.