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Union Internationale Motonautique
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GRAND PRIX OF SHARJAH
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2019 DRIVERS STANDINGS - TOP 10
August 19, 2020
BARTEK MARSZALEK OF THE EMIRATES RACING TEAM AND THE “MIRACLE ON VISTULA RIVER”
An incredible race between one F1 car and one F1H2O powerboat to celebrate the 100 Anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw
F1H2O
June 5, 2020
F1H2O READY TO RESUME THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SAFETY PROTOCOL
H2O Racing, promoter and organizer of the UIM – F1H2O World Championship is working hard to adapt a new way of working after the Covid-19 pandemic which had a huge impact across the ...
F1H2O
May 21, 2020
BARTEK MARSZALEK READY TO RESUME F1H20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A NEW SPONSOR: ORLEN
Good news in F1H2O World Championship:  Emirates Team’s driver Bartek Marszalek from Poland recently signed a contract with ORLEN as new sponsor. Team Orlen counts the best athletes in ...
F1H2O
March 24, 2020
OPEN LETTER TO MEMBER FEDERATIONS AND TO THE POWERBOATING COMMUNITY
Dear National Authorities, Presidents and Secretaries General, Dear Members of the Powerboating Community,  In face of the global impact the Coronavirus known as COVID-19 is having on ...
F1H2O
March 22, 2020
OPEN LETTER FROM H2O RACING PROMOTER
Dear Drivers, Teams, F1H2O Fans, These last weeks have taught us that it is time to get out of our usual "comfort zone" and make difficult but inevitable decisions. We have been organizing events ...
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March 12, 2020
POSTPONED ALL THE GRAND PRIX AND RACES IN PORTUGAL
H2O Racing, promoter and organizer of the UIM- F1H2O World Championship, UIM -ABP Aquabike World Championship, UIM ABP Aquabike European Continental Championship  announces that all the Grand ...
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Philippe Chiappe - 7

TEAM: CTIC F1 Shenzhen China
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Le Vaudreuil, FRA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1963-11-21
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cau de Bec, France
HEIGHT: 184 CM
WEIGHT: 83 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 129
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 3
CAREER PODIUMS: 35
CAREER POINTS: 749

Alex Carella - 44

TEAM: Gillman F1 Racing
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Casale Monferrato, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1985-06-05
PLACE OF BIRTH: Codogno (ITA)
HEIGHT: 177 CM
WEIGHT: 64 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 64
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 4
CAREER PODIUMS: 31
CAREER POINTS: 608

Sami Selio - 11

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Tenerife, ESP
DATE OF BIRTH: 1975-05-05
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lohja, FIN
HEIGHT: 182 CM
WEIGHT: 90 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 164
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 2
CAREER PODIUMS: 47
CAREER POINTS: 1016

Marit Stromoy - 50

TEAM: Emirates Racing
COUNTRY: Norway
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Sandefjord, NOR
DATE OF BIRTH: 1976-09-25
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tonsberg, NOR
HEIGHT: 160 CM
WEIGHT: 60 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 90
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 4
CAREER POINTS: 245

Cédric Deguisne - 73

TEAM: Maverick F1 Racing
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Macon, FRA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1973-11-24
PLACE OF BIRTH: Macon, FRA
HEIGHT: 195 CM
WEIGHT: 95 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 33
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 30

Thani Al Qemzi - 2

TEAM: Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: U.A.E.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Abu Dhabi
DATE OF BIRTH: 1978-12-23
PLACE OF BIRTH: Abu Dhabi, UAE
HEIGHT: 185 CM
WEIGHT: 80 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 140
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 38
CAREER POINTS: 852

Duarte Benavente - 10

TEAM: F1 Atlantic
COUNTRY: Portugal
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Vila Fresca de Azeitao, POR
DATE OF BIRTH: 1971-03-04
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lisbon, POR
HEIGHT: 167 CM
WEIGHT: 58 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 161
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 6
CAREER POINTS: 369

Simone Bianca Schuft - 36

TEAM: Blaze Performance
COUNTRY: Germany
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Duesseldorf, GER
DATE OF BIRTH: 1974-07-20
PLACE OF BIRTH: Saarbruecken, GER
HEIGHT: CM
WEIGHT: KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 7
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 2

Bartek Marszalek - 77

TEAM: Emirates Racing
COUNTRY: Poland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Warsaw, POL
DATE OF BIRTH: 1983-09-09
PLACE OF BIRTH: Warsaw, POL
HEIGHT: 183 CM
WEIGHT: 83 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 46
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 96

Alberto Comparato - 97

TEAM: F1 Atlantic
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Chioggia, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1997-10-21
PLACE OF BIRTH: Monselice, ITA
HEIGHT: 162 CM
WEIGHT: 55 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 6
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 8

Filip Roms - 12

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Espoo, FIN
DATE OF BIRTH: 1994-01-12
PLACE OF BIRTH: Espoo, FIN
HEIGHT: 187 CM
WEIGHT: 89 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 49
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 2
CAREER POINTS: 95

Peter Morin - 8

TEAM: CTIC F1 Shenzhen China
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Le Vaudreuil, FRA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1980-02-06
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mont Saint Aignan (Normandie), France
HEIGHT: 182 CM
WEIGHT: 83 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 19
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 2
CAREER POINTS: 87

Jonas Andersson - 14

TEAM: Team Sweden
COUNTRY: Sweden
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Frovi, SWE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1974-06-19
PLACE OF BIRTH: Orebro, SWE
HEIGHT: 177 CM
WEIGHT: 75 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 101
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 21
CAREER POINTS: 555

Shaun Torrente - 1

TEAM: Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: United States
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Miami, Florida USA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1978-08-13
PLACE OF BIRTH: Homestead, USA
HEIGHT: 178 CM
WEIGHT: 65 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 54
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 2
CAREER PODIUMS: 23
CAREER POINTS: 486

Kalle Viippo - 15

TEAM: Team Sweden
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Forssa, Finland
DATE OF BIRTH: 1998-11-27
PLACE OF BIRTH:
HEIGHT: 190 CM
WEIGHT: 85 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 0
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 0

Brett Stuart - 74

TEAM: Maverick F1 Racing
COUNTRY: South Africa
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
DATE OF BIRTH: 1981-09-17
PLACE OF BIRTH: Johannesburg, South Africa
HEIGHT: 177 CM
WEIGHT: 86 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 0
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 0

Francesco Cantando - 37

TEAM: Blaze Performance
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Milano, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1974-12-25
PLACE OF BIRTH: Milano, ITA
HEIGHT: 180 CM
WEIGHT: 80 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 187
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 42
CAREER POINTS: 941

Greg Foster - 53

TEAM: Gillman F1 Racing
COUNTRY: United States
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Orange, CA, USA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1959-11-12
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fullerton, CA, USA
HEIGHT: 180 CM
WEIGHT: 81 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 6
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 12

Team Sweden

COUNTRY OF BASE: Sweden
TEAM MANAGER: Jane Persson
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2006
DRIVERS
14 - Jonas Andersson
15 - Kalle Viippo

CTIC F1 Shenzhen China

COUNTRY OF BASE: China
TEAM MANAGER: Eric Chan
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997 (2007 CTIC)
DRIVERS
7 - Philippe Chiappe
8 - Peter Morin
88 - Bingchen Wu

F1 Atlantic

COUNTRY OF BASE: Portugal
TEAM MANAGER: Duarte Benavente
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1999
DRIVERS
9 - Harvey Smith
10 - Duarte Benavente
97 - Alberto Comparato

Sharjah Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Michael Jenkins
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2000
DRIVERS
11 - Sami Selio
12 - Filip Roms
29 - Manea Almarzooqi

Abu Dhabi

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Guido Cappellini
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997
DRIVERS
1 - Shaun Torrente
2 - Thani Al Qemzi
5 - Mohammed Al Mehairbi
6 - Rashed Al Remeithi

Emirates Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Craig Bayles
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2015
DRIVERS
50 - Marit Stromoy
77 - Bartek Marszalek
- Yohann Racine

Victory

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Franco Carvello
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2015
DRIVERS

Blaze Performance

COUNTRY OF BASE: Italy
TEAM MANAGER: Francesco Cantando
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1996
DRIVERS
36 - Simone Bianca Schuft
37 - Francesco Cantando
- Max Winkler

Maverick F1 Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: France
TEAM MANAGER: Jean Vital Deguisne
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2015
DRIVERS
73 - Cédric Deguisne
74 - Brett Stuart
- Aurelien Ridel

Gillman F1 Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: United States
TEAM MANAGER:
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2020
DRIVERS
29 - Alec Weckstrom
44 - Alex Carella
53 - Greg Foster
H2O MAGAZINE

n.1 - February 2020