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Grand Prix of Shanghai, China

Sami Selio - 11

TEAM: Red Devil - SMC F1 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

Alec Weckstrom - 3

TEAM: Victory Team
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Finland
DATE OF BIRTH: 1998-05-27
PLACE OF BIRTH: Helsinki, FIN
HEIGHT: 178 CM
WEIGHT: 72 KG

Jonas Andersson - 1

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

Rusty Wyatt - 17

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Canada
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: City Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF BIRTH: 1994-10-13
PLACE OF BIRTH: Toronto, CAN
HEIGHT: 175 CM
WEIGHT: 70 KG

Filip Roms - 55

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

Alberto Comparato - 97

TEAM: Comparato F1
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Chioggia, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1997-10-21
PLACE OF BIRTH: Monselice, ITA
HEIGHT: 162 CM
WEIGHT: 55 KG

Rashed Al Qemzi - 35

TEAM: Team Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: U.A.E.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Abu Dhabi, UAE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1992-03-07
PLACE OF BIRTH: Abu Dhabi, UAE
HEIGHT: 165 CM
WEIGHT: 60 KG

Ferdinand Zandbergen - 12

TEAM: Red Devil - SMC F1 Team
COUNTRY: The Netherlands
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Warmond, NED
DATE OF BIRTH: 1995-10-19
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wageningen, NED
HEIGHT: 185 CM
WEIGHT: 75 KG

Grant Trask - 2

TEAM: Team Sweden
COUNTRY: Australia
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Brisbane, AUS
DATE OF BIRTH: 1989-03-17
PLACE OF BIRTH: Brisbane, AUS
HEIGHT: 186 CM
WEIGHT: 77 KG

Damon Cohen - 98

TEAM: Comparato F1
COUNTRY: Australia
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Moorebank, Australia
DATE OF BIRTH: 1999-06-02
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bankstown, Australia
HEIGHT: 188 CM
WEIGHT: 94 KG

Alexandre Bourgeot - 74

TEAM: Maverick Racing
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: France
DATE OF BIRTH: 1981-05-23
PLACE OF BIRTH: Eure, FRA
HEIGHT: 172 CM
WEIGHT: 65 KG

Mansoor Al Mansoori - 5

TEAM: Team Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: U.A.E.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Abu Dhabi, UAE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1994-07-31
PLACE OF BIRTH: Al Ain, UAE
HEIGHT: 171 CM
WEIGHT: 65 KG

Peter Morin - 7

TEAM: China CTIC Team
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

Ahmad Al Fahim - 3

TEAM: Victory Team
COUNTRY: U.A.E.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: UAE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1980-02-10
PLACE OF BIRTH: UAE
HEIGHT: 175 CM
WEIGHT: 74 KG

Kyle Maskall - 22

TEAM: China CTIC Team
COUNTRY: Canada
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Chilliwack, Canada
DATE OF BIRTH: 1996-08-25
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chilliwack, Canada
HEIGHT: CM
WEIGHT: KG

Shaun Torrente - 4

TEAM: Victory Team
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

Bartek Marszalek - 77

TEAM: Stromoy 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

Stefan Arand - 18

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Estonia
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Tallin, Estonia
DATE OF BIRTH: 2002-07-17
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tartu, EST
HEIGHT: 184 CM
WEIGHT: 90 KG

Ben Jelf - 9

TEAM: F1 Atlantic Team
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Maidstone, GB
DATE OF BIRTH: 2000-06-17
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kent, GB
HEIGHT: 170 CM
WEIGHT: 82 KG

Erik Stark - 6

TEAM: Team Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: Sweden
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Täby, SWE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1987-11-13
PLACE OF BIRTH: Stockolm, SWE
HEIGHT: 170 CM
WEIGHT: 70 KG

Marit Stromoy - 50

TEAM: Stromoy 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

Cédric Deguisne - 73

TEAM: Maverick 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

Brent Dillard - 8

TEAM: China CTIC Team
COUNTRY: United States
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Dalzell, South Carolin
DATE OF BIRTH: 1986-10-06
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jacksonville Florida, Duval County
HEIGHT: 181 CM
WEIGHT: 84 KG

Duarte Benavente - 10

TEAM: F1 Atlantic Team
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

F1 Atlantic Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: Portugal
TEAM MANAGER: Duarte Benavente
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1999
DRIVERS
9 - Ben Jelf
10 - Duarte Benavente

Sharjah Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Scott Gillman
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2000
DRIVERS
17 - Rusty Wyatt
18 - Stefan Arand
55 - Filip Roms

Team Abu Dhabi

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Guido Cappellini
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997
DRIVERS
5 - Mansoor Al Mansoori
6 - Erik Stark
35 - Rashed Al Qemzi

Red Devil - SMC F1 Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: Finland
TEAM MANAGER: Sami Seliö
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2000
DRIVERS
11 - Sami Selio
12 - Ferdinand Zandbergen

Victory Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Ahmad Ali AL Sumaiti
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2015
DRIVERS
3 - Ahmad Al Fahim
3 - Alec Weckstrom
4 - Shaun Torrente

China CTIC Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: China
TEAM MANAGER: Eric Chan
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997 (2007 CTIC)
DRIVERS
7 - Peter Morin
8 - Brent Dillard
22 - Kyle Maskall

Team Sweden

COUNTRY OF BASE: Sweden
TEAM MANAGER: Jane Persson
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2006
DRIVERS
1 - Jonas Andersson
2 - Grant Trask

Stromoy Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: Norway
TEAM MANAGER: Andrea Colombo
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2021
DRIVERS
50 - Marit Stromoy
77 - Bartek Marszalek

Comparato F1

COUNTRY OF BASE: Italy
TEAM MANAGER: Matt Palfreyman
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2021
DRIVERS
97 - Alberto Comparato
98 - Damon Cohen

Maverick Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: France
TEAM MANAGER: Jean Vital Deguisne
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2015
DRIVERS
73 - Cédric Deguisne
74 - Alexandre Bourgeot
H2O MAGAZINE

n.2 - September 2025