H2O Racing
Union Internationale Motonautique

Ferdinand Zandbergen - 12

TEAM: Sharjah Team
HULL: Baba
COUNTRY: The Netherlands
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Warmond, NED
DATE OF BIRTH: 19/10/1995
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wageningen, NED
HEIGHT: 185 CM
WEIGHT: 75 KG
RACING SUPER LICENSE:
MECHANICS - CREW:

1 - ROBERTO MOLITERNO
2 – SYED SHAH
3 – LIAQATH MOHAMMED
4 - RICARDO HOFMAN (RADIO)
5 – JARNO HAPPONEN
6 – AHMED ALHOSANI (GENERAL MANAGER)
7 – MARKO MAKINEN (MEDIA)
8 – MERITA MAKINEN (MEDIA)

DEBUT: 2021
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 13
RACE STARTS: 13
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
BEST OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH: 5
BEST RACE FINISH: 1
BEST QUALIFYING POSITION: 1
CAREER PODIUMS: 4
WIN: 1
2ND: 1
3RD: 2
CAREER POINTS: 82
POLE POSITION: 1
LAST WIN: San Nazzaro 2022
LAST PODIUM: 3 - Olbia 2023
LAST POLE: San Nazzaro 2022
PROFILE

FERDINAND ZANDBERGEN started out in F1H2O in Portugal in 2021 and finished fifth in the Drivers’ Championship in his full debut season in 2022, the highlight being pole position and a race victory at the FIM Grand Prix of Italy in San Nazarro.

Born in Wageningen in the Netherlands, Zandbergen had been introduced to the H2O Racing family through the popular F4-S Trophy that used to run in conjunction with rounds of the F1H2O series. Zandbergen finished as runner-up in 2016.

Away from the on-water action, the Dutchman is a successful businessman and works for the family business, Ferdinand Zandbergen B.V., that is involved in the production of meat and the distribution of poultry for the food industry.

CAREER INFOS

2023 - 4th F1H2O World Championship
2022 - 5th F1H2O World Championship

2023 DRIVER GALLERY
2023 DRIVER NEWS
October 25, 2023
WILL IT BE ANDERSSON OR ZANDBERGEN FOR FAST LAP TROPHY HONOURS IN SHARJAH?
  Wednesday, October 25:  The UIM F1H2O Fast Lap Trophy often goes under the radar in terms of exposure but the season-end winner is the racer who has cumulatively delivered the best lap ...
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September 30, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON SETS FASTEST TIME IN GROUP A QUALIFYING
Saturday, September 30:  Team Sweden’s Jonas Andersson set the fastest lap of 36.022 seconds during the opening qualifying session for the Group A entrants at the Regione Sardegna Grand ...
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September 25, 2023
COULD TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON SEAL HIS SECOND WORLD TITLE IN OLBIA?
  Monday, September 25:  Team Sweden’s Jonas Andersson arrives in Sardinia for this weekend’s Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy in a very strong position in the 2023 UIM ...
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July 2, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON INCREASES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE VICTORY
 Sunday, July 2: Team Sweden’s Jonas Andersson extended his lead in the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship to 15 points with an impressive victory in the Grand Prix of France on the River ...
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July 1, 2023
TORRENTE SNATCHES LAST-GASP POLE FROM ANDERSSON FOR GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE IN MÂCON
 Saturday, July 1: Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente claimed a dramatic last gasp pole position after a pulsating BRM Qualifying session for the Grand Prix of France on the River Saône ...
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May 17, 2023
FERDINAND ZANDBERGEN: FEEDING THE PEOPLE AND HIS DESIRE FOR ON-WATER SUCCESS
  Wednesday, May 17: Ferdinand Zandbergen burst on to the UIM F1H2O World Championship scene in spectacular fashion last year. In a season that was fought out over six races at four ...
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April 30, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON CRUISES TO START-TO-FINISH WIN AT GRAND PRIX OF ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
Sunday, April 30: Team Sweden’s former World Champion Jonas Andersson clinched an emphatic start-to-finish victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, China on the Yellow River. The ...
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