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Union Internationale Motonautique

Rashed Al Qemzi - 35

TEAM: Team Abu Dhabi
HULL: DAC
COUNTRY: U.A.E.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Abu Dhabi, UAE
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/03/1992
PLACE OF BIRTH: Abu Dhabi, UAE
HEIGHT: 165 CM
WEIGHT: 60 KG
RACING SUPER LICENSE:
DEBUT: 2016
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 14
RACE STARTS: 12
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
BEST OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH: 16
BEST RACE FINISH: 7
BEST QUALIFYING POSITION: 7
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 18.0
PROFILE

RASHED AL QEMZI made his F1H2O racing return at the Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, China, in 2023 as a stand-in for his cousin Thani and finished eighth. He had previously competed for Team Abu Dhabi between 2016 and 2018 on select races.
The Emirati is a three-time UIM F2 World Champion (2017, 2019 and 2021), who won the F1H2O F4-S Championship in 2016 after finishing third in 2013 and sixth in 2015.
He also finished second in the UIM F2 series in 2016. In addition, he won the UIM Endurance Championship in 2019 and 2021 and finished third in 2016. Rashed also tackled the UIM H2O Nations Cup on three occasions: he was World Champion in 2013 and finished sixth and third in 2015 and 2016.

CAREER INFOS

2024 - 18th F1H2O World Championship
2023 - 16th F1H2O World Championship
2017 - 17th F1H2O World Championship

2026 DRIVER NEWS
April 13, 2026
TEAM ABU DHABI EXPANDS TO THREE BOAT LINE-UP OF ANDERSSON, STARK AND AL QEMZI
Monday April 13 - Team Abu Dhabi will be fielding three boats for the 2026 World Championship, driven by a leading line-up of Jonas Andersson, Erik Stark, and Rashed Al Qemzi. This means the ...
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