Jay Price (centre, pictured in 2009) won the 2008 world title with 105 points. 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]
Teams and drivers Team Hull Engine No. Race drivers Rounds Woodstock Red Devil Racing BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 1 Sami Seliö [ 3] All 2 Massimo Roggiero[ 3] 1–5 Trask Brothers Racing GTR Mercury 2.5 V6 3 Bob Trask All 4 David Trask All Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 5 Thani Al Qamzi All BaBa 6 Ahmed Al Hameli All China CTIC Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 7 Philippe Dessertenne All 8 Peng Lin Wu 1 Pierre Lundin[ 4] 2–8 F1 Atlantic Team BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 9 Philippe Chiappe All Dragon 10 Duarte Benavente All Qatar Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 11 Jay Price All 12 Ahmed Al Fayyad 1–4 BaBa 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 15 Philippe Toure 1, 3–4, 6–7 Molgaard 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 Blaze 24 Francesco Cantando All Rainbow Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 31 Marit Strømøy 1–6 Ivan Brigada 7–8 32 Valerio Lagiannella 1–6 Daniele Martignoni 7–8 800 Doctor BaBa Mercury 2.5 V6 70 Fabio Comparato All 77 Fabian Kalsow 7–8 Tamoil F1 Team DAC Mercury 2.5 V6 74 Guido Cappellini 1–5, 7–8 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. 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
Teams standings Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.
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 . ^ a b "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 The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship The official website of the Union Internationale Motonautique