# 2009 F1 Powerboat World Championship

The 2009 UIM F1 H$_2$O World Championship was the 26th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of sixteen races, two per event, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 4 April 2009, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 11 December 2009. The format of two races per weekend was a new feature for 2009, introduced by series promoter Nicolo di San Germano at the official pre-season meeting in March. Guido Cappellini, driving for Zepter Team, was drivers' champion, securing an unprecedented tenth championship crown before retiring at the end of the year.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
| Qatar Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Jay Price | All |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Leo Bonelli | 1–2 |
| Qatar Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Andy Elliott | 3–6 |
| Qatar Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Craig Bailey | 7–10 |
| Qatar Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Malcolm Goodman | 11–16 |
| Team Abu Dhabi | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 5 | Thani Al Qamzi | All |
| Team Abu Dhabi | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 6 | Ahmed Al Hameli | All |
| CTIC China Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 7 | Pierre Lundin | All |
| CTIC China Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Fabian Kalsow | All |
| F1 Atlantic Team | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 9 | Philippe Chiappe | All |
| F1 Atlantic Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
| Team Mad Croc | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Sami Seliö | All |
| Team Mad Croc | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Massimo Roggiero | 1–4 |
| Team Mad Croc | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Rinaldo Osculati | 5–8, 11–16 |
| Team Mad Croc | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 18 | Daniele Martignoni | 1–6 |
| Team Azerbaijan | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Jonas Andersson | All |
| Team Azerbaijan | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Marit Strømøy | All |
| Singha F1 Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 23 | Marco Gambi | All |
| Singha F1 Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 24 | Francesco Cantando | All |
| Ace Racing | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 50 | Andy Elliott | 1–2 |
| 800 Doctor | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 69 | Valerio Lagiannella | All |
| 800 Doctor | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 70 | Fabio Comparato | All |
| Zepter Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 74 | Guido Cappellini | All |
| Zepter Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 75 | Ugis Gross | 1–10 |
| Zepter Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 75 | Tomas Cermak | 11–16 |
| Prox F1 Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 77 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | 3–4 |
Key :
* Regular boat/driver
* Boat ineligible for team points

## Season calendar

The most significant change for the 2009 season was the introduction of a two-race format for each event making up the championship. With eight rounds confirmed by the UIM prior to the season's start the season would be made up of a total of 16 points-scoring races, the highest in its history. Only the thirteen races in 2000 came close in the previous 10 years. Initial reaction to the new format was positive, with drivers and fans commending the decision following its debut at the Grand Prix of Portugal. However whilst it increased the spectacle and offered teams and drivers more opportunities for success, costs were forced upwards and the format wasn't retained for 2010.
The initial calendar for the 2009 season featured the Grand Prix of Russia in Saint Petersburg as the second round of the championship, taking place on 5 and 6 June. However the race was postponed, with an announcement made on 22 April that it would instead be moved to the second week of August, with the Grand Prix of Finland becoming the second round, on 12 and 13 June.
| Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race | Race Winner | Hull/Engine |
| 1 | 11th Grand Prix of Portugal | 4–5 April | Portimão | 1 | Ahmed Al Hameli | BaBa/Mercury |
| 1 | 11th Grand Prix of Portugal | 4–5 April | Portimão | 2 | Thani Al Qamzi | DAC/Mercury |
| 2 | 5th Grand Prix of Finland | 12–13 June | Lahti | 1 | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 2 | 5th Grand Prix of Finland | 12–13 June | Lahti | 2 | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
| 3 | 7th Grand Prix of Russia | 8–9 August | Saint Petersburg | 1 | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
| 3 | 7th Grand Prix of Russia | 8–9 August | Saint Petersburg | 2 | Jonas Andersson | DAC/Mercury |
| 4 | 10th Grand Prix of China | 6–7 October | Liuzhou | 1 | Sami Seliö | BaBa/Mercury |
| 4 | 10th Grand Prix of China | 6–7 October | Liuzhou | 2 | Jonas Andersson | DAC/Mercury |
| 5 | 11th Grand Prix of China | 17–18 October | Shenzhen | 1 | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 5 | 11th Grand Prix of China | 17–18 October | Shenzhen | 2 | Sami Seliö | BaBa/Mercury |
| 6 | 6th Grand Prix of Qatar | 27–28 November | Doha | 1 | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 6 | 6th Grand Prix of Qatar | 27–28 November | Doha | 2 | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 7 | 17th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 4–5 December | Abu Dhabi | 1 | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 7 | 17th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 4–5 December | Abu Dhabi | 2 | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
| 8 | 10th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 10–11 December | Sharjah | 1 | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
| 8 | 10th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 10–11 December | Sharjah | 2 | Sami Seliö | BaBa/Mercury |

## 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

| Pos | Driver | POR | POR | FIN | FIN | RUS | RUS | CHN | CHN | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | ABU | ABU | SHA | SHA | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Points |
| 1 | Guido Cappellini | 10 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 153 |
| 2 | Thani Al Qamzi | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 143 |
| 3 | Sami Seliö | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 135 |
| 4 | Jay Price | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 125 |
| 5 | Jonas Andersson | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 118 |
| 6 | Franceso Cantando | Ret | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 87 |
| 7 | Ahmed Al Hameli | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | DNS | Ret | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | DNS | 84 |
| 8 | Philippe Chiappe | Ret | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 82 |
| 9 | Fabio Comparato | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 71 |
| 10 | Pierre Lundin | Ret | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 3 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 56 |
| 11 | Duarte Benavente | Ret | 3 | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 6 | DNS | Ret | 41 |
| 12 | Marit Strømøy | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
| 13 | Fabian Kalsow | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | DNS | 6 | 30 |
| 14 | Ugis Gross | 6 | Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 15 |
| 15 | Valerio Lagiannella | DNS | DNS | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 9 | DNS | 11 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 8 | DNS | DNS | 13 |
| 16 | Marco Gambi | Ret | 10 | 14 | DNS | 10 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 11 |
| 17 | Malcolm Goodman | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 |
| 18 | Daniele Martignoni | 11 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 19 | Andy Elliott | Ret | 4 | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 20 | Leo Bonelli | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 21 | Craig Bailey | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 22 | Rinaldo Osculati | | | | | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | | | 11 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 23 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | | | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Tomas Cermak | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 25 | Massimo Roggiero | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Blue | Not classified, finished (NC) |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Withdrawn (WD) |
| Blank | Did not enter (cell empty) |
| Text formatting | Meaning |
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Fastest lap |

### Teams standings

Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.
| Pos | Team | Boat No. | POR | POR | FIN | FIN | RUS | RUS | CHN | CHN | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | ABU | ABU | SHA | SHA | Points |
| Pos | Team | Boat No. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Points |
| 1 | Team Abu Dhabi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 227 |
| 1 | Team Abu Dhabi | 6 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | DNS | Ret | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | DNS | 227 |
| 2 | Zepter Team | 74 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 168 |
| 2 | Zepter Team | 75 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 168 |
| 3 | Team Azerbaijan | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 155 |
| 3 | Team Azerbaijan | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 155 |
| 4 | Qatar Team | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 148 |
| 4 | Qatar Team | 2 | 8 | 7 | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 148 |
| 5 | Team Mad Croc | 11 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 139 |
| 5 | Team Mad Croc | 12 | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | | | 11 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 9 | 139 |
| 6 | F1 Atlantic Team | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 123 |
| 6 | F1 Atlantic Team | 10 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 6 | DNS | Ret | 123 |
| 7 | Singha F1 Racing Team | 23 | Ret | 10 | 14 | DNS | 10 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 98 |
| 7 | Singha F1 Racing Team | 24 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 98 |
| 8 | CTIC China Team | 7 | Ret | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 3 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 86 |
| 8 | CTIC China Team | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | DNS | 6 | 86 |
| 9 | 800 Doctor | 69 | DNS | DNS | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 9 | DNS | 11 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 8 | DNS | DNS | 84 |
| 9 | 800 Doctor | 70 | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 84 |
| 10 | Ace Racing | 50 | Ret | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 11 | Prox F1 Racing Team | 77 | | | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Blue | Not classified, finished (NC) |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Withdrawn (WD) |
| Blank | Did not enter (cell empty) |
| Text formatting | Meaning |
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Fastest lap |