# 2008 F1 Powerboat World Championship

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. Jay Price, driving for the Qatar Team, secured the drivers' title, becoming only the second American to win the championship in its history.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
| Woodstock Red Devil Racing | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Sami Seliö | All |
| Woodstock Red Devil Racing | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Massimo Roggiero | 1–5 |
| Trask Brothers Racing | GTR | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 3 | Bob Trask | All |
| Trask Brothers Racing | GTR | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 4 | David Trask | All |
| 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 |
| China CTIC Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 7 | Philippe Dessertenne | All |
| China CTIC Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Peng Lin Wu | 1 |
| China CTIC Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Pierre Lundin | 2–8 |
| F1 Atlantic Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 9 | Philippe Chiappe | All |
| F1 Atlantic Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
| Qatar Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Jay Price | All |
| Qatar Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Ahmed Al Fayyad | 1–4 |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Youssef Al Khulaifi | 6–8 |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 13 | Youssef Al Khulaifi | 1–4 |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 13 | Youssef Al Khulaifi | 5 |
| F1 Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Jonas Andersson | All |
| F1 Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Philippe Toure | 1, 3–4, 6–7 |
| F1 Team Sweden | Molgaard | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Uvis Slakteris | 5 |
| F1 Team Sweden | Molgaard | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 16 | Uvis Slakteris | 1, 3–4, 7 |
| F1 Team Sweden | Molgaard | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 16 | Uvis Slakteris | 2, 6, 8 |
| Singha Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 23 | Marco Gambi | All |
| Singha Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 24 | Francesco Cantando | All |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 31 | Marit Strømøy | 1–6 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 31 | Ivan Brigada | 7–8 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 32 | Valerio Lagiannella | 1–6 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 32 | Daniele Martignoni | 7–8 |
| 800 Doctor | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 70 | Fabio Comparato | All |
| 800 Doctor | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 77 | Fabian Kalsow | 7–8 |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 74 | Guido Cappellini | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 74 | Ivan Brigada | 6 |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 75 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | All |
Key :
* Regular boat/driver
* Boat ineligible for team points

## Season calendar

| Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race Winner | Hull/Engine |
| 1 | 5th Grand Prix of Qatar | 29 March | Doha | Jonas Andersson | DAC/Mercury |
| 2 | 10th Grand Prix of Portugal | 4 May | Portimão | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
| 3 | 4th Grand Prix of Finland | 8 June | Lahti | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 4 | 6th Grand Prix of Russia | 14 June | St Petersburg | Jonas Andersson | DAC/Mercury |
| 5 | 8th Grand Prix of China | 12 October | Liuzhou | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
| 6 | 9th Grand Prix of China | 26 October | Shenzhen | Sami Seliö | BaBa/Mercury |
| 7 | 16th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 5 December | Abu Dhabi | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
| 8 | 9th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 12 December | Sharjah | Thani Al Qamzi | DAC/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 | QAT | POR | FIN | RUS | CHN | CHN | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Jay Price | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 105 |
| 2 | Sami Seliö | 4 | 8 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 69 |
| 3 | Jonas Andersson | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 3 | 62 |
| 4 | Ahmed Al Hameli | Ret | 2 | 3 | 10 | DNS | 3 | 2 | Ret | 55 |
| 5 | Fabio Comparato | Ret | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | David Trask | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 41 |
| 7 | Philippe Chiappe | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Thani Al Qamzi | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Pierre Lundin | | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 31 |
| 10 | Guido Cappellini | 5 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 27 |
| 11 | Francesco Cantando | Ret | 3 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 12 | Philippe Dessertenne | Ret | 6 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 20 |
| 13 | Uvis Slakteris | 6 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 17 |
| 14 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | 8 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 16 |
| 15 | Duarte Benavente | Ret | 4 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 12 |
| 16 | Bob Trask | Ret | 9 | 7 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 |
| 17 | Youssef Al Khulaifi | Ret | DNS | 8 | 12 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 |
| 18 | Marco Gambi | DNS | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 |
| 19 | Philippe Tourre | 9 | | DNS | 14 | | DNS | Ret | | 2 |
| 20 | Valerio Lagiannella | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 | | | 2 |
| 21 | Ivan Brigada | | | | | | DNS | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | Massimo Roggiero | 10 | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | 1 |
| 23 | Fabian Kalsow | | | | | | | 11 | DNS | 0 |
| 24 | Daniele Martignoni | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Marit Strømøy | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | 0 |
| 26 | Ahmed Al Fayyad | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Peng Lin Wu | 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. | QAT | POR | FIN | RUS | CHN | CHN | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Qatar Team | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 110 |
| 1 | Qatar Team | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 110 |
| 1 | Qatar Team | 13 | | | | | 6 | | | | 110 |
| 2 | Team Abu Dhabi | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 87 |
| 2 | Team Abu Dhabi | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 10 | DNS | 3 | 2 | Ret | 87 |
| 3 | F1 Team Sweden | 14 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 3 | 71 |
| 3 | F1 Team Sweden | 15 | 9 | | DNS | 14 | 7 | | Ret | | 71 |
| 3 | F1 Team Sweden | 16 | | Ret | | | | 8 | | 11 | 71 |
| 4 | Woodstock Red Devil Racing | 1 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 70 |
| 4 | Woodstock Red Devil Racing | 2 | 10 | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | 70 |
| 5 | Trask Brothers Racing | 3 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 52 |
| 5 | Trask Brothers Racing | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 52 |
| 6 | F1 Atlantic Team | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 52 |
| 6 | F1 Atlantic Team | 10 | Ret | 4 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 52 |
| 7 | China CTIC Team | 7 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 51 |
| 7 | China CTIC Team | 8 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 51 |
| 8 | Tamoil F1 Team | 74 | 5 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 43 |
| 8 | Tamoil F1 Team | 75 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 43 |
| 9 | 800 Doctor | 70 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 43 |
| 9 | 800 Doctor | 77 | | | | | | | 11 | DNS | 43 |
| 10 | Singha Team | 23 | DNS | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Singha Team | 24 | Ret | 3 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 11 | Rainbow Team | 31 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Rainbow Team | 32 | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 12 | 3 |
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 |