# 2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship

The 2005 UIM F1 World Championship was the 22nd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of six events, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 22 May 2005, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2005. Guido Cappellini, driving for the Tamoil F1 Team, clinched his ninth world title, re-taking the championship from defending champion Scott Gillman.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Scott Gillman | All |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Thani Al Qamzi | All |
| Team Green | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 3 | Laith Pharaon | All |
| Team Green | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 4 | Massimo Roggiero | All |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 7 | Fabrizio Bocca | All |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Valerio Lagiannella | 1–2 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Mohamed Al Ali | 3–6 |
| Atlantic Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 9 | Marco Gambi | All |
| Atlantic Team | Burgess | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
| DanIta Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Gert Ladefoged | 1, 4–5 |
| DanIta Racing Team | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Cédric Deguisne | 2 |
| DanIta Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Arif Al Zafeen | 3 |
| DanIta Racing Team | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Cédric Deguisne | 1 |
| DanIta Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Rolf Magne Sunde | 2–4 |
| DanIta Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Chris Fairchild | 5 |
| Singha F1 Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Massimiliano Moreschi | All |
| Singha F1 Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Francesco Cantando | All |
| Ligier Charente Maritime | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 17 | Philippe Dessertenne | All |
| Ligier Charente Maritime | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 18 | Philippe Chiappe | All |
| XPV Racing | GTR | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 19 | Bob Trask | All |
| XPV Racing | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 20 | David Trask | All |
| Seliö F1 Powerboat | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 25 | Sami Seliö | All |
| Seliö F1 Powerboat | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 26 | Julius Leysen | All |
| Comparato Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 29 | Luca Fornasarig | 1–2 |
| Comparato Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 29 | Luigi Roberto | 3–6 |
| Comparato Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 30 | Fabio Comparato | All |
| ACE Racing | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 31 | Andy Elliott | All |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 43 | Guido Cappellini | All |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 44 | Fabian Kalsow | All |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 47 | Ivan Brigada | 2 |
| Team ART Boat | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 71 | Bruno Corsin | 2 |
Key :
* Regular boat/driver
* Boat ineligible for team points

## Season calendar

| Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race Winner | Hull/Engine |
| 1 | 7th Grand Prix of Portugal | 22 May | Portimão | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 2 | 9th Grand Prix of Italy | 10 July | Como | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 3 | 6th Grand Prix of Singapore | 18 September | Singapore | Francesco Cantando | Blaze/Mercury |
| 4 | 1st Grand Prix of Qatar | 19 November | Doha | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 5 | 13th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 9 December | Abu Dhabi | Scott Gillman | DAC/Mercury |
| 6 | 6th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 16 December | Sharjah | Guido Cappellini | 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 | POR | ITA | SIN$^†$ | QAT | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Guido Cappellini | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 92 |
| 2 | Sami Seliö | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 49.5 |
| 3 | Scott Gillman | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 5 | 42 |
| 4 | Fabio Comparato | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 39.5 |
| 5 | Philippe Dessertenne | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 39 |
| 6 | Laith Pharaon | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 2 | DNS | 32.5 |
| 7 | Francesco Cantando | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | David Trask | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 16.5 |
| 9 | Andy Elliott | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 |
| 10 | Massimo Roggiero | DNS | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 12 |
| 11 | Thani Al Qamzi | 7 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Julius Leysen | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | Duarte Benavente | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 8 |
| 14 | Gert Ladefoged | 15 | | | DNS | 5 | | 7 |
| 15 | Fabrizio Bocca | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 |
| 16 | Fabian Kalsow | DNS | 16 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 6 |
| 17 | Cédric Deguisne | 6 | 18 | | | | | 5 |
| 18 | Mohamed Al Ali | | | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 19 | Luigi Roberto | | | 8 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 1.5 |
| 20 | Rolf Magne Sunde | | DNS | 9 | Ret | | | 1 |
| 21 | Bob Trask | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | Marco Gambi | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 23 | Philippe Chiappe | 13 | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Massimiliano Moreschi | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 25 | Ivan Brigada | | 11 | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Luca Fornasarig | 14 | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Valerio Lagiannella | DSQ | 15 | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Bruno Corsin | | 17 | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Chris Fairchild | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| 30 | Arif Al Zafeen | | | DSQ | | | | 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 |
† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.

### Teams standings

Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.
| Pos | Team | Boat No. | POR | ITA | SIN$^†$ | QAT | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Tamoil F1 Team | 43 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 98 |
| 1 | Tamoil F1 Team | 44 | DNS | 16 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 98 |
| 2 | Seliö F1 Powerboat | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 58.5 |
| 2 | Seliö F1 Powerboat | 26 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 7 | 58.5 |
| 3 | Emirates F1 Team | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 5 | 53.5 |
| 3 | Emirates F1 Team | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 53.5 |
| 4 | Team Green | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 2 | DNS | 44.5 |
| 4 | Team Green | 4 | DNS | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 44.5 |
| 5 | Comparato Racing Team | 29 | 14 | 14 | 8 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 41 |
| 5 | Comparato Racing Team | 30 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Ligier Charente Maritime | 17 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 39 |
| 6 | Ligier Charente Maritime | 18 | 13 | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | Singha F1 Racing Team | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 32 |
| 7 | Singha F1 Racing Team | 15 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | XPV Racing | 19 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | XPV Racing | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 21 |
| 9 | DanIta Racing Team | 11 | 15 | 18 | DSQ | DNS | 5 | | 13 |
| 9 | DanIta Racing Team | 12 | 6 | DNS | 9 | Ret | Ret | | 13 |
| 10 | ACE Racing | 31 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 |
| 11 | Rainbow Team | 7 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 |
| 11 | Rainbow Team | 8 | DSQ | 15 | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Atlantic Team | 9 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 12 | Atlantic Team | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 9 |
| 13 | Team ART Boat | 71 | | 17 | | | | | 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 |
† Half points were awarded at the Grand Prix of Singapore as less than 70% of the race distance had been completed.