# 2018 F1 Powerboat World Championship

The 2018 UIM F1 H$_2$O World Championship was the 35th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
| Victory Team | Victory | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Alex Carella | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Victory Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Alex Carella | 3 |
| Victory Team | Victory | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 3 | Ahmed Al Hameli | All |
| Team Abu Dhabi | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 5 | Thani Al Qamzi | All |
| Team Abu Dhabi | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 6 | Shaun Torrente | All |
| Team Abu Dhabi | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 35 | Rashed Al Qamzi | 1 |
| Team Abu Dhabi | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 35 | Erik Stark | 3–7 |
| CTIC F1 Shenzhen China | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 7 | Philippe Chiappe | All |
| CTIC F1 Shenzhen China | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Peter Morin | All |
| F1 Atlantic Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 9 | Grant Trask | All |
| F1 Atlantic Team | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
| Mad-Croc BaBa Racing | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Sami Seliö | All |
| Mad-Croc BaBa Racing | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Filip Roms | All |
| Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Jonas Andersson | All |
| Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Erik Edin | All |
| Blaze Performance | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 36 | Simone Bianca Schuft | All |
| Blaze Performance | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 37 | Francesco Cantando | All |
| Emirates Racing Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 50 | Marit Strømøy | All |
| Emirates Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 51 | Bartek Marszalek | All |
| Maverick F1 Racing | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 70 | Mette Brandt Bjerknæs | 2 |
| Maverick F1 Racing | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 73 | Cédric Deguisne | All |
| Maverick F1 Racing | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 74 | Erik Stark | 1–2 |
| Maverick F1 Racing | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 74 | Mette Brandt Bjerknæs | 3 |
| Maverick F1 Racing | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 74 | Sutthipan Sookbuangbon | 4–7 |

## Season calendar

| Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race Winner | Hull/Engine |
| 1 | 17th Grand Prix of Portugal | 20 May | Portimão | Shaun Torrente | DAC/Mercury |
| 2 | Grand Prix of London | 17 June | London | Erik Stark | DAC/Mercury |
| 3 | 22nd Grand Prix of France | 1 July | Évian-les-Bains | Erik Stark | DAC/Mercury |
| 4 | 23rd Grand Prix of China | 23 September | Xiangyang | Shaun Torrente | DAC/Mercury |
| 5 | Grand Prix of India | 18 November | Amaravati | Shaun Torrente | DAC/Mercury |
| 6 | 26th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 8 December | Abu Dhabi | Thani Al Qamzi | DAC/Mercury |
| 7 | 19th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 15 December | Sharjah | Erik Stark | DAC/Mercury |

## Results and standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. A maximum of two boats per team are 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 | GBR | FRA | CHN | IND | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Shaun Torrente | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 89 |
| 2 | Erik Stark | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | Thani Al Qamzi | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 74 |
| 4 | Peter Morin | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 54 |
| 5 | Philippe Chiappe | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 42 |
| 6 | Marit Strømøy | Ret | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 35 |
| 7 | Jonas Andersson | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Sami Seliö | DNS | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Erik Edin | 9 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Ahmed Al Hameli | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 18 |
| 11 | Francesco Cantando | 8 | Ret | 14 | DNS | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 12 | Alex Carella | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 13 | Filip Roms | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | Grant Trask | 14 | 6 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Bartek Marszalek | 11 | DNS | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 |
| 16 | Cedric Deguisne | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | Duarte Benavente | 7 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | DNS | 5 |
| 18 | Simone Bianca Schuft | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | Sutthipan Sookbuangbon | | | | 13 | 10 | DNP | Ret | 1 |
| 20 | Mette Brandt Bjerknæs | | 11 | 13 | | | | | 0 |
| | Rashed Al Qamzi | 13 | | | | | | | 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 |