# 2006 F1 Powerboat World Championship

The 2006 UIM F1 World Championship was the 23rd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of six events, beginning in Doha, Qatar on 15 April 2006, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 15 December 2006. Scott Gillman, driving for the Emirates F1 Team, clinched his fourth and ultimately last F1 championship which remains the second highest total in the sport's history.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Guido Cappellini | All |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Ivan Brigada | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Tamoil F1 Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Fabian Kalsow | 4 |
| Tamoil F1 Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 44 | Fabian Kalsow | 2–3, 5–6 |
| Team Green | BaBa DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 3 | Laith Pharaon | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Team Green | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 4 | Massimo Roggiero | 1 |
| Team Green | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 4 | Leo Bonelli | 2–3 |
| 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 | Jonas Andersson | 3–6 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 41 | Jonas Andersson | 2 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 71 | Valerio Lagiannella | 3 |
| Atlantic Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 9 | Andy Elliott | All |
| Atlantic Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
| Singha Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Massimiliano Moreschi | All |
| Singha Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Francesco Cantando | All |
| CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 17 | Philippe Dessertenne | All |
| CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 18 | Philippe Chiappe | All |
| CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 81 | Peng Lin Wu | 2–6 |
| XPV Racing | GTR | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 19 | Bob Trask | All |
| XPV Racing | GTR | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 20 | David Trask | All |
| Red Devil Seliö F1 | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 25 | Sami Seliö | All |
| Red Devil Seliö F1 | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 26 | Julius Leysen | All |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 27 | Scott Gillman | All |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 28 | Thani Al Qamzi | All |
| Comparato Racing Team | Comparato | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 29 | Luigi Roberto | All |
| Comparato Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 30 | Fabio Comparato | All |
| Comparato Racing Team | Comparato | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 47 | Pierre Lundin | 3 |
| ASMC Racing | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 33 | Marco Gambi | All |
| ASMC Racing | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 34 | Franco Leidi | 1–3 |
| ASMC Racing | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 34 | Ahmed Al Hameli | 3, 5–6 |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 55 | Jay Price | 2–6 |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 56 | Massimo Roggiero | 2–6 |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 96 | Mohamed Al Ali | 1 |
Key :
* Regular boat/driver
* Boat ineligible for team points

## Season calendar

A six-race calendar was maintained from the 2005 season, with just one change: the incident-packed race from the previous year in Singapore was replaced by the return of China to the schedule after a year's absence. The venue chosen was Chongzhou where F1 would visit for the first time. The 2006 season marked a watershed for Italy's presence in the sport. Whilst Italian teams and drivers have gone on to participate in the series for years to follow, 2006 is the last time an Italian round has featured on the calendar to date. It was therefore somewhat fitting that on the 25th anniversary of the first championship season the venue was Lake Como where the first F1 race, and the first Grand Prix of Italy, had been held in 1981.
| Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race Winner | Hull/Engine |
| 1 | 2nd Grand Prix of Qatar | 15 April | Doha | Ivan Brigada | DAC/Mercury |
| 2 | 8th Grand Prix of Portugal | 20 May | Portimão | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 3 | 10th Grand Prix of Italy | 16 July | Como | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 4 | 5th Grand Prix of China | 5 October | Chongzhou | Scott Gillman | DAC/Mercury |
| 5 | 14th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 8 December | Abu Dhabi | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 6 | 7th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 15 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 | ITA | CHN | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Scott Gillman | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 7 | 69 |
| 2 | Guido Cappellini | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 65 |
| 3 | Thani Al Qamzi | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| 4 | Ivan Brigada | 1 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 2 | 35 |
| 5 | David Trask | DNS | Ret | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Jonas Andersson | | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Bob Trask | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Jay Price | | 14 | 6 | 2 | DNS | DSQ | 20 |
| 9 | Philippe Dessertenne | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Sami Seliö | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Philippe Chiappe | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | DNS | 19 |
| 12 | Fabio Comparato | 12 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 7 | DNS | 17 |
| 13 | Massimo Roggiero | DNS | Ret | 3 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| 14 | Andy Elliott | Ret | 9 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 10 | 12 |
| 15 | Duarte Benavente | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 13 | 9 |
| 16 | Fabian Kalsow | | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| 17 | Francesco Cantando | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 18 | Julius Leysen | Ret | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 4 |
| 19 | Massimiliano Moreschi | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 20 | Ahmed Al Hameli | | | DNS | | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | Fabrizio Bocca | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 2 |
| 22 | Luigi Roberto | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 1 |
| 23 | Laith Pharaon | 10 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 24 | Peng Lin Wu | | DNQ | 14 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Marco Gambi | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 26 | Valerio Lagiannella | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Franco Leidi | Ret | DNQ | DNS | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Leo Bonelli | | DNQ | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Mohamed Al Ali | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Pierre Lundin | | | 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 | ITA | CHN | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Emirates F1 Team | 27 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 7 | 132 |
| 1 | Emirates F1 Team | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 132 |
| 2 | Tamoil F1 Team | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 103 |
| 2 | Tamoil F1 Team | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 103 |
| 3 | XPV Racing | 19 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 52 |
| 3 | XPV Racing | 20 | DNS | Ret | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 5 | 52 |
| 4 | CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | 17 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | 18 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | DNS | 39 |
| 5 | Qatar Team | 55 | | 14 | 6 | 2 | DNS | DSQ | 32 |
| 5 | Qatar Team | 56 | | Ret | 3 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 32 |
| 6 | Red Devil Seliö F1 | 25 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Red Devil Seliö F1 | 26 | Ret | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 24 |
| 7 | Rainbow Team | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Rainbow Team | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Atlantic Team | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | Atlantic Team | 10 | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 13 | 21 |
| 9 | Comparato Racing Team | 29 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 18 |
| 9 | Comparato Racing Team | 30 | 12 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 7 | DNS | 18 |
| 10 | Singha Racing Team | 14 | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 |
| 10 | Singha Racing Team | 15 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 11 | ASMC Racing | 33 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 3 |
| 11 | ASMC Racing | 34 | Ret | DNQ | DNS | | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | Team Green | 3 | 10 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 12 | Team Green | 4 | DNS | DNQ | Ret | | | | 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 |