# 2007 F1 Powerboat World Championship

The 2007 UIM F1 World Championship was the 24th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of eight events, beginning in Portimao, Portugal on 13 May 2007, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 14 December 2007. Sami Seliö, driving for F1 Team Energy, secured his maiden drivers' title, the first driver outside of Italy, the US and the UK to do so.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Scott Gillman | 1–3 |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Ahmed Al Hameli | 4–8 |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Thani Al Qamzi | All |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 27 | Ahmed Al Hameli | 1–3 |
| Emirates F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 27 | Majed Al Mansoori | 5–8 |
| XPV Racing | GTR | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 3 | Bob Trask | All |
| XPV Racing | GTR | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 4 | David Trask | All |
| F1 Team Energy | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 5 | Sami Seliö | All |
| F1 Team Energy | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 6 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | All |
| CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 7 | Philippe Dessertenne | 1, 3–8 |
| CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Peng Lin Wu | All |
| CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 17 | Philippe Dessertenne | 2 |
| Atlantic Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 9 | Philippe Chiappe | All |
| Atlantic Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
| Qatar Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Jay Price | All |
| Qatar Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Leo Bonelli | 1–6 |
| Qatar Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Philippe Tourre | 7–8 |
| F1 Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Jonas Andersson | All |
| F1 Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Philippe Tourre | 1–6 |
| F1 Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Marit Strømøy | 7–8 |
| F1 Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 36 | Marit Strømøy | 5–6 |
| Comparato Racing Team | Comparato | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 19 | Fabio Comparato | All |
| Comparato Racing Team | Comparato | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 20 | Pierre Lundin | All |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 21 | Guido Cappellini | All |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 22 | Marco Gambi | 1–2 |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 22 | Ivan Brigada | 3–6 |
| Tamoil F1 Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 22 | Ugis Gross | 7–8 |
| Singha Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 23 | Franco Leidi | All |
| Singha Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 24 | Francesco Cantando | All |
| Singha Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 35 | Marco Gambi | 7–8 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 31 | Fabrizio Bocca | All |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 32 | Valerio Lagiannella | 1–6 |
| Rainbow Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 32 | Shaun Torrente | 7 |
| ACE Racing | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 33 | Andy Elliott | 2, 7–8 |
| Woodstock Racing Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 46 | Massimo Roggiero | 7–8 |
Key :
* Regular boat/driver
* Boat ineligible for team points

## Season calendar

| Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race Winner | Hull/Engine |
| 1 | 9th Grand Prix of Portugal | 13 May | Portimão | Scott Gillman | DAC/Mercury |
| 2 | 18th Grand Prix of France | 20 May | La Rochelle | Sami Seliö | BaBa/Mercury |
| 3 | 6th Grand Prix of China | 5 October | Xi'an | Thani Al Qamzi | DAC/Mercury |
| 4 | 7th Grand Prix of China | 21 October | Shenzhen | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 5 | 3rd Grand Prix of Qatar | 24 November | Doha | Thani Al Qamzi | DAC/Mercury |
| 6 | 4th Grand Prix of Qatar | 27 November | Doha | Guido Cappellini | DAC/Mercury |
| 7 | 15th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 7 December | Abu Dhabi | Sami Seliö | BaBa/Mercury |
| 8 | 8th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 14 December | Sharjah | 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 | FRA | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | ABU | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Sami Seliö | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| 2 | Guido Cappellini | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 100 |
| 3 | Thani Al Qamzi | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 79 |
| 4 | Pierre Lundin | 6 | Ret | 4 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 51 |
| 5 | Jay Price | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 2 | 47 |
| 6 | Scott Gillman | 1 | 2 | Ret | | | | | | 35 |
| 7 | David Trask | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Philippe Chiappe | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Jonas Andersson | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 24 |
| 10 | Ahmed Al Hameli | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 12 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 18 |
| 11 | Francesco Cantando | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 18 |
| 12 | Philippe Dessertenne | 5 | DSQ | DNS | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 |
| 13 | Fabrizio Bocca | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 15 |
| 14 | Ivan Brigada | | | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNS | | | 9 |
| 15 | Philippe Tourre | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 16 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | 15 | 6 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 8 |
| 17 | Duarte Benavente | Ret | 9 | 7 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 7 |
| 18 | Leo Bonelli | 10 | 7 | DNS | 9 | DNS | Ret | | | 7 |
| 19 | Bob Trask | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | 5 |
| 20 | Andy Elliott | | 12 | | | | | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 21 | Marit Strømøy | | | | | 11 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | Fabio Comparato | Ret | Ret | 14 | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | DNS | 3 |
| 23 | Franco Leidi | 14 | DNS | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Marco Gambi | Ret | 10 | | | | | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 25 | Ugis Gross | | | | | | | 10 | DNS | 1 |
| 26 | Peng Lin Wu | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 12 | DNS | 0 |
| 27 | Valerio Lagiannella | 12 | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | DNS | | | 0 |
| 28 | Massimo Roggiero | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 29 | Majed Al Mansoori | | | | | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| 30 | Shaun Torrente | | | | | | | DNS | | 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 | Emirates F1 Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 130 |
| 1 | Emirates F1 Team | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 130 |
| 2 | F1 Team Energy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 112 |
| 2 | F1 Team Energy | 6 | 15 | 6 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 112 |
| 3 | Tamoil F1 Team | 21 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 110 |
| 3 | Tamoil F1 Team | 22 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNS | 10 | DNS | 110 |
| 4 | Qatar Team | 11 | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 2 | 63 |
| 4 | Qatar Team | 12 | 10 | 7 | DNS | 9 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 63 |
| 5 | Comparato Racing Team | 19 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | DNS | 54 |
| 5 | Comparato Racing Team | 20 | 6 | Ret | 4 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 54 |
| 6 | XPV Racing | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | 36 |
| 6 | XPV Racing | 4 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Atlantic Team | 9 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Atlantic Team | 10 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 36 |
| 8 | F1 Team Sweden | 14 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 27 |
| 8 | F1 Team Sweden | 15 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | DNS | Ret | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Singha Racing Team | 23 | 14 | DNS | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | Singha Racing Team | 24 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 20 |
| 10 | CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | 7 | 5 | | DNS | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 |
| 10 | CTIC China Team Charente Maritime | 8 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 12 | DNS | 15 |
| 11 | Rainbow Team | 31 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 15 |
| 11 | Rainbow Team | 32 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | 15 |
| 12 | ACE Racing | 33 | | 12 | | | | | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Woodstock Racing Team | 46 | | | | | | | 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 |