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.[1]

2005 F1 Powerboat World Championship
Previous: 2004 Next: 2006
Guido Cappellini won his ninth championship in 2005.

Teams and drivers

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

Season calendar

Countries that hosted F1 Powerboat races in 2005, shown in green. Former host nations are shown in pink.
Round Race Title Date Circuit Location Race Winner Hull/Engine
1 Portugal 7th Grand Prix of Portugal 22 May Portimão[2] Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
2 Italy 9th Grand Prix of Italy 10 July Como[6] Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
3 Singapore 6th Grand Prix of Singapore 18 September Singapore[7] Italy Francesco Cantando Blaze/Mercury
4 Qatar 1st Grand Prix of Qatar 19 November Doha[8] Italy Guido Cappellini DAC/Mercury
5 United Arab Emirates 13th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 9 December Abu Dhabi[5] United States Scott Gillman DAC/Mercury
6 United Arab Emirates 6th Grand Prix of Sharjah 16 December Sharjah[9] Italy 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
Portugal
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Italy Guido Cappellini 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 92
2 Finland Sami Seliö 12 2 2 3 Ret 2 49.5
3 United States Scott Gillman 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 5 42
4 Italy Fabio Comparato 3 6 4 4 Ret 4 39.5
5 France Philippe Dessertenne 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 39
6 Saudi Arabia Laith Pharaon 5 5 5 Ret 2 DNS 32.5
7 Italy Francesco Cantando Ret 4 1 Ret 10 3 32
8 Australia David Trask 8 7 6 5 DNS Ret 16.5
9 United Kingdom Andy Elliott Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12
10 Italy Massimo Roggiero DNS Ret 7 6 6 Ret 12
11 United Arab Emirates Thani Al Qamzi 7 9 10 Ret 11 6 11.5
12 Belgium Julius Leysen Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7 9
13 Portugal Duarte Benavente 10 8 12 7 DNS Ret 8
14 Denmark Gert Ladefoged 15 DNS 5 7
15 Italy Fabrizio Bocca 9 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7
16 Germany Fabian Kalsow DNS 16 11 8 Ret 8 6
17 France Cédric Deguisne 6 18 5
18 Qatar Mohamed Al Ali DSQ Ret 9 9 4
19 Italy Luigi Roberto 8 Ret DNS Ret 1.5
20 Norway Rolf Magne Sunde DNS 9 Ret 1
21 Australia Bob Trask Ret DSQ Ret 11 Ret 10 1
22 Italy Marco Gambi Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 1
23 France Philippe Chiappe 13 12 Ret DNS Ret 11 0
24 Italy Massimiliano Moreschi 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
25 Italy Ivan Brigada 11 0
26 Italy Luca Fornasarig 14 14 0
27 Italy Valerio Lagiannella DSQ 15 0
28 France Bruno Corsin 17 0
29 United States Chris Fairchild Ret 0
30 United Arab Emirates Arif Al Zafeen DSQ 0
Key
Colour Result
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
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.[10]

Teams standings

Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.

Pos Team Boat
No.
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
QAT
Qatar
ABU
United Arab Emirates
SHA
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Italy Tamoil F1 Team 43 1 1 Ret 1 3 1 98
44 DNS 16 11 8 Ret 8
2 Finland Seliö F1 Powerboat 25 12 2 2 3 Ret 2 58.5
26 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7
3 United Arab Emirates Emirates F1 Team 1 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 5 53.5
2 7 9 10 Ret 11 6
4 Italy Team Green 3 5 5 5 Ret 2 DNS 44.5
4 DNS Ret 7 6 6 Ret
5 Italy Comparato Racing Team 29 14 14 8 Ret DNS Ret 41
30 3 6 4 4 Ret 4
6 France Ligier Charente Maritime 17 4 Ret 3 2 4 Ret 39
18 13 12 Ret DNS Ret 11
7 Italy Singha F1 Racing Team 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 32
15 Ret 4 1 Ret 10 3
8 Australia XPV Racing 19 Ret DSQ Ret 11 Ret 10 21
20 8 7 6 5 DNS Ret
9 Italy DanIta Racing Team 11 15 18 DSQ DNS 5 13
12 6 DNS 9 Ret Ret
10 United Kingdom ACE Racing 31 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12
11 Italy Rainbow Team 7 9 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 11
8 DSQ 15 DSQ Ret 9 9
12 Portugal Atlantic Team 9 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9
10 10 8 12 7 DNS Ret
13 France Team ART Boat 71 17 0
Key
Colour Result
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
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.[10]

References

  1. "THE YEAR 2005 - A MEMORABLE CAPPELLINI COMEBACK!". F1H2O. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. "PORTIMAO READY TO KICK OFF 2005 CAMPAIGN!!". F1H2O. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. "NEW FACES HIT SINGAPORE TO MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPRESSION!". F1H2O. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. "25 DRIVERS READY TO CHALLENGE GRAND PRIX OF ITALY!". F1H2O. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. "CAPPELLINI LOOKS TO ABU DHABI AS A DOOR TO HIS 9TH TITLE!". F1H2O. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. "HISTORIC F1 CIRCUIT IN COMO TO BE A REAL CHALLENGE!". F1H2O. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  7. "CAPPELLINI & GILLMAN HOPE TO KEEP WIN STREAKS ALIVE!". F1H2O. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  8. "1ST GRAND PRIX OF QATAR TO BEGIN 2ND SEASON!". F1H2O. 11 November 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. "THE GLOVES ARE OFF; CAPPELLINI & GILLMAN GO FOR PRIDE IN FINAL!". F1H2O. 14 December 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  10. "CANTANDO WINS WILD SHORTEND RACE IN SINGAPORE!". F1H2O. 18 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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