F1H2O UIM World Championship

Marit Stromoy - 50

TEAM: EMIC Racing Team

HULL: Baba

COUNTRY: Norway

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Sandefjord, Norway

DATE OF BIRTH: 25/09/1976

PLACE OF BIRTH: Tonsberg, (NOR)

HEIGHT: 160 CM

WEIGHT: 60 KG

RACING SUPER LICENSE:

MECHANICS - CREW:

1 - Andrea Colombo
2 - Craig Bailey
3 - Fabio Comparato
4 - Jc Goy (radioman)

WEBSITE: www.starsonwater.com

GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 71

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0

CAREER PODIUMS: 1

CAREER POINTS: 152.0

PROFILE

MARIT STROMOY has made history twice. In 2011 in Portimao, Portugal, she became the first woman in F1H2O to earn pole position and in Sharjah last year joined the elite Grand Prix Winners Club with a sensational and historic maiden victory.

She made her F1H2O World Championship debut in 2007, has competed in 60 Grand Prix enjoying her best season last year finishing in fifth overall.

She made her racing debut in 1989 at the age of twelve. In 1993 she started racing in S-550, winning the European Championship three times (1996, 1998, 1999) and the Nordic Championship twice (1996, 1999). In 2000 she moved up to race in F-2000, finishing second in the UAE Presidents Cup in 2002, second in the Nordic Championship in 2005 and third in the European Championship in 2007.

WIN: 1 / POLE POSITION: 1 / BEST OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH: 5
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 71 / RACE STARTS: 65
DEBUT: 2007

CAREER INFOS

2016 - 10th F1H2O World Championship
2015 - 5th F1H2O World Championship
2014 - 13th F1H2O World Championship
2013 - 8th F1H2O World Championship
2012 - 13th F1H2O World Championship
2011 - 14th F1H2O World Championship
2010 - 14th F1H2O World Championship
2009 - 12th F1H2O World Championship
2009 - 2nd 24 hours of Rouen
2007 - 3rd European Championship F2000
2007 - 3rd 24 Hours of Rouen
2006 - 3rd 24 Hours of Rouen
2005 - 2nd Scandinavian Championship F2000
2003 - 2nd Oslo, Scandinavian Series F-2000
2002 - 2nd President Cup UAE, F-2000
2000 - Rookie of the year Scandinavian Series F-2000
1999 - European Champion, Nordic Champion, S-550
1998 - European Champion, Nordic Champion, S-550
1996 - European Champion, Nordic Champion, S-550
1992 - World Record, T-250

2016 DRIVER GALLERY

2016 DRIVER NEWS

December 16, 2016

STROMOY HAS IT ALL TO DO

Friday, 16 December, SHARJAH (UAE): Marit Stromoy faces the toughest of challenges if she harbours any hopes of successfully defending her UIM F1H2O Sharjah GP title. Twelve months on from ...

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November 28, 2016

TRASK FAMILY RETURNS TO F1H2O JOINING EMIC RACING TEAM IN ABU DHABI!

Monday, 28 November: For one of only a few times in the history of the UIM F1H2O World Championship, a second generation driver will come to the series, with young Grant Trask, son of former driver ...

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November 16, 2016

MARIT STROMOY RECOGNISED BY NMF IN ANNUAL AWARDS

Wednesday, 16 November: Marit Stromoy has been recognised for the second straight year for her achievements in powerboat racing, receiving the acolade of 2016 Female Athlete of the Year and Powerboat ...

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July 28, 2016

STROMOY LOOKING FORWARD TO RACING BACK IN PORTIMAO

Thursday, 28 July: Norway’s Marit Stromoy is itching to return to the Arade River, the place where she sensationally grabbed pole position in 2011 and then rather unceremoniously bundled out of ...

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June 30, 2016

STROMOY FIRED UP AND IN GOOD SHAPE FOR EVIAN

Thursday, 30 June: Marit Stromoy and her team have taken full advantage of the downtime between races to test intensively back home in Norway and says that she is fired up and in good shape for the ...

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March 2, 2016

MARIT STROMOY LOOKING TO BUILD ON MAIDEN WIN

Wednesday, 2 March, DUBAI (UAE): Norway’s Marit Stromoy heads into the new season knowing that she can beat the best-of-the-best after her historic win in Sharjah last season, and the Team EMIC ...

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February 2, 2016

MARIT STROMOY AWARDED ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Tuesday, 2 February: The tidal wave of interest generated by Marit Stromoy following her epic win in the Grand Prix of Sharjah last year continues, with the first woman in history to win an F1H2O ...

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