September 20, 2023
DRIVERS IN FAVOUR OF NEW RACE FORMAT FOR REGIONE SARDEGNA GRAND PRIX OF ITALY
Wednesday, September 20: H2O Racing has received a positive response from competitors to the introduction of a new race format for this month’s Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy, the ...
F1H2O
September 8, 2023
H2O RACING ANNOUNCES ALBANIA WILL HOST F1H2O AND AQUABIKE RACING IN JULY 2024
POGRADEC (ALBANIA) - Friday, September 8: H2O Racing today announced that Albania will host a round of both the 2023 UIM F1H2O and UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championships in Pogradec in July ...
F1H2O
September 6, 2023
TEAM ABU DHABI CONFIRMS IN-FORM RASHED AL-QEMZI WILL RACE SECOND BOAT IN SARDINIA
Wednesday, September 6: Rashed Al-Qemzi is a man in form and the young Emirati racer could well be the tonic that Team Abu Dhabi needs when he lines up in the team’s second boat ...
F1H2O
September 4, 2023
REVISED QUALIFYING AND RACE FORMAT INTRODUCED FOR REGIONE SARDEGNA GRAND PRIX OF ITALY
Monday, September 4: H2O Racing will use a revised format for the Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy, the penultimate round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship.
Because of the ...
F1H2O
August 28, 2023
DECEMBER DATE CHANGE FOR SEASON’S FINALE IN SHARJAH
Monday, August 28: H2O Racing have today confirmed a date change for the Grand Prix of Sharjah, the final round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship. The season’s finale on Khaled ...
F1H2O
August 22, 2023
CAN TEAM ABU DHABI TURN IT AROUND THIS SEASON?
Tuesday, August 22: This year’s UIM F1H2O World Championship has not gone at all to plan for Team Abu Dhabi, which has been the dominant force in the top echelon of world power ...
F1H2O
August 16, 2023
MARIT STRØMØY: TESTING THE WATERS WITH FOUR-STROKE TECHNOLOGY
Wednesday, August 16: It’s hard to imagine that Marit Strømøy is now one of the most experienced campaigners in the UIM F1H2O World Championship, having made her Grand ...
F1H2O
August 9, 2023
JONAS ANDERSSON: IN THE HOT SEAT FOR A SECOND WORLD TITLE?
Wednesday, August 9: Forty-nine-year old Jonas Andersson made his first appearance in the UIM F1H2O World Championship way back in 2006 but, like a fine red wine that improves with age, the ...
F1H2O
August 4, 2023
BACK TO THE FUTURE: F1H2O RACING IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Friday, August 4: Following on from the success of this year’s inaugural Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia on Sumatra’s spectacular Lake Toba, the return to China for the ...
F1H2O
July 26, 2023
H2O RACING FOUNDER NICOLO DI SAN GERMANO MEETS VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT VÕ VĂN THUỞNG
AGREEMENT FOR INAUGURAL 2024 GP OF BÌNH DINH-VIETNAM IS SIGNED IN ROME
F1H2O
July 20, 2023
GREG FOSTER “THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST”
Thursday, July 20th - For most people who follow the UIM F1 H2O World Championship on a regular basis, American Greg Foster was just a “flash in the pan” when it comes to the overall ...
F1H2O
July 18, 2023
F1H2O PAYS TRIBUTE TO GREG FOSTER
Tuesday, July 18th - We are deeply saddened to report the loss of Greg Foster. On behalf of the entire F1H2O family we send our love to his family and loved ones. Our hearts and thoughts are with ...
F1H2O
July 9, 2023
H2O RACING ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL GRAND PRIX OF BINH DINH-VIETNAM TO BE STAGED IN MARCH 2024
QUY NHON - Sunday, July 9: Together with officials from the Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh and central government, H2O Racing officially announced that the Grand Prix of Binh Dinh-Vietnam ...
F1H2O
July 2, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON INCREASES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE VICTORY
Sunday, July 2: Team Sweden’s Jonas Andersson extended his lead in the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship to 15 points with an impressive victory in the Grand Prix of France on the River ...
F1H2O
July 2, 2023
DRIVERS CARRY OUT FINAL WARM-UP SESSION BEFORE GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE IN MÂCON
Sunday, July 2: Drivers carried out their final warm-up sessions for the Grand Prix of France on the River Saône in Mâcon on Sunday morning. It marked the last opportunity to fine-tune ...
F1H2O
July 1, 2023
TORRENTE SNATCHES LAST-GASP POLE FROM ANDERSSON FOR GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE IN MÂCON
Saturday, July 1: Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente claimed a dramatic last gasp pole position after a pulsating BRM Qualifying session for the Grand Prix of France on the River Saône ...
F1H2O
July 1, 2023
TORRENTE AND DILLARD TOP THEIR RESPECTIVE GROUP FREE PRACTICE SESSIONS IN MÂCON
Saturday, July 1: Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente and the CTIC China Team’s Brent Dillard claimed the early bragging rights with the fastest laps in the morning’s two 75-minute free ...
F1H2O
June 30, 2023
TEAMS MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SATURDAY MORNING’S FREE PRACTICE SESSIONS IN MÂCON
Friday, June 30: Teams and drivers are now making their final preparations for this weekend’s Grand Prix of France, round three of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship.
Two-time World ...
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June 27, 2023
HISTORIC FRENCH TOWN OF MÂCON TO HOST THIRD ROUND OF UIM F1H2O SERIES THIS WEEEKEND
Tuesday, June 27: After the opening two rounds of the UIM F1H2O World Championship in Indonesia and China, Europe hosts the first of its two rounds of the series this weekend on ...
F1H2O
June 15, 2023
BREAKING NEWS GOOD MORNING VIETNAM – H2O RACING SIGNS STUNNING AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH EAST ASIAN POWERHOUSE FOR FUTURE RACING
Thursday, June 15: H2O Racing has signed a multi-year agreement with Vietnamese officials to take both the UIM F1H2O World Championship and the UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship to Vietnam from ...
F1H2O
June 8, 2023
MÂCON ROUND OF UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO RUN TWO-GROUP PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING
Thursday, June 8: To enable the UIM F1H2O World Championship calendar to be able to take advantage of numerous different types of race courses, H2O Racing will revert to the two-group ...
F1H2O
May 31, 2023
MÂCON: FLYING THE TRICOLOUR FOR UIM F1H2O POWERBOAT RACING
Wednesday, May 31st - After a thrilling start to the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship season in Asia, attention now switches to Europe and the historic French town of Mâcon, which ...
F1H2O
May 25, 2023
ELDER STATESMAN DUARTE BENAVENTE CONTINUES TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN F1H2O
Thursday, May 25: Old Father Time eventually catches up with all of us and those at the top of their sporting professions are replaced by new heroes, broken records and new ...
F1H2O
May 17, 2023
FERDINAND ZANDBERGEN: FEEDING THE PEOPLE AND HIS DESIRE FOR ON-WATER SUCCESS
Wednesday, May 17: Ferdinand Zandbergen burst on to the UIM F1H2O World Championship scene in spectacular fashion last year. In a season that was fought out over six races at four ...
F1H2O
May 10, 2023
CHINA’S RETURN TO THE INTERNATIONAL RACING SPOTLIGHT WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS STORY
Wednesday, May 10: The dust has now settled on the shores of the Yellow River and H2O Racing, event promotor Tianrong, officials from the People’s Government of Zhengzhou and the ...
F1H2O
April 30, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON CRUISES TO START-TO-FINISH WIN AT GRAND PRIX OF ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
Sunday, April 30: Team Sweden’s former World Champion Jonas Andersson clinched an emphatic start-to-finish victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, China on the Yellow River.
The ...
F1H2O
April 30, 2023
COMPARATO F1 TEAM’S ALBERTO COMPARATO TOPS TIMES IN SECOND FREE PRACTICE SESSION
Sunday, April 30: Young Italian Alberto Comparato gave himself a much-needed confidence boost by topping the times in the second practice session for Sunday afternoon’s Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, ...
F1H2O
April 29, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON STORMS TO POLE POSITION FOR GRAND PRIX OF ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
Saturday, April 29: Team Sweden’s former World Champion Jonas Andersson claimed pole position for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, China in a pulsating BRM Qualifying session held in ...
F1H2O
April 29, 2023
SHAUN TORRENTE LAYS DOWN A MARKER BY WINNING THE FREE PRACTICE SESSION
Saturday, April 29: Defending three-time World Champion Shaun Torrente gave his rivals a firm indication that he means business this weekend when he topped the times in Saturday morning’s free ...
F1H2O
April 28, 2023
TEAM ABU DHABI’S ROOKIE RASHED AL QEMZI FASTEST IN EXTRA FREE PRACTICE
Friday, April 28:Team Abu Dhabi’s talented rookie Rashed Al Qemzi rocked the establishment by setting the fastest lap of 45.74sec in Friday afternoon’s two-hour extra free practice ...
F1H2O
April 28, 2023
PRESS CONFERENCE KICKS OFF OFFICIAL TIMETABLE FOR THIS WEEKEND’S GRAND PRIX OF ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
Friday, April 28: H2O Racing joined forces with the People’s Government of Zhengzhou, race promotor Tianrong and the China Motorboat Association (CMA) to host a press conference in Zhengzhou ...
F1H2O
April 27, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON NEEDS A PODIUM FINISH AT THE GRAND PRIX OF ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
Thursday, April 27: Team Sweden’s former World Champion Jonas Andersson may be languishing in eighth place in the UIM F1H2O Drivers’ Championship after a disappointing end to ...
F1H2O
April 26, 2023
SPECTACULAR HISTORIC TROPHIES TO BE AWARDED AT GRAND PRIX OF ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
Wednesday, April 26: Chinese officials have confirmed that spectacular trophies will be awarded to the successful top three drivers and winning team manager at the podium ceremony for the Grand Prix ...
F1H2O
April 25, 2023
ALL TO PLAY FOR AS WIDE-OPEN UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DESCENDS UPON ZHENGZHOU
Tuesday, April 25: What promises to be one of the most exciting racing championships on record descends upon the Chinese city of Zhengzhou this weekend, when 10 teams and 20 drivers hit the Yellow ...
F1H2O
April 24, 2023
GRANT TRASK RELISHES NEW CHINESE CHALLENGE ON RETURN TO F1H20 SERIES WITH MAD CROC GILLMAN RACING
Monday, April 24: Australian racer Grant Trask is counting the days before his return to action in the UIM F1H2O World Championship at this weekend’s Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, ...
F1H2O
April 21, 2023
BEN JELF LOOKS TO ESTABLISH HIMSELF AMONGST THE PACK WITH SOLID PERFORMANCE IN CHINA
Friday, April 21: Ben Jelf has only tackled three Grand Prix to date but the young Briton is keen to establish himself amongst the F1H2O elite and is counting the days to his first appearance in ...
F1H2O
April 19, 2023
CHINA CTIC TEAM TARGETS SECOND EVER WIN ON HOME WATERS IN ZHENGZHOU
Wednesday, April 19: A team from China first entered the UIM F1H2O World Championship in 1997 and became the China CTIC Team in 2007. Over the course of the last 15 years of racing, the ...
F1H2O
April 17, 2023
BARTEK MARSZALEK: “MY BODY IS IN POLAND BUT MY MIND IS ALREADY IN CHINA”
Monday, April 17: As the countdown begins in earnest to the start of next weekend’s Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, China, round two of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship, early season championship ...
F1H2O
April 4, 2023
RASHED AL-QAMZI TO STAND IN FOR THANI AL-QAMZI IN ZHENGZHOU
Tuesday, April 4: Team Abu Dhabi has confirmed that Thani Al-Qamzi is unable to take part in this month’s Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, China for personal reasons and his place in the team alongside ...
F1H2O
March 28, 2023
CHINESE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE NEXT ROUND OF UIM F1H2O SERIES IN ZHENGZHOU
Tuesday, March 28: Local government officials and organisers of the second round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship staged a press conference on Sunday (March 26th) to announce initial details ...
F1H2O
March 13, 2023
COUNTDOWN BEGINS TO UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP’S RETURN TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Monday, March 13: With the official countdown now on to the second round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship in Zhengzhou on April 28th- 30th, H2O Racing is preparing to return to China ...
F1H2O
March 2, 2023
AUSTRALIAN RACER GRANT TRASK TO REPLACE ALEC WECKSTRÖM AT MAD-CROC GILLMAN RACING
Thursday, March 2: Australian racer Grant Trask will replace Finland’s Alec Weckström in the Mad-Croc Gillman Racing team in advance of the second round of the UIM F1H2O World ...
F1H2O
February 26, 2023
POLAND’S BARTEK MARSZALEK LEADS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER VICTORY IN INDONESIA
Sunday, February 26: The Strømøy Racing F1H2O Team’s Bartek Marszalek leads the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship after winning the opening sprint race at the Kopiko Grand ...
F1H2O
February 26, 2023
POLAND’S BARTEK MARSZALEK WINS HIS FIRST EVER RACE FROM POLE POSITION IN INDONESIA
Sunday, February 26: The Strømøy Racing F1H2O Team’s Bartek Marszalek followed up his first ever pole position by securing victory in his first ever race, when he led Kopiko ...
F1H2O
February 26, 2023
POLISH DRIVER EARNS HIS FIRST POLE POSITION ON HIS 50TH RACE START!
Sunday, February 26: Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente came off this morning’s Qualifying session thinking he had taken his 11th career pole only to find out minutes later that the ...
F1H2O
February 25, 2023
KOPIKO GRAND PRIX OF INDONESIA RACE FORMAT MODIFIED AFTER WEATHER DELAYS
Saturday, February 25: UIM and H2O Racing officials have modified the timetable for what promises to be a hectic Sunday’s racing action at the Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia on Lake ...
F1H2O
February 25, 2023
STRONG WIND FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF BRM QUALIFYING SESSION ON LAKE TOBA
Saturday, February 25: A strengthening north-easterly wind forced H2O Racing to postpone Saturday afternoon’s BRM Qualifying session for the Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia until Sunday ...
F1H2O
February 25, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON BREAKS THE ONE-MINUTE BARRIER IN FREE PRACTICE IN INDONESIA
Saturday, February 25: Team Sweden’s former World Champion Jonas Andersson became the first driver to break the one-minute lap time barrier during free practice for Sunday’s Kopiko ...
F1H2O
February 24, 2023
PRESS CONFERENCE ON SHORES OF LAKE TOBA WRAPS UP PRE-RACE FORMALITIES IN INDONESIA
Friday, February 24: The last of the pre-race formalitIes before this weekend’s Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia was the official press conference on the shores of Lake ...
F1H2O
February 24, 2023
THANI AL-QAMZI FASTEST IN EXTRA FREE PRACTICE IN INDONESIA
Friday, February 24: Team Abu Dhabi’s Thani Al-Qamzi stole a march on his rivals to top the timings in the extra free practice session for this weekend’s Kopiko Grand Prix of ...
F1H2O
February 24, 2023
H2O RACING PUTS ITS WEIGHT BEHIND SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT FOR RIMBA RAYA BIODIVERSITY RESERVE
Friday February 24: H2O Racing is doing its bit to offset the emissions created by the UIM F1H2O World Championship and is supporting the global sustainable green agenda by throwing its weight ...
F1H2O
February 24, 2023
DI SAN GERMANO HOSTS DRIVERS’ BRIEFING BEFORE LAKE TOBA GREEN FLAG IS WAVED
Friday, February 24: H2O Racing founder Nicolò di San Germano chaired the official drivers’ briefing that preceded the first extra free practice session for this weekend’s ...
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February 23, 2023
RACERS MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR FRIDAY’S EXTRA FREE PRACTICE SESSION
Thursday, February 23: The 10 teams and 20 racers taking part in this weekend’s Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia, the opening round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship, ...
F1H2O
February 22, 2023
PADDOCK TAKES SHAPE AS TEAMS PREPARE FOR THIS WEEKEND’S LAKE TOBA SHOWDOWN
Wednesday, February 22: The containers are unloaded and the paddock is now a hive of activity as teams ready their equipment and race boats for this weekend’s Kopiko Grand ...
F1H2O
February 21, 2023
LAKE TOBA IN INDONESIA PREPARES TO HOST SEASON’S OPENER THIS WEEKEND
Tuesday, February 21: Just over two months since Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente secured a third world title in Sharjah, the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship fires into life with the ...
F1H2O
February 17, 2023
H2O RACING AGREES GROUND-BREAKING BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
Friday, February 17th: H2O Racing has signed a ground-breaking agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to broadcast live action and highlights of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World ...
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February 7, 2023
ZHENGZHOU TO HOST ROUND TWO AS F1H2O RACING RETURNS TO CHINA AFTER FOUR-YEAR ABSENCE
Tuesday, February 7: The Chinese city of Zhengzhou will host the second round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship on April 28th-30th.
H2O Racing today (Tuesday) announced the ...
F1H2O
February 2, 2023
KOPIKO IS THE NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF THE OPENING ROUND OF THE UIM F1H2O SERIES IN INDONESIA
Thursday, February 2: Kopiko was announced as the title sponsor of the UIM F1H2O Grand Prix of Indonesia at a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday. The opening round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O ...
F1H2O
January 28, 2023
BRM WATCHES TO BE OFFICIAL TIME KEEPER FOR THE 2023 SEASON
Saturday, January 28: H2O Racing has signed an ongoing agreement with BRM Watches to be the official timing partner for the UIM F1H2O World Championship.
The French watch ...
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January 25, 2023
GILLMAN RACING AGREES SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH MAD-CROC
Wednesday, January 25: Gillman Racing has announced a sponsorship agreement with Mad-Croc for the UIM F1H2O World Championship.
The registered trademark of Voima Limited is a ...
F1H2O
January 13, 2023
VICTORY TEAM RETURNS TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, January 13: H2O Racing, the promoter and organiser of the F1H2O World Championship, and the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) recently announced a spectacular return ...
F1H2O
January 12, 2023
AUSTRALIAN RACER BROCK COHEN JOINS FORCES WITH THE COMPARATO F1 TEAM
Thursday, January 12: The Comparato F1 Team today announced that Australian driver Brock Cohen will race alongside Alberto Comparato in the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship.
The ...
F1H2O
January 10, 2023
PHILIPPE CHIAPPE REMAINS WITH CHINA CTIC TEAM AS NEW SPORTING DIRECTOR
Tuesday, January 10: Philippe Chiappe, the three-time UIM F1H2O World Champion, may have announced his retirement from competing after his sensational win at the last race in Sharjah in ...
F1H2O
January 7, 2023
AMERICAN BRENT DILLARD JOINS CHINA CTIC TEAM FOR NEW RACING SEASON
Saturday, January 7: The China CTIC Team has announced that American driver Brent Dillard will race in the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship.
Dillard joins forces with the ...
F1H2O
January 2, 2023
TEAM LINE-UPS TAKE SHAPE FOR THRILLING 2023 UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, January 2: Several team and driver line-ups have already been finalised for what promises to be an enthralling 2023 UIM F1 H2O World Championship.
The ...
F1H2O
January 1, 2023
BREAKING NEWS
H2O Racing welcomes back Victory Team in F1H2O World Championship.
The Dubai based team will partecipate to the 2023 Season, that will start on February 24 in Toba Lake in Indonesia, with ...
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