Tuesday, 7 March: Philippe Chiappe joined an array of stars who were recognised at last weekend’s eight annual Union International Motonautique (UIM) World Champions Awards Giving Gala in Monaco.

The CTIC F1 Shenzhen China driver swept the board in 2016 to win his third consecutive UIM F1H2O World Championship, the BRM Pole Position Championship, the Fast lap Trophy and guide his team to the Teams World Championship.

Last season the Frenchman joined an elite group of drivers, Guido Cappellini and Alex Carella, to claim a hat-trick of crowns and will now aim to emulate Cappellini, the only man to win four on the bounce and also match Scott Gillman’s tally of four titles.