2010 F1 Powerboat World Championship


The 2010 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 27th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing, and the 30th anniversary year since the series' foundation in 1981. The calendar consisted of eight races, beginning in Portimão, Portugal on 9 May 2010, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 10 December 2010. Sami Seliö finished the season as drivers' champion driving for Team Mad Croc, clinching his second title with his first having been in 2007.

Teams and drivers

Season calendar

A total of eight rounds comprised the 2010 championship, the same as in 2009. However the concept of running two races at each event, an idea introduced the previous year, was dropped for 2010, with the championship returning to the traditional format of practice and qualifying on the first day, and racing on the second. The Grand Prix of Finland, having been held at Lahti for the past two years, was replaced by a third Chinese race in Linyi which was announced at the beginning of the year. The initial calendar published by the UIM featured an additional race in the week following the St Petersburg event, however a location was never finalised, and it was dropped from the schedule.
RoundRace TitleDateCircuit LocationRace WinnerHull/Engine
1 12th Grand Prix of Portugal9 MayPortimão Ahmed Al HameliBaBa/Mercury
2 8th Grand Prix of Russia11 JulySt Petersburg Sami SeliöBaBa/Mercury
3 12th Grand Prix of China3 OctoberLinyi Alex CarellaBaBa/Mercury
4 13th Grand Prix of China17 OctoberLiuzhou Jay PriceDAC/Mercury
5 14th Grand Prix of China24 OctoberShenzen Francesco CantandoBlaze/Mercury
6 7th Grand Prix of Qatar27 NovemberDoha Jay PriceDAC/Mercury
7 18th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi4 DecemberAbu Dhabi Sami SeliöBaBa/Mercury
8 11th Grand Prix of Sharjah10 DecemberSharjah Ahmed Al HameliBaBa/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
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Drivers standings

Teams standings

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

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