title: 2011 F1 Powerboat World Championship
text: # 2011 F1 Powerboat World Championship
  
  The 2011 UIM F1 $H_2O$ World Championship was the 28th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of seven races, beginning in Doha, Qatar on 5 March 2011, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 16 December 2011. Italian Alex Carella won the Drivers' World Championship, driving for the Qatar Team.
  
  ## Teams and drivers
  
  | Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mad Croc F1 Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Sami Seliö | 1–5 |
  | Mad Croc F1 Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 2 | Davide Padovan | All |
  | Mad Croc F1 Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 19 | Youssef Al Rubayan | 6–7 |
  | Team Nautica | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 3 | Rinaldo Osculati | All |
  | Team Nautica | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 4 | Marit Strømøy | All |
  | Team Nautica | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 18 | Bartek Marszalek | 2, 4–7 |
  | Team Abu Dhabi | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 5 | Thani Al Qamzi | All |
  | Team Abu Dhabi | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 6 | Ahmed Al Hameli | 1–2, 4–7 |
  | Team Abu Dhabi | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 6 | Scott Gillman | 3 |
  | CTIC China Team | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 7 | Philippe Chiappe | All |
  | CTIC China Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 8 | Pierre Lundin | All |
  | F1 Atlantic Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 9 | Philippe Tourre | All |
  | F1 Atlantic Team | Dragon | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
  | Qatar Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Jay Price | All |
  | Qatar Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 12 | Alex Carella | All |
  | Qatar Team | Gran Prix | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 13 | Shaun Torrente | 6–7 |
  | Team Sweden | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Jonas Andersson | All |
  | Team Sweden | Gran Prix | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Shaun Torrente | 1–4 |
  | Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 15 | Rhys Coles | 5–7 |
  | Team Sweden | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 16 | Tommy Wahlsten | 5 |
  | Singha F1 Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 23 | Stefano Paoletti | 1 |
  | Singha F1 Racing Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 23 | Ivan Brigada | 2 |
  | Singha F1 Racing Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 23 | Valerio Lagiannella | 3–7 |
  | Singha F1 Racing Team | Blaze | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 24 | Francesco Cantando | All |
  | Jetech Tool F1 Racing | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 77 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | 3–4 |
  
  Key :
  
  * Regular boat/driver
  * Boat ineligible for team points
  
  ## Season calendar
  
  There were a total of 10 individual races originally planned for the 2011 season by the UIM, with events in St Petersburg, Nanyang and Haikou alongside the seven that ultimately took place. These included a brand new race in Vyshhorod which was announced on 25 January, bringing F1 powerboats to Ukraine for the first time. However on 12 April it was announced that the planned race in St Petersburg was to be rescheduled for 2012, with the Kazan race moved back a week to avoid a clash with the Class 1 Norwegian Grand Prix.
  
  | Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race Winner | Hull/Engine |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 8th Grand Prix of Qatar | 5 March | Doha | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
  | 2 | 13th Grand Prix of Portugal | 22 May | Portimao | Jay Price | DAC/Mercury |
  | 3 | 1st Grand Prix of Tatarstan | 17 July | Kazan | Alex Carella | DAC/Mercury |
  | 4 | 1st Grand Prix of Ukraine | 30 July | Vyshhorod | Ahmed Al Hameli | BaBa/Mercury |
  | 5 | 15th Grand Prix of China | 2 October | Liuzhou | Thani Al Qamzi | BaBa/Mercury |
  | 6 | 19th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | 9 December | Abu Dhabi | Alex Carella | DAC/Mercury |
  | 7 | 12th Grand Prix of Sharjah | 16 December | Sharjah | Ahmed Al Hameli | BaBa/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 | QAT | POR | RUS | UKR | CHN | ABU | SHA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alex Carella | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 84 |
  | 2 | Jay Price | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | DSQ | 3 | Ret | 79 |
  | 3 | Thani Al Qamzi | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 75 |
  | 4 | Ahmed Al Hameli | 15 | Ret | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
  | 5 | Philippe Chiappe | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 47 |
  | 6 | Francesco Cantando | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
  | 7 | Sami Seliö | 14 | 4 | DNS | 3 | Ret | | | 21 |
  | 8 | Davide Padovan | 6 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 4 | Ret | 9 | 21 |
  | 9 | Jonas Andersson | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 19 |
  | 10 | Shaun Torrente | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 5 | 16 |
  | 11 | Pierre Lundin | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 16 |
  | 12 | Duarte Benavente | 10 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
  | 13 | Scott Gillman | | | 4 | | | | | 9 |
  | 14 | Marit Strømøy | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | DSQ | 9 |
  | 15 | Rhys Coles | | | | | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
  | 16 | Philippe Tourre | DNS | 8 | 9 | 11 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 5 |
  | 17 | Stanislav Kourtsenovsky | | | 7 | Ret | | | | 4 |
  | 18 | Youssef Al Rubayan | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 2 |
  | 19 | Tommy Wahlsten | | | | | 9 | | | 2 |
  | 20 | Rinaldo Osculati | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 1 |
  | 21 | Bartek Marszalek | | 12 | | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 1 |
  | 22 | Valerio Lagiannella | | | DNS | 13 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 1 |
  | 23 | Ivan Brigada | | 10 | | | | | | 1 |
  | 24 | Stefano Paoletti | 13 | | | | | | | 0 |
  
  Key :
  
  | Colour | Result |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Winner |
  | Silver | Second place |
  | Bronze | Third place |
  | Green | Other points position |
  | Blue | Other classified position |
  | Blue | Not classified, finished (NC) |
  | Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | White | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  | Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
  | Blank | Withdrawn (WD) |
  | Blank | Did not enter (cell empty) |
  | Text formatting | Meaning |
  | Bold | Pole position |
  | Italics | Fastest lap |
  
  ### Teams standings
  
  Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.
  
  | Pos | Team | Boat No. | QAT | POR | RUS | UKR | CHN | ABU | SHA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Qatar Team | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | DSQ | 3 | Ret | 172 |
  | 1 | Qatar Team | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 172 |
  | 2 | Team Abu Dhabi | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 154 |
  | 2 | Team Abu Dhabi | 6 | 15 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 154 |
  | 3 | CTIC China Team | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 63 |
  | 3 | CTIC China Team | 8 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 63 |
  | 4 | Mad Croc F1 Team | 1 | 14 | 4 | DNS | 3 | Ret | | | 44 |
  | 4 | Mad Croc F1 Team | 2 | 6 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 4 | Ret | 9 | 44 |
  | 4 | Mad Croc F1 Team | 19 | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 44 |
  | 5 | Singha F1 Racing Team | 23 | 13 | 10 | DNS | 13 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 44 |
  | 5 | Singha F1 Racing Team | 24 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 44 |
  | 6 | Team Sweden | 14 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 24 |
  | 6 | Team Sweden | 15 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
  | 7 | F1 Atlantic Team | 9 | DNS | 8 | 9 | 11 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 21 |
  | 7 | F1 Atlantic Team | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
  | 8 | Team Nautica | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 10 |
  | 8 | Team Nautica | 4 | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | DSQ | 10 |
  | 9 | Jetech Tool F1 Racing | 77 | | | 7 | Ret | | | | 4 |
  
  Key :
  
  | Colour | Result |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Winner |
  | Silver | Second place |
  | Bronze | Third place |
  | Green | Other points position |
  | Blue | Other classified position |
  | Blue | Not classified, finished (NC) |
  | Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | White | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  | Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
  | Blank | Withdrawn (WD) |
  | Blank | Did not enter (cell empty) |
  | Text formatting | Meaning |
  | Bold | Pole position |
  | Italics | Fastest lap |
  