2006 F1 Powerboat World Championship

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2006 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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The 2006 UIM F1 World Championship was the 23rd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The calendar consisted of six events, beginning in Doha, Qatar on 15 April 2006, and ending in Sharjah, UAE on 15 December 2006. Scott Gillman, driving for the Emirates F1 Team, clinched his fourth and ultimately last F1 championship which remains the second highest total in the sport's history.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Team	Hull	Engine	No.	Race drivers	Rounds
Tamoil F1 Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	1	Guido Cappellini ^[2]	All
	DAC		2	Ivan Brigada^[2]	1–3, 5–6
	BaBa		2	Fabian Kalsow	4
	BaBa		44	Fabian Kalsow	2–3, 5–6
Team Green	BaBa DAC^[3]	Mercury 2.5 V6	3	Laith Pharaon ^[2]	1–2, 5–6
	BaBa		4	Massimo Roggiero^[2]	1
	DAC		4	Leo Bonelli	2–3
Rainbow Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	7	Fabrizio Bocca ^[2]	All
			8	Valerio Lagiannella^[2]	1–2
			8	Jonas Andersson	3–6
			41	Jonas Andersson^[3]	2
			71	Valerio Lagiannella	3
Atlantic Team	Dragon	Mercury 2.5 V6	9	Andy Elliott^[2]	All
Atlantic Team	Dragon	Mercury 2.5 V6	10	Duarte Benavente^[2]	All
Singha Racing Team	Blaze	Mercury 2.5 V6	14	Massimiliano Moreschi^[2]	All
Singha Racing Team	Blaze	Mercury 2.5 V6	15	Francesco Cantando^[2]	All
CTIC China Team Charente Maritime	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	17	Philippe Dessertenne^[2]	All
	BaBa		18	Philippe Chiappe ^[2]	All
	DAC		81	Peng Lin Wu^[3]	2–6
XPV Racing	GTR	Mercury 2.5 V6	19	Bob Trask^[2]	All
XPV Racing	GTR	Mercury 2.5 V6	20	David Trask^[2]	All
Red Devil Seliö F1	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	25	Sami Seliö ^[2]	All
Red Devil Seliö F1	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	26	Julius Leysen^[2]	All
Emirates F1 Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	27	Scott Gillman ^[2]	All
Emirates F1 Team	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	28	Thani Al Qamzi^[2]	All
Comparato Racing Team	Comparato	Mercury 2.5 V6	29	Luigi Roberto	All
	DAC		30	Fabio Comparato^[2]	All
	Comparato		47	Pierre Lundin^[3]	3
ASMC Racing	DAC	Mercury 2.5 V6	33	Marco Gambi^[2]	All
	Blaze		34	Franco Leidi^[2]	1–3
	DAC		34	Ahmed Al Hameli	3, 5–6
Qatar Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5 V6	55	Jay Price ^[3]	2–6
			56	Massimo Roggiero^[3]	2–6
			96	Mohamed Al Ali	1

Key
Regular boat/driver
Boat ineligible for team points

Season calendar

A six-race calendar was maintained from the 2005 season, with just one change: the incident-packed race from the previous year in Singapore was replaced by the return of China to the schedule after a year's absence. The venue chosen was Chongzhou where F1 would visit for the first time.^[4] The 2006 season marked a watershed for Italy's presence in the sport. Whilst Italian teams and drivers have gone on to participate in the series for years to follow, 2006 is the last time an Italian round has featured on the calendar to date. It was therefore somewhat fitting that on the 25th anniversary of the first championship season the venue was Lake Como where the first F1 race, and the first Grand Prix of Italy, had been held in 1981.^[5]

Round	Race Title	Date	Circuit Location	Race Winner	Hull/Engine
1	2nd Grand Prix of Qatar	15 April	Doha ^[2]	Ivan Brigada	DAC/Mercury
2	8th Grand Prix of Portugal	20 May	Portimão ^[6]	Guido Cappellini	DAC/Mercury
3	10th Grand Prix of Italy	16 July	Como ^[5]	Guido Cappellini	DAC/Mercury
4	5th Grand Prix of China	5 October	Chongzhou ^[4]	Scott Gillman	DAC/Mercury
5	14th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi	8 December	Abu Dhabi ^[7]	Guido Cappellini	DAC/Mercury
6	7th Grand Prix of Sharjah	15 December	Sharjah ^[8]	Thani Al Qamzi	DAC/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	ITA	CHN	ABU	SHA	Points
1	Scott Gillman	2	2	Ret	1	2	7	69
2	Guido Cappellini	Ret	1	1	6	1	Ret	65
3	Thani Al Qamzi	4	5	2	Ret	3	1	63
4	Ivan Brigada	1	Ret	Ret		Ret	2	35
5	David Trask	DNS	Ret	4	3	DSQ	5	28
6	Jonas Andersson		4	Ret	Ret	5	3	28
7	Bob Trask	5	6	Ret	5	Ret	6	24
8	Jay Price		14	6	2	DNS	DSQ	20
9	Philippe Dessertenne	3	11	12	9	8	8	20
10	Sami Seliö	6	Ret	Ret	10	6	4	20
11	Philippe Chiappe	8	8	11	7	4	DNS	19
12	Fabio Comparato	12	3	10	Ret	7	DNS	17
13	Massimo Roggiero	DNS	Ret	3	DNS	Ret	Ret	12
14	Andy Elliott	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	10	12
15	Duarte Benavente	9	Ret	5	Ret	DSQ	13	9
16	Fabian Kalsow		12	8	8	9	14	8
17	Francesco Cantando	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	11	11	4
18	Julius Leysen	Ret	13	7	Ret	Ret	15	4
19	Massimiliano Moreschi	7	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
20	Ahmed Al Hameli			DNS		10	9	3
21	Fabrizio Bocca	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	12	2
22	Luigi Roberto	11	10	Ret	11	Ret	DNS	1
23	Laith Pharaon	10	Ret			Ret	Ret	1
24	Peng Lin Wu		DNQ	14	Ret	12	16	0
25	Marco Gambi	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	0
26	Valerio Lagiannella	Ret	Ret	DNS				0
27	Franco Leidi	Ret	DNQ	DNS				0
28	Leo Bonelli		DNQ	Ret				0
29	Mohamed Al Ali	Ret						0
30	Pierre Lundin			Ret				0

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd 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)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
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	ITA	CHN	ABU	SHA	Points
1	Emirates F1 Team	27	2	2	Ret	1	2	7	132
1	Emirates F1 Team	28	4	5	2	Ret	3	1	132
2	Tamoil F1 Team	1	Ret	1	1	6	1	Ret	103
2	Tamoil F1 Team	2	1	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	2	103
3	XPV Racing	19	5	6	Ret	5	Ret	6	52
3	XPV Racing	20	DNS	Ret	4	3	DSQ	5	52
4	CTIC China Team Charente Maritime	17	3	11	12	9	8	8	39
4	CTIC China Team Charente Maritime	18	8	8	11	7	4	DNS	39
5	Qatar Team	55		14	6	2	DNS	DSQ	32
5	Qatar Team	56		Ret	3	DNS	Ret	Ret	32
6	Red Devil Seliö F1	25	6	Ret	Ret	10	6	4	24
6	Red Devil Seliö F1	26	Ret	13	7	Ret	Ret	15	24
7	Rainbow Team	7	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	12	21
7	Rainbow Team	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	3	21
8	Atlantic Team	9	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	10	21
8	Atlantic Team	10	9	Ret	5	Ret	DSQ	13	21
9	Comparato Racing Team	29	11	10	Ret	11	Ret	DNS	18
9	Comparato Racing Team	30	12	3	10	Ret	7	DNS	18
10	Singha Racing Team	14	7	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	8
10	Singha Racing Team	15	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	11	11	8
11	ASMC Racing	33	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	3
11	ASMC Racing	34	Ret	DNQ	DNS		10	9	3
12	Team Green	3	10	Ret			Ret	Ret	1
12	Team Green	4	DNS	DNQ	Ret				1

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd 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)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

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References

↑ "GILLMAN'S CONSISTANCY[sic] WINS HIM A 4TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!". F1H2O. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "CAPPELLINI'S QUEST OF 10 WORLD TITLES ABOUT TO BEGIN IN QATAR!". F1H2O. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "RUMORS FLY AS NEW DRIVERS EXPECTED IN PORTIMAO!". F1H2O. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
1 2 "CAPPELLINI AND GILLMAN LOOK FOR REPEAT WINS IN CHINA!". F1H2O. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
1 2 "GP OF ITALY MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF F1 RACING!". F1H2O. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "8TH G.P. OF PORTUGAL SET TO BE ANOTHER CAPPELLINI SHOW?". F1H2O. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "LONG STANDING ABU DHABI EVENT FEATURES MANY HERO'S!". F1H2O. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "GAME ON!!! IT'S ALL OR NOTHING FOR GUIDO CAPPELLINI & SCOTT GILLMAN!". F1H2O. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

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[1] "GILLMAN'S CONSISTANCY[sic] WINS HIM A 4TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!". F1H2O. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

[SeasonPreview-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "CAPPELLINI'S QUEST OF 10 WORLD TITLES ABOUT TO BEGIN IN QATAR!". F1H2O. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[PortugalDrivers-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RUMORS FLY AS NEW DRIVERS EXPECTED IN PORTIMAO!". F1H2O. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[ChinaGP-4] 1 2 "CAPPELLINI AND GILLMAN LOOK FOR REPEAT WINS IN CHINA!". F1H2O. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[ItalyGP-5] 1 2 "GP OF ITALY MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF F1 RACING!". F1H2O. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[6] "8TH G.P. OF PORTUGAL SET TO BE ANOTHER CAPPELLINI SHOW?". F1H2O. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[7] "LONG STANDING ABU DHABI EVENT FEATURES MANY HERO'S!". F1H2O. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[8] "GAME ON!!! IT'S ALL OR NOTHING FOR GUIDO CAPPELLINI & SCOTT GILLMAN!". F1H2O. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.