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The 2021 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 37th season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. Jonas Andersson won the championship. [1]
Team | Hull | Engine | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
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Abu Dhabi Team | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 1 | Shaun Torrente | All |
2 | Thani Al Qemzi | All | |||
Gillman Racing | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 3 | Erik Stark | 1 |
66 | Alec Weckstrom | All | |||
CTIC F1 Shenzhen China Team | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 7 | Philippe Chiappe | 1 |
8 | Peter Morin | All | |||
F1 Atlantic Team | Moore | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | All |
Sharjah Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 11 | Sami Seliö | All |
12 | Filip Roms | All | |||
71 | Ferdinand Zandbergen | 2–3 | |||
Team Sweden | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 14 | Jonas Andersson | All |
Molgaard | 15 | Kalle Viippo | All | ||
Blaze Performance | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 36 | Simone Bianca Schuft | 1 |
Blaze | 37 | Francesco Cantando | 1 | ||
Strømøy Racing F1 H2O Team | BaBa | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 50 | Marit Strømøy | All |
DAC | 77 | Bartek Marszalek | All | ||
Maverick Racing | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 73 | Cédric Deguisne | All |
74 | Alexandre Bourgeot | All | |||
Alberto Comparato | DAC | Mercury 2.5 V6 | 97 | Alberto Comparato | All |
Round | Race Title | Date | Circuit Location | Race Winner | Hull/Engine | Ref |
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1 | Grand Prix of Europe | 12 September | San Nazzaro d'Ongina | Thani Al Qemzi | DAC/Mercury | [2] |
2 | Grand Prix of Figueira da Foz | 26 November | Figueira da Foz | Jonas Andersson | DAC/Mercury | [3] |
3 | Grand Prix of Portugal | 28 November | Figueira da Foz | Jonas Andersson | DAC/Mercury | [4] |
[5] Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. A maximum of two boats per team are eligible for points in the teams' championship.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole position |
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