Guido Cappellini

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Guido Cappellini
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Nationality Italian
Born (1959-09-07) 7 September 1959 (age 64)
Mariano Comense, Italy
Retired 2009
F1 Powerboat World Championship
Years active 1990-2009
TeamsDAC Racing
Best finish1st in 1993-96, 1999, 2001-03, 2005, 2009
Previous series
1986-89
1985
1983		FONDA Formula Grand Prix
Formula 3 World Championship
S850 Class

Guido Cappellini (born 7 September 1959 in Mariano Comense) is an Italian motorboat racer and the most successful driver of all time in the F1 Powerboat World Championship, with ten world titles. [1] [2] He has also raced in other classes of boat racing, notably the Class 1 offshore championship, since his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of 2009. [3]

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Career

Cappellini began his motorsport career not in a boat, but on four wheels, racing in karts. In 1981 he won the 135cc Italian Championship, and repeated the feat in 1982, alongside victory in the 135cc European Championship as well. During 1982, Cappellini was given the chance to try out a Dallara-Toyota Formula 3 car and took pole position in his first race, showing real promise. However, in 1983 he made the switch to boats, and in the 100 Miglia del Lario that year, he took victory in the S850 class. Cappellini also triumphed in the F3 Inshore category at the Six Hours of Paris in 1983, and in 1985 he finished fifth overall in the F3 Inshore World Championship.

FONDA Formula Grand Prix

Making his debut in the Formula Grand Prix series in 1986, Cappellini started off driving a Mercury-engined Molinari hull, and during the year enjoyed a best result of two fourth-place finishes in Hanover and Singapore. Whilst Formula 1 disappeared as a world championship and moved entirely to the United States, Cappellini continued to compete at the top level in Europe with DAC Racing, the factory team of the DAC hull manufacturing business. In 1987, a third place in Miami brought Guido his first ever podium and in 1988 he scored three second-place finishes at Augusta, Dublin and Singapore, ultimately finishing the year fourth overall in the final standings. 1989 would bring Cappellini his first race victory in the series, in Italy, at the race in Como.

Formula 1

Further victories would follow for the Italian in 1990 at Budapest as the Formula Grand Prix series was renamed the Formula 1 World Championship, and in 1991 at Penang. Guido was narrowly beaten to the title in 1992 with a much-improved boat, as fellow Italian Fabrizio Bocca pipped him to the championship. For Cappellini though, things could only improve. From 1993 to 1996 he took four straight F1 drivers' titles, a record that has yet to be matched. Another title would follow in 1999, before Guido once again asserted his dominance over the sport, winning another three championships in a row from 2001 to 2003. During this time Cappellini's main rival was Scott Gilman, and over the following seasons the two would share in the success, with Gillman winning in 2004, Cappellini taking his ninth title, and 50th career victory, in 2005, [4] and then Gillman winning once again in 2006. From this point Cappellini's form began to decline somewhat within the sport, as other drivers came to the fore, such as Sami Seliö and Jay Price. But, determined to secure an unprecedented tenth world title, Cappellini persisted, and secured it in style with an excellent run of form in the second half of the 2009 season, overcoming Seliö, Price, Thani Al Qamzi and early frontrunner Jonas Andersson. [2] With his milestone secure, Cappellini declared he would be retiring from F1, and turned his focus to other classes on the water. [3]

Later life

Following his retirement from F1, Cappellini moved to the Class 1 offshore category and became team manager for the DAC Racing team, which runs boat No.74. Beginning in 2010, Guido has enjoyed moderate success within the class, though for 2013 has stepped aside from driving duties, with Tomaso Polli taking over, due to a dispute over technical regulations, with Cappellini stating that when the rules are even for all the teams, he will gladly re-enter the cockpit. [5]

Racing record

Complete Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship results

YearEntrantHullEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1993 LaserlineDACMercury 2lTHA
1		ABU
1 1 		ITA
2		FRA
2		GBR
3		ITA
2		HUN
1		THA
2		ABU
Ret		1st133
1994 LaserlineDACMercury 2lHUN
Ret		ITA
2		FRA
2		GBR
3		ITA
1		MAL
3		THA
2		ABU
9		1st108
1995 Laserline-CastrolDACMercury 2lITA
Ret		HUN
2		GER
2		FRA
1		RUS
1		ITA
2		CHN
1		ABU
9		1st107
1996 Laserline-CastrolDACMercury 2lITA
1		HUN
1		RUS
1		FRA
1		GRE
1		CHN
1		ITA
13		ITA
1		ABU
1		1st160
1997 DAC RacingDACMercury 2lHUN
2		RUS
DSQ		FRA
2		GRE
Ret		ITA
2		RUS
1		ITA
1		CHN
3		ABU
13		3rd97
1998 Laserline RacingDACMercury 2lITA
1		RUS
Ret		FRA
1		FIN
Ret		GRE
1		ITA
Ret		HUN
4		RUS
3		ABU
Ret		2nd81
1999 Laserline RacingDACMercury 2lPOR
1		ITA
1		RUS
C 2 		FRA
1		HUN
1		RUS
2		TUR
2 3 		AUT
1 4 		ABU
1		1st130
2000 Laserline Castrol RacingDACMercury 2.5lPOR
1		BEL
1		HUN
1		LAT
Ret		FRA
1		ITA
Ret		POL
DNS		BUL
DNS 5 		TUR
1		ITA
1		AUTSHAABU
2		3rd135
2001 Assicom TeamDACMercury 2.5lMAL
Ret		POR
1		HUN
1		LAT
1		ITA
1		ITA
Ret		GER
3		AUT
DSQ		SHA
1		ABU
5		1st119
2002 Zepter TeamDACMercury 2.5lPOR
1		ITA
1		FIN
Ret		HUN
1		ITA
1		GER
1		MAL
2		IRE
2		SHA
DSQ		ABU
Ret		1st130
2003 Zepter TeamDACMercury 2.5lPOR
1		FIN
2		ITA
1		GER
Ret		MAL
2		SIN
2		SHA
Ret		ABU
3		1st97
2004 Tamoil F1 TeamDACMercury 2.5lIND
2		KSA
4		POR
4		ITA
Ret		ITA
1		CHN
2		SIN
Ret		MAL
Ret		KOR
2 6 		SHA
Ret		4th68
2005 Tamoil F1 TeamDACMercury 2.5lPOR
1		ITA
1		SIN
Ret		QAT
1		ABU
3		SHA
1		1st92
2006 Tamoil F1 TeamDACMercury 2.5lQAT
Ret		POR
1		ITA
1		CHN
6		ABU
1		SHA
Ret		2nd65
2007 Tamoil F1 TeamDACMercury 2.5lPOR
2		FRA
Ret		CHN
2		CHN
1		QAT
2		QAT
1		ABU
2		SHA
Ret		2nd100
2008 Tamoil F1 TeamDACMercury 2.5lQAT
5		POR
Ret		FIN
1		RUS
Ret		CHN
Ret		CHNABU
Ret		SHA
Ret		10th27
2009 Zepter TeamDACMercury 2.5lPOR
1
10		POR
2
Ret		FIN
1
1		FIN
2
4		RUS
1
Ret		RUS
2
Ret		CHN
1
7		CHN
2
2		CHN
1
1		CHN
2
Ret		QAT
1
1		QAT
2
1		ABU
1
1		ABU
2
Ret		SHA
1
3		SHA
2
3		1st153

Career summary

SeasonWinPod Pole Plcd
19931st
19941st
19951st
19961st
19973rd
19982nd
19991st
20003rd
20011st
20025471st
20032661st
20041331st
20054351st
20063332nd
200722nd
2008110th
200951st

Class 1 results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2010 Offshore powerboat racing Flag of Italy.svg Stresa 2ndRace 1
2ndRace 2
Offshore powerboat racing Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 3rdRace 2
Offshore powerboat racing Flag of Sweden.svg Uddevalla 3rdRace 1
Offshore powerboat racing Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai 3rdRace 2
2011 Offshore powerboat racing Flag of Italy.svg Cernobbio 2ndRace 2

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References

  1. ↑ "World Powerboating Champions". hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Cappellini's late Charge Leads to 10th World Title!!". F1H2O. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Cappellini announces his retirement from the F1H2O World Championship". F1H2O. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cappellini Captures 50th Career Win In Sharjah". F1H2O. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "TOMASO POLLI STEPS IN FOR GUIDO CAPPELLINI". Class 1 Promotion. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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