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ABU DHABI 

FAZZA AND WELMAX 

HAVE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES 

IN THEIR SIGHTS 

NEW LINE UPS FOR GIORGIOFFSHORE, 

NEGOTIATOR, GSG CERAMIC DESIGN 

AL MARRI MAKES 70TH GRAND PRIX 

START ALONGSIDE MANUZZI

PREVIEW 

HAVE 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

TITLES 

IN THEIR SIGHTS 

Nine boats will line up for this weekend’s Abu 

Dhabi Grand Prix and a repeat of last year’s race 

win-double by World Champions Arif Al Zafeen 

and Nadir Bin Hendi will seal the Emirati duo their third 

World title with two races to spare. 

The Fazza pairing, with one trophy already under their 

belts after clinching the 2010 European Championship 

at the Italian Grand Prix in Stresa in October, has taken 

six wins from a possible eight this season and head 

into the penultimate Grand Prix of the season carrying 

a 33-point advantage over their teammates, Abdullah 

Al Mehairbi and Talib Al Sayed in Spirit of Dubai, and 

barring any kind of technical meltdown are on course to 

give Victory Team a tenth World crown. 

The Spirit of Dubai crew know that the title may 

be beyond their reach but can cover off the 2010 

Champions elect from any unlikely - but still 

mathematically possible title challenge from either 

Negotiator or GSG Ceramic Design - and will be looking 

to defend their second place and add to their tally of 

four podium finishes since teaming-up in Sweden. 

Three teams field new pairings this weekend; Italian 

outfit GiorgiOffshore bring in Italian motor racing driver 

Sandro Sardelli - who has enjoyed a successful career 

on four wheels spanning over fifteen years - to take 

the driver’s seat in the Lamborghini-SCAM powered 

GiorgiOffshore to make his Class 1 debut alongside 

experienced thottleman Nicola Giorgi. 

Giorgi will make his 73rd Grand Prix start in Abu Dhabi 

and will be looking to try to repeat his podium success 

in the Edox Pole Position last year, and to consolidate on 

this season performances, which saw him start strongly 

to finish fifth and fourth in Brazil, grab a podium in race 

1 in Sweden and finish sixth in race 2 in the Italian 

Grand Prix in Stresa. 

UK based Chris Parsonage Racing field an all-Italian 

driver line up, with Giovanni Carpitella - who raced 

with team owner Parsonage last time out in the Italian 

Grand Prix - joined in the Lamborghini V12-powered 

Negotiator by Class 1 debutant, Luca Formilli Fendi, who 

has competed in XCAT and Class 3 and for the last three 

years in P1, lifting the European Championship in 2008. 

NOVEMBER / page 02

AL MARRI 

TO MAKE 70th 

GRAND PRIX 

START IN 

ABU DHABI 

Carpitella, who made his Class 1 debut in 2002, will not be fazed by a 

seventh driver change in 30 race starts. In 2009 he guided Al Hameli 

to a podium on his Class 1 race debut in Abu Dhabi and this season 

powered two of his drivers to podium successes and race wins, Manuzzi 

in Norway and Al Tayer in Sweden, on his way to finishing second overall 

in this season’s European Championship. 

Looking to build on an already impressive debut season in Class 1 with 

four podium finishes - and currently lying in fourth place in the overall 

points table - GSG Ceramic Design’s Guido Cappellini reforms his 

partnership with fellow-Italian Giampaolo Montavoci. 

The pair raced together at the season-opener in Brazil, finishing fourth 

and third, with Montavoci, who last year achieved his best-ever finish in 

the overall World Championship standings in his twelve years of racing, 

finishing fourth, looking to continue his extraordinary run of consecutive 

points-finishes, which began back in Arendal in 2007, and now extends 

to 22 Grands Prix and 26 races. 

“ 

Welmax’s all-Norwegian 

partnership of Kolbjorn Selmer 

and Jorn Tandberg has, on 

occasion this season, looked 

the crew most likely to upset 

Fazza’s dominance. 

” 

NOVEMBER / page 03

PREVIEW 

Team Abu Dhabi will 

line up for the first 

time in their home 

Grand Prix 

NOVEMBER / page 04

Denied their first race win together in race 1 in Italy after 

being handed a post-race penalty-lap, Welmax’s all- 

Norwegian partnership of Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg 

has, on occasion this season, looked the crew most likely to 

upset Fazza’s dominance and although out of the running in 

the race for the World title, a run of three consecutive wins 

in qualifying puts them at the top of the Edox Pole Position 

Championship standings, ten points clear of their arch rivals. 

A fourth win this weekend would all but secure the title 

barring any major mishaps. 

Relekta’s Norwegian-Brazilian pairing who came together 

at the Norwegian Grand will be aiming to up the pace this 

weekend and to build on their fifth place finish last time out, 

as more time on the water gives Christian Zaborowski and 

Paul Gaiser the opportunity to fine tune and develop their 

partnership. 

Team Abu Dhabi will line up for the first time in their home 

Grand Prix and in front of a partisan crowd, double race 

winner, Rashed Al Tayer, and American John Tomlinson 

will be confident that they have the credentials to target 

a podium finish after narrowly missing out on their debut 

outing together in Italy. 

After taking podiums in Brazil and Norway, then stepping 

back from race duties in Sweden, Victory Team’s double 

World Champion Mohammed Al Marri returns to the cockpit 

to make his 70th Grand Prix appearance in the team’s third 

boat, teaming up with Italian Giorgio Manuzzi, also returning 

to racing after double podium success in Norway. 

as more time on the water gives Christian 

Zaborowski and Paul Gaiser the opportunity 

to fine tune and develop their partnership 

NOVEMBER / page 05

REVIEW 

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS 2010 

Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi continued their seemingly 

unstoppable title march after being crowned the 2010 UIM Class 1 

European Champions at the Italian Grand Prix in Stresa. 

Four wins from six races was enough to give the Emirati duo their first 

shared European title and a seventh for Victory Team. 

They completed the win-doubles 

in Brazil and Norway, were 

sidelined in race 1 in Sweden after a spectacular crash involving 

Relekta and denied the win in race 2 after being handed a post race 

penalty, sealing the title with maximum points in Italy. 

Al Zafeen and Bin Hendi first paired in Class 1 in 2008, winning in 

Qatar, and have since gone on to win 14 of their 18 races together. 

Each has won 18 races. 

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - after race 6 of 6 

1. Fazza - 95pts 2. Negotiator - 78pts 3. Skydive Dubai - 72pts 

4. GSG Ceramic Design - 51pts 5. Welmax - 29pts 

6. Relekta - 18pts 7. Team Abu Dhabi - 9pts 

8. Giorgioffshore - 8pts 

ARIF AL ZAFEEN 

NADIR BIN HENDI 

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NOVEMBER / page 07

VENUES 

NOVEMBER / page 08

Year-round sunshine, pristine beaches, spectacular sand dunes and a pulsating 

cosmopolitan lifestyle await every guest in Abu Dhabi. Such idyllic seums, particularly the Guggenheim and the Louvre. The palatial shopping 

golf courses, theatres to very soon, some of the world’s most famous mu- 

settings embrace this emirate known around the world for its massive oil malls and indigenous souks in Abu Dhabi make for a great shopping expedition, 

offering the best handicrafts from local Bedouins to the best of Paris 

reserves and majestic mosques with towering minarets. These, combined 

with the distinctive Arabic hospitality and mystique - and world-class infrastructure 

- make Abu Dhabi an excellent destination both for the experien- 

or Milan’s high street fashion. 

ced and novice traveller. 

It is a place where luxury and style are infused with the traditional values of 

hospitality and respect. Where sunny weather, tranquil beaches, lush oases, 

Abu Dhabi is the seat of federal government of the United Arab Emirates vibrant city life and a mixture of culture and traditions come together to 

and the country’s capital, and a haven for some of the world’s biggest oilproducing 

companies, most luxurious hotels and sporting facilities. sip a fragrant Arabic coffee, ride the dunes on an exhilarating desert safari, 

create a holiday experience like no other. Explore the emirate’s old souks, 

Abu Dhabi city bursts with dazzling business-cum-leisure facilities ranging or dive into a dazzling marine life - there is something for everyone in Abu 

from a state-of-the-art convention centre, luxurious hotels, spas, designer Dhabi. 

dazzling and spectacular 

NOVEMBER / page 09

WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP 

victoryteam.ae 

1 SKYDIVE DUBAI 

TEAM INFO 

Team: VICTORY TEAM (Dubai, UAE) 

Boat: # 1 Skydive Dubai 

Team Owner: Government of Dubai 

Managing Director: Arif Saif Al Zafeen 

General Manager: Gianfranco Venturelli 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

Overall Length: 12.67m 

Beam: 3.75m 

Racing Weight: 4950kgs 

Engines: Victory V12 

Builder: Victory 

Boat Construction: Carbon/Kevlar - Epoxy 

DRIVER 

Abdullah Al Mehairbi (UAE) 

Date of Birth: 7 July, 1977 

Place of Birth: Dubai, UAE 

Lives: Dubai 

DEBUT RACES WINS PODIUMS POLE POSITION WINS 

2008 22 - 15 - 

THROTTLEMAN 

Talib Al Sayed (UAE) 



Lives: Dubai 


2007 10 - 4 - 


3 FAZZA 

TEAM INFO 


Boat: # 3 Fazza 






Beam: 3.75m 




Boat Construction: Composites 

DRIVER 

Arif Saif Al Zafeen (UAE) 

Date of Birth: 1 September, 1974 


Lives: Dubai 


2007 26 18 4 6 

World Champion: 2009, 2007 

European Champion: 2010, 2007 

Middle East Champion: 2009 

Pole Position Championship: 2009 

THROTTLEMAN 

Nadir Bin Hendi (UAE) 

Date of Birth: 15 December, 1969 


Residence: Dubai 


2005 47 18 6 9 


European Champion: 2010 

Middle East Champion: 2009, 2008 

Pole Position Championship: 2009, 2008 

adimsc.ae 

5 TEAM ABU DHABI 

TEAM INFO 

Team: TEAM ABU DHABI (Abu Dhabi, UAE) 

Boat: # 5 Team Abu Dhabi 

Team Owner: Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports 

Club, representing the Government of Abu Dhabiu 

Team Manager: Salem Al Romaithi 



Beam: 3.67m 







2010 6 2 - - 1997 10 4 2 1 

NOVEMBER / page 10 

DRIVER 

Rashed Al Tayler (UAE) 

Date of Birth: 5 January, 1979 


Residence: Dubai 

THROTTLEMAN 

John Tomlinson (USA) 


Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, USA 

Residence: Miami

I n f o r m a t i o n & E d o x B o o k l e t : w w w . e d o x . c h 

NOVEMBER / page 11


7 VICTORY 

TEAM INFO 


Boat: # 7 Victory 






Beam: 3.67m 



Builder: Victory Team 


DRIVER 

Giorgio Manuzzi (SMR) 

Date of Birth: 20 May, 1964 

Place of Birth: Cesena, Italy 

Lives: Cesena 


2007 17 - 4 - 

THROTTLEMAN 

Mohammed Al Marri (UAE) 

Date of Birth: 2 February, 1962 


Lives: Dubai 


2000 74 13 32 8 


Middle East Champion: 2008, 2005 

Pole Position Championship: 2008 

giorgioffshore.com 

18 GIORGIOFFSHORE 

TEAM INFO 

Team: GIORGIOFFSHORE (Italy) 

Boat: # 18 GiorgiOffshore 

Team Owner: Gianni Giorgi 

Team Manager: Gianni Giorgi 



Beam: 3.69m 


Engines: Lamborghini-SCAM 8.2litre, V12 


Boat Construction: Carbon Kevlar - Epoxy 

DRIVER 

Sandro Sardelli (Italy) 

Date of Birth: 13 May 1971 

Place of Birth: Vinci, Italy 

Lives: Certaldo 


2010 - - - - 

THROTTLEMAN 

Nicola Giorgi (Italy) 

Date of Birth: 18 August, 1973 

Place of Birth: Florence, Italy 

Lives: Montecatini Terme 


2000 78 - 2 - 

chrisparsonagereacing.com 

TEAM INFO 

Team: Chris Parsonage Racing (England) 

Boat: # 50 Negotiator 

Team Owner: Chris Parsonage 

Team Manager: Chris Parsonage 

50 NEGOTIATOR 



Beam: 3.69m 


Engines: Lamborghini V12, 8.2litre 


Boat Construction: Carbon Fibre Composites 

DRIVER 

Luca Formilli Fendi (Italy) 

Date of Birth: 13 June, 1963 

Place of Birth: Rome, Italy 

Residence: Rome 


2010 - - - - 

THROTTLEMAN 

Giovanni Carpitella (Italy) 


Place of Birth: Venice, Italy 

Residence: Lecco 


2007 29 2 3 - 

74 GSG CERAMIC DESIGN 

TEAM INFO 

Team: DUEMME YACHT BROKER (Spain) 

Boat: # 74 GSG Ceramic Design 

Team Owner: Duemme Yacht Broker Spain S.L 

Team Manager: Elias Ennasiri 



Beam: 3.57m 


Engines: Mercury-Class 1 9.1 litre, V8 

Builder: Tencara 


DRIVER 

Guido Cappellini (Italy) 

Date of Birth: 7 September, 1959 

Place of Birth: Mariano Comense (CO), Italy 

Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco 


1993 8 - 4 - 

THROTTLEMAN 

Giampaolo Montavoci (Italy) 


Place of Birth: Venice, Italy 

Lives: Venice 


1998 94 - 3 1 

NOVEMBER / page 12

welmaxoffshoreracing.com 

90 WELMAX 

Welmax 

TEAM INFO 

Team: WELMAX OFFSHORE RACING (Norway) 

Boat: # 90 Welmax 

Team Owner: Jorn Tandberg 

Team Manager: 



Beam: 3.50m 


Engines: Mercury-Class 1, 9.1litre V8 

Builder: Marine Technology Inc 


DRIVER 

Kolbjorn Selmer (Norway) 


Place of Birth: Trondheim, Norway 

Residence: Trondheim 


2007 29 - 7 3 

THROTTLEMAN 

European Champion: 2008 

Jorn Tandberg (Norway) 

Date of Birth: 15 March, 1964 

Place of Birth: Larvik, Norway 

Lives: Larvik 


2005 47 3 12 4 

zaboracing.com 

91 RELEKTA 

TEAM INFO 

Team: ZABO RACING (Norway) 

Boat: # 91 Relekta 

Team Principal: Jan Zaborowski 

Team Manager: Jan Zaborowski 



Beam: 3.50m 


Engines: Mercury-Class 1 9.1litre, V8 

Builder: Maritimo 


DRIVER 

Paul Gaiser (Brazil) 


Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Residence: Rio de Janeiro 


1998 6 - - - 

THROTTLEMAN 

Christian Zaborowski (Norway) 

Date of Birth: 20 April, 1973 

Place of Birth: Asker, Norway 

Residence: Asker 


2005 33 1 5 1 

STANDINGS 

UIM CLASS 1 

WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP 

after round 4 of 6 

1. 3 fazza 143 

2. 1 SKYDIVE dubai 110 

3. 50 Negotiator 82 

4. 74 GSG CERAMIC DESIGN 72 

5. 90 Welmax 41 

6. 18 giorgioffshore 24 

CLASS 1 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 






5. 90 Welmax 29 

6. 91 RELEKta 18 

EDOX POLE POSITION CHAMPIONSHIP 


1. 90 Welmax 75 







7. 5 TEAM ABU dhabi 9 

7= 5 TEAM ABU dhabi 12 

8. 88 FORESTI&SUARDI - SCAM 11 

8. 18 giorgioffshore 8 

7= 18 GIORGIOFFSHORE 12 

9. 91 WELMAX ALIANza 10 

9. 91 WELMAX ALIANza 7 

10. 5 TEAM ABU dhabi 9 

10. 8 FORESTI&SUARDI - SCAM 5 

NOVEMBER / page 13

REVIEW 

Maximum points in Italy for Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi clinched a seventh 

European crown for Dubai’s Victory Team – a first together for the Fazza pairing. GSG 

Ceramic Design and Skydive Dubai grabbed podium honours as Welmax completed a 

Edox Pole Position hat-trick. 

NOVEMBER / page 14

NOVEMBER / page 15

WELMAX’S KOLBJORN SELMER AND JORN TANDBERG MAKE IT THREE WINS IN A ROW IN QUALIFYING 

AT THE ITALIAN GP TO EXTEND LEAD IN EDOX POLE POSITION CHAMPIONSHIP 

NOVEMBER / page 16

NOVEMBER / page 17

EDOX 

OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER 

As the official and exclusive timekeeper of the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship 

and the EDOX Pole Position Championship, the independent Swiss Watchmaker, EDOX, 

underlines the sporting values of quest for performance, precision and pushing oneself 

to the limit. 

EDOX first became involved in Class 1 at the beginning of 2006 as an official partner of 

World Champions, Spirit of Norway. Christian Hotz, EDOX Marketing Director, saw the 

opportunity to strengthen the company’s commitment in 2007 to what he describes as 

a ‘spectacular and nerve-tingling’ sport and to increase the synergy between the two 

brands. “EDOX is a young, dynamic, privately-owned company with a product range that 

reflects excellence, quality, style, reliability and glamour and the Class 1 World Powerboat 

Championship epitomises these values.” 

MARINEPOOL 

OFFICIAL CLOTHING 

SUPPLIER 

Marinepool – Spirit of the Ocean, founded in 1991, is the 

biggest life jacket manufacturer in Europe. The company 

is equally well known for its range of versatile marine and 

leisure clothing composed of functional fashion, shoes 

and bags all manufactured to the very highest technical 

specification. 

Marinepool has established itself as a global player in the 

marine and leisure industry with commercial interests 

in 38 countries. The brand is especially well known for 

its reliability and top of the range quality and within the 

world of powerboat racing is the official clothing supplier 

to teams as well as the World Professional Powerboating 

Association. 

NOVEMBER / page 18

NOR-TECH 

OFFICIAL PACE BOAT 

America’s leading high-performance boat manufacturer provides the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat 

Championship with two, state-of-the-art, twin-engined, five-seater Nor-Tech 3600 Supercats, powered 

by the CE approved Mercury 600 with NXT drives and the latest Nor-Tech stealth exhaust system. “We 

are delighted to have teamed up with the world’s leading powerboat championship,” said Trond Schou, 

President and owner of Nor-Tech. “Nor-Tech has the most complete line of custom products of any highperformance 

builder in the industry and our partnership with Class 1 allows us to showcase our products 

on a worldwide stage.” 

MARINETEK 

OFFICIAL PONTOON SUPPLIER 

As one of the leading marina developers in the world offering a wide range 

of pontoons and breakwaters as well as "turn-key" marina solutions, 

Marinetek operates through its representatives and partners in over 25 

countries and has been the supplier to the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat 

Championship, providing its floats for the Wet Pits area, since 2003. “There 

is a perfect synergy between Class 1 and our products,” said Marinetek CEO, 

Ilkka Seppala. “The safety and advanced technology of our products were 

evaluated and are highly regarded by Class 1’s team of specialists.” 

NOVEMBER / page 19

Just imagine…‘two of you strapped into an 

enclosed safety cockpit, one has the throttle 

controls the other, the steering wheel. 

Wrapped around you five tons of state-ofthe-art 

carbon Kevlar composite powerboat. 

Behind you, twin 900hp engines capable of 

speeds in excess of 160mph/250kmh. In front of 

you unpredictable seas, either side, boats just 

inches apart. The flag drops; full throttle 

– it’s a breathtaking charge to the first turn 

buoy’…welcome to the unique and exhilarating 

world of Class 1…an unrivalled cocktail of 

world-class racing and entertainment. 

CLASS 1 

EXHILARATING AND 

BREATHTAKING 

The UIM Class 1 World Powerboat 

Championship is an exhilarating and 

breathtaking spectacle. From the 34- 

foot, 21hp wooden mono-hulls of the 1950s 

that averaged speeds of 20mph, the modernday 

raceboat is a 42ft, twin-engined, 900hp 

composite catamaran capable of speeds 

exceeding 160mph/250kmh. 

It brings together the latest in million-dollar, 

state-of-the-art technology, an array of 

spectacular venues from South America to the 

steel-blue waters of Scandinavia, the lakes and 

sun-drenched coasts of southern Europe and 

the golden sands of the Arabian Gulf, and an 

international group of teams and racers who 

remain a breed apart in professional sport. 

A Grand Prix weekend is a three-day 

extravaganza where top flight international 

motorsport, spectacular venues and world-class 

entertainment come together to create a unique 

experience. 

NOVEMBER / page 20

The Boats 

Weighing in at around 5 tonnes, each boat in the Class 1 

fleet is approximately 12-14m in length, 3.5m wide, and 

constructed using composite materials. 

Over the years, safety has become a key concern and today’s 

Class 1 boats are the safest they have ever been. The quest 

for speed has produced boats, engines and transmission 

systems which are inevitably more sophisticated, and the use 

of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) with advanced composites 

using kevlar and carbon fibre has made them safer. 

The Crews 

Each boat has a two-man crew; the driver who 

navigates and steers the boat and a throttleman 

who dictates the speed and attitude, controlling 

the throttles and the trim. It is a combination that 

requires total trust – imagine driving a car and the 

person beside you has control of the accelerator 

– and a close working relationship. People often 

believe that the crew, simply jump into the cockpit, 

Both pilots work closely with their pit crews to 

determine the race set-up: the type of propeller 

required for the conditions, gear ratio settings’, the 

amount of fuel needed and race tactics. Propeller 

choice is critical and can win or lose not only a race, 

but also a Championship. 

Propeller design has seen the early three-bladed 

Manufacturers Maritimo, MTI, Tencara and Victory make 

up the fleet. All boats run petrol engines, either SKEMA or 

SCAM 8.2litre V12s, with several teams now opting to run 

the Mercury V8, or Sterling supercharged 9 litre V8, with the 

Victory Team running the Victory V12. 

Inside the cockpit, satellite GPS systems, trim indicators, 

engine data dashboards and instrument panels and warning 

lights keep the crew aware of the boat’s progress during a 

race. 

The cockpit is reinforced to withstand enormous impacts that 

may occur if a boat crashes at speeds in excess of 150mph, 

with an escape hatch in the hull as an added safety feature 

in the event of an accident. 

and it’s the guys who drive quickest that can win. 

A simple enough theory, but one that doesn’t take 

into account, the skills and professionalism of 

pilots who regularly hurtle across the waves at over 

160mph/250kmh. 

bronze wheels superseded by stainless steel props 

with five or six blades for maximum efficiency and 

a top-flight team will carry multiple pairs of props 

of differing pitches and diameters to accommodate 

differing sea conditions, fuel loads and handling 

characteristics. 

NOVEMBER / page 21

CLASS 1 

The Championship 

A maximum of sixteen races at eight venues make up the 

UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, with races run 

over approximately 55 or 75Nm of multiple laps of approx 

5Nm (including one or two mandatory long laps). 

The World Championship is awarded to the team with the 

most accumulated points throughout the season. A winning 

crew collects 20 points, the runners-up 15, with the thirdplaced 

team awarded 12 points. 

Other positions are awarded points on a sliding scale (9, 7, 

5, 4, 3, 2, 1) to the tenth-placed finisher. Bonus points are 

also awarded (one point per engine per race) to teams for 

running engines for two consecutive races. 

to the wet pits to make adjustments to set-up, but 

limited to a total of 10 minutes under the crane. 

On day three, a final practice session in the morning 

is followed in the afternoon by Race 2. Each race 

is started by two Nor-Tech 3600 supercat official 

pace boats, running at a controlled speed, which 

lead the boats from the wet pits and call them into 

a line-abreast under a yellow flag or amber flashing 

light, with the finishing order of the Edox Pole Position 

dictating the line-up of the boats for Race 1 and the 

finishing order of Race 1, the start order for Race 

2. When all the boats are considered by the official 

starter to be in line, a green flag will be raised. 

Each race consists of approximately 11-15 laps and 

is 55-75Nm in length, including one or two mandatory 

long laps. 

Although Class 1 has certainly changed and developed 

over the years, one thing has remained constant and 

no amount of techno-wizardry will ever change it. 

The sea is the sea. It remains unpredictable and, on 

occasion, at its inhospitable best – and for all the 

progress made in the sport, Class 1 still enjoys, as its 

basic element, the battle of man and machine against 

the sea. 

A Grand Prix weekend is run over three days, with 

registration, technical scrutineering and the first practice 

session and driver briefings taking place on day one. 

On day two, a practice session is run in the morning, 

followed immediately by the Edox Pole Position (qualifying), 

also counting as a separate Championship, and Race 1 in 

the afternoon. 

The Edox Pole Position, like the practice sessions, is run 

over the Grand Prix course, giving the crews a further 

opportunity to familiarise themselves with circuits and 

conditions, and to decide on set-up. It acts as the qualifier 

for the line-up for Race 1, with the Pole-sitter (fastest 

time) lining-up closest to the official start boat. The Edox 

Pole Position lasts for 45 minutes, with teams having to 

complete a minimum of one timed lap and allowed to return 

NOVEMBER / page 22

The World 

Championship is 

awarded to the 

team with the most 

accumulated points 

throughout the 

season. A winning 

crew collects 20 

points, the runners-up 

15, with the thirdplaced 

team awarded 

12 points. 

NOVEMBER / page 23


marinepool.com

BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

NORWEGIAN GRAND PRIX / Arendal, Norway 

SWEDISH GRAND PRIX / Uddevalla, Sweden 

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX / Stresa, Italy 

ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX / Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 

DUBAI GRAND PRIX / Dubai, U.A.E. 

26 - 28 MARCH 

16 - 18 JULY 

6 - 8 AUGUST 

1 - 3 OCTOBER 

24 - 26 NOVEMBER 

9 - 11 DECEMBER 

NOVEMBER / page 25

CLASS 1 

Class 1 is the ‘spiritual heir’ to offshore 

powerboat racing of the 1980s, when 

lightning-fast catamarans started to do battle 

on open seas around the world. 

Today, Class 1 sets out to be the ultimate in 

top-flight powerboat racing, with spectacular 

events on coastal racecourses, and easily 

seen by ever increasing crowds of spectators. 

Class 1 is also the point of reference for the 

world of powerboat racing in terms of its 

levels of technology and safety, which have 

been achieved thanks to its Racing Rules, 

which enable racing with substantial parity 

of competition, despite using engines of 

conceptually diverse designs. 

ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE - racing rules summary 

For further information contact: 

Marco Sala 

IOTA 

Ph. + 39 02 3651 9780 email: marco@class-1.com 

class-1.com 

HULL DIMENSIONS AND MINIMUM 

WEIGHTS: 

Any existing hull built prior to 

1st January 2001, measuring 

12.0/14.63m (39ft.4in/48ft.0in) and 

weighing a minimum of 4950kg after 

race completion, will be grandfathered 

indefinitely. 

Any hull built after 1st January 2001, 

measuring 12.19/13.41m (40/44 feet) 

and weighing a minimum of 4950kg 

after race completion. 

Any hull measuring 11.5/13m using 

the 790 hp naturally aspirated engines 

and weighing 4250kg after race 

completion. 

Other hull/engine combinations may 

be permitted to compete in Class 1 

through specific dispensation from 

the World Professional Powerboating 

Association (WPPA). 

MAXIMUM PERMITTED NOISE 

LEVELS: 

The maximum permitted noise levels 

from any individual competing boat in 

a WPPA Class 1 race is 100 Decibels 

+5%. 

Readings are taken at 50 metres 

distance, at max RPM+/- 2% with 

no other race boat in the vicinity. 

Readings are only accepted as official 

when taken with the official WPPA 

calibrated sound meter. 

106 DBA and above – after the first 

2 races 2009 season, non eligibility 

to race 

ENGINE RESTRICTIONS: 

V12 naturally aspirated engines max 

Rpm 8700 

All other engines max 7600 Rpm 

V8 Engines max 7600 Rpm 

(See WPPA Rules/technical notes for 

790 hp/ 495 to 510 cu carbureted 

engines – thewppa.com) 

Max 4 camshafts per engine 

OEM camshaft position cannot be 

changed 

OEM position of lifter bores cannot be 

changed 

Pistons to be produced from automotive 

piston alloys 

Heads and blocks to be manufactured 

in cast Aluminium or Iron only 

Max 4 valves per cylinder 

No Titanium components or coatings 

with the exception of cylinder head 

valves 

No Ceramic components or coatings 

with the exception of spark plugs, seals 

and bearings 

Any Diamond or hardened coatings 

Valves must open and close using 

conventional mechanical methods 

No variable length tracts or ducts 

Original registered quantity of spark 

plugs to be retained 

COMPRESSION RATIO MAXIMUM 

ALLOWABLE: 

Natural aspirated 10.0:1 

Pressure charged 8.5:1 

Carbureted 10.5:1 

PROPELLERS: 

From 1st January 2009 there will be 1 

supplier of propellers for Class 1. 

The Propeller thickness cannot be 

altered, and will be specified by 

the manufacturer and/or the WPPA. 

Propeller cup may be altered; however, 

this will void any warranty claim that 

may arise. The manufacturer will 

specify the areas that can be modified. 

Three sets of propellers which were 

used in the 2008 season can be 

registered and used for the 2009 

season and can only be replaced with 

the official supplier’s Class 1 2009 

specification propellers. 

All Propellers must adhere to the 

Minimum thickness. 

Three different pairs of propellers per 

boat will be allowed. Propellers can 

only be changed for the identical type 

as those initially registered, due to 

damage or wear. 

Propellers will be allocated to a boat, 

for use on that boat only. For instance 

a two-boat team may not swap 

registered propellers from one boat to 

the other. However a two-boat team 

with fewer than 4 sets of registered 

propellers may use them on either 

boat. 

For 2009 Season only, 1x set of 

propellers can be changed for a 

different diameter or pitch during the 

racing season. 

CREW CONTROL: 

The system must be homologated 

and fully inspected before installation, 

including all drawings and details of 

components. The system must meet 

the rule and the ‘spirit of the rules’ in 

all aspects. The scrutineer’s decision 

not to allow any or all components in 

the system is entirely at his discretion 

and cannot be appealed. The system 

cannot be improved, changed or 

modified in any way without prior 

written approval. 

Rule 

“All control inputs affecting trimming 

and steering of the boat must be 

directly provided by the crew. It is not 

permitted to interface the operation 

of the control surfaces, drives, ballast 

tanks, fuel tanks or throttles with any 

devices that provide additional control 

input, whether electronic, mechanical, 

hydraulic, pneumatic, or any other 

source.” 

Any additional sensing devices, such 

as, but not exclusively, those used in 

a data acquisition system, must be 

demonstrably physically independent 

of any individual control system.” 

For 790 HP naturally aspirated 4250kg 

boats; 

Steering must be by either drives or 

rudders, not both. 

Rudders must only be allowed to move 

on one axis (no retractable rudders). 

Drives must not steer independently of 

each other (no toe in or out underway). 

If an electronic tie bar is used, a data 

logger must be fitted at the team’s cost. 

NOVEMBER / page 26

NOVEMBER / page 27

ORGANISATIONS 

UNION INTERNATIONALE MOTONAUTIQUE - UIM 

The Union Internationale Motonautique (U.I.M.), was 

formed in 1922 and is the world governing body for 

marine motorsport and is recognised as such by both the 

General Association of International Sports Federations 

(GAISF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 

President: Raffaele Chiulli 

General Secretary: Régine Vandekerckhove 

uimpowerboating.com 

ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 

ABU DHABI, U.A.E. 

24 - 26 NOVEMBER 2010 

Round 5 of the UIM CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP 

Round 1 of the UIM CLASS 1 MIDDLE EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 

START CHUTE 

S1 

S32 

S3 

thewppa.com 

S4 

S5 

WORLD PROFESSIONAL POWERBOATING 

ASSOCIATION - WPPA 

The WPPA was founded on 2 December 2006, based on 

an agreement between Saeed Hareb and the International 

Offshore Team Association (IOTA) and is located in Dubai. 

The WPPA has reached an agreement with the UIM, under 

the terms of which the Association has the exclusive 

right to manage Class 1 powerboat racing. The WPPA is 

responsible for the development of this Class, for setting 

the Rules and for providing the Race Officials. 

E2 

E1 

E 

T 

T1 

D1 

A 

D 

A1 

B 

B1 

C2 

X5 

C 

C1 

X 

X3 

X4 

X1 

X2 

S8 

S6 

S7 

President: Saeed Hareb 

General Secretary: Sid Bensalah 

TIMETABLE 

Wednesday, 24 November 2010 

INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE TEAM ASSOCIATION - IOTA 

Founded in 1987, the International Offshore Team Association 

(IOTA) is the organiser and the officially-sanctioned promoter 

and worldwide television and commercial rights holder of the 

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship. It represents the 

collective interests of all teams competing in the championship. 

Chairman: Mohammad Al Jaidah 

General Secretary: Marco Sala 

class-1.com 

09:00 - 10:00 Administration/Registration 

09:00 - 12:00 Technical Scrutineering 

09:00 - 20:00 Fuel available 

11:00 Team Managers' Briefing 

11:00 - 19:00 Crane available 

12:30 Pilots course viewing on Class 1 Rib 

14:00 - 16:00 Official Practice 

19:30 Drivers' Briefing - ADIMSC 

20:00 Cocktail reception - ADIMSC 

Thursday, 25 November 2010 



11:15 - 12:00 EDOX POLE POSITION 

15:00 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX RACE 1 

Followed by Podium Presentation 

16:00 - 21:00 Fuel available 

Friday, 26 November 2010 



15:00 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX RACE 2 

Followed by Podium Presentation 

20:00 Gala Dinner (tbc) 

RACE MAP 

First Lap 

Start Chute - S1 - S2 - S3 - S4 - S5 - S6 - S7 - X3 - D - D1 - E - E1 - E2 - T 

6.14 Nm 

Race Lap 

4.00 Nm 

T - A - A1 - B - B1 - C - C1 - C2 - D - D1 - E - E1 - E2 - T 


FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nigel Quilter ph.+44(0)1252 713223 / mob.+44(0)7785 325346 

q@class-1.com / q@q4media.com / class-1.com 

Long Lap 

F - A - A1 - B - B1 - C - X - X1 - X2 - X3 - X4 - X5 - D - D1 - E - E1 - E2 - T 

RACE 1 

FIRST LAP + 8 RACE LAPS + 3 LONG LAPS 

RACE 2 

FIRST LAP + 10 RACE LAPS + 5 LONG LAPS 

5.05 Nm 

53.29 Nm 

71.39 Nm

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