2015 F1 Powerboat World Championship

2015 F1 Powerboat World Championship
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Philippe Chiappe (pictured in 2009) successfully defended his world title.

The 2015 UIM F1 H2O World Championship was the 32nd season of Formula 1 Powerboat racing. The season consisted of six races, beginning in Doha, Qatar, on 14 March 2015, and ending in Sharjah, UAE, on 18 December 2015.

Philippe Chiappe, driving for the CTIC China Team, entered the season as defending world champion having won his first title, and the first for a Frenchman, the previous year.[1] Chiappe successfully defended his title, securing enough points at the penultimate round in Abu Dhabi and thus became the series' fourth back-to-back championship winner.[2] In addition, the championship witnessed its first ever female race winner, when Marit Strømøy won the final round at Sharjah, with the occasion attracting international media coverage.[3][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "Chiappe Wins Second Straight Title With 2nd Place Finish!". F1H2O. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Marit Stromoy realising a dream after two and half decades". Gulf News. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Norsk kvinne med historisk Formel 1-seier". NVK. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Marit Stromoy, primera mujer en ganar una prueba de la F-1 inshore". Mundo Deportivo. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Marit, la prima donna a vincere in Formula 1". Gazzetta dello Sport. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.