Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship

Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship
CategoryCatamaran, single-engined, single-seater
CountryInternational
Inaugural season1981
Drivers18 (2024) [1]
Teams9 (2024)
ConstructorsBaBa · Blaze · DAC · Dragon · Molgaard · Moore
Engine suppliersMercury Marine
Drivers' championSweden Jonas Andersson (2023)
(F1 Team Sweden) [2]
Teams' championF1 Team Sweden
Official websitef1h2o.com
Current season
An F1 powerboat rounding a buoy

The Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship (also F1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and promoted by H2O Racing, hence it often being referred to as F1H2O. It is the highest class of inshore powerboat racing in the world, and as such, with it sharing the title of F1, is similar to Formula One car racing. Each race lasts approximately 45 minutes following a circuit marked out in a selected stretch of water, usually a lake, river, dock, or sheltered bay.

Qualifying periods decide the formation of the grid, and timing equipment records the performance of competitors to decide the final classification and allocation of championship points.

  1. ^ "2024 F1H2O TEAMS & DRIVERS". f1h2o. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ Sundsdal, Frode (10 December 2023). "Jonas wins all F1 titles in UIMF1h2o ! ⋆ Powerboat Racing World". Powerboat Racing World. Retrieved 6 February 2024.