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Category | Catamaran, single-engined, single-seater |
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Country | International |
Inaugural season | 1981 |
Drivers | 18 (2024) [1] |
Teams | 9 (2024) |
Constructors | BaBa · Blaze · DAC · Dragon · Molgaard · Moore |
Engine suppliers | Mercury Marine |
Drivers' champion | Jonas Andersson (2023) (F1 Team Sweden) [2] |
Teams' champion | F1 Team Sweden |
Official website | f1h2o.com |
Current season |
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.