UIM CLASS 1 AND V1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP

IBIZA GRAND PRIX

UIM ABP AQUABIKE CLASS PRO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

5.6.7 SEPTEMBER 2014

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Ibiza Grand Prix 5.6.7 September 2014

THE CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS is a breath-taking event widely regarded as the pinnacle of world powerboat racing. Class 1 Grand Prix implies a three-day extravaganza where passion for SPEED, iNNOVATIVE IDEAS and ENTERTAINMENT join forces in a spectacular surrounding to create a unique sporting experience The race-boats are twin-engined and can reach speeds in excess of 257 km h (160mph), with V12 engines limited in performance to 850hp at 7600 rpm and V8 engines limited in performance to 850hp at 6100 rpm. AQUABIKE is speed and fun in its pure state. One of the most spectacular international water sport competitions producing non stop action, edge-of-the-seat racing, impossible feats of acrobatics and jaw-dropping grit and determination of endurance racing. Furthermore the competition will be reinforced by spectacular freestyle championships in which the bikers show off their stunts over water, a magnificent finale to the sporting week IBIZA host. You can see in this publication information about THE CLASS 1 race and the CLASS PRO AQUABIKE race, held on 7 September. The pictures are made by me.

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Sunday, 7 September, IBIZA: Victory and Chaudron produced the stand-out performances of the afternoon and dominated race 2 of the Mediterranean Grand Prix, cruising to emphatic victories in their respective classes in a dramatic race that was red flagged after Abu Dhabi crashed out at the first corner, both Faleh AL Mansoori and Rashed Al Tayer emerging unscathed from the upturned boat.

WINS FOR VICTORY AND CHAUDRON TEAM ABU DHABI CRASH OUT

TEAMS BOATS RIDERS

VICTORY TEAM 3 VICTORY A.AL ZAFFAIN –N.BIN HENDI TEAM ABU DHABI 5 TEAM ABU DHABI F.AL MANSOORI – R.AL TAYER FENDI RACING 8 LFF8 POLIMERSAN T.OKTEM – M.JENNINGS FENDI RACING 10 LFF 10 L.FORMILLI FENDI – G.CARPITELLA D´ALESSIO – SCAM 23 FARO ACCIAI R.LO PIANO – L.NICOLINI DAC RACING 74 NEWSTAR POLIFORM G.CAPELLINI – M.KITASHEV ZABO RACING 91 RELEKTA ZABO ISIKLAR U.USIK - C.ZABOROWSKI

TEAMS

TEAMS BOATS RIDERS

BERNICO-NEWSTAR 4 BERNICO-NEWSTAR N.BERTELS – F.HEMELAER TEAM AQUA SPORT 26 AQUASPORT D. CRAMPHORN - N.HUYBENS BULLET OFFSHORE R. 47 SILVERLINE I.BLACKER – D-LANGDON TEAM CHAUDRON 55 CHAUDFRON A.CIANTAR – D.MARTINI TOMMY RACING T. 60 TOMMY ONE M.SCHEPICI – S.BONANNO SEAREX RACING T. 66 NASSAU S.GREVE – U.GROSS TEAM RG87 81 KARELPIU S.SCHIANO – A.SCHIANO

TEAMS

START RACE / 3 VICTORY TEAM IN FIRTS POSITION

START RACE / 3 VICTORY TEAM IN FIRTS POSITION

START RACE / 3 VICTORY TEAM IN FIRTS POSITION

VICTORY TEAM / 3 VICTORY / A.AL ZAFFAIN –N.BIN HENDI

ZABO RACING / 91 RELEKTA-ZABO-ISIKLAR / U.ISIK – C.ZABOROWSKI

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 91 (ZABO RACING) AND 5 ( TEAM ABU DHABI )

TOMMY RACING TEAM / 60 TOMMY ONE/ M.SCHEPICI – S.BONANNO

TEAM RG 87 / 81 KARELPIU/ G.SCHIANO – A.SCHIANO

TEAM AQUASPORT / 26 AQUASPORT / D.CRAMPHORN – N.HUYBENS

TEAM CHAUDRON/ 55 CHAUDRON/ A.CIANTAR – D.MARTINI

BULLET OFFSHORE RACING/ 47 SILVERLINE/ I.BLACKER – D.LANGDON

BOAT RACE OFFICIALS

JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHERS BOATS

JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHERS BOATS

TEAM ABU DHABI / 5 TEAM ABU DHABI / F. AL MANSOORI – R. AL TAYER

TEAM ABU DHABI / 5 TEAM ABU DHABI / F. AL MANSOORI – R. AL TAYER

GUARDIA CIVIL BOAT

RED FLAG – TEAM ABU DHABI CRASH OUT

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 4 (NEWSTAR) AND 81 ( TEAM RG87 )

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 81 (TEAM RG 87) AND 26 ( TEAM AQUASPORT )

TEAM AQUASPORT / 26 AQUASPORT / D.CRAMPHORN – N.HUYBENS

DAC RACING / 74 NEWSTAR -POLIFORM / G.CAPPELLINI – M.KITASHEV

DAC RACING / 74 NEWSTAR -POLIFORM / G.CAPPELLINI – M.KITASHEV

SEAREX RACING TEAM / 66 NASSAU / S.GREVE – U.GROSS

TEAM RG 87 / 81 KARELPIU/ G.SCHIANO – A.SCHIANO

TEAM RG 87 / 81 KARELPIU/ G.SCHIANO – A.SCHIANO

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 66 (NASSAU) AND 4 ( TEAM BERNICO )

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 74 (DAC RACING) AND 60 ( TOMMY RACING TEAM )

BULLET OFFSHORE RACING/ 47 SILVERLINE/ I.BLACKER – D.LANGDON

BULLET OFFSHORE RACING/ 47 SILVERLINE/ I.BLACKER – D.LANGDON

ZABO RACING / 91 RELEKTA-ZABO-ISIKLAR / U.ISIK – C.ZABOROWSKI

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 74 (NEWSTAR) AND 55 ( TEAM CHAUDRON )

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 26 (AQUASPORT) , 55 ( CHAUDRON ) AND 4 (BERNICO)

VICTORY TEAM / 3 VICTORY / A.AL ZAFFAIN –N.BIN HENDI

BULLET OFFSHORE RACING/ 47 SILVERLINE/ I.BLACKER – D.LANGDON

ZABO RACING / 91 RELEKTA-ZABO-ISIKLAR / U.ISIK – C.ZABOROWSKI

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN BOAT 26 (TEAM AQUASPORT) AND 81 ( TEAM RG87 )

ZABO RACING / 91 RELEKTA-ZABO-ISIKLAR / U.ISIK – C.ZABOROWSKI

JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHERS BOATS

JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHERS BOATS

THE RACE DIRECTOR INDICATES FINAL LAP

END OF THE RACE

WINNER : VICTORY TEAM – A.AL ZAFFAIN – N.BIN HENDI IN CLASS 1 / RACE 2

WINNER : CHAUDRON – A. CIANTAR – D. MARTINI IN CLASS V1/ RACE 2

JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHERS BOATS AND RACE DIRECTOR BOAT

JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHERS BOATS

MEDITERRANEAN GRAND PRIX Ibiza, Spain - 5 - 7 September

2014 CLASS 1 RACE 2 RESULTS

POS BOAT 1 3 VICTORY TEAM 2 91 RELEKTA ZABO ISIKLAR 3 74 NEWSTAR POLIFORM 4 8 LFF8-POLIMERSAN 5 10 LFF10 6 5 TEAM ABU DHABI

MEDITERRANEAN GRAND PRIX Ibiza, Spain - 5 - 7 September

2014 V - 1 RACE 2 RESULTS

POS BOAT 1 55 CHAUDRON 2 81 KARELPIU RG 87 3 47 SILVERLINE 4 4 FF8-AQUASPORT 5 60 TOMMY ONE 6 66 NASSAU 7 4 BERNICO -NEWSTAR

It was a second impressive performance by Pons who first had to fend off an early challenge from Sweden’s Lars Sebastian Akerblom and then from lap 8 of 17 his main Championship rival, Jeremy Perez. Despite the constant pressure from Perez, Pons held on to win by five seconds, today’s result moving him seven points clear in the Championship standings, with Akerblom unable to match and stay with the pace of the front two but coming home for his best result on the UIM-ABP tour in third and take third overall. Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq and Francois Medori enjoyed their own personal tussle, Medori getting ahead on lap five, Abdulrazzaq getting fourth place back on lap 16, Alejandro Molina the first Spanish rider to take the chequered flag completing the top six

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACES - 2nd Heat Runabout GP1

Sunday, 7 September, IBIZA

START RACE 2 / 7 SEPTEMBER

START RACE 2 / 7 SEPTEMBER

START RACE 2 / 7 SEPTEMBER

START RACE 2 / 7 SEPTEMBER

BATTLE FOR POSITION

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN 30 – L. AKERBLOM –SWE AND 1 - Y.AL ABDULRAZZAQ - KUW

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN 86 –JEREMY PEREZ – FRA AND 4 – FRANÇOIS MEDORI - FRA

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN 21 – PATRICE PELLIER – FRA AND 41 – DAVID CHASSIER - FRA

BATTLE FOR POSITION BETWEEN 42 – ISMAEL ROJAS - ESP AND 26 – ROBERTO ALEXANDER - ESP

30 – LARS AKERBLOM - SWE

14 – TEDDY PONS - FRA

44 - LORENZO BENAGLIA - ITA

16 - HERVE PARTOUCHE - FRA

9 - CYRILLE LEMOINE - FRA

3 – MOHAMMED AL HEIDUS - QAT

25 - ANDRZEJ WISNIEWSKI - POL

31 - ALEJANDRO MOLINA MIRANDA - ESP

44 - LORENZO BENAGLIA - ITA

86 - JEREMY PEREZ - FRA

86 - JEREMY PEREZ - FRA

9 – CYRILLE LEMOINE - FRA

22 - DIDIER CHABERT - FRA

8 - MATTIA FRACASSO - ITA

16 - HERVE PARTOUCHE - FRA

50 - GIANLUCA SANTI AMANTINI - ITA

14 - TEDDY PONS - FRA

86 - JEREMY PEREZ - FRA

20 - THAMER AL DARWISH - QAT

26 - ROBERTO ALEXANDER - ESP

99 - JORDI TOMAS JIMENEZ - ESP

16 - HERVE PARTOUCHE - ESP

23 – JEAN MARK DOUKI - FRA

14 - TEDDY PONS - FRA

86 – JEREMY PEREZ - FRA

1 – YOUSEF AL ABDULRAZZAQ - KUW

42 - ISMAEL ROJAS - ESP

20 - THAMER AL DARWISH - QAT

23 - JEAN MARK DOUKI - FRA

8 - MATTIA FRACASSO - ITA

50 - GIANLUCA SANTI AMANTINI - ITA

26 - ROBERTO ALEXANDER - ESP

3 - MOHAMMED AL HEIUDUS - QAT

99 - JORDI TOMAS JIMENEZ - ESP

21 - PATRICE PELLIER - FRA

20 – THAMER AL DARWISH - QAT

23 - ISMAEL ROJAS - ESP

RESULTS – AQUABIKE RUNABOUT GP 1 – 7 SEPTEMBER

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