John Moore

The F1H2O Zhengzhou Grand Prix promises a thrilling weekend of racing as the F1H2O World Championship arrives on the historic Yellow River for the third round of the 2025 season.

After two dramatic rounds in Indonesia and Shanghai, just eight points separate the top six drivers in what is shaping up to be one of the most competitive championship battles in recent years.

  Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province, is renowned as one of the eight historical capitals of China.

With a rich culture, long history, and a significant contribution to Chinese culture it is known as the cradle of Chinese civilisation.

Grant Trask delivered the performance of his F1H2O career with third place at the Shanghai Grand Prix, securing his first-ever World Championship podium on his debut for Team Sweden alongside reigning champion Jonas Andersson.

The Australian, who races without his prosthetic leg after losing his right leg at age five in a truck accident, celebrated in style – fulfilling a long-standing promise to perform a “leggie” (showing his prosthetic) when he reached the F1H2O podium.

Bartek Marszalek has been awarded 10th place in the Shanghai Grand Prix following a post-race review of restart procedures after a yellow flag period, moving the Polish driver into the points and demoting Cédric Deguisne to 11th.

The Strømøy Racing driver completed 37 laps of the chaotic Shanghai race, finishing two laps down on winner Jonas Andersson, but initially appeared to have missed out on scoring his first championship point of the weekend after finishing outside the top 10.

Jonas Andersson stormed to victory in a dramatic Shanghai Grand Prix to snatch the championship lead from Rusty Wyatt, who barrel-rolled out of contention on lap 12 in a race punctuated by four yellow flag periods and eight retirements.

The defending three-time World Champion overcame pole-sitter Shaun Torrente on lap 11 after a spectacular collision whilst overtaking a backmarker, then held off the American through three restarts to claim his 17th career victory and move three points clear at the top of the standings.

Stefan Arand’s weekend of heartbreak continues as the Sharjah Team has been forced to change his engine, relegating the youngest-ever F1H2O pole-sitter to 19th position for this afternoon’s Shanghai Grand Prix.

The Estonian, who made history on Friday by claiming pole position at just 23 years old, will now start from 19th after the team elected to fit a fresh power unit following his devastating Sprint Race 1 retirement.

Grant Trask posted the fastest time of the weekend so far in Saturday morning’s optional warm-up session at the Shanghai Grand Prix, edging out Team Sweden team-mate Jonas Andersson by just 0.

058 seconds as the pair continued their impressive form on the Huangpu River.

Victory Team’s Alec Weckström was passed fit to compete in Sprint Race 2 after being assessed in hospital following a qualifying crash that temporarily affected his memory, with the Finnish driver jokingly admitting he couldn’t recall his breakfast or what currency he uses.

The incident occurred during Q2 when Weckström was running fifth-fastest with a lap time of 00:42.

Three-time World Champion Shaun Torrente’s lightning getaway from pole position proved decisive in Sprint Race 2 at the Shanghai Grand Prix, as the Victory Team driver held off intense pressure from Erik Stark and championship leader Rusty Wyatt throughout the 18-lap thriller.

The Victory Team driver made a perfect start from pole position and never relinquished the lead, but was pushed hard by Team Abu Dhabi’s Stark and Wyatt’s Sharjah Team entry in a race that featured side-by-side battles and heart-stopping moments on the tight Huangpu River circuit.

Defending champion Jonas Andersson seized a dramatic victory in Sprint Race 1 at the Shanghai Grand Prix after pole-sitter Stefan Arand’s engine lost power in the closing stages, handing Team Sweden a stunning 1-2 finish.

The 20-lap race had appeared to be firmly under Arand’s control as the young Estonian led from pole position and was lapping backmarkers by lap 10, but a cruel technical failure with just four laps remaining robbed him of what would have been a maiden F1H2O victory.

F1H2O Championship leader Rusty Wyatt will start tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Shanghai from sixth position after an electrical component failure ended his qualifying session prematurely in Shanghai.

The Sharjah Team driver had been showing strong pace in Q2, posting a lap of 42.

Estonia’s Stefan Arand claimed a stunning first ever F1H2O pole position in Shanghai after a drama-filled qualifying session on the Huangpu River where favourites fell by the wayside and newcomers shone.

The young Sharjah Team driver, who became the youngest person ever to take an F1H2O pole, became embroiled in a gripping duel with three-time World Champion Shaun Torrente of the Victory Team for supremacy in Q3, and a last-gasp lap of 40.

Three contrasting practice sessions on Thursday saw different drivers stake their claim for pole position, but it was defending champion Jonas Andersson who emerged with the fastest time of the day as the UIM F1H2O World Championship prepares for a crucial qualifying session in Shanghai.

Across the three one-hour practice sessions on the Huangpu River, teams gathered vital data ahead of Friday’s qualifying and Saturday’s Grand Prix, with lap times tumbling as drivers grew accustomed to the challenging Shanghai circuit.

Championship leader Rusty Wyatt rediscovered his winning form in Free Practice 3, posting the fastest time of the final practice session as teams completed their preparations ahead of Friday’s crucial qualifying at the Shanghai Grand Prix.

After a relatively subdued seventh-place finish in Free Practice 2, the Sharjah Team driver delivered when it mattered most, clocking 00:42.