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Aquabike World Championship heads to Shanghai as 2026 calendar takes shape

The 2026 UIM-ABP Aquabike Circuit Pro World Championship will open in Shanghai, China on October 1-2, H2O Racing has confirmed, with a four-round calendar that stretches from the Far East to the Middle East before the season closes in December.

The announcement came on March 4th and carries an immediate headline: the original Middle Eastern … Read more

UIM Adds Three Events to 2026 World Championship Calendar

UIM Adds Three Events to 2026 World Championship Calendar

The Powerboat News 2026 World Championship Calendar has been updated with the latest dates from UIM Calendar News, adding three new events and correcting venue details for aquabike and circuit racing championships.

Latest UIM Calendar Updates The UIM published its first calendar update of 2026 in February, confirming three additional events across circuit and aquabike … Read more

UIM Secures 10-Year Aquabike Promotion Partnership Renewal

UIM Secures 10-Year Aquabike Promotion Partnership Renewal

UIM Secures 10-Year Aquabike Promotion Partnership Renewal UIM Aquabike | Governance The Union Internationale Motonautique has renewed its promotional agreement with Aquabike Promotion Ltd for a further ten-year period, securing the future of the UIM Aquabike World and Continental Championships through 2036.

Monaco Meeting Concludes Partnership Extension UIM Secretary General Thomas Kurth and Raimondo Di … Read more

Drama Unfolds as Qatar Aquabike Grand Prix Crowns Winners

Estelle Poret on a charge in Qatar.

Championship battles intensified across a thrilling day of UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship racing at the Old Doha Port Grand Prix of Qatar on Friday, with Jéremy Perez seizing the Runabout GP1 title lead after François Medori’s engine failure, whilst Benedicte Drange produced a stunning comeback drive in Ski Ladies GP1 and evening parallel slalom action … Read more

Five Pole Positions Decided at Qatar Aquabike GP

Roberto Mariani in Freestyle action in Doha

Five pole positions were decided on Thursday afternoon as the final round of the UIM-ABP World Aquabike Championship got underway at the Old Doha Port Grand Prix of Qatar.

French rider Estelle Poret, Belgian Quinten Bossche, Kuwait’s Yousef Al-Abdulrazzaq, Emirati Amer Hawair and Team Abu Dhabi’s Rashid Al-Mulla secured the top starting positions in their … Read more

Qatar Grand Prix Practice: Kaloti and Hemain Lead

Qatar Grand Prix Practice: Kaloti and Hemain Lead

Competitors across five racing disciplines completed their free practice sessions on Thursday morning at the Old Doha Port Grand Prix of Qatar, with championship contenders posting competitive lap times ahead of this afternoon’s qualifying rounds.

Runabout GP2 Asian Continental Championship Six GCC entrants from Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia opened proceedings on the water … Read more

Aquabike reveals 2026 European Championship calendar

Aquabike reveals 2026 European Championship calendar

Aquabike Promotion has announced a provisional five-race calendar for the 2026 UIM-ABP European Continental Aquabike Championship, with the season spanning from mid-June through early September.

The championship will follow a similar structure to 2025, opening with the Grand Prix of Poland on June 12th-14th, though on slightly later dates than this year.

Six Champions Crowned in Sardinian Aquabike Thriller

Six Champions Crowned in Sardinian Aquabike Thriller

Six world champions were crowned and four Grand Prix victors celebrated in a thrilling finale to the Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy in Olbia, where dramatic battles and stunning comebacks defined three days of fierce competition.

Siimann Snatches World Title with Final Lap Heroics Mattias Siimann produced the performance of the weekend in Runabout … Read more

Bossche, Medori and Ypraus Claim Olbia Pole Positions

Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy

A hectic Friday at the Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy saw 145 riders from 26 nations tackle a revised course in Olbia, with nine category winners emerging from qualifying before darkness descended on the opening Motos.

Championship contenders staked their claims across the UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship categories, with Quinten Bossche, François Medori and … Read more

Medori Masters the Waves: Perfect Sweep Delivers World Title Glory in Puglia

The crystal-clear waters of Torre Dell’Orso witnessed pure aquabike domination this weekend as François Medori delivered a masterclass performance to claim the UIM-ABP Aquabike Class Pro Offshore World Championship in spectacular fashion.

A Weekend of Thrills on the Adriatic Twenty-three fearless racers descended on the picturesque Italian coastal town of Torre Dell’Orso for what would … Read more

Europe’s Top Aquabike Offshore Riders Gear Up for Puglia Showdown

The final countdown is on to the start of the UIM-ABP Aquabike Class Pro Offshore World Championship in the Italian coastal town of Torre Dell’Orso on Saturday and Sunday.

Twenty-three racers will compete in four physically and mentally demanding offshore Motos over the weekend in their bids for glory in the UIM-ABP Aquabike Class Pro … Read more

Puglia’s Coast Hosts Aquabike Offshore World Championship Next Weekend

The coastal town of Torre Dell’Orso, Italy will host the UIM-ABP Aquabike Class Pro Offshore Grand Prix of Puglia next weekend (September 26th-28th).

Organising by Aquabike Promotion and Hardwave, the event will be the stand-alone round of the exciting UIM-ABP Aquabike Class Pro Offshore World Championship for three Runabout class disciplines.

2025 UIM-ABP European Aquabike Championships Conclude with Thrilling Vichy Showdown

The Allier River played host to a dramatic finale to the 2025 UIM-ABP European Continental and Endurance Aquabike Championships, as riders from across Europe battled through four days of competition at the Grand Prix of Vichy.

Medori Dominates in Endurance and Circuit Corsican star François Medori proved unstoppable in both disciplines.