The UIM Council has voted to adopt the Czech Republic’s prize money model for HydroGP events, confirming a major shift in financial philosophy for the 2026 season.
Poland’s competing proposal to equalise travel money across all classes was rejected.
UIM F2 will introduce long lap penalties and passed a European Championship proposal from January 2026 after the UIM Council adopted five of seven F2 rules proposals last Friday at the Shanghai General Assembly, whilst rejecting an overhaul of the penalties table and withdrawing championship structure clarifications.
The Formulae Committee’s package delivered major changes to … Read more
Doctor Raffaele Chiulli secured a fifth term as UIM President at the 98th General Assembly in Shanghai on Saturday, standing unopposed in the election for the 2025-2029 mandate.
The Italian sports executive’s candidature, submitted by the Italian Federation, received approval from delegates gathered at Baoshan District for powerboating’s most significant institutional event of the year. … Read more
Alec Weckström claimed his maiden Grand Prix victory to seize the championship lead after Jonas Andersson’s calamitous afternoon saw the defending champion spin from pole position at the start before retiring with technical issues.
The Victory Team driver controlled the 36-lap race in challenging conditions to head team-mate Shaun Torrente by 3.91 seconds and secure … Read more
Auckland’s Gulf Harbour delivered the opening salvo of the 2026 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championship season on Saturday, with Grant Henry’s Nakita claiming the Nominated Speed victory alongside consistent performances across the Sports 140HP division.
The Hammerhead hosted two full race programmes, with competitors tackling the Auckland waters in varied conditions that tested both machinery … Read more
Alec Weckström claimed his maiden sprint race victory after holding off a relentless late charge from Rusty Wyatt, the Victory Team driver withstanding intense pressure over the closing laps to win by just over two seconds.
The Finn controlled the race from pole position but came under sustained attack from Wyatt, who posted the fastest … Read more
Jonas Andersson extended his remarkable unbeaten sprint race record to 11 consecutive victories with a commanding performance in the opening sprint race, the Swede dominating from pole position to win by nearly 13 seconds.
The championship leader produced a storming getaway to establish control, opening up an eight-second advantage with 11 laps remaining as he … Read more
Jonas Andersson stormed to pole position for the Grand Prix of Zhengzhou with a commanding 43.951-second lap to head an all-Scandinavian front row after Alec Weckström produced a sensational performance to claim second.
The defending champion dominated a thrilling final qualifying session, trading fastest laps with Weckström before delivering the decisive blow with two minutes … Read more
UKOPRA regulars James Norvill and Andy Foster head to Englewood Beach, Florida this weekend for crucial practice ahead of November’s Key West World Championships.
The British pairing will campaign a Phantom 32 V-bottom powered by a Mercury Racing 520 sterndrive in the Class 400 category, targeting speeds around 85mph.
Alec Weckström produced a stunning late surge to snatch second place in final practice, the Victory Team driver finding nearly three seconds of improvement to post a 45.848-second lap and transform his qualifying prospects.
Rusty Wyatt maintained his position at the top of the timesheets with a 45.753-second lap, but the session belonged to Weckström, … Read more
Rusty Wyatt snatched top spot in the closing stages of second practice, posting a 45.366-second lap to edge Shaun Torrente by two tenths as lap times tumbled across the field on the Yellow River circuit.
The Canadian, who had languished in fourth during the opening session with a 46.590-second effort, found more than a second … Read more
Jonas Andersson set the pace in opening practice for the Grand Prix of Zhengzhou, lapping the Yellow River circuit in 45.527 seconds to head Erik Stark by just under half a second as the F1H2O World Championship began its third round weekend.
The teams face markedly different conditions just a two-hour flight from Shanghai.
Portugal secured three UIM international events for 2026 during this week’s General Assembly in Shanghai, with the Portuguese federation landing the Aquabike European Championship alongside two Formula 2 World Championship rounds including the season finale.
Paulo Ferreira, President of FPM (Federação Portuguesa de Motonautica), confirmed the successful bid package delivers major championship racing across three … Read more
Team Brady E1, owned by 7-times Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady, faces intensifying competition in the series’ second season.
With five different winners emerging across six races, Sam Coleman continues to adapt from offshore racing alongside his navigator and sister Daisy to solo cockpit duties in the canopied RaceBird.
COMINSPORT will propose establishing UIM teams titled events tomorrow, introducing a format combining three to five racing categories per team in single-weekend competitions designed to popularise powerboat racing and encourage nations to revive dormant classes.
The structure requires all team members to hold valid racing licences from the same nationality, with one driver per team … Read more
The 98th UIM General Assembly is underway in Shanghai this week, marking the federation’s return to China six years after the 2019 Qingdao gathering, with delegates in Baoshan District through 12th October for the sport’s most significant institutional event of the year.
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F4 crash boxes will become mandatory for all boats built after 1st January 2026 under proposals facing a UIM Council vote tomorrow, with detailed homologation specifications demanding multi-layer foam construction capable of absorbing 1.2 kilojoules during drop tests to reduce driver injuries in lateral collisions.
France and COMINSAFE have submitted complementary proposals establishing F4 crash … Read more
HydroGP financial rules face a fundamental overhaul tomorrow with two competing proposals before the UIM Council, as Czech Republic seeks to eliminate travel money entirely whilst Poland proposes equalising Formula 500 payments to attract organisers struggling with current cost requirements.
The HydroGP financial rules proposals address tensions within the World Championship series, where organisers must … Read more
Seven proposed amendments to UIM F2 rules will face a council vote on Friday 10 October 2025, with approved changes scheduled to take effect from 1 January 2026.
The package includes the introduction of long lap penalties, clarified championship rules, a penalties overhaul, European Championship proposals and technical updates to SST200 engine cowlings.
Ieva Millere-Hagin delivered a dominant performance alongside Timmy Hansen to claim victory at the Lagos Grand Prix, as Africa hosted its first E1 Powerboat World Championship round.
The Latvian racer, competing for Team Brazil by Claure Group, topped every session across the weekend.
André Solvang on His E1 Lagos Adventure UIM E1 World Championship | Driver Interview Following a challenging end to his UIM F2 season with Team Sharjah, Norwegian driver André Solvang embarked on an unexpected adventure to Lagos, Nigeria—one of the world’s fastest-growing cities—to compete in the revolutionary E1 World Championship.
Photo courtesy of Spacesuit Media … Read more
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 … Read more
Fletcher Donnelly will make his Formula 4 debut this season with Team HSR, contesting the full Australian Formula Powerboat Grand Prix championship after progressing through J3 Formula Future.
Donnelly’s racing career began in 2020 when he built a timber boat from plans during COVID lockdown—a project that sparked a passion leading him into competitive powerboat … Read more
Auckland’s Gulf Harbour will host the opening round of the 2026 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championship on Saturday, 11 October 2025, marking the start of what promises to be an action-packed season of offshore racing.
Known as “The Hammerhead,” this inaugural round will see competitors battle across the Auckland waters in both the prestigious 100 … Read more
Team Brazil by Claure Group took their first ever series win when Millere-Hagin and Hanson ‘s combined effort resulted in the pair standing on the top step of the podium at the inaugural E1 Lagos GP presented by FirstBank.
Following the Final race Millere-Hagin said ‘The team is now ready to fight for the podium … Read more
The racing at Boretto was cancelled today due to strong winds, however, the UIM has named the 2025 F-125, F-250, F-500 World Champions.
With only one heat run yesterday the organisers are awarding full event points on those heat results.
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. Zhengzhou borders the Yellow River to the north and Mount Songshan to the … Read more
Due to strong winds, all racing at Boretto has been suspended.
The organisers will be briefing competitors at !5:00 this afternoon.
F.125 Heat Results Pos No Driver Nat Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Total 1 22 Joonas Lember EST 20 20 2 39 Luca Finotti ITA 15 15 3 26 Andrea Ongari ITA 12 12 4 61 Gabriele Rossi ITA 9 9 5 98 Petar Stoyanov BUL 7 7 6 51 Nicolae Darai ITA 5 … Read more
Following the free practice sessions, competitors took to the water for qualifying to determine their grid positions for the main races at the 63rd Boretto International Motorboat GP.(Photo: Agnieszka Grajewska) F.125 Pos No Driver Nat Q1 Gap Km/h NMH 1 22 Joonas Lember EST 50.63 106.65 57.58 2 51 Nicolae Darai ITA 50.68 0.05 106.55 … Read more
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 … Read more
