Strömmöy Racing has become the first team to confirm its 2026 F1H2O driver line-up, retaining the same roster that finished sixth in last season’s Teams’ Championship.
Stable Line-up Returns
Team owner Marit Strømøy will continue racing alongside Bartek Marszalek for the Norwegian operation. The pairing remains unchanged following a 2025 campaign in which Marszalek finished ninth in the Drivers’ Championship and Strømøy placed twelfth.
Marszalek enters 2026 with momentum after securing a podium finish at the Grand Prix of Jeddah in November. The Polish driver claimed third place in Saudi Arabia, marking his sixth career podium and first since the 2024 Grand Prix of Italy.
Marit Strømøy
Nationality: 🇳🇴 Norway
Boat Number: 50
Career Starts: 103
Career Podiums: 5
Career Wins: 1 (Sharjah 2015)
Historic first female F1H2O winner continues development of Mercury 360 APX four-stroke V8 engine.
Bartek Marszalek
Nationality: 🇵🇱 Poland
Boat Number: 77
Career Starts: 66
Career Podiums: 6
Career Wins: 1 (Indonesia 2023)
Strømøy’s Fifth Season Form
Strømøy has continued developing the cleaner four-stroke V8 technology since adopting the Mercury 360 APX engine for her DAC hull in 2024.
Team manager Andrea Colombo said the stable line-up allows the team to build on established foundations.
We are very happy to confirm the lineup of Marit and Bartek. Together they form a solid team with experience, performance and a hunger to improve. Our aim for the season is to take the team to the podium.
Team History: Strömmöy Racing debuted in F1H2O in 2021, established by Marit Strømøy and her husband Andrea Colombo.
2026 Grid Takes Shape
The announcement positions Strömmöy Racing as the first team to publicly confirm its driver roster for the 2026 season. The F1H2O calendar remains in the final stages of confirmation, with teams and drivers awaiting the official schedule release.
Marszalek enters his 15th season in F1H2O, having made his debut with Team Nautica in 2011. His 2023 breakthrough in Indonesia delivered the team’s first victory, where he claimed both pole position and the race win in his 50th Grand Prix start.
2025 Teams’ Championship
Marszalek Drivers’ Finish
Strømøy Drivers’ Finish
First Confirmed 2026 Team
Team Name |
Country |
Team Manager |
Debut Year |
Drivers |
Numbers |
Engine Type |
Hull Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strömmöy Racing |
🇳🇴 Norway |
Andrea Colombo |
2021 |
Marit Strømøy 🇳🇴 Bartek Marszalek 🇵🇱 |
50 77 |
Mercury 360 APX 4-stroke V8 Mercury 2-stroke |
DAC DAC |
Both drivers will campaign DAC hulls, with Strømøy continuing her pioneering work with the environmentally-friendly four-stroke engine package. Marszalek has maintained traditional two-stroke power throughout his time with the Norwegian team.
The 2026 F1H2O World Championship awaits formal calendar confirmation, with teams preparing for another season of tunnel-hull catamaran racing across international venues.
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