Grant Trask enters 2026 without a confirmed F1H2O drive after Jonas Andersson confirmed Team Sweden will not race in 2026.
The Australian finished the 2025 season in career-best form with second place in Sharjah on December 21, but Andersson’s departure to Team Abu Dhabi has closed the door on the Swedish operation.
Breakthrough season
Trask joined Team Sweden mid-season in 2025 after starting the year with China CTIC Team. He secured two podiums including third in Shanghai on his Team Sweden debut and second in the Sharjah finale, finishing sixth in the championship with 67 points.
The Brisbane driver’s breakthrough season came after nine years and 24 Grand Prix starts since his 2016 debut. Racing without his prosthetic leg after losing his right limb at age five, Trask delivered mature performances through the second half of 2025 to help Team Sweden finish second in the teams’ championship.
Team Sweden closes
Andersson owned and operated Team Sweden throughout his career and the three-time world champion has now confirmed the team will not continue racing following his three-year commitment to Team Abu Dhabi.
Racing lineage
Trask comes from powerboat racing lineage. His father Bob competed in F1H2O from 2002 to 2008, whilst uncle David raced from 2004 to 2008 with podiums and pole positions.
The Australian’s 2025 form attracted attention after years of mid-pack results. He won Australian F3 in 2006 and F2 in 2007 and 2008 before making his F1H2O debut a decade ago with Emic Racing.
John Moore’s involvement in powerboat racing began in 1981 when he competed in his first offshore powerboat race. After a career as a Financial Futures broker in the City of London, specialising in UK interest rate markets, he became actively involved in event organisation and powerboat racing journalism.
He served as Event Director for the Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013. In 2016, he launched Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news and insights. The following year, he co-founded UKOPRA, helping to rejuvenate offshore racing in the United Kingdom. He sold Powerboat Racing World in late 2021 and remained actively involved with UKOPRA until 2025.
In 2025, he established Powerboat News, returning to independent journalism with a focus on neutral and comprehensive coverage of the sport.
