Virtanen and Palfreyman Reinstated
Roope Virtanen and Matt Palfreyman have successfully appealed their disqualifications under Rule 303.01 concerning marks of the course. The official results have now been updated.
Although the reinstatement does not award championship points to Palfreyman, the Finnish driver regains his 7th place in the final classification.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Country | Laps | Gap | Total Time | Boat/Engine | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 | Giacomo Sacchi | MON | 45 | – | 37:31.659 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 20 | Finished |
| 2 | 70 | Hilmer Wiberg | SWE | 45 | +1.568 | 37:33.227 | Molgaard/Mercury Optimax | 15 | Finished |
| 3 | 7 | Mathilda Wiberg | SWE | 45 | +3.276 | 37:34.935 | Molgaard/Mercury Optimax | 12 | Finished |
| 4 | 41 | Edgaras Riabko | LTU | 45 | +7.236 | 37:38.895 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 9 | Finished |
| 5 | 33 | Nelson Morin | FRA | 44 | +1 Lap | 37:40.888 | Moore/Mercury Optimax | 7 | Finished |
| 6 | 18 | Stefan Arand | EST | 44 | +1 Lap | 37:55.955 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 5 | Finished |
| 7 | 96 | Roope Virtanen | FIN | 44 | +1 Lap | 38:09.183 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 4 | Reinstated |
| 8 | 1 | Rashed Al Qemzi | UAE | 44 | +1 Lap | 38:16.603 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 3 | Finished |
| 9 | 11 | Peter Morin | FRA | 44 | +1 Lap | 38:17.531 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | 45 | Duarte Benavente | POR | 44 | +1 Lap | 38:19.022 | Moore/Mercury Optimax | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | 14 | Matthew Palfreyman | GBR | 43 | +2 Laps | 37:36.170 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 0 | Reinstated |
| 12 | 3 | Owen Jelf | GBR | 43 | +2 Laps | 38:02.411 | BaBa/Mercury Optimax | 0 | Finished |
| 13 | 2 | Johan Österberg | SWE | 43 | +2 Laps | 38:03.611 | Molgaard/Mercury Optimax | 0 | Finished |
| 14 | 36 | Salem Al Yafei | UAE | 43 | +2 Laps | 38:08.482 | DAC/Mercury Optimax | 0 | Finished |
| 15 | 77 | Tobias Munthe-Kaas | NOR | 39 | +6 Laps | 37:38.127 | Motormix/Mercury APX 250 | 0 | Finished |
| 16 | 27 | Andrè Solvang | NOR | 27 | DNF | 26:01.069 | SJH/Mercury APX 250 | 0 | DNF |
| 17 | 29 | Egidijus Dagilis | LTU | 22 | DNF | 23:09.881 | ASV/Mercury Optimax | 0 | DNF |
| 18 | 25 | Tino Lehto | FIN | 10 | DNF | 10:06.585 | Moore/Mercury Optimax | 0 | DNF |
| 19 | 9 | Mette Bjerknæs | GBR | 10 | DNF | 10:07.193 | Moore/Mercury Optimax | 0 | DNF |
John Moore has a longstanding involvement in event organisation and powerboat racing journalism. He organised the historic Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013 and was actively involved with British offshore racing from 2017 until 2025.
In 2017, Moore founded Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news, insights, and event coverage.
He is now Editor of Powerboat.News, continuing to contribute to the sport’s media landscape with in-depth reporting and analysis.
