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UIM F2 World Championship

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UIM F2 World Championship
CategoryCatamaran, single-engined, single-seater
CountryInternational
ConstructorsBaBa · DAC · Molgaard · Moore
Engine suppliersMercury Racing
Drivers' championUnited Arab Emirates Rashed Al Qemzi
Official websitef2worldchamp.com

The F2 World Championship is an international powerboat racing competition organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique.

The Boats

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The carbon fibre catamaran hulls are powered by Mercury Racing OptiMax 2.5XS outboards.[1]

Qualifying

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Qualifying periods (Q1, Q2 & a shoot out) decide the formation of the grid.

Races

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Each race lasts approximately 45 minutes following a circuit marked out in a selected stretch of water, usually a lake, river, dock, or sheltered bay.

2020 UIM F2 World Championship

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Portugal's Duarte Benavente won the 2020 UIM F2 World Championship with Edgaras Riabko from Lithuania second and Britain's Owen Jelf third.[2][3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortened season was held over three rounds in two countries, Lithuania and Portugal.[4]

UIM F2 World Speed Record Holder

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Sam Whittle - 133.23 mph[5]

UIM F2 World Champions

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Season Overall winner
2006 United Kingdom Colin Jelf
2007 United Kingdom Colin Jelf
2008 United Kingdom Colin Jelf
2009 Netherlands Johan Coenradi
2010 Netherlands Johan Coenradi
2011 Sweden Erik Stark
2012 Sweden Erik Stark
2013 Sweden Erik Stark
2014 Sweden Erik Stark
2015 Sweden Pierre Lundin
2016 Sweden Pierre Lundin
2017 United Arab Emirates Rashed Al Qemzi
2018 Italy Alberto Comparato
2019 United Arab Emirates Rashed Al Qemzi
2020 Portugal Duarte Benavente
2021 United Arab Emirates Rashed Al Qemzi
2022 Germany Stefan Hagin
2023 United Arab Emirates Rashed Al Qemzi

References

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  1. ^ "About UIM F2 World Championship".
  2. ^ "Benavente wins the 2020 UIM F2 World Championship".
  3. ^ "UIM Champions".
  4. ^ "So that was 2020 – UIM F2 World Championship".
  5. ^ "Whittle takes UIM F2 World Speed Record".