Team Abu Dhabi win Swedish GP

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SWEDISH GRAND PRIX
Uddevalla, Sweden - 6 - 8 August 2010
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GRAND PRIX RESULTS - RACE 1
POS BOAT TOTAL LAPS TOTAL TIME GAP AVG SPEED POINTS
km/h mph
1 TEAM ABU DHABI 5 9 00.21.47,98 + 00.00,00 178,35 110,84 20
2 SKYDIVE DUBAI 1 9 00.21.55,79 + 00.07,81 177,29 110,19 15
3 PRIMATIST 74 8 00.23.44,03 + 1 LAP 165,69 102,98 12
4 WELMAX 90 0 0 DNS 0,00 0,00 0
5 RELEKTA 91 0 0 DNS 0,00 0,00 0
6 FAZZA 3 0 0 DNS 0,00 0,00 0

EDOX POLE POSITION RESULTS
POS BOAT LAP 1 LAP 2 LAP 3 LAP 4 FASTEST LAP POINTS
1 WELMAX 90 02.22,09 02.23,84 02.22,09 20
2 FAZZA 3 02.25,06 02.24,95 02.24,62 02.24,62 15
3 TEAM ABU DHABI 5 02.26,23 02.26,67 02.27,25 02.26,36 02.26,23 12
4 SKYDIVE DUBAI 1 02.27,67 02.27,92 02.27,67 9
5 RELEKTA 91 02.41,64 02.35,23 02.38,85 02.35,23 7
6 PRIMATIST 74 02.41,93 02.41,93 5

OFFICIAL PRACTICE
07/08/2010
POS BOAT LAP 1 LAP 2 LAP 3 LAP 4 LAP 5 LAP 6
1 WELMAX 90 02.23,39 - - - - -
2 TEAM ABU DHABI 5 02.27,34 02.28,53 - - - -
3 FAZZA 3 02.27,98 - - - - -
4 SKYDIVE DUBAI 1 02.28,54 - - - - -
5 RELEKTA 91 02.45,20 02.40,32 02.40,75 - - -
06/08/2010
POS BOAT LAP 1 LAP 2 LAP 3 LAP 4 LAP 5 LAP 6
1 WELMAX 90 02.52,57 02.23,86 - - - -
2 FAZZA 3 02.26,34 02.25,34 02.25,03 - - -
3 TEAM ABU DHABI 5 02.34,01 02.33,81 02.31,56 02.28,07 02.27,98 -
4 SKYDIVE DUBAI 1 02.33,82 02.30,45 02.31,09 02.30,84 02.30,06 02.29,50
5 PRIMATIST 74 02.45,10 02.45,70 02.42,53 02.44,73 - -
6 RELEKTA 91 03.38,78 03.41,42 02.43,37 03.04,26 02.44,70 -



Welmax flipped on the first lap stopping the race.
They are ok.

pat W

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Saturday, 7 August, UDDEVALLA (Sweden): Team Abu Dhabi’s Giovanni Carpitella and Rashed Al Tayer celebrated their maiden Grand Prix win in a dramatic and incident-filled first race of the Swedish Grand Prix, which saw the race red-flagged twice, with pole-sitters Welmax crashing out on lap 1 and both Relekta and Fazza going-out on lap 1 of the re-start.

A third start saw a reduced fleet take the green flag, with Team Abu Dhabi, winning the drag-race to the now infamous first turn buoy, ahead of Skydive Dubai and Primatist.

Carpitella and Al Tayer, in their first race together, were able to control the race from the front, to complete the reduced 9-lap race in 21mins 47.98secs at an average speed of 178.35kmh to win by eight seconds. "What an afternoon," said Carpitella. "On the first start we were running second, and on the second start we were out front and clear at the first turn and this time were able to close the door on the boats behind us. But again there was an incident behind us and another red flag came out. So we had to do it all again. We pushed at the start but were then able to relax and control the race."

A podium for Skydive Dubai’s new pairing of Abdullah Al Mehairbi and Talib Al Sayed, in their first competitive outing in a Class 1 together, was some consolation for them and the team, after seeing their team-mates sidelined on the second restart, with Guido Cappellini and Nicola Giorgi capitalising on the earlier incidents to take a welcome podium spot in third place in Primatist.

For pole-sitters and pre-race favourites, Jorn Tandberg and Kolbjorn Selmer, any hopes of converting their win in the Edox Pole Position earlier in the day into a race-win, ended dramatically at the first corner of lap 1, crashing out of the Swedish Grand Prix after taking evasive action to avoid Fazza, with both pilots emerging unscathed from the escape hatch of the upturned Welmax. "It was tight at the start. Fazza came up on our outside and clearly they wanted to be first to the turn as much as we did. But they came over too early. They were not two lengths in front and cut across us. We had to turn sharply and over she went. But I am not sore at the guys, it was a mistake." said Selmer.

The restart saw Team Abu Dhabi lead into the first corner with Relekta’s Christian Zaborowski and Paul Gaiser going into the turn in second place after another impressive start, only to hook the boat right into the path of the oncoming World Champions, Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir bin Hendi, who drove into and over the back of the stricken raceboat, launching Fazza skywards. "I think there was a misunderstanding between me and Paul going into the turn." was all Zaborowski said, with Fazza throttleman, Nadir Bin Hendi, giving his view of the incident. "On the second restart, we came to the first turn behind Team Abu Dhabi and went to go on the inside. Relekta came round on the outside, spun into our way and we couldn’t avoid them.

"We hit them on the rear of the boat and just took off through the spray – we couldn’t see anything. Fortunately we are all OK but the boat needs a lot of work done to get it ready to race again."

Both teams now face a race against time through the night to see if there is any chance of getting both boats to the start-line for tomorrow’s race.

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more pics

pat W

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Great pics from Alan Ewens of the Victoryteam
Looks like they will need to look at the cockpits again. A little close.

pat W

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pat W

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Looks like the laundry bill could be expensive this week!

[MANITIE]

Great shoots of the accidents....

This pic is mind blowing....glad everyone was ok...

[BY U BOY]

Great shoots of the accidents....

This pic is mind blowing....glad everyone was ok...

how did that happen?

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2nd start Relekta hooked in front of Fazza 3. Fazza 3 used them as a ramp. Welmax rolled on their own on the first start trying to avoid Fazza 3.

Fazza 3 got the boat ready for today. Welmax should have made it too. Relekta is out for a while.

pat W

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08/08/2010
FAZZA WIN IN SWEDEN TO LEAD HOME U.A.E. TRIO
Sunday, 8 August, UDDEVALLA (Sweden): Fazza’s Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi put yesterday’s race-retirement behind them to ease to a comfortable win in race 2 of the Swedish Grand Prix.

Rashed Al Tayer and Giovanni Carpitella capped an impressive weekend for Team Abu Dhabi, finishing second, to make it a hat-trick of podium successes in Uddevalla, with Abdullah Al Mehairbi and Talib Al Sayed in Skydive Dubai completing the podium and make it an all U.A.E. affair.

The World Champions took no time in bouncing-back from their hair-raising collision with Relekta in race 1 that launched Fazza skywards and put Relekta out of today’s race, winnng the three-boat U.A.E. drag race to the first turn, the scene of yesterday’s carnage.

Once out in front Al Zafeen and Bin Hendi never looked threatened, going on to complete the 16 laps in 39mins 19.29secs at an average speed of 178.99kmh to win by over 20 seconds. "Our crew did a fantastic job and without their effort we wouldn’t have raced today," said throttleman Bin Hendi. "They worked all night to repair the boat, and they gave us back a very good boat to give us a chance to day. All the credit goes to them. It may have looked easy, but it wasn’t. It was tight at the beginning but we made a good start and had to push hard for the first few laps."

Despite today’s second place, to compliment a third place in the Edox Pole Position and a first Class 1 win for Rashed Al Tayer and Giovanni Carpitella, the Team Abu Dhabi throttleman was not happy with his rivals on the run to the first turn. "I am not happy with what happened at the first turn. They [Fazza] shut the door in front of me and we have a high risk again for nothing," said Carpitella. "But overall the result is good and it was a great weekend for the team. But I prefer different conditions – not a first turn like this."

Skydive Dubai’s Abdullah Al Mehairbi and Talib Al Sayed celebrated their new partnership in Class 1, taking their second podium of the weekend - with Al Sayed giving a masterful solo rendition of the U.A.E. national anthem on the podium when the sound system failed, which was greeted by cheers and rapturous applause from the crowd. "It was a fantastic start to the race between Fazza, Abu Dhabi and us with all three boats running very close," said Al Sayed. "We managed to keep the gap down between us and Abu Dhabi and I think in the future we can close it more and more."

A second, consecutive points-haul for Italians Guido Cappellini and Nicola Giorgi, finishing fourth in Primatist, puts them into fourth place in the Championship standings, as they look ahead to their home Grand Prix in October. "We had some problems with our handling after making some modifications to the rudder set-up, but we finished a second race and have picked up valuable points this weekend, so we have to be happy with that," said Nicola Giorgi.

But there was bitter frustration for Jorn Tandberg, Kolbjorn Selmer and the Welmax technicians when the boat narrowly failed to make the start, despite their night-long efforts to repair and have the boat ready to race after yesterday’s first corner crash.

Today’s 17th career-win for Al Zafeen and Bin Hendi puts them within one win of the Victory Team record of 18, shared by former multiple Champions, Saeed Al Tayer and Ali Nasser, and also puts the World Champions 22-points clear of their team-mates at the top of the overall Championship standings.

Class 1 now heads to Stresa on Lake Maggiore for the Italian Grand Prix and the European Championship decider in October, and what promises to be an interesting showdown between the new team on the block, Team Abu Dhabi, who lead the European points table by two-points from the current World Champions, Fazza.

SWEDISH GRAND PRIX, RACE 2 - results
1. Fazza - A Al Zafeen (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) 00.39.19,29
2. Team Abu Dhabi - R Al Tayer (UAE) / G Carpitella (ITA) + 00.20,99
3. Skydive Dubai - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / T Al Sayed (UAE) + 00.40,41
4. Primatist - G Cappellini (ITA) / N Giorgi (ITA) + 1 LAP
Welmax - K Selmer (NOR) / J Tandberg (NOR) dns
Relekta - P Gaiser (BRA) / C Zaborowski (NOR) dns

UIM CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP - after round 3, race 6 of 12
1. Fazza - 108pts 2. Skydive Dubai - 86pts 3. Team Abu Dhabi - 66pts 4. Primatist - 46pts 5. Welmax - 31pts 6= Foresti & Suardi - SCAM - 11pts 6= Relekta - 11pts 8. Welmax Alianza - 10pts

(Championship points include bonus points allocated to teams for running engines for two consecutive Grand Prix)

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - after round 2, race 4 of 6
1. Team Abu Dhabi - 62pts 2. Fazza - 60pts 3. Skydive Dubai - 48pts 4. Primatist - 21pts 5. Welmax - 15pts 6. Relekta - 7pts



See more at www.class-1.com

pat W

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Great shoots of the accidents....

This pic is mind blowing....glad everyone was ok...

Wild pic!!!!