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15/05/2013

VICTORY LOOKING TO REPEAT TEAM’S SUCCESS IN TURKEY

10/04/2013

ZABO RACING REGROUP AFTER CHINA SETBACKS

08/04/2013

SKY ITALIA TO BROADCAST ALL H2O RACING’S SERIES

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15/05/2013

VICTORY LOOKING TO REPEAT TEAM’S SUCCESS IN TURKEY

Wednesday, 15 May: Arif Al Zaffain and Mohammed Al Marri will head to Pendik, Istanbul for the Grand Prix of Turkey [14-16 June] looking to extend their lead in the Championship standings and...

10/04/2013

ZABO RACING REGROUP AFTER CHINA SETBACKS

Wednesday, 10 April: It is all hands on deck for personnel of Norwegian-Turkish outfit Zabo Racing as they now regroup following two major setbacks in and after the Sanya Grand Prix, and face a...

08/04/2013

SKY ITALIA TO BROADCAST ALL H2O RACING’S SERIES

SKY ITALIA TO BROADCAST ALL H2O RACING’S SERIES

03/04/2013

HERING TO BECOME EXCLUSIVE PROPELLER SUPPLIER FOR CLASS 1

Wednesday, 3 April: Class 1 Promotion (C1P), a H2O Racing company, the UIM promoter of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, has announced that the teams have entered into an agreement with Hering Performance Propellers for the Marysville, Wash., based company to become the racing...

02/04/2013

ZABO-RACING’S WORKSHOP TRUCK DESTROYED IN FIRE

Tuesday, 2 April: Despite the edge being taken off two brilliant performances by Ugur Isik and Christian Zaborowski in qualifying and in race 1 in the Sanya Grand Prix by the first corner barrel-role exit in race 2, the team’s weekend has been further compounded after a fire destroyed...

30/03/2013

VICTORY WIN RACE 2 TO COMPLETE SANYA TREBLE

Saturday, 30 March, SANYA (China): Arif Al Zaffain and Mohammed Al Marri wrapped up the perfect opening to their season, winning race 2 of the Sanya Grand Prix to add to their wins in qualifying and race 1 to complete their Sanya hat-trick.

29/03/2013

RACE 1 WIN PUTS VICTORY ON TARGET FOR SANYA TREBLE

Friday, 29 March, SANYA (China): Victory’s Arif Al Zaffain and Mohammed Al Marri made the perfect start to their title defence with a convincing win in race 1 of the Sanya Grand Prix.

28/03/2013

VICTORY 3 FASTEST IN QUALIFYING IN SANYA

Thursday, 28 March, SANYA (China): Victory’s Arif Al Zaffain and Mohammed Al Marri will start race 1 of the Sanya Grand Prix in pole position after dominating this afternoon’s qualifying session.

27/03/2013

SANYA GRAND PRIX OFFICIAL ENTRANTS

24/03/2013

SANYA ALL SET TO TURN ON THE STYLE FOR CLASS 1’s HISTORIC DEBUT IN CHINA

Sunday, 24 March, SANYA (China): Fifty-years after American Jim Wynne won the first UIM sanctioned World Drivers’ Championship in 1964 the sport celebrates’ its anniversary-season with an historic first Grand Prix in the Peoples’ Republic of China.

14/03/2013

TOMASO POLLI STEPS IN FOR GUIDO CAPPELLINI

Thursday, 14 March: DAC Racing’s team principal and driver Guido Cappellini has called up Tomaso Polli to replace him in Poliform at the Grand Prix of Sanya in China at the end of this month.

12/03/2013

CLASS 1 LOOKS SET FOR RETURN TO TURKEY

Tuesday, 12 March: On-going negotiations between Class 1 promoter Nicolò di San Germano and Ugur Isik to take Class 1 back to Turkey look set to be finalised in the coming weeks.

08/03/2013

FA.RO. ACCIAI LINE UP CONFIRMED

Friday, 8 March: Team D’Alessio-SCAM has confirmed the same line up for the season-opener in Sanya, China with Gian Maria Gabbiani on the wheel alongside Luca Nicolini in the SCAM V12-powered FA.RO. ACCIAI.

06/03/2013

WILLATON TO RACE WITH NICHOLSON

Wednesday, 6 March: Australia’s Ross Willaton has received an eleventh-hour call-up to step in for Peter McGrath to partner countryman Darren Nicholson at the season-opener in Sanya, China on 28-30 March.

01/03/2013

CLASS 1 STOCK TO LAUNCH IN 2014

Friday, 1 March: Class 1 promoter Nicolò di San Germano has revealed plans to introduce a new racing series, Class 1 Stock, into the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in 2014.

26/02/2013

MARIT STRØMØY AND PÅL VIRIK NILSEN TEAM-UP TO RACE IN CHINA

Tuesday, 26 February: Two of Norway’s most accomplished powerboat stars Marit Strømøy and Pål Virik Nilsen have confirmed they will race together for the first time when Class 1 makes its historic racing debut in Sanya in China on 28-30 March.

24/02/2013

WORLD CHAMPIONS HONOURED IN MONACO

Sunday, 24 February: World Champions Arif Al Zaffain and Mohammed Al Marri were amongst a host of Champions honoured at last night’s glittering 4^th annual UIM Awards Giving Gala held in the prestigious Salle d’Or in the Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel, Monaco.

23/02/2013

NINE BOATS HEADING TO SANYA

Saturday, 23 February: The nine boats that will line up for the historic first Class 1 Grand Prix to be held in China on 28-30 March are on their way to Sanya.

19/02/2013

ZABO RACING READY FOR CHINA

Tuesday, 19 February: After weeks of intensive preparation in Dubai, Zabo Racing’s team principal Jan Zaborowski is confident that the team will pick up in China where they left off in Abu Dhabi at the end of last season - on the podium.

15/02/2013

LFFENDI 10 GETS FACELIFT

Friday, 15 February: LFFendi10 will roll-out in a new livery at the season-opener in Sanya, Hainan Province, China (28-30 March) when Luca Formilli Fendi and Giovanni Carpitella start their 2013 campaign, looking to improve on their third overall in last year’s Championship...

06/02/2013

SANYA GEARING UP FOR SPECTACULAR SEASON-OPENER

Wednesday, 6 February: The bustling city port of Sanya on the southern tip of Hainan Island will provide one of the most diverse and exciting backdrops of the year when the season kicks off with the historic first Class 1 Grand Prix to be held in China on 28-30 March.

19/01/2013

HISTORIC CHINA DEBUT FOR CLASS 1

Saturday, 19 January, SANYA (Hainan Province, China): The spectacular tropical beach resort city of Sanya, situated on the southern-most tip of Hainan Island, will host the 2013 Class 1 season-opener.

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