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INFO
UIM H2O NATIONS CUP
A one-make international inshore circuit
racing powerboat championship:
•World governing body, Union
InternationaleMotonautique (UIM)
• Promoter, H2ORacing
• Emphasis on team participation and
country success rather than individual
performance and result
• Each team is sanctioned by its UIM
affiliated National Authority
• Each team run two boats, with two to four
drivers sharing practice, qualifying and racing
responsibilities over a three day Grand Prix
weekend
•Maximum ten countries and 20 boats per
event
• Country participation 2011 (Singapore);
Brazil, Brunei, Finland, Hungary, Malaysia,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa,
UAE
• Country participation 2012 (Khor Fakkan);
Brazil, Brunei, Finland, Malaysia, Qatar, South
Africa, UAE
• Country participation 2013 (Doha/Abu
dhabi); Italy, Lebanon, Norway, Qatar, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela
• Country participation 2014 (Doha):
Belarus, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, Qatar,
Russia
• Country participation 2015 (Doha):
Belarus, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, UAE
• Country participation 2016 (Shanghai):
Australia, China, Germany, Italy, Malaysia,
Russia, UAE, USA
WINNERS
2011 Nations Cup winner
; TeamUAE -
Ahmed Al Hameli / Majed Al Mansoori
2011Marina Bay, Singapore
P1 Qualifying; Ahmed Al Hameli (uae)
Match race winner; Ahmed Al Hameli (uae)
Sprint race 1 winner; Ahmed Al Hameli (uae)
Sprint race 2 winner; Ahmed Al Hameli (uae)
2012 Nations Cup winner
TeamUAE - Majed Al Mansoori / Rashed Al
Tayer
2012 Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, UAE
P1 Qualifying; Khalid Al Shamlan (qat)
Match race winner; Majed Al Mansoori (uae)
Sprint race 1 winner; Majed Al Mansoori
(uae)
Sprint race 2 winner; Majed Al Mansoori
(uae)
2013 Nations Cup winner
TeamUAE –Mohamed Al Mehairbi / Rashed
Al Qemzi
2013 Doha, Qatar
2013 Nations Cup Qatar Grand Prix
winner
; TeamRussia –Mickhail Kitashev
/ Andrei Paniushkin / Dmitry Vandyshev /
Roman Vandyshev
P1 Qualfying; Mohamed Al Mehairbi (uae)
Match Race winner; Khalid Al Kuwari (qat)
Sprint race 1 winner; Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
Sprint race 2 winner; Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE
2013 Nations Cup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
winner
; TeamUAE –Mohamed Al Mehairbi /
Rashed Al Qemzi
P1 Qualifying; Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
Match Race winner; Khalid Al Kuwari (qat)
Sprint race 1 winner; Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
Sprint race 2 winner; Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
2014 Nations Cup winner
TeamBelarus – Dmitry Vandyshev / Roman
Vandyshev / Andrey Ovchinnikov
2014 Doha, Qatar
P1 Qualifying; Stefano Paoletti (ita)
Match Race winner; Stefano Paoletti (ita)
Sprint race 1 winner; Stefano Paoletti (ita)
Sprint race 2 winner; Stefano Paoletti (ita)
2015 Nations Cup winner
TeamRussia – Andrey Panyushkin /
Konstantin Ustinov
2015 Doha, Qatar
P1 Qualifying; Andrei Panyushkin (rus)
Match Race winner; Konstantin Ustinov
(rus)
Sprint race 1 winner; Andrey Panyushkin
(rus)
Sprint race 2 winner; Roman Vandyshev (blr)
2016 Nations Cup winner
TeamRussia – Andrey Panyushkin / Roman
Vandyshev
2016 Shanghai, China
P1 Qualifying; Roman Vandyshev (rus)
Match Race winner; Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
Sprint race 1 winner; Roman Vandyshev (rus)
Sprint race 2 winner; Roman Vandyshev (rus)
• Identical stock boats, engines,
propellers: Single-seater, tunnel
hull catamaran
• Overall Length: 5302mm (with
engine 5945mm)
• Beam: 2185mm
• Minimum Weight: 455kgs
• Engines: Mercury Optimax
200XS SST
• Capacity: 2.5litre
• HP: 225
• RPM: 8000
• Propeller: Dewald (two sets)
• Design/Build: H2O Racing
• Boat Construction: Carbon /
Kevlar – Epoxy
• Boats, engines, propellers
drawn for at beginning of event
weekend
TECHNICAL
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