HIDROPLANE ABRA Unlimited Historian. II The availability of World War II surplus fighter plane engines had its effect on Unlimited racing in Australasia as well as in the U.S. The immediate post-war years saw the construction in New Zealand of at least three step hydroplane hulls, all of which utilized Allison V-12 power: MISS WELLINGTON, REDHEAD, and SUSAN LEIGH. 12/Oct/2008 More   THE FASTEST RACING BOATS ON EARTH Unlimited hydroplanes have been thrilling the United States spectators for decades, they are the fastest and most thrilling machines created to run on water, and their drives face the risks to become winners of the world premier category. 12/Oct/2008 More   POWERBOAT 1 IN VIGO Vigo is one of the most beautiful cities in north Spain, and without doubt the best place for all types of boating activities ,especially powerboats. 27/Sep/2008 More   JONAS ANDERSSON WINS THE RIGA MATCH RACE The Powerboat Match Race , an exciting spectacle created by Jose del Palacio in 2002 is still the star attraction for supporting a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POWERBOAT EVENT, 06/Sep/2008 More   JONAS AT THE FRONT ! Jonas Andersson wins in F1 again!!!! Don’t underestimate this guy he is here to fight his way to the top, in the same way he fights his way to the front, race by race. 21/Ago/2008 More   THE BEST SHOW Villa Real del Santo Antonio, May 25 2008, remember the date. The Boat GP team is back in business, and working in conjunction with Leif Arhlborg, they provided the management, rescue, timing, and organisation of a spectacular start to the European Formula 2000 powerboat racing season. 15/Jun/2008 More   JONAS TAKES ALL Jonas Andersson was the first boat on the water for the speed record and posted 154km/h as the best speed in the shortest straight ever raced in the championship. After a 3 out of 3 in Match race - Jonas was declared the winner, as Colin Jelf could compete in the 3rd round as he spun out of match 2. 28/May/2008 More   THE FUN RETURNS IN PORTUGAL In what turned out to be a highly dramatic end of the 2nd time trial, where France driver JB Thomas, the fastest driver from this morning had an hard accident with Spanish driver Tiste Orozco - the session opened up for Jonas Andersson. 24/May/2008 More   CHINA IN OUR MIND A major earthquake measuring 7.8-magnitude struck Wenchuan, Sichuan province, southwest China in the afternoon of May 12th Beijing time. 14/May/2008 More   BOAT GP ACADEMY Every sport has it, Moto GP Academy, Superbike Academy and if you look to powerboat racing we have it as well. Boat GP Academy had its greatest success last weekend in Qatar, when Jonas Andersson won the UIM F1. 13/May/2008 More   ARIF ON THE WAY TO GLORY Arif's win of F2000 in Fujairah with the air bag opened in a beautiful fight with Colin Jelf brought me back to the 2006 season. It looks like that the fight continues in same place as planned before . 02/Abr/2008 More   EARTHRACE : Powerboat Green Power The goal of Earthrace is to set a new world record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe, running 100% renewable biodiesel fuel, and with a net zero carbon footprint. 03/Mar/2008 More   F2000 FUJAIRAH - UAE POS-Nº---DRIVER----BOAT-----NAT---TIME---POINTS 1 - 7 - Arif Al Zafeen - Molgaard - UAE - 00:33:54:57 - 20 2 - 1 - Colin Jelf - Molgaard - GBR - 00:33:56:84 - 15 3 - 99 - Frode Sundsdal - Baba - NOR - 00:33:58:88 - 12 28/Feb/2008 More   F2000 MUSCAT OMAN F2000 Muscat Oman POS-Nº---DRIVER----BOAT-----NAT---TIME---POINTS 1 - 1 - Colin Jelf - Molgaard - GBR - 00:25:02:77 - 20 2 - 7 - Arif Al Zafeen - Molgaard - UAE - 00:25:20:09 - 15 3 - 13 - J. Thomas - Molgard - FRA - 00:25:21:27 - 12 26/Feb/2008 More   JAY PRICE , COMMING AGAIN... After the great F1 event I watched in Sharja, there is one main important thing to me , JAY'S BACK. 26/Feb/2008 More   ARIF CLASS 1 WORLD CHAMPION WPPA CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP 19/Dic/2007 More   OWEN WINS, BUT COLIN TAKES THE PODIUM A big mistake during the yellow flag situation caused confusion with the pace boat system, and saw Owen eliminated after a fantastic race lead from the beginning. 12/Jun/2007 More   WHO WILL BE NEXT ?? Jonas Anderson demonstrated in La Rochelle 2nd round of F1, that he could be able to win a race very soon in this top class. 12/Jun/2007 More   RALF FROHLING RESIGNS HIS PRESIDENCY OF THE UIM Valencia, 11th January 2007 After over twenty years of dedicated service, innovative change, and dynamic management, BoatGP’s good friend has stepped down due to bad health. We wish him the best recovery possible, and he will always be welcome at our events as an honoured guest. 12/Jun/2007 More   CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN CROATIA Valencia, 15th December 2006 Mr. Edi Stifanic, the Mayor of the Town of Porec, has confirmed to Jose Luis del Palacio that the first BoatGP Continental Championship for 2007 will be hosted in his impressive town port, set in the heart of a beautiful tourist area. 12/Ene/2007 More   2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR Valencia, 7th December 2006 A confirmed calendar is now finalised for the UIM F2000 World Championship series, which will take place this year take place over five rounds. 15/Dic/2006 More   2007 SEASON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP START-UP 20TH MAY Valencia, 5th December 2006 May and June sees the World Championship swinging into action next year, with the European legs of the series. 07/Dic/2006 More   KOREA AUGUST 2007 Valencia, 30 November 2006 After the UIM General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Jose Luis del Palacio spent some time in Korea. 05/Dic/2006 More   CHINESE ROUND OF 2007 UIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONFIRMED Beijing, 15th November, 2006 UIM F2000 Promoter Jose Luis del Palacio and the Deputy Chairman of the Chinese Motorboat Association Mr. Xin Qunying today signed the contract for the 2007 race. 30/Nov/2006 More   COLIN CONFIRMED CHAMPION Kuala Lumpur, (Malaysia) 8th November 2006 At the UIM Formula Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Colin Jelf was confirmed as 2006 Formula 2000 World Champion. 16/Nov/2006 More   PORTUGAL STARTS THE 2007 SEASON Valencia (Spain), 27th October 2006 In an impressive display of confidence in the future of BoatGP’s promotion of the UIM formula 2000 World Championship, a three year contract has been signed that will start the season each year in the superb town of Vila Real de Sto Antonio. 08/Nov/2006 More   COLIN JELF LEADS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Valencia (spain), 9th October 2006 The exciting race at Wanzhou finished on a high note with the Promoter and the local organiser joining all of the teams for a traditional Chinese Hotpot Supper and presentations. All of the boats and equipment were loaded out from the floating pits barge, and packed into containers for their onward Journey. 27/Oct/2006 More   CHINA CELEBRATES THE WIN OF ARIF AL ZAFEEN AND UAE As expected after the results of the Timed Trials, Wednesday raceday brought an incredible fight between Jelf Team’s Colin and UAE driver Arif Al Zafeen. Starting out from the Pole Position, the native of Dubai hold off the battle of Colin Jelf successfully till the chequered flag of the 30 lap Grand Prix of China in Wanzhou City, Chongquing Region. 09/Oct/2006 More   UAE AND ARIF TAKE CHINA BOAT GP MATCH RACE HONOUR Wanhzou (China), 3rd October 2006 Tuesday Match Race at the F2000 World Championship was dominated by Dubai diver Arif Al Zafeen (7, Molgaard). In front of an estimated crowd of 500.000 people, the UAE driver was in impressive form holding off a strong challange from Latvian driver Uvis Slakteris (51, Molgaard) to win by just 1.33 seconds. 04/Oct/2006 More   TIME TRIALS RESULTS Wanzhou (China), 3rd October 2006 The touchdown of the inaugural Grand Prix of China in Boat GP history taking place in Wanzhou City saw the Free Practise starting on river Yang-Tze on 2nd October, 2006. 03/Oct/2006 More   CHINA BOAT GP STARTS Wanzhou (China), 2nd October 2006 An estimated crowd of 700.000 turned out to watch the opening ceremony for the 2006 Formula 2000 World Powerboat Championship and Sino-Us Water Skiing Show at Wanzhou on the Yangtze River in China. 03/Oct/2006 More   WANZHOU, CHONGQING Valencia, 21st September 2006 In the conjunction of the upper reach and the middle reach of the Yangtze River and also in the heart of the Yangtse Gorges, with a istory of more than 1700 years, Wanzhou is the second largest city of Chongqing and one of the ten important ports along the river. Wanzhou covers 3457 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 1.7 million, while the coverage of downtown is 40 square kilometers with 565 thousand residents. 02/Oct/2006 More   WANZHOU HERE WE COME Valencia (Spain) 1st September 2006 The Promoter, the Chinese Federation, and the Wanzhou local organisation team are working hard to make this a show case race for Formula 2000. A course has been laid-out on the Yangtze river that should prove to be very challenging for the drivers, and will guarantee a spectacular race to the tens of thousands of spectators at the venue, and the one hundred million live television viewers. 21/Sep/2006 More   THE ARIF AND COLIN SHOW ENDED UP WITH BRITISH SUCCESS IN CASTELLON Castellón, (Spain) 30th July 2006 The Spanish GP saw Colin Jelf (4, Molgaard) winning at the end of the 30 lap race. Colin was in a constant fight at the front of the field with Arif Al Zafien of the Emirates. Al Zafien, (7, Molgaard) resident of Dubai maintained his leading position from Pole Position. with Coling snapping at his heels with no more than a second between them most of the while. 01/Sep/2006 More   WE HAVE LIFT OFF FOR CHINA Castellón, (Spain) 1st August 2006 The teams have loaded their containers at Castellón, and they have all been lifted to start their journey to China. 08/Ago/2006 More   THE ARIF AND COLIN SHOW ENDED UP WITH BRITISH SUCCESS IN CASTELLON Castellón, (Spain) 30th July 2006 The Spanish GP saw Colin Jelf (4, Molgaard) winning at the end of the 30 lap race. Colin was in a constant fight at the front of the field with Arif Al Zafien of the Emirates. Al Zafien, (7, Molgaard) resident of Dubai maintained his leading position from Pole Position. with Coling snapping at his heels with no more than a second between them most of the while. 01/Ago/2006 More   THE HEAT IS ON Castellón, (Spain) 30 July 2006 This ing the temperature at 9 o´clock was 26 degrees and now it is approaching 40. despite this, our drivers have gone through a series of qualifying heats and the heat of racing has been pretty extreme as well. 30/Jul/2006 More   WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Castellón, (Spain) 29th July 2006 This morning´s light breeze freshened-up and presented the drivers in the second timed trial with new challenges. It added six seconds a lap onto the times, and veteran driver Denis Jarignon came out on top with a best lap of 1:02.63 secs, just three tenths of a second in front of Steven Cook. Owen Jelf slipped into third place and just beat his brother Colin by half a second with a time of 1:02.65. 30/Jul/2006 More   CASTELLON ROLLS-OUT THE RED CARPET Castellón (Spain), 29th July 2006 The Formula 2000 teams were given a very warm welcome into the hearts of Castellón. Carlos Fabra, Regional Deputy President in the Valencia Community gave a welcoming reception at the Royal Sailing Club, at which the teams and drivers were presented to the Mayor of Castellón, the President of the Port Authority, and other Dignitories. 29/Jul/2006 More   ARIF TURNS UP THE HEAT Castellón, (Spain) 29th July 2006 The sun scorched down, and Arif Al Zafeen scorched round the challenging circuit at Castellón to set best time in the first timed trials. But only nine hundreds of a second faster than Colin Jelf who was in turn one second slower than his free practice time. 29/Jul/2006 More   FREE PRACTICE AT CASTELLON Castellón, (Spain) 29th July 2006 Drivers from 12 countries attacked the challenging circuit in the port of Castellon. A combination of long straights, tight harbour section, and perfect but hard water conditions brought out the best from the drivers. 29/Jul/2006 More   BOAT GP PRESENTS SPANISH GRAND PRIX ON 30th July 2006 Valencia (Spain) 28th June 2006 After the disappointment of the cancellation of the Croatian grand Prix due to the devastating effects of the Danube floods, and the German Grand Prix because of the water approval difficulties, Boat GP have pulled off the impossible, and will be presenting the Spanish Grand prix in the Commune of Castellón. 29/Jul/2006 More   ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR THE OCTOBER 3RD – 4TH SPECTACULAR Beijing 16.06.06 The Chinese Motorboat Association and Boat GP Promoter Jose Luis del Palacio today held a press conference in the China Central Television studios, in central Beijing, where the Race Dignitaries and Leaders of the Committee of Organisation were presented to the Chinese media. 28/Jun/2006 More   NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS!! Valencia (Spain), 8th June 2006 Everyone had a superb weekend of powerboat racing, ranging from the Speed Record, through the exciting Boat GP Match Race, to the World Championship cliff-hanger, with for the first time a local driver and team challenging for first place. 16/Jun/2006 More   LATVIAN DRIVERS CLINCHING ON PODIUM AT CRASH FILLED EVENT Riga (Latvia) June 4th 2006 What supposed to be an Andersson-Jelf battle turned out to be an Andersson-Touchkovs fight by the end of the third annual Latvian GP held in Riga. Poleman Andersson did just what he was expected to do during the 36 laps of the race, however the fall-out of both Jelf brothers obviously helped him to get rid of the majority of efforts, since either Owen could not even finish his first lap due to engine failure or his brother at the 20th lap was forced to return to the cranes. 08/Jun/2006 More   FORMULA 2000 TEAMS ASSOCIATION Riga (Latvia) June 3rd 2006 The Formula 2000 teams met and unanimously decided to form the With the following objectives... 04/Jun/2006 More   SUPERB MATCH RACE AT THE START OF THE SEASON Riga (Latian) 3rd June 2006 The one unique Match Race finals to see went down in Riga with the fastest 16 drivers on the Saturday afternoon. 04/Jun/2006 More   GRAND PRIX DAY AGAIN Riga (Latvia) June 4th 2006 A calm and cloudy Sunday begun with the Drivers` Briefing that continued with a Free Practise to adjust the setup fitting to the actual wheather and water conditions. Comparing to yesterday, the sky turned to cloudy and the wind stopped that resulted in a busy practice session on river Daugava. 04/Jun/2006 More   SPEEDING IN RIGA Riga (Latvia) June 3rd 2006 The weekend of the Molgaards did not finish with the Timed Trials, but went on even in the Speed Record Contest. 03/Jun/2006 More   QUALIFYING REPORT Riga (Latvia) June 3rd 2006 The overalls of the two Timed Trials see Swedish Andersson (8, Molgaard) sitting on the Pole Position of the third Latvian GP of UIM - F2000 World Powerboat Championship. 03/Jun/2006 More   ANDERSSON SHOWED HIS SKILLS, JELFS CHASING HARD Riga (Latvia) June 3rd 2006 Finally the Swede showed his skills by clinching the top result of the First Official Timed Trial, but cannot feel safe, since both of the Jelf brothers are menacing close behind him. Andersson clocked his best result of 00:48:94 secs in the third lap out of his eleven, Colin set 00:49:49, while Owen made 00:49:80. 03/Jun/2006 More   OWEN JELF TOP IN FREE PRACTICE FOR THE RIGA OPENING RACE Riga (Latvia) June 3rd 2006 The new season opens with the old masters being fast, but with a rookie challenging for honours already. 03/Jun/2006 More   RIGA LAUNCHING THE 2006 CAMPAIGN Riga (Latvia) June 3rd 2006 What has been awaited since the boats returned back from the Far East, now already begun in the Baltic state of Latvia, the meeting of the 20 best F2000 drivers of the world got underway in Riga. 03/Jun/2006 More   BOAT GP AND THE SALING CHANNEL Riga (Latvia) May 31st 2006 Boat GP and the Sailing Channel unite to increase the media coverage of the UIM Formula 2000 world Championship and the BoatGP MatchRaces throughout Europe and the World. 03/Jun/2006 More   INCREASING TV BROADCAST FOR F2000 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Riga (Latvia) 2nd June 2006 Sailing Channel opened the line of television broadcasts in 2006, and Sport1 TV of Hungary is the appointed channel to continue with enlarging the popularity of F2000 World Powerboat Championship. 02/Jun/2006 More   CHINA CONFIRMS F2000 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IN WANZHOU Beijing (China), May 20th Jose del Palacio, Boat GP CEO, and Mr.Xin Qunying, Deputy Director of the China Watersports Federation, have signed an historic contract to bring the UIM Formula 2000 round to China. It will be organised in the beautiful and exotic city of Wanzhou, with 1.7 million inhabitants, in the central China province of Chongqing, on the famous Yangtze river. 31/May/2006 More   ONCE AGAIN RIGA WILL START THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP VALENCIA (SPAIN) APRIL 26th. The unfortunate flooding situation going down on River Danube resulted the final decision of not risking the existance of the Croatian GP but to postpone it to a safe date later during the season. Due to a second wave of flood approaching the Vukovar section of the river, Local Organizer of the event together with Promoter Jose Luis del Palacio saw no other chance but to find another date for the GP after consulting with local experts. 21/May/2006 More   F2000 DRIVERS TOOK PODIUM PLACE IN ROUEN VALENCIA (SPAIN) MAY 3rd. The 43rd edition of the famous 24 Hours of Rouen race was set up in the French city that took the attention of the powerboating world once again. The total number of 9 drivers of the F2000 fleet took their part from the racing experience in three different classes that ended up with Marit Stromoy, Colin Jelf... 03/May/2006 More   LATVIA GP - THE RACE WITH HEART VALENCIA (SPAIN) APRIL 29th 2006 This year Riga will welcome the teams of UIM F2000 World Powerboat Championship for the third time. The GP event in Riga has already become traditional and the preparation works of the Local Organizer have started from the very day when they said good bye to all the teams a year before. 28/Abr/2006 More   URGENT COMMUNICATION ON CROATIA GP VALENCIA (SPAIN) APRIL 12th 2006 Due to the flooding Force Mejaure situation going down on most European rivers including river Danube recently, F2000 World Championship Organization is to announce the postponement of the Croatia GP from the original date of 6/7th May to the last weekend of 27/28th May. 26/Abr/2006 More   WELCOME TO 2006 SEASON VALENCIA, (SPAIN) 6th APRIL. There are only 4 weeks to go till the start of the 2006 season that will feature 7 stops with annual and new venues to be visited. 12/Abr/2006 More   NEW LATVIAN DRIVER In session 2006 Latvia Teams are going to race with 3rd Latvian pilot Ugis Gross. Ugis Gross will start with “Kalnciems Racing Team” and hopes in good success in his first formula season. 06/Abr/2006 More   ANDERSSON FOR PRESIDENT! We could voice the election phrase to celebrate 2-time World Champion Jonas Andersson of Sweden who won the final round of the 4-stop Presidents Cup Powerboat Championship and also finished the tournament with the overall trophy in his hands. 30/Mar/2006 More   MATCH RACE PARTY The 2006 season is on the way with new races, new drivers and new ideas. Invented and set for powerboating by the Promoter, the Match Race has been a major show with the fastest 16 drivers and it’s a success story in each and every other class that copies the original format. The Match Races will be seen with new design and setup this year to increase the spectacle in every single detail. 27/Mar/2006 More   ANDRE SCHÜRLE PRESENTS HIS NEW DAC IN DÜSSELDORF BOAT SHOW. Düsseldorf Boat Show saw Powerboat Team Germany presenting their new boat for 2006. 09/Feb/2006 More   OFF SEASON TRIUMPH IN SUNNY QATAR Though the 2005 season of Boat GP World Powerboat Championship ended up in Seoul, Korea, some of the drivers did not return to their home countries with the equipment for the winter maintenance, but took their way towards the Middle-East to meet another challenge at the President’s Cup. 09/Feb/2006 More   ROLLS WON WORLD CHAMPIONS TITLE Having finished the Boat GP of Korea, another season is about to be over, the fourth under the umbrella of UIM Promoter Jose Luis del Palacio and the Boat GP World Championship. Numerous champions have been awarded since 2002 when Norwegian Christian Sanne showed his talents to be the first ever driver to step on the World throne. The following two years saw the trophy remaining int he Scandinavian country of Sweden with the rapid and consecutive success of Jonas Andersson. 03/Feb/2006 More   OWEN DOMINATES MATCH RACE The year of the Jelf brothers did not leave Owen with empty hands either, since the Match Race tournament was won by him as he climbed up to the top, beginning with a 3rd place in Riga, a 2nd in Vigo and a final 1st place in Seoul after the DSQ of his opponent Jean Baptiste Thomas due to engine irregularities. 09/Nov/2005 More   ARIF WAS THE FASTER Speed Record contest found Emirates driver Arif Al Zafeen on the top with two consecutive wins in Riga and Vigo, unfortunately missing out the final event, but still having enough with his 40 points to be the 2005 Champion ahead of Owen Jelf’s 36 and Uvis Slakteris collecting 31. 09/Nov/2005 More   COLIN EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2005 An inaugural European Champion was awarded in 2005, who else, Colin Jelf by winning the event held in Vigo and to compensate his lost World title. 09/Nov/2005 More   FRENCH SUCCESS BORN FROM EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE A day to never forget for the young French driver, Jean-Baptiste Thomas (13, Molgaard) who won the Match Race tournament of Korea, beating Owen Jelf in the Grand Finale and collecting his first trophy in Boat GP. 30/Oct/2005 More   KRISZTINA GAVE BIRTH TO NEW BOAT GP BABY Boat GP Family happy to welcome its new member and congratulates to Krisztina Buzas Race Secretary and the happy father Norbert Hovanyecz on the birthday of their baby daughter, Dorka Lili. 30/Oct/2005 More   FIRST TIMED TRIAL RESULTS Having the top five positions still occupied by the Molgaards, the first Timed Trials celebrate Colin Jelf again topping the results with 00:54:07 seconds, running all his 15 laps allowed and making his best effort in the 12th one. 29/Oct/2005 More   FREE PRACTISE RESULTS First Boat GP attraction on the Korean waters, the Free Practise featured Owen Jelf (3, Molgaard) with the best result of 00:57:59 secs, with two french drivers behind him, Jarnigon (16, Molgaard) down with only a tenth of a second at 00:57:69 and Jean-Baptiste Thomas clocking 00:58:80. 29/Oct/2005 More   MBC TO HIGHLIGHT ASIA WITH BOAT GP Getting a day closer to the racing activities, a busy Friday passed by with the preparations of teams and ground organization. 28/Oct/2005 More   BOAT GP BIGGEST EVENT EVER After a break of 11 weeks, Boat GP teams will meet up in the Far East city of Seoul for the upcoming Boat GP of Korea. 27/Oct/2005 More   RIGA TO SET ANNUAL BOAT GP SECOND ROUND IN 2006 AS WELL Further to announce the 2006 season kick off to be staged in Vukovar, Croatia at the beginning of May 2006, the City of Riga and the Latvian Water Motorsports Federation are also to inform the powerboating world that their capital will host one of the stages of 2006 Boat GP World Powerboat Championship Series. The race weekend of the event will be allocated in June of next year. 17/Oct/2005 More   BOAT GP TO KICK OFF IN CROATIA 2006 Meanwhile organizing the Korean GP, UIM Promoter Jose Luis del Palacio re-visited Croatia to announce the launch of 2006 campaign, namely the 3rd Croatian Boat GP to be staged in the city of Vukovar, Croatia on 5/6/7th May, 2006. 03/Oct/2005 More   PRESS CONFERENCE AND 2-SEATER IN VUKOVAR Though 2005 season ain’t over yet, actions on confirming the 2006 calendar have already begun. 19/Sep/2005 More   BOAT GP OF KOREA WILL HAPPEN Official announcement from the Promoter reports that Boat GP of Korea is postponed till 29th October, 2005 due to the unpredictable weather forecasts in the region of the scheduled original date of the Grand Prix. 19/Sep/2005 More   ENGLISH COLIN JELF WINS THE SECOND ROUND OF BOAT GP VIGO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Marc Rolls and him tied in the leading of the World Championship with 29 points, Colin Jelf won the second round of the Boat GP World Championship 2005 in an exciting race. The North American Jay Price took second place, and surprisingly the third went to Norwegian Rich Hakonsen, after Philip Tourre and Owen Jelf left the race. 08/Sep/2005 More   COLIN JELF UNBEATABLE IN THE EUROPEAN CUP It was history repeating itself with Colin Jelf winning the European Cup of Boat GP on Monday, 15th August in the field of 22 drivers at Marina Davila Sport, Vigo, Spain. Having run at the top of the field at the whole event, the Englishman and his team had a perfect weekend to remember. 15/Ago/2005 More   DRIVERS BEST VIP AREA VIPs are just as important parts of the World Championship events as boats or mechanics, Team Germany has a good example how to treat them. The Organization along with the Promoter decided to award Team Germany for having a spectacular hosting VIP area and offering top quality circumstances for their supporters and patrons. 14/Ago/2005 More   THE ENGLISHMEN DID IT AGAIN! Match Race saw again the glory of the Englishmen with Colin Jelf winning the Spanish round, Owen coming second and Marc Rolls as third. The Jelf brothers again could not be beaten and met in the Grand Finale, well, not for the first time in the history of the Matches. Marc Rolls (22, Bomba) finished on third place after beating Coenradi (14, ASV) of the Netherlands. Denis Jarnigon improved his former results in the Match Race and after his 9th place in Riga he managed to finish as 5th in Vigo, the Frenchman unluckily met Owen Jelf in the quarter-finals who rejected him from the further contests. Mikki Forss, newcomer of Finland will definitely be satisfied with his performance so far by finishing sixth. 13/Ago/2005 More   COLIN JELF ON POLE POSITION FOR TOMORROW’S GRAND PRIX Having achieved an even better time, Colin Jelf propelled himself to the Pole Position of the Spanish GP to be raced tomorrow in Vigo. The Jelf brothers perform spectacularly this weekend, the first session was won by Owen and now Colin is the one in the focus. 13/Ago/2005 More   OWEN JELF IS BEST, JAY PRICE SURPRISE IN THE FIRST TIMED TRIAL! Jelf Team would not give the dominance out of their hands, as Owen (4, Molgaard) clocked the best time so far on the 1940 meter long circuit of Vigo at the first Timed Trial during only 5 lap of the permitted 15 ones with a result of 00:44:65 seconds. An average of 2 seconds faster then the Free Practise classifications. 13/Ago/2005 More   SUNNY VIGO GAVE A GO TO THE LONG WEEKEND OF POWERBOATING Just at the end of the Free Practise of Saturday, the first ever Boat GP session measured the circuit. Top three fastest drivers, all with Molgaards docked lap results under 47 seconds with only a hardly recognizable difference, best time was set by Colin Jelf at 00:46:22, then by his brother Owen in order at 00:47:38, followed by Philippe Tourre clocking 00:46:49 seconds. 13/Ago/2005 More   VIGO READY! August 13/14/15 is the historic day when Vigo welcomes Boat GP drivers from all over the world to participate in the second round of the 2005 session. A challenging weekend will present the World Championship run on Sunday and the European Cup on Monday. 12/Ago/2005 More   2005 CALENDAR 08/Ago/2005 More   2 ROUNDS AT 1 VENUE, SENSATION IN VIGO Another milestone to challenge, a double event will be hosted in Vigo, Spain on 13/14/15th August. Press Conference on site was held last weekend with Two-seater powerboat presentation and the introduction of Boat Gp World Powerboat Championship by the Promoter Jose Luis del Palacio. 30/Jun/2005 More   BATTLE OF THE BOAT-BRANDS One of the most important questions of our sport is what hull to race with, which boatbuilder to contract to fabricate the proper raceboat for the class. 20/Jun/2005 More   BOAT GP RIGA #6 RACING After a time of thinking we decided to start up #6 Racing again for the Boat GP 2005. Jay Price will be the driver but it is the same crew. The time before Riga race was short and we had to rent a boat for Jay. The boat was not in so good race condition that we hoped and we had to do a lot of work before it started to work normally. 16/Jun/2005 More   ROLLS SNATCHED VICTORY IN LAST LAP It was again the last lap that decided the winner of the Latvian Grand Prix and provided an unforgettable event both for the spectators and the teams involved in the race. The thrill of course all began with the start of the Grand Prix where only 19 of the prepared 20 boats started, newcomer Andre Schuerle due to engine problems could only join the field a few laps later to take part in his very first Boat GP race. 12/Jun/2005 More   ANDERSSON TOPPED MATCH RACE In style ,after collecting tomorrow’s Pole Position, Swede Jonas Andersson (1, Molgaard) dominated in the Latvian round of Match Race Championship. For his perfect season start there’s no need to achieve more than tomorrow’s Grand prix trophy that he is hoping for now with the same incredible deeds. 11/Jun/2005 More   SPEED RECORD FLAG UP FOR ARIF Emirates driver Arif al Zafeen though could not show his best performance in the Match Race, but he fully compensates himself and his supporters with the highest Speed Record results at 173,4 km/h. Being the current top speed holder in the championship that he set in 2004 Russian Speed Record contest and still holds (183,6 km/h). 11/Jun/2005 More   JONAS ANDERSSON ON THE WAY TO WIN THE LATVIAN BOAT GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP After the second qualifying session Jonas Andersson got the pole position of the Latvian Boat GP World Championship Run with his best lap time of 00:44:99 second. 11/Jun/2005 More   JONAS ANDERSSON, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2004 FIRST AT TIMED TRIAL Only the order, but the consumption of the top 5 drivers have changed in the first Timed Trials at Boat GP of Latvia, Andersson has performed best so far with 44:99 then the Jelf brothers with Colin as second at 45:11 and Owen cocking 45:37 seconds at their fastest lap. 11/Jun/2005 More   FREE PRACTISE RESULTS The first unofficial timed results of the Latvian GP weekend have been published after Free Practise; with Colin Jelf clocking the best time of 45:26 seconds. Jonas Andersson followed him into second place with a good lap at 45:40 and Owen Jelf setting 45:47 11/Jun/2005 More   KOREAN BGP PROMOTION IN RIGA. Hi Seoul ! official tourist logo of Seoul city will be presented during the Boat GP of Latvia on the sides of the boats of Jay Price (55, Molgaard) and UAE driver Arif Al Zafeen (7, DAC) to advertise the 5th round of the 2005 season which is also the inaugural round in South Korea to host a Boat GP event. 10/Jun/2005 More   KOREAN BGP PROMOTION IN RIGA. Hi Seoul ! official tourist logo of Seoul city will be presented during the Boat GP of Latvia on the sides of the boats of Jay Price (55, Molgaard) and UAE driver Arif Al Zafeen (7, DAC) to advertise the 5th round of the 2005 season which is also the inaugural round in South Korea to host a Boat GP event. 10/Jun/2005 More   HOT LOOK FOR BOAT GP DESIGNS An impulsive new desing will cover the sides of the Boat GP truck, as another new feature of the 2005 season. 06/Jun/2005 More   DOUBLE BOAT GP IMPACT TO HIT SPANISH ROUNDS 2005 will be a busy season especially at the peak-time of the World Championship, as announcement from the Promoter states the weekend of August 13/14/15th will celebrate not only one but 2 consecutive rounds to be held in Vigo, Spain. 02/Jun/2005 More   KICK OFF SEASON STARTS IN RIGA Boat GP caravan after winter break will start world title challenge on June 11th and 12th. All teams and drivers will return in Riga which last year was the best organised event. “I’m happy that Riga will be opening World Championship round. The first stage is very important for me, we will test new boats and drivers. We will try some new things and we will change match race setup for creating equal rivality between drivers. Last year problem was that drivers tried to push each other. We changed also name from F2000 to Boat GP because it’s better name for marketing and F2000 now is name of the engine. 01/Jun/2005 More   BOAT GP OF SPAIN The first 3 seasons of the World Championship were left without a Meditarranien event, however, the season of 2005 will celebrate the inaugural spanish round of Boat GP. By becoming the 10th country to host a round of the Series, Spain will increase the number of the european organizers. 30/May/2005 More   ASIAN TV TO PROVIDE FULL CONTINENTAL COVERAGE MBC Television based in Seoul, South Korea will be the broadcasting responsabile for Boat GP of Korea live and also for distributing the signal for all over Asia. 30/May/2005 More   CHANNEL 7 OF LATVIA TO JOIN THE GROUP OF BROADCASTERS The kick off round of 2005 season to be placed in Riga, Latvia just in 2 weeks’ time will again have the pleasure to be televised by local Channel 7 live for the ones staying at home. 30/May/2005 More   NEWS MATCH RACE SET UP Match Races have always been the favourite actions of the spectators by showing an exquisite side of powerboat racing. 30/May/2005 More   FOUR BRITISH DRIVERS IN 2005 BOAT GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP News about Jelf Team on 29th April will not mean the end of reporting about the rest of the British drivers, since even 3 of them took valuable positions at the top 10 of 2004 season. Beside the Jelf, Marc Rolls (22, Bomba) reached 5th place in the Overall Classification and 2005 will be witness to see him fighting for even better positions. 09/May/2005 More   GERMANY WILL BE ON THE GRID AGAIN IN 2005 After some attempts in the past to represent Germany in the Boat GP Serie, the present looks more than promising for Andre Schuerle and his team who signed up for the complete 2005 Championship with his newly-formed racing squad and the ceaseless intention of Michael Werner to give another noted German driver to powerboat sport. Driver and Team Manager Andre Schuerle was born on 4th October, 1966 in Heidelberg near river Neckar in Germany. He learned driving water-skis, aqua-bike early and as a young man he started his career in OSY class and with O-700 catamarans. 2004 was the year of establishing his own racing team and negotiating with the UIM Promoter to join the Serie. 05/May/2005 More   JELF TEAM READY TO WIN After some hard work Jelf Team finally achieved some success towards the end of the last Boat GP 2004, success that was followed by some good results in the Presidents Cup. Their aim for 2004 was to make both boats competitive and decide what the long term goals were for the team. 29/Abr/2005 More   SPANISH TEAM IS BACK ON TRACK IN THE BOAT GP. It's been awaited from along time to see a complete team of 2 boats competing in the Boat GP World Championship, but 2005 season will see Francisco Sanchez and his teammate representing their home country around the globe. 26/Abr/2005 More   BOAT GP ROUEN TEAM READY FOR THE 24 HOUR CHALLENGE 2004 Qatar GP saw the establishment of the Rouen Boat GP Team when Denis Jarnigon (France), Pablo Galilea (Spain), Owen Jelf (UK) and Tullio Abbate (Italy) decided to unite their forces to form an international group of excellent drivers. 21/Abr/2005 More   RIGA BOAT GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST STAGE PLACE Last Friday in Riga City Council the mayor of Riga city met the promoter of Boat GP Jose Luis del Palacio and the president of Latvia Water Motorsports federation Agris Kalnciems, where they had the discussion about of Boat GP World Championship first stage on June 11th-12th 18/Abr/2005 More   TEAM PRESENTATION FOR BOAT GP 2005 Surprises born and keep on living in the boat Gp as well, just as we witnessed the enter of Gennady Tuchkovs last season and followed his magnificient performance during the second half of the 2004 series 14/Abr/2005 More   CONSOLIDATING BOAT GP – GREEN LIGHT FOR SUCCESS IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS Preparing the 2005 season and the following years at Boat GP Organization reached a major goal by signing an exclusive new contract with the UIM, as reported by the Promoter, Jose Luis del Palacio 12/Abr/2005 More