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REGIONE SARDEGNA GRAND PRIX OF ITALY
MAY 29/31, 2026 - CAGLIARI, ITALY
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REGIONE SARDEGNA GRAND PRIX OF ITALY
Cagliari, Italy
2026 DRIVERS STANDINGS - TOP 10
May 30, 2026
TORRENTE AND WYATT TRIUMPH IN CAGLIARI SPRINT RACES
  Cagliari, Saturday May 30th - Shaun Torrente and Rusty Wyatt dominated their respective Sprint Races, each leading from start to finish in a gloriously sunny afternoon in Cagliari. In both ...
F1H2O
May 30, 2026
TORRENTE TOPS QUALIFYING IN CAGLIARI
Cagliari, Saturday May 30th - Current World Champion Shaun Torrente will start the Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy in pole position after topping the qualifying times. But the Victory Team ...
F1H2O
May 29, 2026
MORIN AND TORRENTE TOP FIRST FREE PRACTICE SESSIONS OF THE SEASON AHEAD OF 2026 OPENING GP IN CAGLIARI
The 2026 UIM F1H2O World Championship has swung into action ahead of the season opener Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy, taking place in the southern Sardinian city of Cagliari this weekend. At ...
F1H2O
May 26, 2026
EIGHTEEN DRIVERS READY FOR THE SEASON OPENER IN CAGLIARI
Tuesday, May 26th - Eighteen drivers from eight teams will battle it out in the opening Grand Prix of the 2026 season in Cagliari this weekend (May 29-31). After a stunning season last year that went ...
F1H2O
May 22, 2026
TEAM ABU DHABI’S DAY OF TESTING AHEAD OF OPENING GRAND PRIX IN CAGLIARI
Friday, May 22nd -  With the opening Grand Prix of the 2026 season fast approaching, teams are undertaking vital practice and preparations for what promises to be one of the most hotly ...
F1H2O
May 14, 2026
RETURN TO CAGLIARI AFTER MORE THAN TWO DECADES BRINGS BACK TRIUMPHANT MEMORIES FOR TODAY’S PADDOCK
Thursday, May 14th - The 2026 season’s opening Grand Prix will be the first time most of today’s roster of F1H2O drivers race in Cagliari, but the Sardinian city has a rich history of ...
F1H2O
April 9, 2026
UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 SEASON TO OPEN IN CAGLIARI, ITALY ON MAY 29TH-31ST
Thursday, April 9th -The city of Cagliari, in the South of Sardinia, Italy will play host to the opening round of the 2026 UIM F1H2O World Championship season, as the year’s racing will ...
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Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy

Brent Dillard - 8

TEAM: China CTIC Team
COUNTRY: United States
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Dalzell, South Carolin
DATE OF BIRTH: 1986-10-06
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jacksonville Florida, Duval County
HEIGHT: 181 CM
WEIGHT: 84 KG

Duarte Benavente - 10

TEAM: Atlantic Team
COUNTRY: Portugal
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Vila Fresca de Azeitao, POR
DATE OF BIRTH: 1971-03-04
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lisbon, POR
HEIGHT: 167 CM
WEIGHT: 58 KG

Marit Stromoy - 50

TEAM: Stromoy Racing
COUNTRY: Norway
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Sandefjord, NOR
DATE OF BIRTH: 1976-09-25
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tonsberg, NOR
HEIGHT: 160 CM
WEIGHT: 60 KG

Rusty Wyatt - 17

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Canada
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: City Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF BIRTH: 1994-10-13
PLACE OF BIRTH: Toronto, CAN
HEIGHT: 175 CM
WEIGHT: 70 KG

Peter Morin - 7

TEAM: China CTIC Team
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Le Vaudreuil, FRA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1980-02-06
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mont Saint Aignan (Normandie), France
HEIGHT: 182 CM
WEIGHT: 83 KG

Cédric Deguisne - 73

TEAM: Maverick Racing
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Macon, FRA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1973-11-24
PLACE OF BIRTH: Macon, FRA
HEIGHT: 195 CM
WEIGHT: 95 KG

Erik Stark - 6

TEAM: Team Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: Sweden
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Täby, SWE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1987-11-13
PLACE OF BIRTH: Stockolm, SWE
HEIGHT: 170 CM
WEIGHT: 70 KG

Rashed Al Qemzi - 35

TEAM: Team Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: U.A.E.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Abu Dhabi, UAE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1992-03-07
PLACE OF BIRTH: Abu Dhabi, UAE
HEIGHT: 165 CM
WEIGHT: 60 KG

Jonas Andersson - 5

TEAM: Team Abu Dhabi
COUNTRY: Sweden
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Frovi, SWE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1974-06-19
PLACE OF BIRTH: Orebro, SWE
HEIGHT: 177 CM
WEIGHT: 75 KG

Grant Trask - 19

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Australia
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Brisbane, AUS
DATE OF BIRTH: 1989-03-17
PLACE OF BIRTH: Brisbane, AUS
HEIGHT: 186 CM
WEIGHT: 77 KG

Ben Jelf - 9

TEAM: Atlantic Team
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Maidstone, GB
DATE OF BIRTH: 2000-06-17
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kent, GB
HEIGHT: 170 CM
WEIGHT: 82 KG

Alberto Comparato - 44

TEAM: Comparato Racing
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Chioggia, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1997-10-21
PLACE OF BIRTH: Monselice, ITA
HEIGHT: 162 CM
WEIGHT: 55 KG

Alexandre Bourgeot - 74

TEAM: Maverick Racing
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: France
DATE OF BIRTH: 1981-05-23
PLACE OF BIRTH: Eure, FRA
HEIGHT: 172 CM
WEIGHT: 65 KG

Stefan Arand - 18

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Estonia
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Tallin, Estonia
DATE OF BIRTH: 2002-07-19
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tartu, EST
HEIGHT: 184 CM
WEIGHT: 90 KG

Alec Weckstrom - 3

TEAM: Victory Team
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Finland
DATE OF BIRTH: 1998-05-27
PLACE OF BIRTH: Helsinki, FIN
HEIGHT: 178 CM
WEIGHT: 72 KG

Shaun Torrente - 1

TEAM: Victory Team
COUNTRY: United States
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Miami, Florida USA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1978-08-13
PLACE OF BIRTH: Homestead, USA
HEIGHT: 178 CM
WEIGHT: 65 KG

Bartek Marszalek - 77

TEAM: Stromoy Racing
COUNTRY: Poland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Warsaw, POL
DATE OF BIRTH: 1983-09-09
PLACE OF BIRTH: Warsaw, POL
HEIGHT: 183 CM
WEIGHT: 83 KG

Sami Selio - 11

TEAM: Comparato Racing
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Tenerife, ESP
DATE OF BIRTH: 1975-05-05
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lohja, FIN
HEIGHT: 182 CM
WEIGHT: 90 KG

Victory Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Ahmad Ali Sumaiti
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2015
DRIVERS
1 - Shaun Torrente
3 - Alec Weckstrom

Atlantic Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: Portugal
TEAM MANAGER: Duarte Benavente
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1999
DRIVERS
9 - Ben Jelf
10 - Duarte Benavente

Sharjah Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Scott Gillman
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2000
DRIVERS
17 - Rusty Wyatt
18 - Stefan Arand
19 - Grant Trask

China CTIC Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: China
TEAM MANAGER: Eric Chan
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997 (2007 CTIC)
DRIVERS
7 - Peter Morin
8 - Brent Dillard

Maverick Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: France
TEAM MANAGER: Jean Vital Deguisne
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2015
DRIVERS
73 - Cédric Deguisne
74 - Alexandre Bourgeot

Team Abu Dhabi

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Guido Cappellini
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997
DRIVERS
5 - Jonas Andersson
6 - Erik Stark
35 - Rashed Al Qemzi

Stromoy Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: Norway
TEAM MANAGER: Andrea Colombo
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2021
DRIVERS
50 - Marit Stromoy
77 - Bartek Marszalek

Comparato Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: Finland
TEAM MANAGER: Sami Selio
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2021
DRIVERS
11 - Sami Selio
44 - Alberto Comparato
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