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Duarte Benavente - 10

TEAM: F1 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
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 161
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 6
CAREER POINTS: 369

Francesco Cantando - 37

TEAM: Blaze Performance
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Milano, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1974-12-25
PLACE OF BIRTH: Milano, ITA
HEIGHT: 180 CM
WEIGHT: 80 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 187
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 42
CAREER POINTS: 941

Peter Morin - 8

TEAM: China Chic 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
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 19
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 2
CAREER POINTS: 87

Philippe Chiappe - 7

TEAM: China Chic Team
COUNTRY: France
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Le Vaudreuil, FRA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1963-11-21
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cau de Bec, France
HEIGHT: 184 CM
WEIGHT: 83 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 129
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 3
CAREER PODIUMS: 35
CAREER POINTS: 749

Sami Selio - 11

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Tenerife, ESP
DATE OF BIRTH: 1975-05-05
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lohja, FIN
HEIGHT: 182 CM
WEIGHT: 90 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 164
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 2
CAREER PODIUMS: 47
CAREER POINTS: 1016

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
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 33
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 30

Marit Stromoy - 50

TEAM: Stromoy Racing F1H2O Team
COUNTRY: Norway
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Sandefjord, NOR
DATE OF BIRTH: 1976-09-25
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tonsberg, NOR
HEIGHT: 160 CM
WEIGHT: 60 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 90
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 4
CAREER POINTS: 245

Kalle Viippo - 15

TEAM: Team Sweden
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Forssa, Finland
DATE OF BIRTH: 1998-11-27
PLACE OF BIRTH:
HEIGHT: 190 CM
WEIGHT: 85 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 0
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 0

Shaun Torrente - 1

TEAM: Abu Dhabi 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
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 54
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 2
CAREER PODIUMS: 23
CAREER POINTS: 486

Thani Al Qemzi - 5

TEAM: Abu Dhabi Team
COUNTRY: U.A.E.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Abu Dhabi
DATE OF BIRTH: 1978-12-23
PLACE OF BIRTH: Abu Dhabi, UAE
HEIGHT: 185 CM
WEIGHT: 80 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 140
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 38
CAREER POINTS: 852

Filip Roms - 12

TEAM: Sharjah Team
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Espoo, FIN
DATE OF BIRTH: 1994-01-12
PLACE OF BIRTH: Espoo, FIN
HEIGHT: 187 CM
WEIGHT: 89 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 49
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 2
CAREER POINTS: 95

Greg Foster - 53

TEAM: Gillman Racing
COUNTRY: United States
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Orange, CA, USA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1959-11-12
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fullerton, CA, USA
HEIGHT: 180 CM
WEIGHT: 81 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 6
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 12

Bartlomiej Marszalek - 77

TEAM: Stromoy Racing F1H2O Team
COUNTRY: Poland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Warsaw, POL
DATE OF BIRTH: 1983-09-09
PLACE OF BIRTH: Warsaw, POL
HEIGHT: 183 CM
WEIGHT: 83 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 46
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 96

Simone Bianca Schuft - 36

TEAM: Blaze Performance
COUNTRY: Germany
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Duesseldorf, GER
DATE OF BIRTH: 1974-07-20
PLACE OF BIRTH: Saarbruecken, GER
HEIGHT: CM
WEIGHT: KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 7
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 2

Alex Carella - 44

TEAM: Gillman Racing
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Casale Monferrato, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1985-06-05
PLACE OF BIRTH: Codogno (ITA)
HEIGHT: 177 CM
WEIGHT: 64 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 64
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 4
CAREER PODIUMS: 31
CAREER POINTS: 608

Jonas Andersson - 14

TEAM: Team Sweden
COUNTRY: Sweden
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Frovi, SWE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1974-06-19
PLACE OF BIRTH: Orebro, SWE
HEIGHT: 177 CM
WEIGHT: 75 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 101
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 21
CAREER POINTS: 555

Alberto Comparato - 97

TEAM: Alberto Comparato
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Chioggia, ITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1997-10-21
PLACE OF BIRTH: Monselice, ITA
HEIGHT: 162 CM
WEIGHT: 55 KG
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 6
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 8

Sharjah Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Ahmed Al Hosani
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2000
DRIVERS
11 - Sami Selio
12 - Filip Roms
29 - Manea Almarzooqi

F1 Atlantic Team

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

Maverick Racing

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

Abu Dhabi Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: U.A.E.
TEAM MANAGER: Guido Cappellini
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997
DRIVERS
1 - Shaun Torrente
5 - Mohammed Al Mehairbi
5 - Thani Al Qemzi
6 - Rashed Al Remeithi

Gillman Racing

COUNTRY OF BASE: United States
TEAM MANAGER: Scott Gillman
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2020
DRIVERS
6 - Alec Weckstrom
44 - Alex Carella
53 - Greg Foster

China Chic Team

COUNTRY OF BASE: China
TEAM MANAGER: Eric Chan
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1997 (2007 CTIC)
DRIVERS
7 - Philippe Chiappe
8 - Peter Morin
88 - Bingchen Wu

Alberto Comparato

COUNTRY OF BASE: Italy
TEAM MANAGER: Matt Palfreyman
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2021
DRIVERS
97 - Alberto Comparato

Team Sweden

COUNTRY OF BASE: Sweden
TEAM MANAGER: Jane Persson
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 2006
DRIVERS
14 - Jonas Andersson
15 - Kalle Viippo

Stromoy Racing F1H2O Team

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

Blaze Performance

COUNTRY OF BASE: Italy
TEAM MANAGER: Francesco Cantando
DEBUT/FIRST YEAR IN F1H2O: 1996
DRIVERS
36 - Simone Bianca Schuft
37 - Francesco Cantando
- Max Winkler
H2O MAGAZINE

n.1 - February 2020