ABU DHABI, Tuesday, 26 February: Norway's first lady of powerboat racing Marit Strømøy has confirmed she will team-up with long-time friend Pål Virik Nilsen to race together for the first time when Class 1 makes its historic racing debut in Sanya in China on 28-30 March.
The F1H2O star will swap the confines of her single-seater F1H2O circuit boat to take the wheel beside the experienced Pål Virik in the same Maritimo-designed and built hull powered by Mercury V8 power-plants that she made her Class 1 debut in in Brazil in 2010. "Racing in Class 1 with Pål is a great opportunity to learn more about Class 1," she said. "It's very different from my inshore boat, but I'm always up for a challenge. I've raced in China many times and they are well known for putting on a great show so we are excited to go there."

| UIM F1H2O World Championship | ||||
| BRA | Brasilia | Jun 2 | C | |
| UKR | Kyiv Region GP | Jul 27 | C | |
| President Cup | Jul 28 | C | ||
| CHN | Shanghai | Sep 15 | C | |
| CHN | Liuzhou | Oct 2 | C | |
| QAT | Doha | Nov 23 | C | |
![]() |
UAE | Abu Dhabi | Nov 29 | C |
![]() |
UAE | Sharjah | Dec 13 | C |
| UIM Nations Cup | ||||
| QAT | Doha | Nov 22 | C | |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | Dec 1 | C | |
| date and venue could be changed | ||||
| C= Confirmed TBC= To Be Confirmed TBA= To Be Announced |
||||
| Alex Carella | 79 | |
![]() |
Philippe Chiappe | 62 |
![]() |
Thani Al Qamzi | 60 |
![]() |
Sami Selio | 60 |
![]() |
Ahmed Al Hameli | 50 |
![]() |
Francesco Cantando | 38 |
![]() |
Jonas Andersson | 26 |
![]() |
Terry Rinker | 18 |
![]() |
Stanislav Kurtsenovskiy | 13 |
![]() |
Youssef Al Rubayan | 11 |

| Sharjah (UAE) | ||
| 01 | Thani Al Qamzi | |
| 02 | Terry Rinker | + 2.09 secs |
| 03 | Francesco Cantando | + 5.02 secs |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Terry Rinker | 0:50.30 | |
| Pole Position | ||
| Sami Selio | 0:46.71 | |