H2O Racing
Union Internationale Motonautique
KOPIKO GRAND PRIX OF INDONESIA
FEBRUARY 24/26, 2023 - LAKE TOBA, INDONESIA
LAKE TOBA

North Sumatra is one of the leading tourism destinations in Indonesia. based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) In 2019, the number of foreign tourist visits in this province reached 258,822 people. However, this number decreased drastically in 2010 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The North Sumatra government is targeting the number in 2023 foreign tourists can reach 500 thousand people. To achieve this target, sport tourism become a flagship program so that it can attract more and more foreign tourists visited North Sumatra.
Lake Toba as one of the Super Priority Tourism Destinations (DPSP) certainly requires more efforts to attract domestic and foreign tourists. What's more, the Government is pushing domestic tourist arrivals up to 1.3 billion trips in 2023.

THE CIRCUIT
NATURE OF WATER Fresh Water TOTAL LENGTH OF CIRCUIT 2218 m
NUMBER OF BUOYS 11 DESCRIPTION OF TURNING BUOYS 7 Orange, 2 Yellow and 2 Green
MINIMUM DEPTH OF CIRCUIT AT JETTY 10 m MINIMUM DEPTH OF RACE COURSE 20 m
MINIMUM WIDTH OF RACE COURSE 99 m HEIGHT OF THE BANKS 2 m
ENTRY TO WATER By crane (two cranes) PLACE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC Yes
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC Authorities Parapets and Barriers ALTITUDE OF VENUE 905 m
CATEGORIES TO RACE F1 MAX NUMBER OF BOATS TO RACE 22 Boats
POSITION OF SOUND LEVEL METER
PROMO
EVENT NEWS
August 4, 2023
BACK TO THE FUTURE: F1H2O RACING IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    Friday, August 4: Following on from the success of this year’s inaugural Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia on Sumatra’s spectacular Lake Toba, the return to China for the ...
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February 26, 2023
POLAND’S BARTEK MARSZALEK LEADS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER VICTORY IN INDONESIA
Sunday, February 26:  The Strømøy Racing F1H2O Team’s Bartek Marszalek leads the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship after winning the opening sprint race at the Kopiko Grand ...
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February 26, 2023
POLAND’S BARTEK MARSZALEK WINS HIS FIRST EVER RACE FROM POLE POSITION IN INDONESIA
Sunday, February 26:  The Strømøy Racing F1H2O Team’s Bartek Marszalek followed up his first ever pole position by securing victory in his first ever race, when he led Kopiko ...
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February 26, 2023
POLISH DRIVER EARNS HIS FIRST POLE POSITION ON HIS 50TH RACE START!
Sunday, February 26:  Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente came off this morning’s Qualifying session thinking he had taken his 11th career pole only to find out minutes later that the ...
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February 25, 2023
KOPIKO GRAND PRIX OF INDONESIA RACE FORMAT MODIFIED AFTER WEATHER DELAYS
Saturday, February 25:  UIM and H2O Racing officials have modified the timetable for what promises to be a hectic Sunday’s racing action at the Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia on Lake ...
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February 25, 2023
STRONG WIND FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF BRM QUALIFYING SESSION ON LAKE TOBA
Saturday, February 25:  A strengthening north-easterly wind forced H2O Racing to postpone Saturday afternoon’s BRM Qualifying session for the Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia until Sunday ...
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February 25, 2023
TEAM SWEDEN’S JONAS ANDERSSON BREAKS THE ONE-MINUTE BARRIER IN FREE PRACTICE IN INDONESIA
Saturday, February 25:  Team Sweden’s former World Champion Jonas Andersson became the first driver to break the one-minute lap time barrier during free practice for Sunday’s Kopiko ...
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February 24, 2023
PRESS CONFERENCE ON SHORES OF LAKE TOBA WRAPS UP PRE-RACE FORMALITIES IN INDONESIA
Friday, February 24:  The last of the pre-race formalitIes before this weekend’s Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia was the official press conference on the shores of Lake ...
F1H2O
February 24, 2023
THANI AL-QAMZI FASTEST IN EXTRA FREE PRACTICE IN INDONESIA
Friday, February 24:  Team Abu Dhabi’s Thani Al-Qamzi stole a march on his rivals to top the timings in the extra free practice session for this weekend’s Kopiko Grand Prix of ...
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February 24, 2023
H2O RACING PUTS ITS WEIGHT BEHIND SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT FOR RIMBA RAYA BIODIVERSITY RESERVE
Friday February 24:  H2O Racing is doing its bit to offset the emissions created by the UIM F1H2O World Championship and is supporting the global sustainable green agenda by throwing its weight ...
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February 24, 2023
DI SAN GERMANO HOSTS DRIVERS’ BRIEFING BEFORE LAKE TOBA GREEN FLAG IS WAVED
Friday, February 24:  H2O Racing founder Nicolò di San Germano chaired the official drivers’ briefing that preceded the first extra free practice session for this weekend’s ...
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February 23, 2023
RACERS MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR FRIDAY’S EXTRA FREE PRACTICE SESSION
  Thursday, February 23:  The 10 teams and 20 racers taking part in this weekend’s Kopiko Grand Prix of Indonesia, the opening round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship, ...
F1H2O
February 22, 2023
PADDOCK TAKES SHAPE AS TEAMS PREPARE FOR THIS WEEKEND’S LAKE TOBA SHOWDOWN
  Wednesday, February 22:  The containers are unloaded and the paddock is now a hive of activity as teams ready their equipment and race boats for this weekend’s Kopiko Grand ...
F1H2O
February 21, 2023
LAKE TOBA IN INDONESIA PREPARES TO HOST SEASON’S OPENER THIS WEEKEND
Tuesday, February 21:  Just over two months since Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente secured a third world title in Sharjah, the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship fires into life with the ...
F1H2O
February 17, 2023
H2O RACING AGREES GROUND-BREAKING BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
  Friday, February 17th:  H2O Racing has signed a ground-breaking agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to broadcast live action and highlights of the 2023 UIM F1H2O World ...
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February 2, 2023
KOPIKO IS THE NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF THE OPENING ROUND OF THE UIM F1H2O SERIES IN INDONESIA
Thursday, February 2:  Kopiko was announced as the title sponsor of the UIM F1H2O Grand Prix of Indonesia at a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday. The opening round of the 2023 UIM F1H2O ...
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January 28, 2023
BRM WATCHES TO BE OFFICIAL TIME KEEPER FOR THE 2023 SEASON
Saturday, January 28:  H2O Racing has signed an ongoing agreement with BRM Watches to be the official timing partner for the UIM F1H2O World Championship.    The French watch ...
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January 25, 2023
GILLMAN RACING AGREES SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH MAD-CROC
Wednesday, January 25:  Gillman Racing has announced a sponsorship agreement with Mad-Croc for the UIM F1H2O World Championship.    The registered trademark of Voima Limited is a ...
F1H2O
January 13, 2023
VICTORY TEAM RETURNS TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
  Friday, January 13:  H2O Racing, the promoter and organiser of the F1H2O World Championship, and the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) recently announced a spectacular return ...
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January 12, 2023
AUSTRALIAN RACER BROCK COHEN JOINS FORCES WITH THE COMPARATO F1 TEAM
Thursday, January 12:  The Comparato F1 Team today announced that Australian driver Brock Cohen will race alongside Alberto Comparato in the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship.    The ...
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January 10, 2023
PHILIPPE CHIAPPE REMAINS WITH CHINA CTIC TEAM AS NEW SPORTING DIRECTOR
Tuesday, January 10:  Philippe Chiappe, the three-time UIM F1H2O World Champion, may have announced his retirement from competing after his sensational win at the last race in Sharjah in ...
F1H2O
January 7, 2023
AMERICAN BRENT DILLARD JOINS CHINA CTIC TEAM FOR NEW RACING SEASON
Saturday, January 7:  The China CTIC Team has announced that American driver Brent Dillard will race in the 2023 UIM F1H2O World Championship.    Dillard joins forces with the ...
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January 2, 2023
TEAM LINE-UPS TAKE SHAPE FOR THRILLING 2023 UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, January 2:  Several team and driver line-ups have already been finalised for what promises to be an enthralling 2023 UIM F1 H2O World Championship.    The ...
F1H2O
December 17, 2022
CIAO FOR NOW SHARJAH, WELCOME INDONESIA
SHARJAH (UAE): Saturday, December 17:  Following a simple process that has been adopted by the International Olympic Committee for decades with the Olympic flame, H2O Racing today did the ...
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December 13, 2022
H2O RACING FOUNDER NICOLÒ DI SAN GERMANO HINTS AT EXCITING 2023 CALENDAR AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE SPORT
SHARJAH (UAE): Tuesday, December 13:  A press-conference kick-started official proceedings for this weekend’s season finale in Sharjah on Tuesday lunchtime. The outcome of the 2022 UIM ...
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September 28, 2022
INDONESIA WILL HOST THE OPENING ROUND OF THE UIM-F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 2023
Wednesday, September 28th -   H2O Racing the worldwide promoter of the UIM-FH2O World Championship, in collaboration with Injourney and the Government of Indonesia, is very pleased to ...
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