The 2010

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on 9 May 2010, and ending in

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on 10 December 2010. Sami Seliö finished the season as drivers' champion driving for Team Mad Croc, clinching his second title with his first having been in 2007.

Teams and drivers

Season calendar

Countries with F1 Powerboat races in 2010

A total of eight rounds comprised the 2010 championship, the same as in 2009. However the concept of running two races at each event, an idea introduced the previous year, was dropped for 2010, with the championship returning to the traditional format of practice and qualifying on the first day, and racing on the second. The Grand Prix of Finland, having been held at

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for the past two years, was replaced by a third Chinese race in

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which was announced at the beginning of the year. The initial calendar published by the

featured an additional race in the week following the St Petersburg event, however a location was never finalised, and it was dropped from the schedule.

Results and standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. A maximum of two boats per team were eligible for points in the teams' championship.

Drivers standings

Teams standings

Only boats with results eligible for points counting towards the teams' championship are shown here.

References

External links

The official website of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship

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