2016 F1 Powerboat World Championship

Grant Trask brought the Trask name back to Formula 1 powerboats when he drove a third boat for Team EMIC at both Abu Dhabi and Sharjah,[8] while Rashed Al Qamzi, cousin to Thani Al Qamzi, was rewarded for winning the F4-S title with a one-off drive in Sharjah in a third boat for Team Abu Dhabi.

[15] The popularity of the Moore hulls which were being campaigned so successfully by Philippe Chiappe was in evidence in 2016 as the manufacturer made a surprise switch from CTIC China to officially support Victory Team midway through the year.

[4] Victory had attempted to compete with their own hull, based closely on the Moore design,[16] but with results not forthcoming, were able to convince the French boat builder to switch sides.

The decision paid off, with Shaun Torrente taking Victory's first F1 win at the final race of the year in a Moore hull.

A ten-race preliminary calendar for the 2016 championship was revealed in a press release on the sport's official website in January.

[1] Amongst regular fixtures Abu Dhabi and Sharjah were two new races, with the championship scheduled to make its first appearances in Dubai and Croatia.