Erik Stark

Erik Stark (born 13 November 1987) is a Swedish powerboat racing driver who races in the F1H2O World Championship and in the XCAT World Championship for the United Arab Emirates-owned Victory Team.

During the summer of 2019, he joined the Dubai based Victory Team[7] and made his debut in offshore powerboat racing Class 1 finishing on the podium.

[8][9][10] Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, Stark's interest in powerboat racing started in 1999 when his neighbor, a powerboat racing driver, introduced him to the powerboating world and encouraged him to get a license to drive boats.

In 2000 Stark participated in his first race in Junior class S250, and in 2002 he won the Swedish Championship in that category.

His racing career continued as he went up through the higher categories T400, F4 -S, F2, Thunder Cat, Offshore 3C, X-Cat, F1H2O and Class 1.