Round 4 of the 2026 UIM F2 World Championship returns to the River Douro at Peso da Régua from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September, the first of two Portuguese rounds that close out the season. The race is organised jointly by the Federação Portuguesa de Motonáutica and the Câmara Municipal de Peso da Régua.
Edgaras Riabko leads the championship standings on 32 points, two ahead of Peter Morin and five ahead of Mathilda Wiberg, a gap unchanged since Brindisi. Round 3 at San Nazzaro was halted seconds after the start of the deciding heat when a collision involving four boats brought the day’s racing to an end, and produced no championship points. The paddock returns to racing at Peso da Régua with two rounds left to decide the title.
On the Water
The course sits on the Douro between Peso da Régua’s riverside quay and the terraced vineyards climbing the valley on both banks, one of the more scenic settings on the F2 calendar. The single-pilot tunnel-hull boats race a 1,685-metre circuit, with a maximum of 18 boats permitted on the water at once, starting dead-engine from the jetty as signalled by lights.
Entry List
Fourteen boats are confirmed for Peso da Régua. Peter Morin and Bimba Sjöholm’s race numbers are still to be confirmed.
| No. | Country | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Mathilda Wiberg |
| 2 | Sweden | Johan Österberg |
| 3 | United Kingdom | Owen Jelf |
| 5 | Latvia | Dainis Podzuks |
| TBA | France | Peter Morin |
| TBA | Sweden | Bimba Sjöholm |
| 14 | United Kingdom | Ian Blacker |
| 33 | France | Nelson Morin |
| 41 | Lithuania | Edgaras Riabko |
| 45 | Portugal | Duarte Benavente |
| 70 | Sweden | Hilmer Wiberg |
| 74 | Monaco | Giacomo Sacchi |
| 77 | Norway | Tobias Munthe-Kaas |
| 91 | Belgium | Buby Bertels |
Event Timetable
| Session | Local time (WEST, UTC+1) |
|---|---|
| Friday 18 September | |
| Teams Arrival | 08:00 |
| Administrative Scrutineering | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Technical Scrutineering | 11:00 – 18:00 |
| Organising Committee Meeting | 17:30 – 18:00 |
| Saturday 19 September | |
| Pit Area Open | 08:00 |
| Administrative Scrutineering | 08:00 – 09:00 |
| Technical Scrutineering | 08:00 – 09:00 |
| Drivers’ Meeting | 09:30 – 10:00 |
| Free Practice | 11:15 – 12:45 |
| Qualifying Sessions 1-2-3 | 15:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday 20 September | |
| Pit Area Open | 08:00 |
| Drivers’ Meeting | 08:00 – 08:30 |
| Group Photo | 08:30 |
| Warm-Up (Non-Classified Repechage) | 09:15 – 10:00 |
| Warm-Up Top 15 | 10:15 – 11:00 |
| Repechage Race | 11:30 – 12:00 |
| Lap Parade | 15:30 |
| Grand Prix of Peso da Régua | 15:45 |
| Prize Giving Ceremony | 17:00 |
Venue and Practical Information
The race is held at the Cais Fluvial do Peso da Régua, 5050-282 Peso da Régua, on the Douro riverfront in northern Portugal (GPS 41.16097, -7.79112). The pit area is restricted to competitors, team staff and officials. Peso da Régua sits roughly 100km east of Porto, with the nearest airport at Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro.
Source: John Moore – powerboat.news
