Nelson Morin claimed pole position for Round 4 of the UIM F2 World Championship at Peso da Régua, a 41.571 in Q3 enough to head off Giacomo Sacchi and Edgaras Riabko in a qualifying session that produced as much drama off the water as on it. Mathilda Wiberg’s session ended early after a throttle cable...Read More
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...Read More
On the Water Free practice was topped by Giacomo Sacchi on 46.561, with Nelson Morin second. Qualifying ran across three knockout sessions: Mathilda Wiberg was fastest in Q1 on 48.424, Hilmer Wiberg topped Q2 on 47.631, and Edgaras Riabko took pole in the top-six shootout of Q3 with a 46.576, edging Nelson Morin by 0.221...Read More
Buby Bertels almost didn’t make it to San Nazzaro. His boat suffered a barrel roll at Viverone and was sent to Molgaard’s factory in Denmark for a full rebuild. It arrived back in Belgium just 24 hours before the team had to leave for Italy. Twenty boats are entered for round three. Bertels’ is the...Read More
Twenty boats – Round 3 of the 2026 UIM F2 World Championship just matched the series’ biggest ever turnout at San Nazzaro. San Nazzaro UIM F2 entries by year: 2023 — 17 2024 — 20 2025 — 20 2026 — 20 One driver making it extra special this weekend: Buby Bertels, lining up for his...Read More
Nineteen boats make up the confirmed entry list for Round 3 of the UIM F2 World Championship at San Nazzaro, 28-30 August 2026. The list adds Tullio Abbate and Oleg Bocca to the grid that raced at Brindisi in June, alongside the return of Luca Fornasarig after seven years away from the championship. 2 time...Read More
UIM F2 racing goes live from San Nazzaro this weekend.Qualifying Saturday, race Sunday, both streamed in full on our YouTube channel.Subscribe now so you don’t miss a lap:https://www.youtube.com/@UIMF2WorldPowerboatChampRead More
Edgaras Riabko leads the 2026 UIM F2 World Championship by two points over Peter Morin heading into San Nazzaro, round three of the season, on 28-30 August. Both men race DAC hulls, and at this venue that could matter more than it does anywhere else on the calendar. DAC has taken pole position at every...Read More
Hilmer Wiberg Wins First F2 Title at Viverone. The Swede won Heat 1 on Saturday night and followed it with Heat 2 and Heat 3 on Sunday, and under the best-three-of-four scoring format that governs the weekend, three wins from three starts left the title beyond reach for anyone else before Heat 4 had even...Read More