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 failure. The replacement cable fitted between Q1 and Q2 also broke, leaving her unable to...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 leads the championship standings on 32 points, two ahead of Peter Morin and five ahead of Mathilda...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 seconds. Championship rival Giacomo Sacchi endured a dramatic session, fastest through Q1 and still on...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 one with the wildest story to get there.Read More
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