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Frenchman Cyrille Lemoine and Portugal’s Tiago Sousa won the first heats in their respective Runabout GP1 and Ski Division GP1 classes at the UIM-ABP Aquabike Grand Prix of Qatar on Doha Corniche yesterday afternoon. |
Lemoine surged into the lead in the Runabout GP1 race when pole winner and early race leader Youssef al-Abdulrazzaq of Kuwait was sidelined with a damaged drive shaft.
The Frenchman fended off the challenge from Italy’s Mattia Fracasso to take the chequered flag and maximum points in the 13-lap race.
Frenchman Jeremy Perez was third, Kuwait’s Mohamed al-Baz was fourth and an excellent performance by local hero Mohamed al-Haidus netted fifth position for the host nation.
Tiago Sousa overtook pole-winning Frenchman Mickael Poret at the start of the nine-lap Ski Division GP1 race and coasted to a comfortable 71.60-second victory.
Former championship leader Alberto Monti of Italy struggled with mechanical issues and lost the final podium place to Slovenia’s leading female rider Pija Sumer.
She finished as the leading lady and extended her lead over Marta Sorrentino in the Ski Ladies GP1 competition.
Slovenian brothers Nac and Rok Florjancic dominated an impressive Freestyle competition where Qatar riders, Sultan al-Kuwari, Mohamed al-Bu and Abdullah al-Langawi, also delivered ambitious performances.
The judges awarded the victory to Rok Florjancic and his brother Nac finished second.
The event is being organised by the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) in conjunction with H20 Racing and the UIM and attracted 45 racers from 15 countries.
Runabout GP1 – heat 1 results
1. Cyrille Lemoine (FRA) 13 laps
2. Mattia Fracasso (ITA) +9.66 sec
3. Jeremy Perez (FRA) +76.67 sec
4. Mohammed Al-Baz (KUW) +103.07 sec
5. Mohammed Al-Haidus (QAT) +104.88 sec
6. Jordi Tomas Jimenez (ESP) +109.88 sec
Ski Division GP1 –heat 1 results
1. Tiago Sousa (POR) 9 laps
2. Mickael Poret (FRA) +71.60 sec
3. Slavan Ivancic (CRO) +96.57 sec
4. Josef Bohuslav (HUN) +1 lap
Ski Ladies GP1 –heat 1 results
1. Pija Sumer (SVN) 9 laps
2. Marta Sorrentino (ITA +1 lap
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