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The F2 World Cup Powerboat Race 2008 was held at the Kota Kinabalu Waterfront from 12th to 14th of December 2008. It was the final race of this year’s World Cup Powerboat series, and also the event’s second consecutive time being held on the shores of Sabah.
The fastest Powerboat on the South China Sea
There were 18 participants in the F2000 World Cup Powerboat Race, but the spotlight was mainly on two racers – the reigning world champion Colin Jelf and the rising star from Italy, Alex Carella. There was no doubt that Colin had already won the F2 World Cup title from the points accumulated, so all eyes were on who was going to win the Malaysian leg of the F2000 World Cup Series race.
The talented young Italian clocked impressive lap times through the Free Practice and Timed Trials. He continued on to win both the Speed Record and Match Race on the second day of the race.
Colin and Alex met in the final match race on Sunday, but Alex powered through to the finish line just slightly ahead of the Briton to win the Grand Prix race. Colin Jelf won Second place, while Jean Baptiste Thomas won Third.
Here is the race result for the Sabah 2008 F2000 World Cup Powerboat Race:
| Position | Driver | Time |
| 1 | Alex Carella | 00:33:31:77 |
| 2 | Colin Jelf | 00:33:41:02 |
| 3 | Jean Baptiste Thomas | 00:33:51:29 |
| 4 | Sven Jansson | 00:33:59:28 |
| 5 | Ugis Gross | 00:34:19:63 |
| 6 | Michael Nylund | 00:33:38:59 |
| 7 | Yousef Al Robayan | 00:33:46:46 |
| 8 | Uvis Slakteris | 00:33:47:96 |
| 9 | Johan Coenradi | 00:34:08:65 |
| 10 | Owen Jelf | 00:34:16:98 |
| 11 | Rick Haakonsen | 00:34:34:30 |
| 12 | Johan Osterberg | 00:34:37:24 |
| 13 | Nick Bisterfeld | 00:34:25:62 |
| 14 | Laszlo Kovacs | 00:33:36:08 |
| 15 | Gianni Manici | 00:34:54:78 |
| 16 | Bartlomiej Marszalek | 00:22:54:42 |
For more race results, head to http://www.powersportevents.com.my.
Congratulations to Alex Carella and the Steeltrade Racing Team for a superb win, and to Colin Jelf and his team Jelf Racing for winning the overall F2 World Cup Series. We give our hands to the organizers of the event, Powersports Events Sdn. Bhd. for succesfully hosting the F2 World Cup Powerboat Race for the second consecutive year.
Overall Standing Championship Points :
45 points – Colin Jelf
29 points – Jonas Andersson
27 points – Owen Jelf
21 points – Ugis Gross
20 points – Alex Carella
20 points – Jean Baptiste Thomas
19 points – Rick Haakonsen
16 points – Yousef Al Robayan
12 points – Michael Nylund
10 points – Johan Coenradi
06 points – Sven Janson
05 points – Nick Bisterfeld
03 points – Gianni Manici
01 points – Maritns Bergholcs
Information Sources:
http://www.formula2boat.com/index.html
http://www.powersportevents.com.my/
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=61493
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