“Formula 4S Powerboat World Championship”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

Formula 4S Powerboat World Championship

释义

History
Evolution and international series
Boats
Engines
Format
Champions

The Formula-4s Powerboat World Championship is an international inshore powerboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), hence it often being referred to as F4s. “S” letter refers to abbreviation from 4-stroke, which means that 4-stroke boat engines are being used in this class.

History

This class was designed as an ecological alternative to UIMS750, UIMS550, UIM F4 и UIM F3 classes. Before getting World Championship status this class was called SL-60. First races was in Scandinavian in 2005. In a year 2009 this class was chosen as a base for ADAC Masters international series conducted in Germany. In year 2010 class was given current name F-4s and European Championship status. In year 2011 was launched promotional series F-4s conducted together with F1H2O events. In the year 2013 was organized first World Championship in Formula-4s class.

Evolution and international series

For the present moment class F-4s has most dynamic evolution in a powerboat races.

Stages of championships are conducted in different counties, such as Hungary, Latvia, Finland, France, Great Brittan, Germany, Sweden, Italy.

Besides World and European Championships, prestigious international series are conducted such as ADAC Masters, Germany and promotional F-4s series to support F1H2O. In a year 2014 number of pilots running international series had exceeded 50. And it is not able to count number of national series pilots. Also a large number of open international events are conducted in different counties such as USA, China, United Arabian Emirates, Baltic and Scandinavian and many other countries.

It need to emphasize Promotional F-4s series, which was funded to create a reserve of young pilots and give them opportunity to learn circuits of F1H2O. Races are conducted together with Royal Races at same weekend.

This popularity can be explained with a several reasons.

One is a good safety. Boats of F-4s are equipped with safety cockpits taken from elder classes F1H2O and F2H2O. For the present moment there no fatality or serious injury among pilots of this class was recorded.

Also it need to emphasize affordable price of enter to this class and low costs comparing to other Formula classes – F1, F2, F500. However performance rates of assembling and tuning-up are close to elder classes. Several weeks of serious job needed to be done by highly skilled mechanics. Normally this kind of work is done by shipyards or racing clubs with proper equipment.

At last, one of main reason for many pilots to participate it this races is that this class is a shortest way to Royal Races. F-4s one of few classes which gives right to apply for super-license after having some experience (8 races according to UIM rules).

F-4s boats have same steering as an elder classes, corrected to speed. F-4s is a best practice for pilots. It was proved by tests of young pilots in F1 and F2 classes.

Boats

Boats in F-4s class is a tunnel catamaran. Construction technologies are same to elder classes. Newest technology and modern materials, such as carbon, kevlar, nomex, new types of polymer resin are used to construct boats. Costs of materials and manpower are high, same as in other Formula classes. That is because of high performance is need and high safety. Modern F-4s boats, same to elder classes, are equipped with 3000N/sm2 safety cockpits.

Lots of companies and private boat builders in Europe, USA, China are producing boats which fitting this class. Leading companies are BABA Racing (Italy), ASV (Hungary), Molgaard Racing (Denmark) and in the lead is Lönnberg (Finland)

Engines

According to UIM rules, 4-stroke Mercury 60 EFI Racing is being used as only possible engine for this class. With a modern trends, this engine has low emission and follows most strict ecological regulations. Same time this engine has a high-performance, because of low center of gravity given consequent to sport type of midsection and suspension.

Engine data:

Power: 60Ps

Volume: 995 cm3

Number of cylinders: 4

Weight: 118 kg

The boats are fast and easy to drive, best catamaran class to start in. no need of tinkering with the engines, as in the SST-45 and 60 classes in the US, that uses technology from the 70's.

Format

Stages of World and European championships is being conducted on circuits homologated by UIM. Number of boats in a heat should not exceed number of boats in homologation of race course. Participants of main heats are selected by qualification. Maximum straight is 600m. Races running anticlockwise. Minimal number of the heats is 2. Generally it is 3 or 4 heats. Pilots is being scored for each heat according to UIM rules. Winner is defined by sum of points.

Champions

World champions:

Season	Champion	Runner up	Second runner up
2016	FIN}} MANNINEN, Juho-Matti	LAT}} LIJCS, Nikita	FIN}} VIIPPO, Kalle
2015	ITA}} COMPARATO, Alberto	FIN}} LINDSTRÖM, Risto	FIN}} NYHOLM, Anton
2014	ITA}} COMPARATO, Alberto	LAT}} LIJCS, Nikita	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian
2013	HUN}} TABORI, Aron	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian	LIT}} RIABKO, Edgars
2012	SWE}} SÖDERLING, Tobias	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian	LIT}} RIABKO, Edgars
2011	LAT}} MOROZS, Mārtiņš	SWE}} SAMUELSSON, Oskar	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian
2010	SWE}} SPARRING, Daniel	POL}} PRZYBYL, Ada	GER}} SCHELLER, Alexander
2009	GER}} HAGIN, Stefan	SWE}} SAMUELSSON, Oskar	GER}} GIMPL, Norbert
2008	SWE}} SPARRING, Daniel	SWE}} SAMUELSSON, Oskar	GER}} GIMPL, Norbert

Formula 1 F4-s World Series:

Season	Winner	Runner up	Second runner up
2015	GER}} SZYMURA, Mike	FIN}} NYHOLM, Anton	NOR}} HALVORSEN, Joakim
2014	GER}} SZYMURA, Mike	AUS}} BRINEY, Rigby	QAT}} AL KUWARI, Khalid
2013	GER}} SZYMURA, Mike	SWE}} FRIBERG, Nicklas	CHN}} WU, Bincheng
2012	SWE}} FORSS, Jesper	GBR}} PALFREYMAN, Matthew	NOR}} MUNTHE-KAAS, Tobias
2011	GBR}} PALFREYMAN, Matthew	SWE}} SJÖHOLM, Bimba	QAT}} AL SHAMLAN, Khalid
2010	SWE}} SAMUELSSON, Oskar	FIN}} ROMS, Filip	GER}} HAGIN, Stefan

European champions:

Season	Champion	Runner up	Second runner up
2016	FIN}} MANNINEN, Juho-Matti	FIN}} SEDERHOLM, Magnus	GBR}} MORSE, Ben
2015	FIN}} MANNINEN, Juho-Matti	FIN}} SEDERHOLM, Magnus	LAT}} LIJCS, Nikita
2014	ITA}} COMPARATO, Alberto	LAT}} LIJCS, Nikita	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian
2013	FIN}} MARTIN, Olle	HUN}} TABORI, Aron	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian
2012	SWE}} SÖDERLING, Tobias	GER}} SAUERSSING, Manuel	LIT}} RIABKO, Edgars
2011	GER}} SAUERSSING, Manuel	LAT}} MOROZS, Mārtiņš	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian
2010	GER}} HAGIN, Stefan	POL}} MANIEWSKI, Adrian	LAT}} MOROZS, Mārtiņš

2 : Racing motorboats|World championships in motorboat racing

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。