Guido Cappellini
F1 2009 Lahti
Offshore Class 1 2010
Italy
Born: 7.9.1959
Classes: F1, F-3000, S-850, F-3, Off Class 1
First race 1983
The Best - best ever F1 boat driver with 10 World Champion titles. Before powerboating runs kart. Won Italian championship and European championship. 1983 won 100 miles race with S-850 boat. Same year won 6 hours of Paris in class F3. 1985 was fifth in F3 World championship. 1991 won Italian championship in class F-3000. Started in F1 1986 and was there 24 years. Took 70 pole positions and 62 race wins in 171 F1 races. Four consecutive World Champion titles in F1. Nobody else is better! He was elected as member of UIM Hall of Fame in 2017.
Boat builder - DAC. Now (2010) is driver in Offshore Class 1.
Favourite boat number 74.
World records (still valid 2011):
1996 R-5000 216.702 km/h
2005 F1 2.0 litres 233.089 km/h
2005 F1 2.5 litres 256,256 km/h
2005 F1 3.0 litres 244,937 km/h
Homepage: http://www.guidocappellini.com/
In F1:
1986 XVII
1987 XIX
1988 V
1989 IV
1990 VIII
1991 VI
1992 V
1993 I
1994 I
1995 I
1996 I
1997 III
1998 II
1999 I
2000 III
2001 I
2002 I
2003 I
2004 IV
2005 I
2006 II
2007 II
2008 X
2009 I
U.I.M. World champion
1993 F1
1994 F1
1995 F1
1996 F1
1999 F1
2001 F1
2002 F1
2003 F1
2005 F1
2009 F1
European champion
1994 F1
1995 F1
1996 F1
1998 F1
1999 F1
Other medals
1997 F1 World III
1997 F1 European II
1997 F2 (SST120) World II
1998 F1 World II
2000 F1 World III
2006 F1 World II
2007 F1 World II
2011 Offshore Class 1 European III