Steve Curtis
Steve Curtis
World champion
1985 Offshore Class 1
1987 Offshore Class 1
1998 Offshore Class 1
2002 Offshore Class 1
2003 Offshore Class 1
2004 Offshore Class 1
(2005 Offshore Class 1)
2006 Offshore Class 1
European champion
1998 Offshore Class 1
2002 Offshore Class 1
2003 Offshore Class 1
2006 Offshore Class 1
2011 Offshore Class 1
Middle East champion
2003 Offshore Class 1
2004 Offshore Class 1
2006 Offshore Class 1
2007 Offshore Class 1
Other medals
1992 Offshore Class 1 World III
1993 Offshore Class 1 World II
2000 Offshore Class 1 World III
2001 Offshore Class 1 World III
2002 Offshore Class 1 Middle East II
2004 Offshore Class 1 European II
2005 Offshore Class 1 European II
2005 Offshore Class 1 Middle East II
2007 Offshore Class 1 World II
2007 Offshore Class 1 European III
2011 Offshore Class 1 World II
2011 Offshore Class 1 Middle East III
Great Britain
Born: 9.6.1964
Classes: Offshore Class 1
First race 1983
His father ran boat building business and also was a powerboat racer. It helps Steve to entry to powerboating. Curtis won his first title in USA 1985 with A. Ilongo-Roberts, becoming the youngest ever Class 1 champion. Next champion title he won two years later with throttleman W. Falcon (USA). After that he was throttleman for Leonardo Polli and Lamberto Leoni.
In 1996 he formed Class 1 most successful partnership with Norwegian driver Bjørn Rune Gjelsten. Boat they used had name "Spirit of Norway". In 2005 he took World Champion title with another driver from Norway - Bård Eker. In this way he was crowned as World Champion in Class 1 five consecutive years. He won 8 World Champion titles and Class 1 pole position championship 1992,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011. Seven consecutive years!
In season 2006 he won with Bjørn Rune Gjelsten all possible titles in Class 1: World championship, Europen championship, Middle East championship and pole position championship.
He had 123 races in Class 1, 40 GP wins and 48 pole position wins. All together 70 GP podiums. He is most successful offshore powerboater in history of power boating.
He won SBIP-APBA Offshore World Championship 1987 and again 2008 with Tom Abrams.
2002 he was awarded the Seagrave Thropy with Bjørn Rune Gjelsten. This award winners are also Lewis Hamilton, Damon Hill, Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell, Donald Malcolm Campbell, Colin McRae, Richard Branson etc.
In 2006 Steve was awarded the Member of the order of the British Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Steve Curtis 1987