UIM F1H2O World Championship:
- The UIM F1H2O World Championship is the 'flagship' international series of single-seater inshore circuit powerboat racing.
- It is a multiple Grand Prix series of eight events taking place in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
- It was sanctioned by the UIM in 1981.
- The series attracts up to 20 of the world's leading drivers.
Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM):
- The UIM is the world governing body which is recognised as the sole competent authority in Powerboating and Aquabike / Jet Ski by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
- It was founded in 1920s and is based in the Principality of Monaco.
- The UIM has almost 60 affiliated National Federations. Circuit, Offshore, Pleasure Navigation and Aquabike are among the main disciplines.