Abu Dhabi star Thani Al Qemzi wins pole with record-breaking charge

Second in the series, Al Qemzi came into the game with the ideal opportunity to narrow the 17-point lead held by his Abu Dhabi teammate Shaun Torrente, who was in third place just behind the young Italian Alberto Comparato.

Al Qemzi did a great job, setting the fastest time to reach the penalty shootout in qualifying for six boats before setting a record lap of under 30 seconds to take pole position.

A win tomorrow will give him a huge boost for his two remaining Grand Prix races, followed by Sharjah in December.

Two wins and third place in the first three rounds gave Torrent the best start to the F1H2O season and his optimism about coming to Olbia is understandable.

To extend his advantage over Al Qemzi and take third place to defending world champion Jonas Anderson, the American set the fastest lap in an extra free practice session on Friday afternoon.

However, the game was cut short when Sharjah’s Samiselio remained scoreless after a series of setbacks this season, hitting an underwater rock, damaging his boat’s gearbox and propeller .

In response, officials made modifications to the track, and Comparato was the fastest in this morning’s free practice session, with Al Qemzi and Torrente setting the next two best lap times to underline that the Abu Dhabi team has Get ready for qualifying.

The opening qualifying stage this afternoon was split into two groups, with the first game ending with a dramatic spin by Ferdinand Zandbergen of Sharjah, who had won the previous round at San Nazaro. for his efforts to enter the penalty shootout.

From the second group, Al Qemzi set the fastest time on the final lap, beating last year’s world champion Anderson by one point. Torrent finished fourth best.

1. Shaun Torrente (UAE) 52 points

2. Thani Al Qemzi (UAE) 35 points

3. Jonas Anderson (Sweden) 31 points

4. Ferdinand Zandbergen (NED) 27 points

5. Peter Morin (FRA) 21 points

6. Alec Weckstrom (FIN) 21 points