Tom Barry-Cotter and Ross Willaton drove Maritimo to another win in Shanghai this morning while Arif Al Zaffain and Nadir Bin Hendi’s third place bounced them into the lead of the XCAT World Championship.
Rashed Al Tayer and Majed Al Mansoori in Abu Dhabi 5 rounded off an impressive run of performances in China by repeating their previous day’s second place finish to complete a hat-trick of podium finishes on Shanghai’s Dishui Lake.
Reigning world champions Shaun Torrente and Faleh Al Mansoori in Abu Dhabi 4 finished 4th and must now aim to wipe out a three-point advantage held by the Dubai Police crew of Al Zaffain and Bin Hendi (below), the new championship leaders ahead of the final round on their home territory next month.
Photo: Raffaello Bastiani
With Barry-Cotter and Ross Willaton just three points further adrift in third place in Maritimo, the XCAT series is set for a dramatic climax in Dubai on 12-14 December.
Photo: Raffaello Bastiani
2019 UIM XCAT World Championship - Shanghai Grand Prix - Race 3
| # | Country | Boat Name | Hulll | Driver | Co-Driver | Average Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | AUS | Maritimo | Maritimo | Tom Barry-Cotter | Ross Willaton | 93.85 mph |
| 5 | UAE | Team Abu Dhabi | Victory | Rashid Suhail Al Tayer | Majed Saeed Al Mansoori | 93.23 mph |
| 3 | UAE | Dubai Police | Victory | Arif Al Zaffain | Nadir Bin Hendi | 92.60 mph |
| 4 | UAE | Team Abu Dhabi | Victory | Shaun Torrente | Faleh Al Mansoori | 91.983 mph |
| 96 | ITA | HPI Racing Team | Doug Wright | Rosario Schiano Di Cola | Giuseppe Schiano Di Cola | 90.74 mph |
| 10 | ITA / AUS | 222 Offshore | Victory | Giovanni Carpitella | Darren Nicholson | 88.25 mph |
| 17 | KUW | Kuwait | Victory | Abdullatif Al Omani | Moustafa Al Dashti | Lap -1 |
| 22 | ITA | Videx | Victory | Alfredo Amato | saul Bubacco | Lap -1 |
| 9 | RUS | New star | Victory | Mikhail Kitashev | Dmitriy Vandyshev | Lap -1 |
| 20 | ITA | De Mitri | Victory | Roberto Lo Piano | Mario Di Cosmo | Lap -1 |
| 46 | ESP | Consulbrokers | Victory | Andrea Comello | Luca Betti | Lap -1 |
| 2 | SWE | Swecat Racing | Victory | Erik Stark | Sebastian Groth | DNS |
