The defending XCAT World Champions, Shaun Torrente and Faleh Al Mansoori set an impressive time in the first Official Practice session held on Lake Maggiore this morning.
The Team Abu Dhabi pairing averaged 87.569 mph, Tom Barry-Cotter and Ross Willaton in Maritimo were over 2mph slower in second, with The Blue Roo duo of Pål-Virik Nilsen and Jan Trygve Braaten third quickest.
2019 UIM XCAT World Championship - Round 1 - Stresa, Italy - Official Practice 1
| # | Country | Boat Name | Hulll | Driver | Co-Driver | Fastest Lap MPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UAE | Team Abu Dhabi | Victory | Shaun Torrente | Faleh Al Mansoori | 87.569 |
| 12 | AUS | Maritimo | Maritimo | Tom Barry-Cotter | Ross Willaton | 85.448 |
| 8 | AUS | The Blue Roo | Victory | Pål-Virik Nilsen | Jan Trygve Braaten | 85.183 |
| 3 | UAE | Dubai Police | Victory | Arif Al Zaffain | Nadir Bin Hendi | 84.141 |
| 5 | UAE | Team Abu Dhabi | Victory | Rashid Suhail Al Tayer | Majed Saeed Al Mansoori | 81.596 |
| 2 | SWE | Swecat Racing | Victory | Erik Stark | Sebastian Groth | 72.102 |
| 96 | ITA | HPI Racing Team | Doug Wright | Rosario Schiano Di Cola | Giuseppe Schiano Di Cola | 70.441 |
| 17 | KUW | Kuwait | Victory | Abdullatif Al Omani | Moustafa Al Dashti | 68.341 |
| 10 | AUS | 222 Offshore | Victory | Giovanni Carpitella | Darren Nicholson | 66.62 |
| 9 | RUS | New star | Victory | Mikhail Kitashev | Dmitriy Vandyshev | 63.779 |
| 22 | ITA | Videx | Victory | Alfredo Amato | Joakim Kumlin | 59.503 |
| 46 | ESP | Consulbrokers | Victory | Andrea Comello | Luca Betti | 57.778 |
| 20 | ITA | De Mitri | Victory | Roberto Lo Piano | Andrew Willaton | DNS |
