The 2024 Grand Prix of Binh Dinh will bring together more than 70 athletes and 30 teams, including the world's top racers, to compete over 3 days (from March 29-31). This is the second race of the UIM F1H2O World Championship organized by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and promoted by H2O Racing (often referred to as F1H2O), taking place after the first race, the Grand Prix of Indonesia, at Lake Toba, Indonesia. The Vietnam - Binh Dinh team temporarily leads the rankings. The Grand Prix of Indonesia is the first leg of the Binh Dinh - Vietnam team's debut in the world's largest Formula 1 yacht racing arena. Leading the F1H2O Binh Dinh - Vietnam Powerboat Racing Team is the Swedish racer who has stood on the podium 31 times and is also the reigning champion of the 2023 season - Jonas Andersson. His teammate is Stephan Arand, the most successful young athlete from Estonia when he competed in 2012 and won many impressive achievements such as F4 World Champion 2017; F4 European Champion 2018; F2 World Champion 2022... In 2023, Arand was promoted to F1H2O and finished the season in third place overall.

The UIM F1H2O powerboat race will take place from March 29-31 at Thi Nai Bay, Quy Nhon City.

In this first race, two athletes of the F1H2O Binh Dinh - Vietnam Powerboat Racing Team won a total of 17 points and are temporarily leading the UIM F1H2O International Powerboat Racing Grand Prix of Indonesia rankings. Jonas Andersson said that during the race he encountered some problems with the boat's engine and had to restart. But he expressed his satisfaction with his current position. "I'm very happy to represent a new racing team and being the host team is a great thing. And it will be great for me to participate in the upcoming home race," Jonas Andersson shared.

Binh Dinh F1 company representative received the flag from the Indonesian Sports Minister.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fleur De Lys Company - the sponsor of the F1H2O Binh Dinh - Vietnam motorboat racing team, Tran Viet Anh, pledged to create all favorable conditions for the racers to practice, provide racing boats with the best engines so that they can complete their tasks well, bringing joy and pride to the domestic audience. Tourists will be able to enjoy many unique cultural and culinary events. In addition to the Grand Prix of Binh Dinh, during the week of the event, a series of cultural and sporting events will also be organized by Binh Dinh province: Traditional boat racing; Binh Dinh cross-country race in response to the Olympic running day for the health of all people; Binh Dinh culinary festival; Street music; Binh Dinh martial arts night; International music night with world-famous stars; ... This event is expected to attract about 30,000 domestic tourists and 5,000 international tourists to the locality. Therefore, the race organizers have paid great attention to preparing convenient accommodation, food and travel to create comfort and leave a good impression on the participants.

The motorboat of the Binh Dinh F1H2O Motorboat Racing Team - Vietnam

Director of Binh Dinh Department of Tourism Tran Van Thanh said that the Binh Dinh Culinary Culture Festival will take place from March 22-24 in Quy Nhon City. The purpose of the festival is to introduce and promote the image of Binh Dinh as a unique and attractive tourist, cultural and culinary destination to domestic and international visitors; to honor, preserve, maintain and promote the quintessence of Binh Dinh culinary culture... Binh Dinh Department of Tourism requires tourism businesses to prepare well in terms of facilities, human resources, improve service quality; stabilize prices; ensure environmental sanitation, food hygiene and safety, security and safety for tourists.

Jonas Andersson, Stefan Arand F1H2O team Binh Dinh - Vietnam

Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang said that in addition to the F1H2O race, the province also organizes many related cultural and sports events. Mr. Giang asked departments, branches and sectors to pay attention to the success of the race. "The workload is huge, so it is necessary to arrange and assign specific tasks to each specialized department to avoid overload, and the organization must ensure the best conditions," Mr. Giang noted. The 2024 Grand Prix of Binh Dinh International Professional Powerboat Race, including the ABP Aquabike World Championship from March 22-24 and the UIM F1H2O Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship from March 29-31. According to the Vice Chairman of the province, this is a great opportunity for water sports enthusiasts around the world to witness dramatic races, expected to be a major sporting event, creating a breakthrough, promoting the development of the local economy and tourism.
The UIM FIH2O World Championship is the world's premier series of single-seater powerboat racing. It is competitive, challenging, adventurous and entertaining. Over the past 38 years, the sport has hosted 295 Grand Prix events in 33 countries across five continents, 15 riders have won the world championship title, 48 have become members of the prestigious Grand Prix winners' club. After the Grand Prix of Binh Dinh, there will be a number of other events, such as: Grand Prix Of Italy (June 14 - June 16); Grand Prix Of Albania (July 5 - July 7); Grand Prix Of China (September 20 - September 22 and September 27 - September 29) and Grand Prix Of Sharjah (scheduled for December 2024).

N.Hien - Diem Phuc

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