UIM ABP Aquabike Offshore Grand Prix of Italy: Runabout & Freestyle Highlights
UIM ABP Aquabike Offshore Grand Prix of Italy: Runabout & Freestyle Highlights
UIM ABP Aquabike World Championship - Regione Sardegna GP (Olbia) | Highlights
Round 2 returned to Olbia, Sardinia, for a seventh straight year and delivered classic aqua-bike theatre: rolling-start launches, split-section chess, and white-capped laps that rewarded nerve and precision. With 145 riders across all divisions, the Regione Sardegna Grand Prix mixed elite competition with a festival vibe-helped by Tenute Grego's off-water hospitality.
Runabout GP1 - Medori perfect, Perez pursues France's Francois Medori arrived leading the standings and never blinked. He holeshot Moto 1 and controlled the pace to the flag, then absorbed heavy traffic and a late charge from teammate Jeremy Perez to win Moto 2 as well-a flawless GP sweep. Hungary's György Kasza surged through key race traffic to secure the podium picture.
Moto 1 Top 5: Medori, Perez, Kasza, Samuel Johansson, Mattias Siiman
Moto 2 Top 5: Medori, Perez, Siiman, Kasza, Pierre-François Savelli
Overall GP (Runabout GP1): Medori P1, Perez P2, Kasza P3, Siiman P4, Petr Dryjak P5
Title picture (Runabout): Medori carries the red plate to the finale in Doha on 100 points, ahead of Perez (84) and Johansson (65).
Freestyle - Mariani's showstopper Freestyle lit up Olbia's harbor. UAE icon Rashid Al Mulla wowed with precision 360s, power rolls, and 10 consecutive backflips to post 47 points, but Italy's Roberto Mariani answered with a blockbuster routine-matching the 10-backflip streak, adding 360 combos, spins, and his signature "Superman" before sticking a double backflip to clinch Moto 2 and the overall win. Massimo Accumulo took third; Paulo Nunes was fourth.
Freestyle Standings: Mariani 97, Al Mulla 87, Accumulo 84
Support classes - podiums that mattered
Runabout GP2: Estonia's Mattias Siiman took control with wins in Motos 2 & 3, over Davide Pontecorvo (ITA) and Alessandro Fracaso (ITA).
Runabout GP4: Lithuania's Karol Puzlevicius topped the box, with Grantas Gurksnis (LTU) second and Alejandro Prats-Palau (ESP) third.
Runabout GP4 Ladies: Italy's Arianna Urlo claimed Moto 1 & Moto 3 and the overall, ahead of Cyrille Graham (FRA) and Aurora Filiberti (ITA).
From Medori's perfect weekend to Mariani's freestyle masterclass, Olbia delivered decisive momentum swings across the championship. Next stop: Doha, Qatar-where titles will be settled and the season's biggest statements will be made.
