DOHA, QATAR – Qatar will host a round of the UIM-ABP Aquabike Circuit Pro World Championship for the first time in 10 years, on 30 October–1 November 2025.
The final round of the 2025 World Championship will be hosted by the Doha Marine Sports Club (DMSC), under president Khalifa bin Mohammed Al-Suwaidi, and Aquabike Promotion. The agreement was signed by DMSC vice-president Salah bin Ibrahim Al-Mannai and Aquabike Promotion CEO Raimondo di San Germano.
We are very excited to be hosting the final round of the World Championship in Qatar from October 30th to November 1st. Aquabike Promotion has a long and prestigious history in organising events of this nature and we are looking forward to hosting competitors from across the planet.
Salah bin Ibrahim Al-Mannai, Vice-President, Doha Marine Sports Club
We are delighted to be returning to Qatar after a 10-year absence to what was one of the most popular rounds of the World Championship. We enjoyed terrific racing and a warm welcome every time we hosted a Grand Prix in Qatar and we are sure that this will continue now we have agreed this exciting new association with the Doha Marine Sports Club. We thank Khalifa bin Mohammed Al-Suwaidi, President of the Doha Marine Sports Club, and Salah bin Ibrahim Al-Mannai for their support in making this exciting venture happen.
Raimondo di San Germano, CEO, Aquabike Promotion
A return to Doha Bay
The former Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) hosted aquabike rounds on Doha Bay from March 2011 until its closure in March 2015. The QMSF and H2O Racing also hosted rounds of the UIM F1H2O World Championship between 2005 and 2015.
At the last Grand Prix of Qatar in 2015, Qatar’s Thamer Al-Darwish took a dramatic win in Runabout GP1. Spain’s Nacho Armillas beat French pair Jérémy Poret and Alex Barret in Ski Division GP1, and Spain’s Sandra Fernandez Hernandez won Ski Ladies GP1. In Freestyle, Slovenia’s Nac Florjancic edged his brother Rok in what was then the season opener.