| Starting Grid |
| Pos. |
Boat |
Driver |
Nat |
Team |
| 1 |
21 |
CAPPELLINI Guido |
ITA |
Tamoil F1 |
| 2 |
7 |
DESSERTENNE Philippe |
FRA |
CTIC China Charente Maritime |
| 3 |
14 |
ANDERSSON Jonas |
SWE |
F1 Team Sweden |
| 4 |
2 |
AL QAMZI Thani |
UAE |
Emirates F1 Team |
| 5 |
5 |
SELIO Sami |
FIN |
F1 Team Energy |
| 6 |
1 |
GILLMAN Scott |
USA |
Emirates F1 Team |
| 7 |
22 |
BRIGADA Ivan |
ITA |
Tamoil F1 |
| 8 |
4 |
TRASK David |
AUS |
XPV Racing |
| 9 |
20 |
LUNDIN Pierre |
SWE |
Comparato Racing |
| 10 |
9 |
CHIAPPE Phiippe |
FRA |
Atlantic Team |
| 11 |
6 |
KOURTSENOVSKY Stan |
RUS |
F1 Team Energy |
| 12 |
10 |
BENAVENTE Duarte |
POR |
Atlantic Team |
| 13 |
3 |
TRASK Bob |
AUS |
XPV Racing |
| 14 |
27 |
AL HAMLI Ahmed |
UAE |
Emirates F1 Team |
| 15 |
15 |
TOURRE Philippe |
FRA |
F1 Team Sweden |
| 16 |
11 |
PRICE Jay |
QAT |
Qatar Team |
| 17 |
31 |
BOCCA Fabrizio |
ITA |
Rainbow Team |
| 18 |
32 |
LAGIANNELLA Valerio |
ITA |
Rainbow Team |
| 19 |
24 |
CANTANDO Francesco |
ITA |
Singha F1 Racing |
| 20 |
8 |
PENG Linwu |
CHN |
CTIC China Charente Maritime |
| 21 |
12 |
BONELLI Leo |
ITA |
Qatar Team |
| 22 |
19 |
COMPARATO Fabio |
ITA |
Comparato Racing |
| 23 |
23 |
LEIDI Franco |
ITA |
Singha F1 Racing |
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