Grand Prix Hydroplane

Grand Prix Hydroplane - supercharged competition! This professional level GP class provides all the noise and excitement you can handle. The 1500 horsepower blown V-8s, based on big block Chevrolet design, make the most noise and throw the biggest roostertails this side of anywhere! Limitations are few; beyond the 468-cubic inch engine displacement, it's Hot Rod City and up to the ingenuity of the builder. Grand Prix hydros are the biggest and baddest of the bad!

Grand Prix Hydroplane Specifications

Minimum Length:	23'
Minimum Weight:	2700 lbs. including driver
Engine:	Supercharged Big Block Chevrolet V-8, maximum displacement 468 cubic inches
Fuel:	Methanol (alcohol) or racing gasoline per APBA specs
Approximate Speed:	170mph

Grand Prix Hydroplane High Point Winners

Year	Driver/Owner	Races	Points
2018		2	345
2017	BOB SCHELLHASE	12	2573
2016	BOB SCHELLHASE	10	1355
2015	BOB SCHELLHASE	10	1305
2014	BOB SCHELLHASE	10	1345
2013	JERRY HOPP	12	1760
2012	BOB SCHELLHASE	13	1925
2011	BOB SCHELLHASE	7	1215
2010	PIERRE MAHEU	9	1668
2009	DENNIS JOHNSON	10	1633
2008	DENNIS JOHNSON	7	850
2007	ROBERT G ZABADY	9	1095
2006	MARIO V MARALDO	6	0
2004	MARIO V MARALDO	7	575
2003	KEN BRODIE SR	7	1190
2002	KEN BRODIE SR	5	250

Grand Prix Hydroplane National Champions

Year	Driver/Owner
2018
2016	MARIO V MARALDO
2015	R ROYCE RICHARDS
2011	MARIO V MARALDO
2010	HUEY NEWPORT
2008	DENNIS JOHNSON

Grand Prix Hydroplane Records

Record	Site	Driver/Owner	Speed
5 mile / 3 laps APBA	Jun 14, 2015 Soap Lake, WA	Jerry Hopp Jerry Hopp	110.125
5 mile / 4 laps APBA	Jul 13, 2014 Olympia, WA	Jamie Nilsen Scott Pierce	116.89
5 mile / 5 laps WORLD	Jul 21, 2013 Waterford, MI	Bert Henderson Bert Henderson	112.768
Kilo WORLD	Oct 8, 2011 Lincoln City, OR	Jerry Hopp Jerry Hopp	169.081
1/4 mile APBA	Apr 2, 2016 Oroville, Ca	Jerry Hopp Jerry Hopp	170.62

Come race with us

Resources for racing members

Driving School Schedule

Date	Location
6/5/21	Springfield, OH
6/25/21	Richland, WA
9/26/21	Mason, WA