Sunday, 1 December, ABU DHABI (UAE): Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq has put himself into a commanding position in the chase for the Runabout World title after winning race 1 in Abu Dhabi with his main rival Cyrille Lemoine stopping on lap 10 of 16.

The Kuwaiti’s comprehensive start-to-finish victory moves him to the top of the standings, 15 points clear of Lemoine, now tied in second spot with fellow Frenchman Jeremy Perez who finished fourth behind Khalifa Belselah and Mohamad Burbaye.

Portugal’s Tiago Sousa edged closer to the Ski title after finishing in third ahead of his closest challenger Italy’s Alberto Monti, the duo now separated by five points.

Race1 honours went to Abu Dhabi resident Ludo Caumont with Mickael Poret finishing second.

With the final race of the season just hours away it is a winner-takes-all scenario in both Runabout and Ski with the two biggest prizes in World Aquabike racing up for grabs - in Runabout it is Kuwait versus France and in Ski Portugal versus Italy.