1961 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay – Thunderbolt – GB
Tommy Sopwith / Geoff Fanner
156 NM / 24.50 mph
1962 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay – Tramontana – GB
Jeffrey Quill / Don Robertson / Sam Hutchins
170 NM / 36.80 mph
1963 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay – A’Speranziella – Italy
Sonny Levi / Attilo Petroni / Angus Primrose
192 NM / 40.70 mph
1964 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay – Surfrider – GB
Charles Gardner / Jimmy Gardner
188 NM / 48.60 mph
1965 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Brave Moppie – USA
Dick Bertram / Mike Ritchie
198 NM / 40.70 mph
1966 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay – Ghost Rider – USA
Jim Wynne / Bob Sherbert
198 nm / 41.00 mph
1967 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay – Surfury – GB
Charles Gardener / Jimmy Gardner / Ivor Verlander
198 nm / 53.00 mph
1968 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Telstar – GB
Tommy Sopwith / Charles De Selincourt
228 nm / 38.00 mph
1969 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – The Cigarette
Don Arownow / Knocky House / Clive Curtis
236 nm / 66.50 mph
1970 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Miss Enfield II – GB
Tommy Sopwith / Charles De Selincourt / Don Shead
235 nm / 53.40 mph
1971 Daily Express International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Lady Nara – Italy
Ronny Bonelli / Attilo Petroni / Franco Statua
244 nm / 38.50 mph
1972 Daily Express & Embassy International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Aeromarine IX – Italy
Carlo Bonomi / Richie Powers / Mike Mantle
251 nm / 55.80 mph
1973 Daily Express & Embassy International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Unowot – GB
Don Shead / Harry Hyams / Ronnie Hoare
255 nm / 62.20 mph
1974 Daily Express Embassy International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Dry Martini – Italy
Carlo Bonomi / Richie Powers / Dag Pike
255 mph / 66.80 mph
1975 Daily Express & Embassy International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Uno – GB
Don Shead / Harry Hyams / Ronnie Hoare
229 nm / 72.70 mph
1976 Daily Express Embassy International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – I like it too – GB
Charles Gill / John Hoiles / Jim Brooker
229 nm / 69.70 mph
1977 Daily Express Embassy International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Yellowdrama III – GB
Ken Cassir / James Beard
229 nm / 75.10 mph
1978 Daily Express Embassy International Offshore Powerboat Race
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Kaama – USA
Betty Cook / John Connor / Mike Mantle
230 nm / 77.20 mph
1979 Toyota Grand Prix
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Dry Martini 2 – Italy
Guido Nicolai / Davy Wilson / John Irving
200 nm / 64.30 mph
1980 Toyota Grand Prix
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Satisfaction – USA
Bill Elswick / Richie Powers / George Gowen
245 nm / 79.60 mph
1981 Toyota Grand Prix
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Rombo – Italy
Alberto Smania / Alberto Diridoni / Robin Culpan
214 nm / 47.60 mph
1982 Peter Stuyvesant Cowes International Classic
Cowes Classic – Rothmans Ego – Italy
Renato Della Valle / Giofranco Rossi / Tim Mellory – Pratt
205.90 nm / 65.70 mph
1983 Peter Stuyvesant Cowes International Classic
Cowes Classic – Rothmans Ego – Italy
Renato Della Valle / Giofranco Rossi / Tim Mellory – Pratt
192 nm / 69.00 mph
The Cowes Classic 1984 International Offshore Powerboat Race supported by Peter Stuyvesant
Cowes Classic – Cinzano – Italy
Renato Della Valle / Giofranco Rossi / Tim Mellory – Pratt
195.50 nm / 76.00 mph
1985 Jaguar Cars Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Cinzano – Italy
Renato Della Valle / Giofranco Rossi / Tim Mellory – Pratt
234.10 nm / 63.10 mph
1986 Champagne Mumm Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Fresh & Clean Nooxy – Italy
Giovanna Repossi / Angelo Spelta / Alberto Diridoni
234.10 nm
1987 Ancasta Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Euromarche Rocky – France
Jean Pierre Fruitier / Stefan Fruitier
257.80 miles / 79.30 mph
1988 Ancasta Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Cesa 1882 – Italy
Fabio Buzzi / Giorgio Villa / Dag Pike
201 nm / 85.90 mph
1989 Ancasta Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Gancia De Gancia – Italy
Stephano Casiraghi / Patrice Innocenti / Romeo Ferraris
203.4 nm / 80.32 mph
1990 Jaguar Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Achilli Motors – Italy
Domenico Achilli / Alberto Brombin
193 nm / 90.98 mph
1991 Allied Leisure Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Iceberg Ferretti – Italy
Norbeto Ferretti / TBA
190 nm / 89.09 mph
1992 Texaco Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes
Race Cancelled – Wind Speed 70 knots
1993 Cowes Classic
Cowes Martini Endurance – SM Racer – Italy
Sergio Mion / Guiseppe Amati / Robin Culpan
184 nm / 91.6 mph
1993 Beaverbrook Trophy
Assagai IV – GB
David Allenby / Chris Allenby
1994 Cowes Classic
Cowes Martini Endurance – BP Ugland – Norway
Andreas Ugland / Jan Hillestad / Derek Lloyd
200 nm / 51.3 mph
1995 National Express Cowes Classic
Cowes Martini Endurance – Admiral Casino Tivoli – Austria
Hannes Bohinc / Gianfranco Zanoni / Simon Wood-Power
202 nm / 86.56 mph
1996 National Express Cowes Classic
Cowes Classic – Buzzi Buzard – GB
Charles Burnett III / Peter Dredge
125 nm /45.21 mph
1997 National Express Cowes Classic
Cowes Classic – Talley Medical – GB
Neil Holmes / Jim Cox
91 nm / 56.84 mph
1998 National Express Cowes Classic
Beaverbrook Trophy – Thunderbird – GB
Tony Dowley / Graham Peck
92 nm / 78.69 mph
1999 Cowes Classic
Beaverbrook Trophy
Assagai V – GB
David Allenby / Chris Allenby
Saturday race
Thunderstorm – GB
Simon Fletcher / John Hampton
77.60 mph
2000 Honda Cowes Classic
Cowes Classic – Jotun – Norway
Stefan Roth / Jan Hillestad
55.2 mph
2001 Honda Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Gincanotto – Italy
Fabio Buzzi / Tim Powell / Paola Petrobelli
191.91 nm / 76.50 mph
2002 Honda Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Super Classic 40 – Italy
Tommaso De Simone / John Hampton / Roberto Buonomo / Jose Lousimu Ismal
210.41 nm / 52.40 mph
2003 Honda Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Wettpunkt.com – Austria
Hannes Bohinc / Miles Jennings / Ed Williams-Hawkes
210 nm / 78.00 mph
2004 Cowes Classic
British International Harmsworth Trophy Races – La Gran Argentina – Italy
Fabio Buzzi / Lord Beaverbrook / Antonio Binda
66.20 nm / 75.93 mph
2005 Powerboat P1
Race 1 – OSG Donzi
Giancarlo Cangiano / Stefano Cola
Race 2 – Wettpunkt.com
Hannes Bohinc / Miles Jennings / Williams-Hawkes
2006 Powerboat P1
Race 1 – Fainplast
Marco Pennesi / Luigi Bisceglia / Ernesto Ascari
Race 2 – OSG Donzi
Giancarlo Cangiano / Stefano Cola
2007 Powerboat P1
Race 1 – Lucas Oil
Nigel Hook / Giovanni Carpitella
Race 2 – Lucas Oil
Nigel Hook / Giovanni Carpitella
2008 Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Red FPT – Italy
Fabio Buzzi / Simon Powell / Rafael Del Pino
182 nm / 91.01 mph
2009 Cowes Classic
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Cinzano – Germany
Markus Hendricks / Eric Smillie / Tim Grimshaw
170 nm / 54.46 mph
2010 British Powerboat Festival powered by RB12.Com
Cowes 100 – Red FPT – Italy
Fabio Buzzi / Simon Powell / Emilio Riganti
98.5 nm / 73.75 mph
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Red FPT – Italy
Fabio Buzzi / Simon Powell /Emilio Riganti
178.1 nm / 59.58 mph
Cowes Classic 2011
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Cinzano – Germany
Markus Hendricks / Eric Smillie / Simon Wood Power
165 nm / 65.26 mph
Cowes Classic 2012
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Microlink PC – GB
Vee Ganjavian / Gareth Williams
159.74 nm / 68.08 mph
Cowes Classic 2013
Cowes -Torquay & Torquay – Cowes – Going Lean – GB
Dean Gibbs / Dave Brown
79.24 & 89.93 nm / 85.16 mph
Cowes Classic 2014
Cowes -Torquay & Torquay – Cowes – Vector Martini Racing – GB
Peter Dredge / Simon Powell / Mal Crease
91.10 & 91.40 nm / 69.02 mph
Cowes Classic 2015
Cowes -Torquay & Torquay – Cowes – Vector Martini Rosso – GB
Peter Dredge / Simon Powell / Mal Crease / David Gandy
96.50 & 97.40 nm / 94.55 mph
Cowes Classic 2016
Cowes -Torquay & Torquay – Cowes – Cougar 46 – GB
Richard Carr / Steve Curtis / Paul Sinclair
96.20 & 93.60 nm / 51.88 mph
Cowes Torquay Cowes 2017
Cowes -Torquay & Torquay – Cowes – Halcyon Connect – GB
Miles Dobson and James Sheppard
84.03 mph
Cowes (shortened course) 2018
Cowes – Silverline – GB
Drew Langdon and Miles Jennings
54.26 mph
Cowes Torquay Cowes 2019
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Silverline Bullet – GB
Drew Langdon and Miles Jennings
92.87 mph
No racing in 2020
2021 3GS Group Cowes Torquay Cowes
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Silverline Bullet – GB
Drew Langdon and Miles Jennings
94.70 mph
2022 Cowes Torquay Cowes
Cowes Torquay Cowes – Silverline Bullet – GB
Drew Langdon and Miles Jennings
67.72 mph