History
The team made its offshore powerboat racing debut in 1986, it wasn't until 1990 that it began to build its own boat. During the final two round of the inaugural season of the Class 1 Championship in 1992, Victory Team debuted as a guest entry, and finished first and second in both of its races. It went on to win the title at the following season.
The team has since won 51 Class 1 offshore races, with 8 C1 World Championships (1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2008), 5 European Championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2007), 5 Pole Position Titles and 3 Middle East Championships (2002, 2005 and 2008) and 4 C2 World Championships (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001), making them one of the most successful teams in offshore powerboat racing.
Gianfranco Venturelli, a former Lamborghini engineer and American powerboat designer Michael Peters runs the operation.
The team builds its own boats in-house, utilizing designs by Michael Peters, the majority of teams, including Bjørn Rune Gjelsten's Spirit of Norway, uses boats built by Victory.
The team scored its eighth world title in 2008.
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