Stefan Arand

Stefan Arand (born 2001) is an Estonian powerboat racer from Tallinn. He is a seven-time world champion and nine-time European champion across multiple powerboat racing categories. He became the first Estonian driver to compete in the F1H2O World Championship when he made his debut in 2024. He was three-time UIM Junior Driver of the Year from 2016 to 2018. He won back-to-back GT15 World and European Championships in 2014 and 2015. He finished ahead of Finland's Roope Virtanen and Sweden's Mathilda Wiberg in the four-round championship, accumulating 65 points. He finished third overall behind Rashed Al-Qemzi and Edgaras Riabko, earning the bronze medal in his debut season. He finished fifth in the weather-shortened Grand Prix of Shanghai but did not start at Zhengzhou and was absent from the Sharjah finale. At the Grand Prix of Shanghai in October, he claimed pole position with a time of 40.222 seconds, becoming the youngest-ever F1H2O pole-sitter at age 23. He dominated Sprint Race 1 from pole but suffered engine failure four laps from victory. An engine change relegated him to 19th on the grid for the Grand Prix.

Racing record

Championships

Awards UIM Junior Driver of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018 UIM F2 Rookie of the Year: 2023 Estonian Powerboating Union Driver of the Year: 2023