Jonas Andersson of Sweden secured a hard-fought victory at the 2025 UIM F1H2O World Championship Grand Prix of Shanghai at Baoshan Long Beach waters on Oct 4.

Victory Team's Shaun Torrente finished in second place, followed by Team Sweden's Grant Trask in third.

The race proved to be a rollercoaster with four separate yellow flag incidents punctuating the competition, keeping the ultimate outcome uncertain until the very end.

From the start, Torrente initially led from pole position.

Andersson, who started fourth, overtook the leader by the 10th lap and held the lead until the end.

Reflecting on his performance, Andersson said; "I am super happy. We messed up the qualifying yesterday. It was a long time since I started down in the number four. It was difficult to understand that I didn't have a good set-up. I changed something for today and it was a lot better. The start was perfect and I am so happy for the team because they are working a lot here, especially when we had problems. This is a win for the team!"

The race experienced its first interruption on lap 12 when Sharjah Team's Sami Selio, the 2024 Shanghai Grand Prix champion, encountered mechanical problems.

Further drama unfolded as Maverick F1 Team's Alexandre Bourgeot capsized, and later, China CTIC Team's Kyle Maskall had a similar incident. Selio also flipped his boat with only three laps remaining. Despite the chaos, Andersson maintained his composure to take the checkered flag.

Torrente said he focused more on the overall championship battle.

"I gave him (Andersson) space and that was done. After that, I just played defense. I was the second-placed boat. I'm not trying to take any extra risks," he said.

Stefan Arand, who secured pole position during Friday's qualifying but started 19th after an engine change, finished fourth. Peter Morin of China CTIC Team also delivered a notable performance, advancing from 14th to eighth place.