9th edition · Venice → Monte Carlo
P0 · 2023 Prologue

1,500+ NM

The Searex at full speed through the spray

Searex

Pantera 46 · Baltec technology

  • Greve
  • Gross
  • Podolski

3rd overall 694 points 2023 Prologue

Crew

The three Searex N°66 pilots in race suits in front of the Hercules Sägemann liveried hull

SiegfriedGreve

Hamburg-born founder of SEAREX Germany and pioneer of German offshore racing: he fielded the first German team in the UIM Powerboat P1 World Championship. Designer and driver of N°66.

Udo Gross · Andreas Podolski

N°66 co-drivers per the official standings. Gross raced V1-class events alongside Greve in the mid-2010s; Podolski is a long-time pilot of the SEAREX programme.

Statistics

2023 Prologue

Final position
3rd
Total points
694
Gap to 2nd
2 pt
Best stage average
54.47 kn
Leg 1 · Venezia → Cervia · 68 NM
Finish
2nd
Points
300
Time
01:14:54.5
Average
54.47 kn
Gap
+4:58.1
Leg 2 · Cervia → Pescara · secret-checkpoint regularity
Finish
4th
Points
169
Leg 3 · Marina di Pescara → Rodi Garganico · 78 NM
Finish
3rd
Points
225
Time
01:32:49.4
Average
50.42 kn
Gap
+21:7.9

From the archive

Already at the start in 2015: the Searex Baltec finished 7th overall on 127 points in the official FICr standings.

2023 livery: Hercules Sägemann.

Palmarès

  • 3rd overall, 2023 Venezia-Montecarlo Prologue 694 points
  • 6th overall, 2007 UIM Powerboat P1 World Championship
  • First German team ever in the P1 World Championship

Profile

Builder
SEAREX Germany GmbH · Hamburg
Hull
Pantera 46 · ~14 m · Baltec sandwich composite
Engines
Twin-turbo diesel (endurance)
History
UIM Powerboat P1: 6th overall in 2007
Race number
66
Nation
Germany

The story

The Searex is Hamburg’s Pantera 46, built by SEAREX Germany with the in-house Baltec composite technology: an endurance diesel made for long distances.

At the 2023 Prologue Siegfried Greve’s crew finished third overall on 694 points: two points off second place after three legs and three hundred Adriatic miles.

Media

The Searex dockside at the Prologue, 2023
The Searex Baltec racing offshore
Aerial view of the Searex-Baltec N°66 at full speed, Venezia-Montecarlo lettering on the hull