The 13th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre was held in 2017 and was raced from Le Havre, France, to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. [1] With all classes sailing the traditional 4350 Nautical Mile course. [2]
| Pos. | Crew | Boat Name | Year | Date Finish | Elapsed Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thomas Coville (FRA) Jean-Luc Nélias (FRA) | Sodebo Ultim' | 2014 | 13-Nov | 7d 22h 07m 27s | 22,92 / 24,94 [3] |
| 2 | Sébastien Josse (FRA) Thomas Rouxel (FRA) | Gitana 17 | 2017 | 13-Nov | 7d 23h 55m 24s | 22,70 / 25,21 |
| ABN | Lionel Lemonchois (FRA) Bernard Stamm (SUI) | Maxi80 Prince de Bretagne | 2012 | Abandon on 16-Nov | ||
| Pos. | Crew | Boat Name | Boat Age | Date Finish | Elapsed Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) Yann Eliès (FRA) | St Michel – Virbac | 2015 | 13d 07h 36m 46s | 13,61 / -- |
| 2 | Paul Meilhat (FRA) Gwénolé Gahinet (FRA) | SMA | 2011 | 13d 13h 58m 03s | 13,36 / 14,11 |
| 3 | Morgan Lagravière (FRA) Éric Péron (FRA) | "Des Voiles et Vous !" | 2015 | 14d 01h 31m 44s | 12,91 / 13,96 |
| 4 |  Boris Herrmann (GER) Thomas Ruyant (FRA) | Malizia II | 2015 | 14d 21h 31m 53s | 12,18 / 13,44 |
| 5 | Kito de Pavant (FRA) Yannick Bestaven (FRA) | Bastide Otio (2) | 2006 | 15d 03h 59m 46s | 11,97 / 12,76 |
| 6 | Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA) Samantha Davies (GBR) | Initiatives-Cœur (3) | 2010 | 15d 07h 40m 39s | 11,85 / 12,90 |
| 7 | Louis Burton (FRA) Servane Escoffier (FRA) | Bureau Vallée 2 | 2015 | 15d 16h 02m 58s | 11,58 / 12,68 |
| 8 | Isabelle Joschke (FRA) Pierre Brasseur (FRA) | Generali | 2007 | 16h 00h 33m 01s | 11,33 / 12,11 |
| 9 | Alan Roura (SUI) Frédéric Denis (FRA) | La Fabrique (2) | 2007 | 16h 02h 04m 16s | 11,28 / 11,96 |
| 10 | Yoann Richomme (FRA) Pierre Lacaze (FRA) | Vivo a Beira | 2004 | 16d 05h 20m 21s | 11,19 / 11,85 |
| 11 | Arnaud Boissières (FRA) Manuel Cousin (FRA) | La Mie Câline – Artipôle | 2007 | 16d 17h 07m 45s | 10,86 / 11,52 |
| 12 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) Giancarlo Pedote (ITA) | Newrest – Brioche Pasquier | 2007 | 16h 21h 41m 16s | 10,74 / 11,61 |
| 13 | Romain Attanasio (FRA) Aurélien Ducroz (FRA) | Famille Mary – Etamine Du Lys | 1998 | 17d 03h 42m 27s | 10,58 / 11,09 |
| Pos. | Crew | Boat Age | Boat Name | Date Finish | Elapsed Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lalou Roucayrol (FRA) Alex Pella (ESP) | 2013 | Arkema | .16-Nov | 10d 19h 14m 19s | 16,81 / 18,02 |
| 2 | Erwan Le Roux (FRA) Vincent Riou (FRA) | 2009 | Fenêtréa – Mix Buffet | .16-Nov | 11d 02h 51m 23s | 16,33 / 17,71 |
| 3 | Armel Tripon (FRA) Vincent Barnaud (FRA) | 2009 | Réauté Chocolat | .17-Nov | 11d 19h 44m 23s | 15,35 / 16,66 |
| 4 | Gilles Lamiré (FRA) Thierry Duprey Du Vorsent (FRA) | 2008 | La French Tech Rennes Saint-Malo | .19-Nov | 13d 11h 12m 03s | 13,48 / 14,79 |
| ABN | Thierry Bouchard (FRA) Olivier Krauss (FRA) | 2017 | Ciela Village | Abandon on 13-Nov | ||
| ABN | Eric Defert (FRA) Christopher Pratt (FRA) | 2005 | Drekan Groupe | Abandon le 8-Nov | ||
| Pos. | Crew | Boat Name | Boat Age | Date Finish | Elapsed Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Sorel (FRA) Antoine Carpentier (FRA) | 144 | V&B | .23-Nov | 17d 10h 44m 15s | 10,40 / 10,77 |
| 2 | Aymeric Chappellier (FRA) Arthur Le Vaillant (FRA) | 151 | Aïna enfance et avenir | .23-Nov | 17d 11h 01m 57s | 10,39 / 10,79 |
| 3 | Phil Sharp (United Kingdom) Pablo Santurde (ESP) | 130 | Imerys | .23-Nov | 17d 15h 58m 41s | 10,27 / 10,70 |
| 4 | Bertrand Delesne (FRA) Justine Mettraux (SUI) | 115 | Teamwork 40 | .23-Nov | 18d 00h 47m 46s | 10,06 / 10,40 |
| 5 | Olivier Cardin (FRA) Cédric Château (FRA) | 148 | Région Normandie Junior Senior by Evernex | .23-Nov | 18d 02h 41m 56s | 10,02 / 10,38 |
| 6 | Massimo Jurris (ITA) Pietro Luciani (ITA) | 101 | Colombre XL | .24-Nov | 18d 16h 53m 53s | 9,71 / 10,07 |
| 7 | Tom Laperche (FRA) Christophe Bachmann (FRA) | 152 | Le Lion d'Or | .24-Nov | 19d 01h 00m 04s | 9,53 / 9,98 |
| 8 | Sylvain Pontu (FRA) Christophe Rateau (FRA) | 131 | Gustave Roussy | .25-Nov | 20d 09h 20m 46s | 8,90 / 9,37 |
| 9 | Catherine Pourre (FRA) Benoit Hochart (FRA) | 145 | Eärendil | .26-Nov | 20d 16h 41m 18s | 8,77 / 9,26 |
| 10 | Olivier Roussey (FRA) Philippe Burger (FRA) | 124 | Gras Savoye Berger Simon Obportus | .26-Nov | 20d 21h 33m 52s | 8,68 / 8,93 |
| 11 |  Leonardo Chicourel (BRA) José Guilherme Caldas (ANG) | 107 | Mussulo 40 Team Angola Cables | .27-Nov | 21d 22h 59m 49s | 8,26 / 8,88 |
| 12 | Marc Dubos (FRA) Jacques-Arnaud Seyrig (FRA) | 81 | Esprit Scout | .02-12 | 27d 00h 06m 27s | 6,72 / 7,25 |
| ABN | Andrea Fantini (ITA) Alberto Bona (ITA) | 55 | Enel Green Power | Abandon on 13-Nov |
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