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| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Name | 2019 SailGP Championship |
| Dates | February 15 to September 22, 2019 |
| Yachts | F50 |
| Results | |
| Winner |  Australia |
The 2019 SailGP Championship was the first season of the SailGP championship, and was won by the Australian team. [1]
The series had six teams enter, all of which competed in all rounds.
| Team | Helmsman | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Australia SailGP Team | Tom Slingsby | All |
 China SailGP Team |  Phil Robertson | All |
 France SailGP Team | Billy Besson | All |
 Great Britain SailGP Team | Dylan Fletcher | All |
 Japan SailGP Team | Nathan Outteridge | All |
 United States SailGP Team | Rome Kirby | All |
| Citation: [2] | ||
The season was contested over five rounds, of which all but one were won by the Australian team.
| Rnd | Host | Title | Dates | Winning team |
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| 1 | Sydney, Australia | Sydney Sail Grand Prix | February 15–16 | Australia |
| 2 | San Francisco, USA | San Francisco Sail Grand Prix | May 4–5 | Australia |
| 3 | New York City, USA | New York Sail Grand Prix | June 21–22 | Japan |
| 4 | Cowes, England | Coews Sail Grand Prix | August 10–11 | Australia [a] |
| 5 | Marseille, France | Merseille Sail Grand Prix | September 20–22 | Australia |
| Citation: [2] | ||||
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Points were awarded per race, with 10 points for the winner, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third, and so on.
Each event hosted multiple races, with the two highest scoring teams after each round facing off one-on-one. The winner of that final race won the event. The two highest scoring teams at the end of the season competed in Marseille with the winning team awarded the championship.
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