2019 SailGP championship

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2019 SailGP Championship
SAILGP Australian, Chinese and British Teams.jpg
The Australian, Chinese, and British SailGP teams at the New York SailGP.
Event Title
Name2019 SailGP Championship
DatesFebruary 15 to September 22, 2019
Yachts F50
Results
Winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
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The 2019 SailGP Championship was the first season of the SailGP championship, and was won by the Australian team. [1]

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The championship-winning Australian team at the New York SailGP. SAILGP Australian Team.jpg
The championship-winning Australian team at the New York SailGP.

The series had six teams enter, all of which competed in all rounds.

TeamHelmsmanRounds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia SailGP Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Slingsby All
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China SailGP Team Flag of New Zealand.svg Phil RobertsonAll
Flag of France.svg France SailGP Team Flag of France.svg Billy Besson All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain SailGP Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dylan Fletcher All
Flag of Japan.svg Japan SailGP Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Outteridge All
Flag of the United States.svg United States SailGP Team Flag of the United States.svg Rome Kirby All
Citation: [2]

Calendar

The season was contested over five rounds, of which all but one were won by the Australian team.

RndHostTitleDatesWinning team
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia Sydney Sail Grand PrixFebruary 15–16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
2 Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco, USA San Francisco Sail Grand PrixMay 4–5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
3 Flag of the United States.svg New York City, USA New York Sail Grand PrixJune 21–22 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cowes, England Coews Sail Grand PrixAugust 10–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia [lower-alpha 1]
5 Flag of France.svg Marseille, France Merseille Sail Grand PrixSeptember 20–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Citation: [2]

Season

Round 1: Sydney

Round 2: San Francisco

Round 3: New York

Round 4: Cowes

Round 5: Marseilles

Results

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.

PosTeam Flag of Australia (converted).svg
SYD 		Flag of the United States.svg
SFN 		Flag of the United States.svg
NYC 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
COW [lower-alpha 1] 		Flag of France.svg
MAR 		Points
12345F12345F12345F12312345678F
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4111112233111222321112121221229
2 Flag of Japan.svg Japan1222321112422111212331412312223
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2666265566353563245353142C171
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain3443534212666345663236464C169
5 Flag of France.svg FranceDNF534456655534654524544631C164
6 Flag of the United States.svg United States5355643443445416456665553C163
Citations: [4] [5] [6] [7]
Key
ColourResult
1Winner
2Second place
3Third place
4–6Finish
DNFDid not finish
DNSDid not start
DSQDisqualified
WHWithheld from racing
CRace cancelled

Notes

  1. 1 2 Although the Cowes SailGP was planned to take place over 5 races and a final, the event was shortened due to extreme weather and was awarded to the Australian team. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Team Australia wins inaugural SailGP title over Team Japan after daring move". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Fish, Ben (June 15, 2019). "SailGP Season 1 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aussies survive SailGP Cowes". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. August 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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