Quentin Delapierre

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Quentin Delapierre
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NationalityFrench
Born (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 33)
Vannes, France [1]
Sport
Sport Sailing

Quentin Delapierre (born 17 July 1992) is a French sailor. [2] He is the current driver for DS Automobiles SailGP Team France. [3]

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Sailing career

Onboard Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan, Delapierre has twice won the Diam 24 class Tour de France à la voile (2016 and 2018). [4] [5]

Delapierre has competed in the Nacra 17 class alongside fellow French sailor Manon Audinet. The pair received silver at the Nacra 17 European Championships in 2020 on Lake Attersee and finishing 8th out of 20 in the mixed Nacra 17 event in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6]

At the 2021–22 SailGP championship, he replaced Billy Besson as driver of France SailGP Team. [7]

In August 2023, he trained aboard the AC40 as one of the two helmsmen of the French Orient Express Racing Team challenge for the preliminary regattas at the 37th America's Cup. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Quentin Delapierre". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Quentin Delapierre". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "DS Automobiles SailGP Team France News, Features, Exclusives, Athletes, Stats". SailGP. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Flawless Lorina Limonade – Golfe du Morbihan". www.sail-world.com. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan wins the 2018 Tour Voile at the last moment!". Nice Premium. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sailing - Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Group Results". 2020 Summer Olympics . Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Thurston, Emma (8 October 2021). "SailGP: Female athletes to race alongside men for first time in Cadiz, Andalusia". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Orient Express Racing Team ready for challenge of the final America's Cup Preliminary Regatta". www.sail-world.com. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2026.


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