The 2019 SailGP Championship was the first season of the SailGP championship, and was won by the Australian team.
Entries
The series had six teams enter, all of which competed in all rounds.
TeamHelmsmanRounds Australia SailGP Team Tom SlingsbyAll China SailGP Team Phil RobertsonAll France SailGP Team Billy BessonAll Great Britain SailGP Team Dylan FletcherAll Japan SailGP Team Nathan OutteridgeAll United States SailGP Team Rome KirbyAllCitation:
Calendar The season was contested over five rounds, of which all but one were won by the Australian team. +HostTitleDatesWinning teamTEST Sydney, AustraliaSydney Sail Grand PrixFebruary 15–16 Australia1 San Francisco, USASan Francisco Sail Grand PrixMay 4–5 Australia2 New York City, USANew York Sail Grand PrixJune 21–22 Japan3 Cowes, England (Isle of Wight)Coews Sail Grand PrixAugust 10–11 Australia4 Marseille, FranceMarseille Sail Grand PrixSeptember 20–22 AustraliaCitation:
Season
Round 1: Sydney Team12345F1 Australia4111112 Japan1222323 Great Britain344354 China266625 FranceDNF5344653556 Round 2: San Francisco TeamSFN12345F1 Australia2233112 Japan1112423 Great Britain342124434435 France566556 China65566 Round 3: New York Team12345F1 Japan2111212 Australia1222323445414 China353565 France534656 Great Britain66634 Round 4: Cowes Team1231 Australia1112 Japan2333 China3244 France45256456 Great Britain566 Event shortened due to extreme weather
Round 5: Marseille Team12345671 Australia2121222 Japan1412313 China53531424 France45446315 Great Britain323646466665553
Grand Final: Marseille TeamF1 Australia12 Japan2
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.
+TeamSFNNYCCOWMARPoints1 Australia12111492 Japan21222463 China6433284 Great Britain3655266 France5564244435626Citations:
Notes
References
External links SailGP website