The 2024–25 SailGP Championship, officially the Rolex SailGP 2025 Championship, was the fifth season of the SailGP championship. The season was contested over twelve sail grands prix held at venues around the world. The season saw Emirates GBR win both their first title in the season championship and the impact league, becoming the first team to be double crowned.
Entries TeamHelmEvents Bonds Flying Roos SailGP Team Tom Slingsby1–12 Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team Martine Grael1–7, 9–12 NorthStar SailGP Team Giles Scott1–12 Rockwool Racing SailGP Team Nicolai Sehested1–4, 6–12 France SailGP Team Quentin Delapierre3–12 Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team Dylan Fletcher1–12 Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank Erik Heil1–12 Red Bull Italy SailGP Team Ruggero Tita1–11 Phil Robertson12 Black Foils SailGP Team Peter Burling1–12 Los Gallos SailGP Team Diego Botín1–12 Switzerland SailGP Team Sébastien Schneiter1–12 United States SailGP Team Taylor Canfield 1–2, 4–12Citations:
Team changes Teams from Brazil and Italy joined the fifth season of the competition, helmed by Martine Grael and Ruggero Tita respectively.
Calendar The Race Calendar for 2024-25 was announced on July 9, 2024, and features new stops in Brazil, UAE, a yet to be announced Middle Eastern Country, Germany, Switzerland and a return to Great Britain. Notably; fans from Canada and Bermuda were disappointed to not have return visits to their countries but remain hopeful to be included in a sixth season.
HostTitleDatesWinning team1 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesEmirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O MarinasNovember 23–24, 2024 Black Foils2 Auckland, New ZealandITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix AucklandJanuary 18–19, 2025 Bonds Flying Roos3 Sydney, AustraliaKPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix SydneyFebruary 8–9, 2025 Emirates GBR4 Los Angeles, United StatesRolex Los Angeles Sail Grand PrixMarch 15–16, 2025 NorthStar5 San Francisco, United StatesOracle San Francisco Sail Grand PrixMarch 22–23, 2025 Los Gallos– Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEnel Rio Sail Grand PrixMay 3–4, 2025Removed6 New York City, United StatesMubadala New York Sail Grand PrixJune 7–8, 2025 Los Gallos7 Portsmouth, Great Britain PortsmouthJuly 19–20, 2025 Black Foils8 Sassnitz, GermanyGermany Sail Grand Prix | SassnitzAugust 16–17, 2025 France– Taranto, ItalyRockwool Italy Sail Grand Prix | TarantoSeptember 6–7, 2025Removed9 Saint-Tropez, France Saint-TropezSeptember 12-13, 2025 Emirates GBR10 Geneva, SwitzerlandRolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | GenevaSeptember 20–21, 2025 Germany by Deutsche Bank11 Cádiz, SpainDP World Spain Sail Grand Prix Andalucía - CádizOctober 4–5, 2025 Emirates GBR– TBA, Middle EastTBANovember 7–8, 2025Removed12 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMubadala Abu Dhabi SailGP 2024/2025 Season Grand Final, presented by Abu Dhabi Sport CouncilNovember 29–30, 2025 Rockwool RacingCitations:
Season
Round 1: Dubai Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas marked the debut of two new teams joining the fleet - Mubadala Brazil and Red Bull Italy.
Due to a shortage of F50 catamarans, only 11 teams were able to race in the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas. France SailGP Team's potential new ownership group opted to wait for the league's newest F50 and miss the first event, for which France were awarded compensatory points.
Results Team12345F1 Black Foils2351712 Emirates GBR5823323 United States1776234 Los Gallos863245 Bonds Flying Roos3514106 Rockwool Racing6911517 NorthStar924868 Switzerland448989 Germany by Deutsche Bank711010510 Mubadala Brazil1110671111 Red Bull Italy10119119DNC FranceDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS Spain reached the highest speed of the event: 64.8 km/h / 40.3 mph / 35 knots
Round 2: Auckland After nearly two years of testing, SailGP has introduced its new high-speed titanium T-Foils to the entire F50 fleet at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland. Constructed from machined titanium and carbon, the high-speed T-Foils have thinner sections than the former L-Foils, reducing drag at high speeds.
France SailGP Team, which had been due to rejoin the fleet, was not on the start line in Auckland due to the discovery of an issue in the titanium wingsail connectors of the team's new F50, that could not be resolved in time for France to compete.
On the second day of ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland, Canadian flight controller Billy Gooderham was injured during a maneuver in pre-racing warm up ahead of official racing. The team was not able to compete in remaining races.
Results Team1234567F1 Bonds Flying Roos512212DNF12 Los Gallos244853323 Emirates GBR129424634 Black Foils48614625 Rockwool Racing65558116 Red Bull Italy33773987 Switzerland111013101048 Germany by Deutsche Bank811DNS96759 Mubadala Brazil10981175710 NorthStar9736DNSDNSDNS11 United States761010989DNC FranceDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS Spain reached the highest speed of the event: 96 km/h / 59.7 mph / 51.8 knots
Penalties
Rockwool Racing SailGP Team were handed two penalty points for hitting a race mark during Fleet Race 7.
Round 3: Sydney
United States SailGP Team capsized while being towed to the practise racecourse on Friday, the damage caused to the wing made the Americans unable to compete in the event.
After sitting out the first two events, France SailGP Team returned to the competition in Sydney.
Results Team1234567F1 Emirates GBR513316712 NorthStar785442423 Bonds Flying Roos321133134 Rockwool Racing64467465 Switzerland162991126 France43826987 Los Gallos29755598 Black Foils8711112159 Red Bull Italy9109810101110 Mubadala Brazil1151010DNF81011 Germany by Deutsche Bank101167873DNC United StatesDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS Australia reached the highest speed of the event: 96.4 km/h / 59.9 mph / 52 knots
Penalties
Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank handed 12 penalty points for incident involving Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team during practice racing Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank handed 12 penalty points for incident involving Red Bull Italy SailGP Team during practice racing Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank handed eight penalty points for causing damage to F50 wing during transit Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team handed eight penalty points for incident involving Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank during practice racing United States SailGP Team handed 12 penalty points for causing damage to F50 wing during transit
Round 4: Los Angeles Rockwool Racing SailGP Team collided with a mark during race 1 of Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix. The sustained damage ruled them out of competition.
Results Team1234567F1 NorthStar325633512 Black Foils119292423 Bonds Flying Roos1031351734 Emirates GBR44871615 Los Gallos2710421166 France693148117 Germany by Deutsche Bank857117728 Red Bull Italy966811439 United States7845109810 Switzerland511111065911 Mubadala Brazil1110299101012 Rockwool RacingDNFDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS Rockwool Racing reached the highest speed of the event: 85.3 km/h / 53 mph / 46.1 knots
Penalties
Rockwool Racing SailGP Team handed 12 penalty points for colliding with mark during Fleet Race 1
Round 5: San Francisco After collision with a mark at Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix, the damage to Rockwool Racing's F50 proved to be too extensive to be fixed in time, as a result they were ruled out of racing in San Francisco.
6 seconds before the start of Race 7 Australia's wing collapsed, the cause is still unknown. The team couldn't race in the Event Final despite finishing fleet racing in 3rd place, France, who placed 4th, joined the top 2 teams instead.
Results
Team1234567F1 Los Gallos361531212 NorthStar5121410523 France1108225334 Bonds Flying Roos233452DNF5 Black Foils48638316 Switzerland75771477 Emirates GBR8241111768 Red Bull Italy695107699 Mubadala Brazil10711669410 Germany by Deutsche Bank94108911811 United States11119910810DNC Rockwool RacingDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS
United States reached the highest speed of the event: 90.2 km/h / 56 mph / 48.7 knots
Round 6: New York Team123456F1 Los Gallos143211712 Black Foils211142423 France63431534 Mubadala Brazil92514115 Bonds Flying Roos511011516 Rockwool Racing392510127 NorthStar75118928 Emirates GBR116910339 Switzerland886612610 Germany by Deutsche Bank4712961011 Red Bull Italy1212878912 United States101071278
Penalties
United States SailGP Team handed four penalty points for making contact with Rockwool Racing SailGP Team
Round 7: Portsmouth Team1234567F1 Black Foils2411115112 Emirates GBR123236723 Switzerland5126834DNF4 Bonds Flying Roos75514855 Red Bull Italy836310296 Los Gallos4641051187 Rockwool Racing3107764118 NorthStar6811921039 Mubadala Brazil10118597610 FranceDNSDNSDNSDNS111211 Germany by Deutsche Bank11994791212 United States97108DNSDNS10 Round 8: Sassnitz Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team did not take part in the event due to F50 damage suffered during practice racing. Team1234567F1 France826448412 Bonds Flying Roos631232323 Emirates GBR2111DNF11234 Black Foils541019555 Germany by Deutsche Bank17767386 Los Gallos95356767 Rockwool Racing116272678 NorthStar1010535499 Switzerland7898810110 Red Bull Italy411891091011 United States394DSQDNSDNSDNSDNC Mubadala BrazilDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS
Penalties
United States SailGP Team handed 12-point penalty for making contact with Emirates Great Britain during Fleet Race 4
Round 9: Saint-Tropez Race Day 2 of the Rockwool France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez cancelled due to severe weather. Emirates Great Britain awarded win for topping leaderboard at end of Race Day 1. Team12341 Emirates GBR24612 Black Foils51353 Los Gallos332124 Germany by Deutsche Bank105525 Bonds Flying Roos1101046 France69467 Rockwool Racing48788 Mubadala Brazil77DNS39 Red Bull ItalyDNF611110 NorthStar92111011 United States8DNS9712 Switzerland111189 Round 10: Geneva Team12345F1 Germany by Deutsche Bank9751312 Bonds Flying Roos41361123 Switzerland5287234 Emirates GBR3341075 Los Gallos786816 Rockwool Racing297397 France6111958 Black Foils15115109 NorthStar86211610 United StatesDSQ4124411 Red Bull Italy1010102812 Mubadala Brazil11129DNSDNS Round 11: Cádiz Team1234567F1 Emirates GBR155254612 Black Foils1126323823 Germany by Deutsche Bank4431242534 Rockwool Racing812176125 Los Gallos123941776 France1068116127 Bonds Flying Roos911153898 United States3121168549 Mubadala Brazil57129910110 NorthStar7978119311 Switzerland2841010111112 Red Bull Italy610107121210
Round 12: Abu Dhabi Team1234561 Rockwool Racing31121022 Red Bull Italy8437563 France1121081414 NorthStar26126275 United States634121146 Emirates GBR91194157 Germany by Deutsche Bank1126103118 Switzerland57211299 Black Foils751198810 Los Gallos1295117311 Bonds Flying Roos10108561012 Mubadala Brazil4873912 Germany reached the highest speed of the event: 31.14 km/h / 19.34 mph / 16.8 knots
Grand Final: Abu Dhabi Team11 Emirates GBR12 Bonds Flying Roos23 Black Foils3 Results
Points are awarded per race for the Event Leaderboard, with 10 points for the winner, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third, and so on, with 11th and 12th place getting 0 points.
Each event hosts seven fleet races, with the three highest scoring teams of the event facing off in an additional final race to decide the podium order. The winner of that final wins the event, with the final standings of the event leaderboard used to award points for the Championship Leaderboard. The winner is awarded 10 Championship points, second awarded 9, and so on. Teams in 11th and 12th positions do not receive any Championship points.
In the event of a tie between two or more boats in the event or Championship leaderboard, the teams are ranked according to their finishing places in the most recent race or event.
The three highest scoring teams at the end of the season compete in the SailGP Grand Final with the winning team awarded the championship.