Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team is a British sailing team led by Sir Ben Ainslie which participates in SailGP. Known as Emirates GBR, they have won six Sail Grand Prix events since the competition was formed in 2019, and are the 2024-2025 season champions. Off the water, they are the current Impact League Champions for their environmental and social inclusion commitments.
History The Great Britain SailGP Team was formed in 2019 by F50 League LLC as a part of the inaugural season of the SailGP competition.
The driver for Season 1 was Olympic gold medallist Dylan Fletcher, with the team finishing the season in 4th place overall.
Sir Ben Ainslie joined the team at the start of Season 2 as CEO and driver, winning their first event in Sydney, followed by victory in Bermuda and two further podium finishes in Aarhus, Denmark, and Cádiz, Spain. The British team ended the season in 4th place overall. The season also saw Ben Ainslie become the first SailGP team to evolve into a third-party owned franchise by taking majority ownership of the team through an investment from businessman Chris Bake. Larry Ellison’s Oracle Racing Inc. retains a minority equity stake in the team.
Season 3 was the most successful for the British team, with five event podium finishes and reaching the Season Final, securing third place overall.
Season 4 was one of change, with Ben Ainslie starting in the driver position and securing two event wins in Saint-Tropez, France, and Taranto, Italy, before handing over the wheel to fellow British Olympic gold medallist Giles Scott, who, after a difficult start, went on to secure a Grand Prix event victory in Halifax, Canada. The team finished the season in 5th place.
Dylan Fletcher returned to the driver position for the Great Britain SailGP Team in the 2025 SailGP Season, replacing Giles Scott, who joined the Canada SailGP Team in SailGP’s first-ever transfer deal. Fletcher started the season in fine form, achieving podium finishes at the opening three Grand Prix events, including a win in Sydney. At the 2025 Abu Dhabi grand final, the team became the first in SailGP history to be double crowned winning both the season championship and impact league.
Team
Emirates GBR is led by Sir Ben Ainslie, as CEO and Owner. The team’s F50 is driven by Olympic gold medallist, former Moth World Champion, and America's Cup helm, Dylan Fletcher.
The crew alongside Fletcher features sailing’s top talent, including Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Iain Jensen, and America's Cup athletes Neil Hunter, Nick Hutton, Luke Parkinson, and Ben Cornish.
Paris 2024 Olympic gold medallist Ellie Aldridge and Kai Hockley, a 19-year-old from Tottenham, London, complete the squad as development sailors who are part of the team's Athena Pathway programme.
In Season 4, Emirates GBR won three events and the Impact League for its dedication to climate education, sustainability, and inclusivity, in partnership with the 1851 Trust, Low Carbon, the renewable energy company founded by Roy Bedlow, and Athena Pathway.
Results
Season 1
LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Final Sydney3rd3rd4th4th3rd5th–– San Francisco3rd3rd4th2nd1st2nd–– New York City6th6th6th6th3rd4th–– Cowes6th5th6th1st6th––– Marseille3rd2nd3rd6th4th6th–Season Result4thCitations:
Season 2
+LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Final Bermuda1st7th7th2nd1st2nd1st Taranto6th6th3rd7th6th4th– Plymouth4th8th7th2nd3rd1st– Arhus3rd4th5th1st4th2nd3rd Saint Tropez7th1st5th8th3rd5th– Cádiz3rd1st7th4th2nd2nd3rd Sydney8th2nd4th8th8th8th– San Francisco2nd1st6th4th3rd2nd–Season Result4thCitations:
Season 3
LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Final Bermuda2nd1st8th1st5th4th–2nd Chicago3rd2nd3rd2nd3rd5th–3rd Plymouth4th4th4th6th4th4th–– Copenhagen9th––––––– Saint Tropez3rd2nd9th4th3rd––3rd Cádiz5th8th2nd1st3rd9th–– Dubai3rd6th1st1st2nd3rd4th3rd Singapore5th5th3rd5th5th––– Sydney4th6th6th2nd–––– Christchurch4th3rd4th3rd4th6th–– San Francisco2nd2nd1st2nd4th5th––Season Result3rdCitations:
Season 4
LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Final Chicago7th2nd7th8th6th10th– Los Angeles6th2nd6th1st10th8th– Saint-Tropez1st2nd8th3rd1st3rd1st Taranto1st2nd2nd3rd1st2nd1st Cádiz8th8th10th6th7th6th– Dubai5th5th7th1st1st10th– Abu Dhabi8th7th7th7th5th4th– Sydney7th9th6th7th6th5th– Christchurch7th4th3rd8th––– Bermuda8th8th5th5th7th7th– Halifax1st3rd5th2nd3rd2nd1st New York3rd1st7th2nd5th–3rd San Francisco3rd6th2nd2nd5th5th–Season Result5thCitations:
Season 5
LocationEvent ResultRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7FinalDubai2nd5th8th2nd3rd3rd––2ndAuckland3rd1st2nd9th4th9th4th6th3rd Sydney1st5th1st3rd3rd1st6th7th2ndLos Angeles4th4th4th8th7th1st6th1st4thSan Francisco7th8th2nd4th11th11th7th6th7thNew York City8th11th6th9th10th3rd3rd -8thPortsmouth2ndSassnitzTarantoGenevaCádizTBAAbu DhabiSeason Result2nd after five eventsCitations:
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