2019 SailGP championship
![]() The Australian, Chinese, and British SailGP teams at the New York SailGP. | |
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Name | 2019 SailGP Championship |
Dates | February 15 to September 22, 2019 |
Yachts | F50 |
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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 Sail GP.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SAILGP_Australian_Team.jpg/220px-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.
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The season was contested over five rounds, of which all but one were won by the Australian team.
Rnd | Host | Dates | Winning team |
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February 15–16 | ![]() |
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September 20–22 | ![]() |
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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.
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Reference[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Fish, Ben (June 15, 2019). "SailGP Season 1 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Aussies survive SailGP Cowes". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. August 11, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco SailGP: Result". SailGP. May 5, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "New York SailGP: Result". SailGP. June 22, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Cowes SailGP: Result". SailGP. August 11, 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Marseille SailGP: Results". SailGP. September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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Categories:
- SailGP seasons
- 2019 in sailing