2026 SailGP championship
6th season of SailGP sailing competition
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The 2026 SailGP Championship, officially the Rolex SailGP 2026 Championship is the ongoing sixth season of the SailGP championship. The season is being contested over thirteen sail grands prix held at venues around the world. Teams are competing for both the season championship and the impact league. Emirates GBR are both the reigning season champions and impact league winners.
Entries
| Team | Driver | Events |
|---|---|---|
 Bonds Flying Roos SailGP Team |
Tom Slingsby |
1-6 |
 Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team |
Martine Grael |
1-6 |
 NorthStar SailGP Team |
 Giles Scott |
1-6 |
 Rockwool Racing SailGP Team |
Nicolai Sehested |
1-6 |
 DS Automobiles SailGP Team France[1] |
Quentin Delapierre |
1-6 |
| Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team |
Dylan Fletcher |
1-6 |
 Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank |
Erik Heil |
1-6 |
 Red Bull Italy SailGP Team |
 Phil Robertson |
1-6 |
| Black Foils SailGP Team |
Peter Burling |
1-6 |
 Los Gallos SailGP Team |
Diego Botín |
2-6 |
 Artemis SailGP Team |
Nathan Outteridge |
1-6 |
 Switzerland SailGP Team |
Sébastien Schneiter |
1-6 |
 United States SailGP Team |
Taylor Canfield |
1-6 |
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Team changes
Artemis SailGP Team driven by Nathan Outteridge will become the thirteenth team for the 2026 season.[2]
Calendar
The first look at the Race Calendar for 2026 was announced on April 16, 2025, and features new stops in Perth, Australia and Rio De Janeiro as well as the awaited return to Halifax.[3]
| Rnd | Host | Title | Dates | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth, Australia |
Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG | 17–18 January 2026 | Emirates GBR |
| 2 | Auckland, New Zealand |
ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | 14–15 February 2026 | Bonds Flying Roos |
| 3 | Sydney, Australia |
KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix | 28 February – 1 March 2026 | US SailGP Team |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix | 11–12 April 2026 | Bonds Flying Roos |
| 5 |  Bermuda |
Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix | 10–11 May 2026 | Bonds Flying Roos |
| 6 | New York City, United States |
Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix | 31 May – 1 June 2026 | Bonds Flying Roos |
| 7 | Halifax, Canada |
Canada Sail Grand Prix | 21–22 June 2026 |  TBD |
| 8 | Portsmouth, Great Britain |
Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | 26–27 July 2026 | TBD |
| 9 | Sassnitz, Germany |
Germany Sail Grand Prix | 23–24 August 2026 | TBD |
| 10 | Valencia, Spain |
Spain Sail Grand Prix | 5-6 September 2026 | TBD |
| 11 | Geneva, Switzerland |
Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | 19–20 September 2026 | TBD |
| 12 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by DP World | 21–22 November 2026 | TBD |
| 13 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2026 Season Grand Final, presented by Abu Dhabi Sport Council | 28–29 November 2026 | TBD |
| Citations:[3][4][5] | ||||
Season
| Colour | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Winner |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| 4–13 | Finish |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DNS | Did not start |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| WH | Withheld from racing |
| C | Race cancelled |
Round 1: Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG
- Results
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emirates GBR |
5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Bonds Flying Roos |
1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | DS Team France |
2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Artemis |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | United States |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
| 6 | NorthStar |
4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | Red Bull Italy |
7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | Rockwool Racing |
6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 9 | Germany by Deutsche Bank |
10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | Mubadala Brazil |
8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | Switzerland |
DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | 10 | 5 | 7 | |
| 12 | Black Foils |
DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | |
| DNC | Los Gallos |
DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
Penalties
- Black Foils handed eight point penalty for collision with Switzerland in Fleet Race 1.[6]
Round 2: ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix
The round was marked by strong winds across both days of racing, which contributed to a severe collision between the New Zealand and French teams during the third race. As a consequence, the fleet was split with separate races on the second day, to allow more space per boat on the course.[7]
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.[8]
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.[8]
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.[8]
The three highest scoring teams at the end of the season compete in the SailGP Grand Final with the winning team awarded the championship.[9]
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Impact League
As part of SailGP's sustainability initiatives, the championship runs a second leaderboard on which teams compete to have the greatest improvement in the sustainability of the sport. It encourages teams to implement sustainable practices and promote inclusivity within their organizations and communities. The league tracks teams' progress in areas such as carbon footprint reduction, gender equity, and youth engagement. The SailGP Impact League is a sustainability and inclusivity program within the global sailing league. Teams are externally audited after each round against 10 criteria, with the top three ranked teams awarded prize money to be donated to the teams' sustainability partners.[10]New Zealand won the inaugural SailGP Impact League in 2022, followed by Rockwool Denmark in 2023 and Emirates Great Britain in 2024.[11][12][13]
Standings
Notes
- Numbers in brackets show the amount of points before penalties or awarded points