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Sailor · 2006–2023

Ben Ainslie

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Events
40

411 races · 209 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 10 of 40

Podium rate
60%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (range 76%–82%, 524 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Match racing · rating 309

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Tom Slingsby

44–68 head to head in 112 races

Rival
Jimmy Spithill

67–45 in 112 races

Best day
13 Jan 2009

1-4-3-3-1-DNF · 2009 Etchells Australian Championship

Signature result
1st of 44

2009 Etchells Australian Championship · Etchells · 12 Jan 2009

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Andrew Palfrey · AUS1383, TRIAD (M) · Etchells 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 16 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2009 – Mar 2009
  • John Bertrand · AUS1383, TRIAD (M) · Etchells 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 16 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2009 – Mar 2009

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

0228455200720102013201620192022Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Dec 2023Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver5th / 10
14 Oct 2023Spain Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver8th / 10
23 Sep 2023ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver1st / 9
9 Sep 2023France Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver1st / 10
22 Jul 2023Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver6th / 10
16 Jun 2023Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver7th / 10
6 May 2023Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver2nd / 9
18 Mar 2023ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver4th / 9
18 Feb 2023KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver4th / 9
14 Jan 2023Singapore Sail Grand Prix 2023Emirates GBRF50Driver5th / 9
12 Nov 2022Dubai Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver3rd / 9
24 Sep 2022Spain Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver5th / 9
10 Sep 2022Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver3rd / 9
20 Aug 2022ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver9th / 9
30 Jul 2022Great Britain Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver4th / 9
18 Jun 2022T-Mobile United States Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver3rd / 9
14 May 2022Bermuda Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver2nd / 9
26 Mar 2022Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix 2022Emirates GBRF50Driver2nd / 8
17 Dec 2021Australia Sail Grand Prix 2021Emirates GBRF50Driver8th / 8
9 Oct 2021Spain Sail Grand Prix 2021Emirates GBRF50Driver3rd / 8
11 Sep 2021France Sail Grand Prix 2021Emirates GBRF50Driver7th / 8
20 Aug 2021ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix 2021Emirates GBRF50Driver3rd / 8
23 Apr 2021Bermuda Sail Grand Prix 2021Emirates GBRF50Driver1st / 8
9 Oct 2013Argo Group Gold Cup 2013Ben Ainslie Racing TeamMatch racingSkipper2nd / 20
30 Nov 2010Monsoon Cup 2010Ben Ainslie Racing TeamMatch racingSkipper1st / 12

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 436, #3,861.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 59. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.