Louis Vuitton America's Cup Qualifiers Results and Standings May June 2017

Qualifiers - Complete

Upshot of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Qualifiers:
Groupama Team France was eliminated from the regatta, Emirates Team New Zealand was the top challenger, choosing their Semi-Final opponent from the remaining three challenger teams. Oracle Team USA is done racing until the America's Cup Match begins on June 17, when they will face the winner selected in the Louis Vuitton Playoff Final. By finishing at the top of the Qualifier standings, Oracle Team USA will have a one point advantage to begin the 35th Defense of the America's Cup.

See complete Regatta format explanation

Round Robin Scoring:
Each Round Robin race win was worth one point. GBR and USA also carried bonus points for their placement in the 2015-2016 ACWS standings.

After the two Rounds Robin, the lowest ranking challenger candidate was eliminated and the top four challenger candidates advanced to the Louis Vuitton Playoff Semi-Finals. Regardless of outcome, Oracle Team USA represents the current holder of the trophy, Golden Gate YC, defending the America's Cup.

Tie breaks: Any ties at the end of the Rounds Robin would have been broken by the relative finish order of the teams in the 2015-2016 America's Cup World Series. See Final ACWS Standings

Chronological Match Race Pairings and Results:

Reading across by row:
A green background is a win for the team listed at left.
A red background is a loss for the team listed at left.

Round Robin 1: Head to Head		Round Robin 1: Race by Race
		Day 1: R1: USA beats FRA ∆ 2:11 sec. R2: SWE beat JPN ∆ :13 sec. R3: NZL beat FRA ∆ 2:33 sec. R4: GBR beat SWE ∆ :11 sec. R5: USA beat NZL ∆ :06 sec. R6: JPN beat GBR ∆ :48 sec. Day 2: R7: FRA beat SWE ∆ :03 sec. R8: USA beat GBR ∆ :39 sec. R9: NZL beat JPN ∆ :33 sec. R10: SWE beat USA ∆ :39 sec. R11: NZL beat GBR ∆ 1:28 sec. R12: USA beat JPN ∆ :54 sec. Day 3: R13: FRA beat GBR ∆ :53 sec. R14: NZL beat SWE R15: JPN beat FRA ∆ 2:34 sec. Notes: 1) Four Races were initially scheduled for Friday, May 26. Friday's racing was was cancelled. due to weather. To reschedule, Saturday and Sunday's programs were increased from 4 races to 6 races on each day, but the overall order and pairings were unchanged.
Round Robin 2: Head to Head
		Day 4: R1: NZL beat SWE ∆ 1:31 sec. R2: USA beat FRA ∆ 1:56 sec. R3: GBR beat SWE ∆ :30 sec. Day 5: R4: JPN beat FRA (FRA DNF) R5: NZL beat GBR (GBR RET) R6: USA beat JPN ∆ :32 sec. R7: GBR beat FRA ∆ :23 sec. Day 6: R8: NZL beat JPN ∆ :51 sec. R9: SWE beat USA ∆ :24 sec. R10: NZL beat FRA ∆ 4:06 sec. R11: SWE beat JPN ∆ :18 sec. Day 7: R12: USA beat NZL ∆ :29 sec. R13: GBR beat JPN ∆ :13 sec. R14: SWE beat FRA R15: USA beat GBR ∆ :36 sec. Note: 1) Day 5, originally set for May 31, moved otherwise unchanged to June 1, originally an off day, because of light winds.