Emirates GBR clinch 2025 SailGP title Abu Dhabi in a dramatic winner takes all Grand Final, completing a historic clean sweep of the championship. The British team triumphed over Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos and New Zealand’s Black Foils on Abu Dhabi’s Arabian Gulf racecourse, securing their first SailGP crown, the season title and the sustainability focused Impact League in one shot.
Comeback win in Abu Dhabi Grand Final
In the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2025 Season Grand Final, Emirates GBR started behind but clawed back from third to first on the fourth leg of the three boat showdown. Driver Dylan Fletcher and strategist Hannah Mills kept the crew calm as they picked smarter lines, overhauled the Aussies and Kiwis and then defended the lead to the finish, sparking huge celebrations from a packed shoreline crowd.
The victory makes Emirates GBR only the third team ever to win a SailGP championship and their first to lift the Rolex SailGP trophy. Fletcher hailed the result as an “unbelievable final and season”, praising the squad’s composure after a year of highs and lows that ended with Emirates GBR clinch 2025 SailGP title Abu Dhabi in style.
Clean sweep and prize money haul
By winning the Grand Final, topping the regular season standings and taking the Impact League, Emirates GBR achieved SailGP’s first full treble. The team banked 2 million dollars for the Grand Final race and another 400,000 dollars for finishing first on season points, contributing to a total 4.4 million dollar prize pot across the year, while New Zealand’s Black Foils earned about 1.76 million and Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos collected roughly 1.2 million.
The Impact League win recognised Emirates GBR’s off water initiatives, including climate education programmes, youth development pathways and event sustainability projects that set the benchmark for the fleet. With Emirates GBR clinch 2025 SailGP title Abu Dhabi, the 2025 campaign closes on a high, and attention now shifts to the 2026 season opener in Perth, Australia, scheduled for January 17–18.
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