Tom Slingsby's Australia SailGP Team delivered one of the more remarkable victories seen in SailGP to dramatically overtake both France and Great Britain from what had seemed respective winning positions to storm back onto the winner's podium.
At the close of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix, Australia now leads the championship by nine points from New Zealand, with France one point further back, maintaining its position in the crucial top three placings. A good result from Great Britain in Dubai sees it just two points out of the Grand Final currently with four events left in the season, as the top four teams have started to pull away from the rest of the field.
But on the packed shorelines of Mina Rashid in front of sold-out crowds, the talk was all about Australia's come-from-behind win.
Earlier in the final podium race, France had looked to have wrapped up the win as it enjoyed a huge lead, but a tactical error of its own saw Australia and Britain reel them in.
SailGP's global championship continues to conquer new frontiers with the first-ever Singapore Sail Grand Prix, the next event on January 14 and 15, 2023.
Dubai Sail Grand Prix
1 // Australia // 10 points
2 // France // 9 points
3 // Great Britain // 8 points
4 // New Zealand // 5 points*
5 // Denmark // 6 points **
6 // United States // 5 points
7 // Canada // 4 points
8 // Spain // 3 points
9 // Switzerland // 2 points
