# 2015–16 America's Cup World Series

The second America's Cup World Series were held between 2015 and 2016 in the lead up to the 2017 America's Cup. The series was won by Land Rover BAR and confers two points towards the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup. The runner up was Oracle Team USA which confers one point toward the next competition. The series awards points exclusively for fleet races. They were raced in AC45F catamarans, modified from the previous AC45 series to incorporate hydrofoiling capability for improved performance, in strict one-design. The design is smaller than the AC50 class that was used in the 2017 America's Cup.

## Teams

| Club | Team | Helmsman |
| Golden Gate Yacht Club | Oracle Team USA | James Spithill |
| Royal Yacht Squadron | Land Rover BAR | Ben Ainslie |
| Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Emirates Team New Zealand | Peter Burling Glenn Ashby |
| Kansai Yacht Club | Softbank Team Japan | Dean Barker |
| Yacht Club de France | Groupama Team France | Franck Cammas Adam Minoprio |
| Royal Swedish Yacht Club | Artemis Racing | Nathan Outteridge Francesco Bruni |

## Standings

| Team | Portsmouth 25–26 Jul 2015 | Portsmouth 25–26 Jul 2015 | Portsmouth 25–26 Jul 2015 | Portsmouth 25–26 Jul 2015 | Gothenburg 29–30 Aug 2015 | Gothenburg 29–30 Aug 2015 | Gothenburg 29–30 Aug 2015 | Gothenburg 29–30 Aug 2015 | Bermuda 17–18 Oct 2015 | Bermuda 17–18 Oct 2015 | Bermuda 17–18 Oct 2015 | Bermuda 17–18 Oct 2015 | Bermuda 17–18 Oct 2015 | Muscat 27–28 Feb 2016 | Muscat 27–28 Feb 2016 | Muscat 27–28 Feb 2016 | Muscat 27–28 Feb 2016 | Muscat 27–28 Feb 2016 | Muscat 27–28 Feb 2016 | New York 7–8 May 2016 | New York 7–8 May 2016 | New York 7–8 May 2016 | New York 7–8 May 2016 | New York 7–8 May 2016 | Chicago 11–12 Jun 2016 | Chicago 11–12 Jun 2016 | Chicago 11–12 Jun 2016 | Chicago 11–12 Jun 2016 | Chicago 11–12 Jun 2016 | Chicago 11–12 Jun 2016 | Portsmouth 23–24 Jul 2016 | Portsmouth 23–24 Jul 2016 | Portsmouth 23–24 Jul 2016 | Portsmouth 23–24 Jul 2016 | Portsmouth 23–24 Jul 2016 | Portsmouth 23–24 Jul 2016 | Toulon 10–11 Sep 2016 | Toulon 10–11 Sep 2016 | Toulon 10–11 Sep 2016 | Toulon 10–11 Sep 2016 | Toulon 10–11 Sep 2016 | Toulon 10–11 Sep 2016 | Fukuoka 19–20 Nov 2016 | Fukuoka 19–20 Nov 2016 | Fukuoka 19–20 Nov 2016 | Fukuoka 19–20 Nov 2016 | Fukuoka 19–20 Nov 2016 | Fukuoka 19–20 Nov 2016 | Standings |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | S | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Standings |
| Land Rover BAR | 10 | 9 | CAN | CAN | 9 | 9 | 16 | 12 | CAN | CAN | 16 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 16 | CAN | CAN | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | CAN | CAN | 20 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 512 |
| Oracle Team USA | 9 | 7 | CAN | CAN | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | CAN | CAN | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 18 | CAN | CAN | 14 | 18 | 18 | 5 | CAN | CAN | 14 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 493 |
| Team New Zealand | 8 | 10 | CAN | CAN | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | CAN | CAN | 12 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | CAN | CAN | 16 | 16 | 20 | 7 | CAN | CAN | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 485 |
| Artemis Racing | 6 | 5 | CAN | CAN | 7 | 5 | 20 | 10 | CAN | CAN | 18 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | CAN | CAN | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | CAN | CAN | 18 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 466 |
| Softbank Team Japan | 7 | 6 | CAN | CAN | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | CAN | CAN | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | CAN | CAN | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | CAN | CAN | 16 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 460 |
| Groupama Team France | 5 | 8 | CAN | CAN | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | CAN | CAN | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 20 | CAN | CAN | 10 | 20 | 14 | 8 | CAN | CAN | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 419 |
| races cancelled for winds over 25kt: July 26, 2015 races cancelled for winds under 6kt: October 17, 2015; May 7, 2016; June 11, 2016 (June 10, 2016 practice race used as substitute) ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||