# 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup

The 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup is a sailing competition held to determine the official challenger in the 2024 America's Cup yachting competition to challenge the defender Emirates Team New Zealand. The races were held from August 29 to October 7, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

## Teams

Five teams are competing for the title of challenger against defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2024 America's Cup. Emirates Team New Zealand will take part in Round Robin races but will not be part of the final Round Robin Classification.
| Team | Yacht Club | Skipper | Helmsmen | Completion |
| INEOS Britannia | Royal Yacht Squadron | Ben Ainslie | Ben Ainslie Dylan Fletcher | Winner. Qualified as challenger for the 37th America's Cup |
| Emirates Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Peter Burling | Peter Burling Nathan Outteridge | Automatically qualified as defender to 37th America's Cup |
| Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | Circolo della Vela Sicilia | Max Sirena | James Spithill Francesco Bruni | Eliminated in final by INEOS Britannia |
| NYYC American Magic | New York Yacht Club | Terry Hutchinson | Tom Slingsby Paul Goodison Lucas Calabrese | Eliminated in Semi-Final Group 1 by Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team |
| Alinghi Red Bull Racing | Société Nautique de Genève | Arnaud Psarofaghis | Arnaud Psarofaghis Maxime Bachelin | Eliminated in Semi-Final Group 2 by INEOS Britannia |
| Orient Express Racing Team | Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez | Quentin Delapierre | Quentin Delapierre Kevin Peponnet | Eliminated after Louis Vuitton Cup Double Round Robin |

## Double Round Robin
### Standings

The qualification for the Semi-Final of the top four Challengers is based on their race results between each other. The team winning the round robins classification (excluding results with the defender) will be able to choose its opponent in the Semi-Final.
As the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand will automatically progress to the Final Match after Round Robin 2. In case of a tie in points for the first or last position in the round robins, a tie-breaker race will be held to determine the final ranking.
| Pos | Team | Louis Vuitton Cup$^†$ | Louis Vuitton Cup$^†$ | Louis Vuitton Cup$^†$ | All Races | All Races | All Races | Qualification |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Races | Wins | Losses | Races | Qualification |
| 1 | INEOS Britannia | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Advanced to knock-out stage, chose semi-final opponent |
| 2 | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Advanced to Knock-out stage |
| 3 | NYYC American Magic | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Advanced to Knock-out stage |
| 4 | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | Advanced to Knock-out stage |
| 5 | Orient Express Racing Team | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | Eliminated |
| NC | Emirates Team New Zealand | _ | _ | _ | 8 | 2 | 10 | Qualified directly to 37th America's Cup |
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$^†$ All five challenger teams race New Zealand twice during the double round robin phase, but these are dead rubbers as points are not scored.

### Round Robin 1

Races held from August 29 to September 1:
| Race | Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish |
| 1 | August 29 | 24' 55" | Orient Express Racing Team | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | +0' 24" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 27" | -0' 13" | -0' 46" | -0' 33" | -0' 48" | -0' 24" |
| 2$^†$ | August 29 | +0' 12" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | Emirates Team New Zealand | 21' 07" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 11" | -0' 05" | -0' 06" | -0' 22" | -0' 21" | -0' 12" |
| 3 | August 29 | 24' 16" | INEOS Britannia | NYYC American Magic | +0' 14" | C | 6 | -1' 10" | -1' 06" | -1' 02" | -0' 59" | -0' 39" | -0' 41" | -0' 14" |
| 4 | August 29 | +1' 24" | Orient Express Racing Team | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 23' 20" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 27" | -0' 34" | -0' 26" | -0' 56" | -0' 51" | -1' 24" |
| 5 | August 30 | 31' 54" | NYYC American Magic | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | +2' 58" | C | 4 | -1' 08" | -1' 27" | -1' 38" | -15' 27" | ~ | ~ | -2' 58" |
| 6$^†$ | August 30 | DNS | Emirates Team New Zealand | INEOS Britannia | | C | 6 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | Awarded |
| 7 | August 31 | 22' 17" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | NYYC American Magic | +0' 24" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 02" | -0' 03" | -0' 20" | -0' 20" | -0' 25" | -0' 24" |
| 8$^†$ | August 31 | | Emirates Team New Zealand | Orient Express Racing Team | DNS | C | 6 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | Awarded |
| 9 | August 31 | +1' 25" | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | INEOS Britannia | 26' 05" | C | 6 | -0' 52" | -2' 12" | -1' 54" | -1' 54" | -2' 36" | -2' 26" | -1' 25" |
| 10 | August 31 | DNF | Orient Express Racing Team | NYYC American Magic | | C | 6 | -0' 24" | -0' 41" | -0' 28" | -0' 13" | -0' 38" | ~ | Awarded |
| 11 | August 31 | +1' 24" | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 21' 28" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 25" | -2' 05" | -2' 17" | -1' 54" | -1' 30" | -1' 24" |
| 12$^†$ | September 1 | DSQ | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | Emirates Team New Zealand | | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 17" | -0' 18" | -0' 45" | ~ | ~ | Awarded |
| 13 | September 1 | 22' 57" | INEOS Britannia | Orient Express Racing Team | +0' 16" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 13" | -0' 03" | -0' 20" | -0' 12" | -0' 11" | -0' 16" |
| 14 | September 1 | +0' 26" | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 22' 08" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 04" | -0' 11" | -0' 28" | -0' 21" | -0' 16" | -0' 26" |
| 15$^†$ | September 1 | +0' 29" | NYYC American Magic | Emirates Team New Zealand | 24' 10" | C | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 10" | -0' 09" | -0' 05" | -0' 08" | -0' 16" | -0' 29" |
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### Round Robin 2

Races held from September 3 to 8:
| Race | Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish |
| 16 | September 3 | 21' 42" | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | Orient Express Racing Team | +1' 10" | F | 6 | -0' 05" | -1' 38" | -1' 36" | -1' 15" | -1' 12" | -1' 05" | -1' 10" |
| 17$^†$ | September 3 | DSQ | Emirates Team New Zealand | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | | F | 6 | -0' 00" | -0' 16" | -0' 17" | -0' 23" | -0' 31" | -0' 59" | Awarded |
| 18 | September 4 September 5 | 24' 07" | NYYC American Magic | INEOS Britannia | +0' 13" | A | 6 | -0' 02" | -0' 20" | -0' 29" | -0' 16" | -0' 09" | -0' 03" | -0' 13" |
| 19 | September 4 September 5 | 21' 57" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | Orient Express Racing Team | +1' 02" | A | 6 | -0' 05" | -0' 10" | -0' 27" | -0' 37" | -0' 40" | -0' 37" | -1' 02" |
| 21$^†$ | September 4 September 5 | +3' 02" | INEOS Britannia | Emirates Team New Zealand | 24' 20" | A | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 24" | -0' 15" | -0' 33" | -0' 27" | -2' 13" | -3' 02" |
| 20 | September 4 September 5 | 21' 35" | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | NYYC American Magic | +0' 38" | A | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 10" | -0' 14" | -0' 23" | -0' 42" | -0' 42" | -0' 38" |
| 24$^†$ | September 4 September 5 | DNF | Orient Express Racing Team | Emirates Team New Zealand | 23' 43" | A | 6 | -0' 14" | -0' 21" | -0' 14" | -1' 53" | ~ | ~ | Awarded |
| 22 | September 7 | +0' 22" | NYYC American Magic | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 23' 24" | A | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 14" | -0' 03" | -0' 07" | -0' 19" | -0' 26" | -0' 22" |
| 23 | September 7 | 20' 39" | INEOS Britannia | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | + 0' 53" | A | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 12" | -0' 21" | -0' 28" | -0' 39" | -0' 45" | -0' 53" |
| 26 | September 7 | 22' 23" | NYYC American Magic | Orient Express Racing Team | +0' 15" | A | 6 | -0' 02" | -0' 08" | -0' 14" | -0' 15" | -0' 20" | -0' 18" | -0' 15" |
| 27$^†$ | September 7 | 21' 36" | Emirates Team New Zealand | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | +0' 38" | A | 6 | -0' 02" | -0' 07" | -0' 13" | -0' 20" | -0' 23" | -0' 38" | -0' 38" |
| 25 | September 7 | +0' 25" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | INEOS Britannia | 21' 43" | A | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 08" | -0' 08" | -0' 22" | -0' 29" | -0' 30" | -0' 25" |
| 28 | September 8 September 9 | +1' 11" | Orient Express Racing Team | INEOS Britannia | 23' 00" | B | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 25" | -0' 47" | -1' 24" | -1' 04" | -0' 55" | -1' 11" |
| 29 | September 8 September 9 | DSQ | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | | B | 6 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | Awarded |
| 30$^†$ | September 8 September 9 | 22' 25" | Emirates Team New Zealand | NYYC American Magic | +2' 37" | B | 6 | -0' 02" | -0' 07" | -0' 31" | -0' 22" | -1' 21" | -2' 22" | -2' 37" |
| 31 (Sail Off) | September 8 September 9 | 22' 12" | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | +0' 42" | B | 6 | -0' 01" | -0' 18" | -0' 29" | -0' 33" | -0' 49" | -0' 37" | -0' 42" |
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## Knock-out stage

The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals run as a best-of-nine match race series, followed by the final run as a best-of-13 match race series.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 5 |
| NYYC American Magic | 3 | | |
| NYYC American Magic | 3 | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 4 |
| | | INEOS Britannia | 7 |
| INEOS Britannia | 5 | INEOS Britannia | 7 |
| Alinghi Red Bull Racing | 2 | | |

### Semi-Final Group 1

Races won :
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
| Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | ● | 5 |
| NYYC American Magic | | | | | ● | ● | ● | | 3 |
| Race | Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish |
| 1 | September 14 | 22' 12" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | NYYC American Magic | +0' 07" | B | 6 | - 00:06.7 | - 00:06.2 | - 00:20.1 | - 00:15.4 | - 00:02.6 | - 00:21.4 | - 00:06.8 |
| 2 | September 14 | +0' 18" | NYYC American Magic | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 24' 26" | B | 6 | - 00:00.5 | - 00:12.3 | - 00:07.9 | - 00:19.5 | - 00:15.1 | - 00:13.5 | - 00:17.8 |
| 3 | September 15 | +0' 26" | NYYC American Magic | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 22' 29" | B | 6 | - 00:00.4 | - 00:12.0 | - 00:15.3 | - 00:31.9 | - 00:23.3 | - 00:33.5 | - 00:25.4 |
| 4 | September 15 | 22' 50" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | NYYC American Magic | +0' 02" | B | 6 | - 00:00.6 | - 00:06.2 | - 00:10.5 | - 00:12.2 | - 00:09.2 | - 00:03.9 | - 00:02.7 |
| 5 | September 16 | DNF | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | NYYC American Magic | 26' 45" | B | 6 | - 00:02.6 | - 00:14.5 | - 00:20.2 | - 00:03.6 | - 00:03.3 | ~ | ~ |
| 6 | September 18 | 27' 18" | NYYC American Magic | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | DSQ | C | 4 | - 00:01.7 | - 00:45.8 | - 00:02.0 | - 02:32.5 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| 7 | September 18 | 22' 02" | NYYC American Magic | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | DNF | C | 6 | - 00:00.0 | - 00:03.7 | - 00:05.3 | - 00:03.1 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| 8 | September 19 | 22' 56" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | NYYC American Magic | +1' 01" | B | 6 | - 00:00.9 | - 00:18.6 | - 00:21.2 | - 00:07.4 | - 00:23.1 | - 00:52.5 | - 00:61.0 |
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Notes: Gate time gaps may differ from live TV coverage as they are based on publicly available race telemetry data.

### Semi-Final Group 2

Races won :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total |
| INEOS Britannia | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | 5 |
| Alinghi Red Bull Racing | | | | | ● | ● | | 2 |
| Race | Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish |
| 1 | September 14 | +2' 05" | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | INEOS Britannia | 23' 32" | B | 6 | - 00:04.5 | - 00:10.9 | - 00:22.3 | - 00:45.0 | - 01:24.0 | - 01:20.5 | - 02:05.1 |
| 2 | September 14 | 20' 33" | INEOS Britannia | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | +1' 37" | B | 6 | - 00:09.8 | - 01:14.1 | - 01:22.6 | - 01:16.4 | - 01:33.7 | - 01:36.2 | - 01:36.6 |
| 3 | September 15 | 22' 31" | INEOS Britannia | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | +2' 20" | B | 6 | - 00:43.5 | - 01:19.3 | - 01:28.3 | - 01:39.5 | - 01:48.5 | - 02:02.3 | - 02:19.8 |
| 4 | September 15 | +0' 48" | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | INEOS Britannia | 22' 23" | B | 6 | - 00:00.2 | - 00:15.2 | - 00:23.0 | - 00:36.8 | - 00:39.2 | - 00:47.1 | - 00:48.3 |
| 5 | September 16 | 41' 22" | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | INEOS Britannia | DNF | B | 5 | - 00:01.1 | - 00:15.0 | - 01:11.3 | - 08:39.6 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| 6 | September 18 | +1' 23" | INEOS Britannia | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | 20' 22" | C | 6 | - 00:01.4 | - 00:03.1 | - 01:02.6 | - 01:01.5 | - 01:23.2 | - 00:42.5 | - 01:22.9 |
| 7 | September 18 | 23' 47" | INEOS Britannia | Alinghi Red Bull Racing | +1' 08" | C | 6 | - 00:03.2 | - 00:21.8 | - 00:30.3 | - 00:51.0 | - 00:39.7 | - 01:10.0 | - 01:10.1 |
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Notes: Gate time gaps may differ from live TV coverage as they are based on publicly available race telemetry data.

### Final

Races won :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total |
| INEOS Britannia | | ● | ● | | ● | | ● | | ● | ● | ● | 7 |
| Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | ● | | | ● | | ● | | ● | | | | 4 |
| Race | Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Gate 6 | Gate 7 | Finish |
| 1 | September 26 | 27' 03" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | INEOS Britannia | +0' 46" | A | 8 | - 00:03.1 | - 00:10.6 | - 00:12.5 | - 00:25.2 | - 00:19.3 | - 00:33.6 | - 00:28.5 | - 00:42.0 | - 00:46.7 |
| 2 | September 26 | 27' 25" | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | +0' 18" | A | 8 | - 00:00.7 | - 00:08.6 | - 00:17.5 | - 00:07.5 | - 00:12.3 | - 00:09.8 | - 00:16.0 | - 00:17.9 | - 00:18.5 |
| 3 abandoned | September 28 | | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | | C | 6 | - 00:00.1 | - 00:17.0 | - 00:15.8 | - 01:29.5 | - 01:09.1 | - 06:01.6 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| 3 | September 29 | | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | DSQ | A | 8 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | Awarded |
| 4 | September 29 | 26' 38" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | INEOS Britannia | +0' 04" | A | 8 | - 00:00.3 | - 00:04.2 | - 00:05.4 | - 00:04.1 | - 00:06.6 | - 00:19.3 | - 00:21.1 | - 00:04.5 | - 00:04.6 |
| 5 | September 30 | +00' 12" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | INEOS Britannia | 27' 06" | A | 8 | - 00:06.1 | - 00:05.0 | - 00:04.3 | - 00:07.6 | - 00:10.3 | - 00:06.0 | - 00:10.3 | - 00:08.7 | - 00:12.1 |
| 6 | September 30 | +00' 17" | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 26' 56" | A | 8 | - 00:00.6 | - 00:02.4 | - 00:05.5 | - 00:12.1 | - 00:13.2 | - 00:15.7 | - 00:13.5 | - 00:19.3 | - 00:16.9 |
| 7 | October 1 | | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | DSQ | A | 8 | - 00:00.2 | - 00:00.8 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | Awarded |
| 8 | October 1 | 26' 32" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | INEOS Britannia | +00' 16" | A | 8 | - 00:04.8 | - 00:12.2 | - 00:07.3 | - 00:05.8 | - 00:06.0 | - 00:08.1 | - 00:11.6 | - 00:16.7 | - 00:15.6 |
| 9 | October 2 | +00' 23" | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | INEOS Britannia | 27' 35" | D | 8 | - 00:00.6 | - 00:02.1 | - 00:11.4 | - 00:09.0 | - 00:06.9 | - 00:17.5 | - 00:16.2 | - 00:14.4 | - 00:22.9 |
| 10 | October 2 | 27' 29" | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | +00' 08" | D | 8 | - 00:00.7 | - 00:04.8 | - 00:11.3 | - 00:11.2 | - 00:09.3 | - 00:08.4 | - 00:12.8 | - 00:09.6 | - 00:08.4 |
| 11 | October 4 | 26' 46" | INEOS Britannia | Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | +00' 17" | B | 8 | - 00:00.3 | - 00:10.5 | - 00:11.2 | - 00:09.9 | - 00:07.5 | - 00:03.9 | - 00:08.9 | - 00:08.5 | - 00:17.5 |
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Notes:
* Race 3 on 28th of September was abandoned due to time limits after a sudden wind drop
* LRPP did not take part in Race 3 on 29th of September due to a broken mainsail
* LRPP suffered a mechanical failure during race 7 causing it to abandon the race