- Land Rover BAR takes a podium position finishing third in Gothenburg
- Result in Sweden sees Land Rover BAR maintain a strong position, second overall on the leader board of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series
- All to play for going forward into the final event of the year in Bermuda
Whitley, UK, 31 August 2015 ‑ The conditions in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the second event in the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series delivered near perfect racing conditions on day 1, with wind speeds between 12 and 15 knots, and saw Land Rover BAR tussling with Team Oracle USA to take second position on the leader board going into day 2.
The final day of racing produced some of the toughest conditions in the series so far, with a challenging light and shifty wind. There was concern that there wouldn't be enough breeze but two races were completed and Land Rover BAR worked hard to come back from a two difficult starts. The team recovered to third in Race 3, but had to settle for a frustrating fifth in Race 4. The results placed them third overall at Gothenburg, just behind Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA, and leaves them second overall in the series.
Skipper and Team Principal Ben Ainslie commented: "It was a tough course; the wind was a lot lighter on the second day than it has been for the previous racing, and it was a new dynamic for all of the teams. We struggled a little bit, we didn't have great starts and we struggled to get through the pack in both races. We fought our way through and finished up on the podium overall which we are happy with ‑ of course we would have liked to have been on top of the podium, but this is another step along the America's Cup journey for us, and it's good to be competing at the top of this circuit.
"For a new team we're performing well, we've certainly got plenty of gains that we can make, and we need to keep working on that for the next event in Bermuda coming up in October."
It's all to play for going into the final event of the season when the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series moves to Bermuda from 16th to 18th October to follow the action go to www.LandRoverBAR.com.
Overall results Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg ‑ four races
1. Emirates Team New Zealand‑ 54
2. ORACLE TEAM USA‑ 48
3. Land Rover BAR‑ 46
4. SoftBank Team Japan‑ 43
5. Artemis Racing ‑ 42
6. Groupama Team France ‑ 37
Overall results Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series ‑ two events
1. Emirates Team New Zealand‑ 72
2. Land Rover BAR ‑ 65
3. ORACLE TEAM USA ‑ 64
4. SoftBank Team Japan‑ 56
5. Artemis Racing ‑ 53
6. Groupama Team France ‑ 50
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Editors Notes:
Land Rover
- Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that represent true 'breadth of capability' across the model range. Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover and Range Rover Evoque each define the world's 4x4 sectors with 80% of this model range exported to over 170 countries.
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR)
- Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) was launched on June 10th 2014 in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge. The team was conceived by four times Olympic gold medalist and 34th America's Cup winner, Sir Ben Ainslie, with the long‑term aim of challenging for Britain and bringing the America's Cup back home to where it all began in 1851. Ben has developed and will lead a British entry capable of winning the prestigious trophy, something Britain has so far never managed to achieve.
- BAR is a commercial sporting team, with a number of individual private investors alongside corporate partners. The team is made up of some of the best British and international sailors, designers, builders and racing support.
- The team are constructing a new headquarters in the centre of Portsmouth, the 75,000 sq ft. building will not only house all the team's activities, but will welcome the public into a Visitor Centre hosted by the 1851 Trust. The Trust is the team's official charity, and HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is its Royal Patron.
- Portsmouth will also host two America's Cup World Series events during the summers of 2015 and 2016, The first will be on the weekend of 24‑26th July. Up to 500,000 visitors are expected to come and watch the racing, enjoy the festivities, and cheer for the home team.
- www.benainslieracing.com #bringthecuphome
