SailGP fans haven narrowly backed Australia to win on the Bay of Cadiz over Peter Burling’s New Zealand, which returns after an enforced racing hiatus.
A total of 31.06% of fans voted for Tom Slingsby’s triple champions to triumph in Spain, despite not winning an event in Season 4 so far.
New Zealand meanwhile, which won in Chicago and returns after missing the second half of Saint-Tropez and entire Taranto event, picked up 27.95% of the vote.
Ben Ainslie’s Emirates Great Britain, which comes to Spain after back-to-back victories in Taranto and Saint-Tropez, was backed by 12.73% of fans.
It comes after New Zealand hit the Cadiz racetrack with purpose when practice racing got underway - picking up two race wins and ending the day at the top of the leaderboard tied on points with ROCKWOOL DEN. Australia meanwhile had a tricky day on the water and finished in 7th overall ahead of Switzerland.
Despite ROCKWOOL DEN's promising practice, fans were more confident that fledgling team Germany would secure their inaugural victory in Spain than they were in Nicolai Sehested’s Danish crew. The Germans picked up 1.23% of the vote, compared to ROCKWOOL DEN’s 0.93%.
Switzerland meanwhile, which has shown little improvement in Season 4 despite the additions of Nathan Outteridge and Glenn Ashby, was voted least likely to win in Spain.
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The Spain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía-Cádiz takes place on October 14-15, with racing scheduled between 15:30-17:00 CEST.
