Records

Skippers

Skipper Class40France

Frédéric Denis

Statistics

Whole career, 2015–2022, every class.
· General · 2026 season in progress
Method
Not ranked: no scored race since 2023
Past standings, up to the 2025 season.
903
pts in all · 6 races counted
End of season
1692017166th
1692018174th
391201984th
9 starts
Wins
3
33%
2nd and 3rd places
2
22%
4th to 5th
1
11%
Further back
2
22%
Retirements
1
11%
Finish rate 89% · a podium every 1.8 races
Highlights
Finest winNormandy Channel Race 2021 · Class40
Best Sillage standing11th in 2021 · Class40
Longest podium streak4 races in a row
Level by season
Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.
- IMOCA
- Class40
- fewer than 3 results
- mid-fleet
100%’15
’16
33%’17
IMOCA, 2017–2017.
2 starts
Wins
0
0%
2nd and 3rd places
0
0%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
1
50%
Retirements
1
50%
Finish rate 50%
Highlights
Starts
Class40, 2019–2022.
6 starts
Wins
2
33%
2nd and 3rd places
2
33%
4th to 5th
1
17%
Further back
1
17%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 1.5 races
Highlights
Finest winNormandy Channel Race 2021

Trophée Jules Verne2026
40d10h45min50s
29.2 knots
Sodebo Ultim 3
Léonard Legrand Nicolas Troussel Benjamin Schwartz Thomas Coville Frédéric Denis Guillaume Pirouelle Pierre Leboucher
· 25 January 2026Record

Record season674 Sillage pts in 2022

’18

86%’19

’20

89%’21

86%’22

Best season 2021 (89%, win: Normandy Channel Race). 2022 rests on 1 result only.

2

Best Sillage standing47th in 2018

Record season169 Sillage pts in 2017

Level by season

Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.

IMOCA
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

33%’17

Best season 2017 (33%, 9th: Transat Café L'Or). 2017 rests on 1 result only.

Best Sillage standing11th in 2021

Longest podium streak4 races in a row

Record season674 Sillage pts in 2022

Level by season

Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.

Class40
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

86%’19
’20
89%’21
86%’22

Best season 2021 (89%, win: Normandy Channel Race). 2022 rests on 1 result only.

349

2020

83rd

630202143rd

674202244th

434202389th

2992024156th

552025386th

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

WSSRC record

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · IMOCA · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2020 season.

169

pts in all · 1 race counted

End of season

169201754th
169201847th
127201950th
85202053rd

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · Class40 · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2025 season.

806

pts in all · 6 races counted

End of season

264201959th
264202053rd
630202111th
674202213th
434202328th
299202473rd
552025244th

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary

General rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

Class40 rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

: 9

: 3

: 5

·: 3 · 5

StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 9 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

Records

Records

Statistics

· General · 2026 season in progress

End of season

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · IMOCA · 2026 season in progress

End of season

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · Class40 · 2026 season in progress

End of season