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Raphaël Dinelli

Statistics

Whole career, 1996–2008, every class.
· General · 2026 season in progress
Method
Not ranked: no scored race since 2023
Past standings, up to the 2012 season.
1,370
pts in all · 4 races counted
End of season
320199719th
97019985th
89019996th
6 starts
Wins
1
17%
2nd and 3rd places
1
17%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
2
33%
Retirements
2
33%
Finish rate 67% · a podium every 3 races
Highlights
Finest winTransat Café L'Or 1997 · Open 50
Best Sillage standing1st in 1997 and 1998 · Open 50
Longest podium streak2 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
- Open 50
- fewer than 3 results
- mid-fleet
’96
100%’97
67%’98
IMOCA, 1996–2008.
5 starts
Wins
0
0%
2nd and 3rd places
1
20%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
2
40%
Retirements
2
40%
Finish rate 60% · a podium every 5 races
Highlights
Open 50, 1997–1997.
1 start
Wins
1
100%
2nd and 3rd places
0
0%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
0
0%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 1 races
Highlights
Finest winTransat Café L'Or 1997

Record season970 Sillage pts in 1998

’99

’00

’01

’02

’03

8%’04

’05

’06

’07

18%’08

Best season 1997 (100%, win: Transat Café L'Or). 2008 rests on 1 result only.

Starts5

Best Sillage standing6th in 1998

Record season650 Sillage pts in 1998

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

’96
’97
67%’98
’99
’00
’01
’02
’03
8%’04
’05
’06
’07
18%’08

Best season 1998 (67%, 3rd: Route du Rhum). 2008 rests on 1 result only.

Best Sillage standing1st in 1997 and 1998

Record season320 Sillage pts in 1997

Level by season

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

Open 50
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

100%’97

Best season 1997 (100%, win: Transat Café L'Or). 1997 rests on 1 result only.

648

2000

9th

325200138th

02–03—

180200439th

180200550th

135200679th

902007160th

2008—

220200996th

220201098th

1652011157th

1102012229th

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 · IMOCA · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2012 season.

1,050

pts in all · 3 races counted

End of season

65019986th
65019999th
488200010th
325200123rd
02–03—
180200427th
180200525th
135200629th
90200760th
2008—
220200935th
220201029th
165201147th
110201247th

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 · Open 50 · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2000 season.

320

pts in all · 1 race counted

End of season

32019971st
32019981st
24019995th
16020005th

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

French sailor born in 1968, who started the Vendée Globe three more times after his 1996 sinking, and founder of the Océan Vital foundation.

Skipper

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

IMOCA 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

: 6

: 1

: 2

·: 1 · 2

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

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 · Open 50 · 2026 season in progress

End of season