HEAD TO HEAD:
Alinghi and Oracle met six times in the Louis Vuitton Cup.
Of the six races, the Swiss syndicate have won five.
In round robin one, Alinghi won by 1min 43s.
In the second round, Oracle turned the tables, albeit narrowly, winning by 4s.
The pair then advanced to the semifinals where it
was all Alinghi.
They won the best-of-seven series 4-0, the margins being 1min 11s, 29s, 46s and 48s.
REGATTA RECORD:
Alinghi:
Overall record: Raced 23 times, won 20, lost two, one forfeit.
Round robin one: Raced 8 times, won 7, lost 1 (to OneWorld)
Round robin two: Raced 8 times, won 6, lost 1 (to Oracle), forfeited 1 (to Prada).
Quarter-finals: Raced 3 times vs Prada. Won three (Prada forfeited the final race).
Semifinals: Alinghi beat Oracle 4-0 in best-of-seven series.
Oracle:
Overall record: Raced 28 times, won 20, lost eight.
Round robin one: Raced 8 times. Won 5, lost 3 (Alinghi, GBR Challenge and OneWorld).
Round robin two: Raced 8 times. Won 7, lost 1 (Prada).
Quarter-finals: Raced 4 times vs OneWorld. Won 4-0.
Semifinals: Raced 4 times v Alinghi. Lost 4-0.
Semifinal repechage: Raced 4 times v OneWorld. Won 4-0.
The final starts tomorrow in the best-of-nine series. The other races are scheduled for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, then if needed Friday 17th, Sunday 19th, Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st
Races start 1.15pm. Live coverage TV1.
