The German French partnership of Jorg Riechers and Pierre Brasseur on the Mach 40 Mare crossed the finish line in third place in Class 40 at 0236hrs 30secs local time (0436hrs 30secs UTC) in Itajaí, Brasil. They complete the podium for the Class 40 fleet. 

Alex Pella and Pablo Santurde on Tales Santander 2014 crossed the finish line of the 11th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre at 0036hrs 50sec‏ local time (0236hrs 50 sec UTC) off Itajai this Saturday morning to take second place in Class 40. 

Sébastien Rogues , skipper of GDF SUEZ :

Having had a unchallenged lead since the race re-started from Roscoff in the very early hours of the morning of Sunday 10th November, French duo Sébastien Rogues and Fabien Delahaye sailed GDF SUEZ across the finish line off Itajaí, Brasil this Friday evening at 2056hrs local time (2256hrs UTC) to win the Class 40 fleet of the Transat Jacques Vabre from 26 starters.

Going into the final evening and night of their Transat Jacques Vabre, for the top three Class 40 duos there is still a dense cloud of uncertainty hanging over the final outcome. Given that the waters off Itajaí Brasil have hardly seen breeze to ripple the surface of the sea through the day, the one certainty is that it be a long evening and, maybe, night.