2022 Desert X-Prix | ||||
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Round 1 of 5 of the 2022 Extreme E Championship
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Race details | ||||
Date | 19–20 February 2022 | |||
Location | Neom, Saudi Arabia | |||
Course | Sand, rock | |||
Course length | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |||
Distance | 2 laps, 13.8 km (8.6 miles) | |||
Pole position | ||||
Drivers | Team X44 | |||
Podium | ||||
First | Rosberg X Racing | |||
Second | Acciona | Sainz XE | |||
Third | Team X44 |
The 2022 Desert X-Prix was an Extreme E off-road race that was held on 19 and 20 February 2022 in the future planned city of Neom, Saudi Arabia. It was the first round of the electric off-road racing car series' second season, and also marked the second running of the event, albeit in a different location to 2021. The final was won by Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky and Johan Kristoffersson for reigning champions Rosberg X Racing, ahead of the Acciona | Sainz XE Team and Team X44.[1]
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying 2 draw[2] | |||||
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Notes:
- Tie-breakers were determined by Super Sector times.[6]
- ^1 – Abt Cupra XE were demoted one position and deducted two intermediate points for causing a collision in heat 1 of qualifying 2.[7]
Semi-final 1
[edit]Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | 44 | ![]() |
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2 | 9:05.107 | ||
2 | 6 | ![]() |
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2 | +7.660 | ||
3 | 42 | ![]() |
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2 | +17.5901 | 8 | |
Source:[8] |
Notes:
- ^1 – Xite Energy Racing originally finished second, but later received a 10-second time penalty for taking down a waypoint flag.[9]
Semi-final 2
[edit]Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | 99 | ![]() |
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2 | 9:12.337 | ||
2 | 55 | ![]() |
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2 | +6.850 | ||
3 | 23 | ![]() |
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1 | +1 lap | 6 | |
Source:[10] |
Crazy Race
[edit]Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | 58 | ![]() |
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2 | 9:14.250 | ||
2 | 125 | ![]() |
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2 | +2.642 | 4 | |
3 | 22 | ![]() |
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2 | +11.623 | 2 | |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
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2 | +3:39.676 | 1 | |
Source:[11] |
Notes:
- Veloce's Christine GZ was replaced by Hedda Hosås after suffering an injury in qualifying.[12]
Final
[edit]Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
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2 | 27:08.453 | 25+51 |
2 | 55 | ![]() |
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2 | +2.483 | 18 |
3 | 44 | ![]() |
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2 | +5.807 | 15 |
4 | 99 | ![]() |
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2 | +25.202 | 12 |
5 | 58 | ![]() |
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0 | +2 laps | 10 |
Source:[13] |
Notes:
- The race was red-flagged at the end of lap 1 after a crash for McLaren's Tanner Foust. All four other teams took the restart, with the gaps maintained.
- ^1 – Team awarded 5 additional points for being fastest in the Super Sector.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Whitfield, Steve (20 February 2022). "Desert X-Prix: Rosberg X Racing triumph in red-flagged final". Autosport. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Doc 44 - Bulletin S02-R01-09" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b "07 - Combined Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Doc 54 - Decision No. 18 - Car 125" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Semi Final 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Doc 65 - Decision No. 21 - Car 42" (PDF). Extreme E. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Semi Final 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Crazy Race" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (19 February 2022). "Christine GZ fractures foot in Q1 wreck, Hedda Hosas to sub for X Prix". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Final Race" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "07 - Continental Traction Challenge Classification - After Final Race" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 20 February 2022.