2022 Copper X-Prix
| 2022 Copper X-Prix | |||||
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Round 4 of 5 of the 2022 Extreme E Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24–25 September 2022 | ||||
| Official name | 2022 Antofagasta Minerals Copper X-Prix | ||||
| Location | Calama, Chile | ||||
| Course | Rocks, gravel | ||||
| Course length | 3.05 km (1.9 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 4 laps, 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Drivers | Rosberg X Racing | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | X44 | ||||
| Second | Acciona | Sainz XE | ||||
| Third | Abt Cupra XE | ||||
The 2022 Copper X-Prix (formally the 2022 Antofagasta Minerals Copper X-Prix) was an Extreme E off-road race that was held on 24 and 25 September 2022 in the small mining city of Calama, in the Atacama Desert in the Chilean region of Antofagasta. It was the fourth round of the electric off-road racing car series' second season, and also marked not only the first running of the event, but also the first time the series visited South America, after planned trips to Brazil and Argentina were cancelled in 2021. The final was won by Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez for X44 Vida Carbon Racing after a penalty for on-track winners Neom McLaren Extreme E. Acciona | Sainz XE Team and Abt Cupra XE rounded out the podium.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
| Qualifying 2 draw[2] | |||||
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| Heat 1 |  Rosberg X Racing
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 Chip Ganassi Racing
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 Xite Energy Racing
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 Veloce Racing
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Andretti United XE
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| Heat 2 | X44
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McLaren XE
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Abt Cupra XE
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Acciona | Sainz XE
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JBXE
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Notes:
- Tie-breakers were determined by Super Sector times.[6]
Semi-Final 1
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | 6 | Rosberg X Racing
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 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Johan Kristoffersson
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4 | 9:04.370 | 81 | |
| 2 | 55 | Acciona | Sainz XE Team
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Laia Sanz Carlos Sainz
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4 | +6.439 | ||
| 3 | 23 | Genesys Andretti United Extreme E
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Catie Munnings Timmy Hansen
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4 | +16.791 | 6 | |
| Source:[7] | |||||||
Semi-Final 2
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | 44 | X44 Vida Carbon Racing
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Cristina Gutiérrez Sébastien Loeb
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4 | 9:02.840 | ||
| 2 | 125 | Abt Cupra XE
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Klara Andersson Nasser Al-Attiyah
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4 | +3.519 | ||
| 3 | 99 | GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing
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Sara Price Kyle LeDuc
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4 | +6.314 | 1 | |
| Source:[8] | |||||||
Crazy Race
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | 58 | Neom McLaren Extreme E
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 Emma Gilmour Tanner Foust
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4 | 9:12.588 | ||
| 2 | 22 | JBXE
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Kevin Hansen Hedda Hosås
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4 | +15.042 | 4 | |
| 3 | 42 | Xite Energy Racing
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 Tamara Molinaro Timo Scheider
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4 | +19.474 | 2 | |
| 4 | 5 | Veloce Racing
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Christine GZ Lance Woolridge
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4 | +2:17.762 | 1 | |
| Source:[9] | |||||||
Final
| Pos. | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | 44 | X44 Vida Carbon Racing
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Sébastien Loeb Cristina Gutiérrez
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4 | 8:59.728 | 25 |
| 2 | 55 | Acciona | Sainz XE Team
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Carlos Sainz Laia Sanz
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4 | +6.093 | 18 |
| 3 | 125 | Abt Cupra XE
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Nasser Al-Attiyah Klara Andersson
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4 | +8.612 | 15 |
| 4 | 99 | GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing
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Kyle LeDuc Sara Price
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4 | +10.1593 | 12 |
| 5 | 58 | Neom McLaren Extreme E
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Tanner Foust Emma Gilmour
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4 | +18.9353 | 10+52 |
| Source:[10] | ||||||
Notes:
- ^1 – Rosberg X Racing qualified for the final by virtue of winning semi-final 1, but technical issues meant they could not start the race. According to the sporting regulations, GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing, who were first reserves, took their place on the grid. As such, Rosberg X Racing were recognised as sixth-place finishers, while Chip Ganassi Racing would score points based on their position in the final.[11]
- ^2 – Team awarded 5 additional points for being fastest in the Super Sector.[12]
- ^3 – Neom McLaren Extreme E finished first on the road, but received a pair of 10-second time penalties for dropping two waypoint flags that relegated them to last place. GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing originally finished third and were briefly up to second due to McLaren's penalty, but later received a 5-second time penalty themselves for missing a waypoint.[10]
References
- ^ Turner, Kevin (25 September 2022). "Copper X-Prix: Hamilton's X44 squad takes Extreme E win after McLaren penalty". Autosport. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Doc 54 - Bulletin S02-R04-09" (PDF). Extreme E. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b "07 - Combined Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Semi Final 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Semi Final 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "03 - Classification - Crazy Race" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b "03 - Classification - Final Race - Amended" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "X44 Vida Carbon Racing claim first win of Extreme E Season 2 as title fight goes down to the wire". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "07 - Continental Traction Challenge Classification - After Final Race" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.