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14 May 2023

No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing top Qualifying in Round 4

RJ Anderson and Amanda Sorensen came out on top with a perfect score, after a stop-start Qualifying 2 in which both Heats were red flagged due to incidents in the first sector of the course.

© Alastair Staley

Making it to the Grand Final for the first time this season, the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team recovered well to take second place in Qualifying 2 Heat 1, after driver Emma Gilmour, along with Carl Cox Motorsport’s Timo Scheider and ABT CUPRA XE’s Klara Andersson, all crashed into the hay bales below the cliff face on the opening lap.

Winners of Qualifying 2 Heat 2, Veloce Racing, will also feature in the Round 4 Grand Final. A collision between ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team’s Laia Sanz and Rosberg X Racing’s (RXR) Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky at the first corner of the Heat saw DNFs for both teams, along with damage to the X44 Vida Carbon Racing car.

The ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team were classified as fifth for causing the incident, but qualified fourth in overall Qualifying. Meanwhile RXR’s fourth place in Qualifying 2 Heat 2 was enough to secure the last spot in the Grand Final alongside the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team.

The remaining five teams will battle it out in the Redemption Race for crucial championship points as the second double-header of Extreme E Season 3 comes to an end.

Qualifying 1 Heat 1

Using the same line that served them well in yesterday’s Qualifying 2, No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing swung around the outside of the pack as RJ Anderson took the lead out of Waypoint 1.

© Charly Lopez

Shutting the door on Rosberg X Racing’s Johan Kristoffersson, Fraser McConnell slotted into second for X44 Vida Carbon Racing, with ABT CUPRA XE’s Nasser Al-Attiyah in hot pursuit from fourth. Round 3 podium finishers Carl Cox Motorsport ran in fifth with Christine GZ as the teams approached the driver change.

An issue for X44 Vida Carbon Racing saw Cristina Gutiérrez exit the Switch Zone in fourth, behind RXR’s Åhlin-Kottulinsky and ABT CUPRA XE’s Andersson. The Spaniard fought hard to regain third place, and soon succeeded with a bold overtake up the inside of the ABT CUPRA XE car as they launched over a jump.

A smooth drive from Sorensen up front secured the win for No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing, while Åhlin-Kottulinsky brought the RXR ODYSSEY 21 home in second.

© Alastair Staley

Post-race the stewards identified that contact from Gutiérrez as she looked to overtake Andersson caused a puncture for the Swede, and X44 Vida Carbon Racing were demoted to fourth place behind ABT CUPRA XE.

Qualifying 1 Heat 2

A strong start for the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team saw Mattias Ekström dominate the inside line to take the lead out of the opening corner. Behind, Veloce Racing’s Kevin Hansen held his ground to keep second place.

Both Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E’s Timmy Hansen and NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team’s Tanner Foust stormed ahead of JBXE to take third and fourth, respectively, as the teams entered the steep climb out of the quarry.

© Alastair Staley

Soon after Hansen entered a spin, re-joining the race nearly a minute off the front and with only rear wheel drive engaged. Up ahead, Foust was closing the gap on Veloce Racing’s Hansen, and soon stole second as the Veloce Racing car struggled with a bent drive shaft.

Following the driver switch, ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team’s Sanz crossed the line comfortably first, lapping Catie Munnings as the Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E car fought to keep going.

Gilmour retained second place for the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team. Veloce Racing’s Molly Taylor kept third, despite a 10-second penalty for Hansen hitting a Waypoint flag, as he pushed to stay ahead of NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team's Foust.

© Colin McMaster

Technical issues saw JBXE crawl home in fourth with Hedda Hosås behind the wheel, while Munnings nearly caught up with the crippled JBXE ODYSSEY 21 but, ultimately, ended the Heat in fifth.

Qualifying 2 Heat 1

A quick launch off the line gave NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team’s Gilmour the pace she needed to shut out Carl Cox Motorsport’s Scheider. However, this pace also saw the New Zealander slide into the hay bales, promptly followed by Scheider. ABT CUPRA XE’s Andersson then veered off-course to avoid contact with the stationary Carl Cox Motorsport car.

With both Carl Cox Motorsport and ABT CUPRA XE out of contention, the race restarted with one lap to go until the Switch Zone. Gilmour took the lead as the teams entered a slow zone through Waypoints 3 and 4 where the incidents had occurred.

© Colin McMaster

JBXE’s Hosås was slow off the line as the ODYSSEY 21 failed to respond, but the Norwegian was soon on her way, albeit a long way back from No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing’s Sorensen in second.

With JBXE far behind, the front two delivered safe runs knowing that, combined with their Qualifying 1 result, first or second place in the Heat would see them through to the Grand Final.

NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team’s Foust maintained the lead on his two-lap stint after the driver change, but a 30-second penalty for speeding in the slow zone on Gilmour’s lap put the team down to second.

Qualifying 2 Heat 2

As the five female drivers set off from the start line, RXR’s Åhlin-Kottulinsky and ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team’s Sanz moved closer and closer together as the pair tussled to secure the inside line in the opening corner.

© Colin McMaster

With neither driver giving up the fight, Sanz clipped the back of Åhlin-Kottulinsky, sending the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team car into a spin and the RXR ODYSSEY 21 over the banking and across the racing line.

While Veloce Racing’s Taylor and Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E’s Munnings avoided contact with the out-of-control RXR car, Gutiérrez took a big hit to the front right of her X44 Vida Carbon Racing machine.

The Heat resumed after the red flag with only three teams on-course. The ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team classified fifth, behind RXR, for causing the incident. Despite the DNFs, both teams make it through to the Grand Final after strong performances in Qualifying 1.

© Alastair Staley

Off the start line a second time around, Taylor secured the lead once again for Veloce Racing, with Munnings in second for Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E ahead of X44 Vida Carbon Racing’s Gutiérrez.

Taylor played it safe heading into the slow zone, and throughout her remaining lap, setting the stage for a dramatic battle between the Hansen brothers. However, difficulties getting Timmy Hansen secured in the Andretti Altawkilat car put the team too far behind to compete with Veloce Racing.

The Switch Zone incident dropped the team into third behind X44 Vida Carbon Racing, but McConnell struggled with his damaged car, losing control in a spin with only rear wheel drive at his dispense.

© Colin McMaster

Hansen soon took second place away from McConnell, but second for Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E and third for X44 Vida Carbon Racing were not enough to put either team through to the Grand Final.

The win in Heat 2 was just the comeback that Veloce Racing needed to make it through to the Grand Final, keeping their hopes of a third podium after just four rounds alive.

RESULTS

Q1 Heat 1:

1. No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing 10:07.156
2. Rosberg X Racing +9.968
3. ABT CUPRA XE +21.564
4. X44 Vida Carbon Racing +13.458 (change of track position)
5. Carl Cox Motorsport +23.618

Q1 Heat 2:

1. ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team 10:13.931
2. NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +4.073
3. Veloce Racing +35.251 (PENALISED)
4. JBXE +2:45.950
5. Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E +1 LAP

Q2 Heat 1:

1. No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing 55:32.396
2. NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +27.017 (PENALISED)
3. JBXE +1:33.392 (PENALISED)
4. Carl Cox Motorsport DNF
5. ABT CUPRA XE DNF

Q2 Heat 2:

1. Veloce Racing 33:38.652
2. Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E +46.341
3. X44 Vida Carbon Racing +1:15.676
4. Rosberg X Racing DNF
5. ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team DNF

Qualifying Standings:

1. No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing: 20 points
2. Veloce Racing: 16 points
3. NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team: 16 points
4. Rosberg X Racing: 12 points
5. ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team: 12 points
6. Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E: 10 points
7. X44 Vida Carbon Racing: 10 points
8. JBXE: 10 points
9. ABT CUPRA XE: 8 points
10. Carl Cox Motorsport: 6 points

With a win in both of their Qualifying Heats in Round 4, No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing enter their second Grand Final of the Hydro X Prix.

RJ Anderson and Amanda Sorensen came out on top with a perfect score, after a stop-start Qualifying 2 in which both Heats were red flagged due to incidents in the first sector of the course.

© Alastair Staley

Making it to the Grand Final for the first time this season, the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team recovered well to take second place in Qualifying 2 Heat 1, after driver Emma Gilmour, along with Carl Cox Motorsport’s Timo Scheider and ABT CUPRA XE’s Klara Andersson, all crashed into the hay bales below the cliff face on the opening lap.

Winners of Qualifying 2 Heat 2, Veloce Racing, will also feature in the Round 4 Grand Final. A collision between ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team’s Laia Sanz and Rosberg X Racing’s (RXR) Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky at the first corner of the Heat saw DNFs for both teams, along with damage to the X44 Vida Carbon Racing car.

The ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team were classified as fifth for causing the incident, but qualified fourth in overall Qualifying. Meanwhile RXR’s fourth place in Qualifying 2 Heat 2 was enough to secure the last spot in the Grand Final alongside the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team.

The remaining five teams will battle it out in the Redemption Race for crucial championship points as the second double-header of Extreme E Season 3 comes to an end.

Qualifying 1 Heat 1

Using the same line that served them well in yesterday’s Qualifying 2, No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing swung around the outside of the pack as RJ Anderson took the lead out of Waypoint 1.

© Charly Lopez

Shutting the door on Rosberg X Racing’s Johan Kristoffersson, Fraser McConnell slotted into second for X44 Vida Carbon Racing, with ABT CUPRA XE’s Nasser Al-Attiyah in hot pursuit from fourth. Round 3 podium finishers Carl Cox Motorsport ran in fifth with Christine GZ as the teams approached the driver change.

An issue for X44 Vida Carbon Racing saw Cristina Gutiérrez exit the Switch Zone in fourth, behind RXR’s Åhlin-Kottulinsky and ABT CUPRA XE’s Andersson. The Spaniard fought hard to regain third place, and soon succeeded with a bold overtake up the inside of the ABT CUPRA XE car as they launched over a jump.

A smooth drive from Sorensen up front secured the win for No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing, while Åhlin-Kottulinsky brought the RXR ODYSSEY 21 home in second.

© Alastair Staley

Post-race the stewards identified that contact from Gutiérrez as she looked to overtake Andersson caused a puncture for the Swede, and X44 Vida Carbon Racing were demoted to fourth place behind ABT CUPRA XE.

Qualifying 1 Heat 2

A strong start for the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team saw Mattias Ekström dominate the inside line to take the lead out of the opening corner. Behind, Veloce Racing’s Kevin Hansen held his ground to keep second place.

Both Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E’s Timmy Hansen and NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team’s Tanner Foust stormed ahead of JBXE to take third and fourth, respectively, as the teams entered the steep climb out of the quarry.

© Alastair Staley

Soon after Hansen entered a spin, re-joining the race nearly a minute off the front and with only rear wheel drive engaged. Up ahead, Foust was closing the gap on Veloce Racing’s Hansen, and soon stole second as the Veloce Racing car struggled with a bent drive shaft.

Following the driver switch, ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team’s Sanz crossed the line comfortably first, lapping Catie Munnings as the Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E car fought to keep going.

Gilmour retained second place for the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team. Veloce Racing’s Molly Taylor kept third, despite a 10-second penalty for Hansen hitting a Waypoint flag, as he pushed to stay ahead of NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team's Foust.

© Colin McMaster

Technical issues saw JBXE crawl home in fourth with Hedda Hosås behind the wheel, while Munnings nearly caught up with the crippled JBXE ODYSSEY 21 but, ultimately, ended the Heat in fifth.

Qualifying 2 Heat 1

A quick launch off the line gave NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team’s Gilmour the pace she needed to shut out Carl Cox Motorsport’s Scheider. However, this pace also saw the New Zealander slide into the hay bales, promptly followed by Scheider. ABT CUPRA XE’s Andersson then veered off-course to avoid contact with the stationary Carl Cox Motorsport car.

With both Carl Cox Motorsport and ABT CUPRA XE out of contention, the race restarted with one lap to go until the Switch Zone. Gilmour took the lead as the teams entered a slow zone through Waypoints 3 and 4 where the incidents had occurred.

© Colin McMaster

JBXE’s Hosås was slow off the line as the ODYSSEY 21 failed to respond, but the Norwegian was soon on her way, albeit a long way back from No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing’s Sorensen in second.

With JBXE far behind, the front two delivered safe runs knowing that, combined with their Qualifying 1 result, first or second place in the Heat would see them through to the Grand Final.

NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team’s Foust maintained the lead on his two-lap stint after the driver change, but a 30-second penalty for speeding in the slow zone on Gilmour’s lap put the team down to second.

Qualifying 2 Heat 2

As the five female drivers set off from the start line, RXR’s Åhlin-Kottulinsky and ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team’s Sanz moved closer and closer together as the pair tussled to secure the inside line in the opening corner.

© Colin McMaster

With neither driver giving up the fight, Sanz clipped the back of Åhlin-Kottulinsky, sending the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team car into a spin and the RXR ODYSSEY 21 over the banking and across the racing line.

While Veloce Racing’s Taylor and Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E’s Munnings avoided contact with the out-of-control RXR car, Gutiérrez took a big hit to the front right of her X44 Vida Carbon Racing machine.

The Heat resumed after the red flag with only three teams on-course. The ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team classified fifth, behind RXR, for causing the incident. Despite the DNFs, both teams make it through to the Grand Final after strong performances in Qualifying 1.

© Alastair Staley

Off the start line a second time around, Taylor secured the lead once again for Veloce Racing, with Munnings in second for Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E ahead of X44 Vida Carbon Racing’s Gutiérrez.

Taylor played it safe heading into the slow zone, and throughout her remaining lap, setting the stage for a dramatic battle between the Hansen brothers. However, difficulties getting Timmy Hansen secured in the Andretti Altawkilat car put the team too far behind to compete with Veloce Racing.

The Switch Zone incident dropped the team into third behind X44 Vida Carbon Racing, but McConnell struggled with his damaged car, losing control in a spin with only rear wheel drive at his dispense.

© Colin McMaster

Hansen soon took second place away from McConnell, but second for Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E and third for X44 Vida Carbon Racing were not enough to put either team through to the Grand Final.

The win in Heat 2 was just the comeback that Veloce Racing needed to make it through to the Grand Final, keeping their hopes of a third podium after just four rounds alive.

RESULTS

Q1 Heat 1:

1. No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing 10:07.156
2. Rosberg X Racing +9.968
3. ABT CUPRA XE +21.564
4. X44 Vida Carbon Racing +13.458 (change of track position)
5. Carl Cox Motorsport +23.618

Q1 Heat 2:

1. ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team 10:13.931
2. NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +4.073
3. Veloce Racing +35.251 (PENALISED)
4. JBXE +2:45.950
5. Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E +1 LAP

Q2 Heat 1:

1. No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing 55:32.396
2. NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +27.017 (PENALISED)
3. JBXE +1:33.392 (PENALISED)
4. Carl Cox Motorsport DNF
5. ABT CUPRA XE DNF

Q2 Heat 2:

1. Veloce Racing 33:38.652
2. Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E +46.341
3. X44 Vida Carbon Racing +1:15.676
4. Rosberg X Racing DNF
5. ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team DNF

Qualifying Standings:

1. No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing: 20 points
2. Veloce Racing: 16 points
3. NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team: 16 points
4. Rosberg X Racing: 12 points
5. ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team: 12 points
6. Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E: 10 points
7. X44 Vida Carbon Racing: 10 points
8. JBXE: 10 points
9. ABT CUPRA XE: 8 points
10. Carl Cox Motorsport: 6 points

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