2023 Extreme E Championship Explained

The 2023 Extreme E Championship was the third season of the Extreme E electric off-road racing series.

Calendar

On 16 November 2022, the provisional 2023 season calendar was announced. Saudi Arabia, Sardinia and Chile returned from the previous year, with the latter moving to December, while Scotland joined. A further race in America, to take place in either Brazil or the United States, was scheduled for September as a replacement for Uruguay.[1] This was later set to move to Argentina, but the plans fell through, with a second event in Sardinia eventually announced on 29 August 2023 to fill the slot.[2]

RoundEventLocationDates
1Desert X-Prix Neom, Saudi Arabia11 March 2023
212 March 2023
3Hydro X-Prix Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland13 May 2023
414 May 2023
5Island X-Prix I Sardinia, Italy8 July 2023
69 July 2023
7Island X-Prix II16 September 2023
817 September 2023
9Copper X-Prix Antofagasta, Chile2 December 2023
103 December 2023

The following event was cancelled:

EventLocationOriginal Dates
Amazon X-Prix or TBC X-Prix Brazil, United States, or Argentina16 September 2023
17 September 2023

Race format

The weekend format was tweaked again prior to the start of season three. All events will now be double-headers, with one full round taking place on Saturday and another on Sunday. Qualifying was also updated, with time trials dropped in favour of five-car races: each of the two qualifying sessions will consist of two heats. With the aim of condensing the schedule into a single day, the race format that included a pair of semi-finals, a "crazy race" and a final was discontinued. It is now the combined qualifying results that determine what team advances where, with the top five qualifiers progressing to the grand final and the bottom five to the new "redemption race". This means that qualifying now limits how many championship points an entrant can score: a team qualifying in positions one to five can be classified fifth at worst, while a team qualifying sixth or lower can only aspire to sixth at best. The points system remained largely unchanged—the only variations being a reduction from 5 to 2 points for the fastest Super Sector, and the introduction of 1 point for the winner of a qualifying heat.[3]

Teams and drivers

All teams that competed in the 2022 championship remained in 2023, with the exception of Xite Energy Racing which was taken over by English DJ Carl Cox. All teams use one of the identical Odyssey 21 electric SUVs manufactured by Spark Racing Technology, with ABT Cupra XE and Chip Ganassi Racing running modified bodyworks.[4] [5] Each team consists of a male and a female driver, who share a car and have equal driving duties.[6]

TeamDriversRounds
Veloce Racing[7] 5 Kevin Hansen[8] All
Molly TaylorAll
Rosberg X Racing6 Johan Kristoffersson[9] All
Mikaela Åhlin-KottulinskyAll
Carl Cox Motorsport[10] 8 Christine GZ[11] 1–4
Lia Block[12] 5–10
Timo ScheiderAll
JBXE[13] 22 Hedda Hosås1–8
Tamara Molinaro[14] 9–10
Heikki Kovalainen1–2
Andreas Bakkerud[15] 3–10
Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E[16] 23 Catie Munnings[17] All
Timmy HansenAll
X44 Vida Carbon Racing[18] 44 Cristina GutiérrezAll
Fraser McConnellAll
Acciona Sainz XE Team[19] 55 Laia SanzAll
Mattias Ekström[20] All
Neom McLaren Extreme E Team[21] 58 Emma Gilmour1–7
Tamara Molinaro[22] 7–8
Hedda Hosås[23] 9–10
Tanner FoustAll
GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing99 Amanda Sorensen[24] All
RJ AndersonAll
Abt Cupra XE[25] 125 Klara AnderssonAll
Nasser Al-Attiyah1–4
Sébastien Loeb[26] 5–8
Adrien Tambay[27] 9–10
Championship reserve drivers! Drivers! Rounds
Andreas Bakkerud[29] 1–2
Tommi Hallman[30] 3–4
Patrick O'Donovan[31] 5–10
Tamara Molinaro1–8
Christine GZ[32] 9–10

Results and standings

X-Prix

RoundEventQualifying 1Qualifying 2Qualifying OverallRedemption RaceGrand Final
Heat 1Heat 2Heat 1Heat 2
1 Desert X-Prix Chip Ganassi X44 Veloce Acciona Sainz Acciona Sainz McLaren Acciona Sainz VeloceReport
2 Veloce RXR Veloce Abt Cupra Veloce X44 X44 Acciona Sainz
3 Hydro X-PrixCancelled X44 RXR X44 Acciona Sainz Acciona Sainz X44Report
4 Chip Ganassi Acciona Sainz Chip Ganassi Veloce Chip Ganassi JBXE Veloce Veloce
5 Island X-Prix I RXR Andretti Acciona Sainz Chip Ganassi Acciona Sainz Veloce Acciona Sainz RXRReport
6 RXR Veloce RXR Acciona Sainz RXR Abt Cupra Chip Ganassi RXR
7 Island X-Prix II Acciona Sainz Abt Cupra Acciona Sainz RXR Acciona Sainz Andretti Andretti Acciona Sainz
8 Abt Cupra Acciona Sainz X44 Chip Ganassi Abt Cupra Veloce Chip Ganassi X44
9 Copper X-Prix Veloce X44 Acciona Sainz RXR X44 Carl Cox RXR RXRReport
10 McLaren Acciona Sainz Veloce X44 Acciona Sainz Chip Ganassi X44 Veloce
Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top ten finishers. An additional 2 points are given to the fastest team in the Super Sector over the whole weekend. Starting from this season, the winning team and drivers in each qualifying heat get 1 extra point.
Only the best four X-Prix results count towards the drivers' championship.

Drivers' Championship standings

DriverDES
HYD
ISL1
ISL2
COP
Points
1 Johan Kristoffersson
Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
33H5H51H1HH4H21H2
2 Laia Sanz
Mattias Ekström
2H164H2H2H1HH9H2H4H
3 Kevin Hansen
Molly Taylor
1H2HH71H67H365H1H
4 Cristina Gutiérrez
Fraser McConnell
4H61H98891H3H3H
5 Amanda Sorensen
RJ Anderson
5H543HH3H484H76
6 Klara Andersson94H108462H3HDNS7
7 Catie Munnings
Timmy Hansen
108275H367DNSWD69
8 Tanner Foust67827910DNS45H
9 Hedda Hosås810961057545H
10 Sébastien Loeb462H3H55
11 Timo Scheider793DNS9105869
12 Andreas Bakkerud96105758845
13 Emma Gilmour678279WD44
14 Lia Block910586927
15 Christine GZ793DNS23
16 Nasser Al-Attiyah94H10820
17 Tamara Molinaro10DNS889
18 Adrien TambayDNS76
19 Heikki Kovalainen8105
DriverDES
HYD
ISL1
ISL2
COP
Points
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Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
H – Qualifying heat winner
* – Fastest in Super Sector|}

Teams' Championship standings

TeamDES
HYD
ISL1
ISL2
COP
Points
1 Rosberg X Racing33H5H51H1HH4H21H*2182
2 Acciona Sainz XE Team2H*16*4H2H*2H1HH9H2H4H171
3 Veloce Racing1H2HH71H*67H365H1H155
4 X44 Vida Carbon Racing4H6*1H98891H3H3H*121
5 GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing5H543HH3H4*84H*76113
6 Abt Cupra XE94H108462H3HDNS781
7 Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E108275H36*7DNSWD71
8 Neom McLaren Extreme E Team67827910DNS45H68
9 Carl Cox Motorsport793DNS910586950
10 JBXE81096105758850
TeamDES
HYD
ISL1
ISL2
COP
Points

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extreme E Reveals Season 3 Calendar. Extreme E. en. 16 November 2022. 16 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Extreme E to race in Sardinia again after Argentina plans fall through. RACER.com. Wilde. Dominik. 29 August 2023. 30 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Extreme E reveals supercharged format Season 3 sporting format. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 2023-02-27. 2023-02-27.
  4. Web site: Cupra Tavascan Extreme E Concept, el ODYSSEY 21 se pone guapo. Diariomotor. es. 2021-09-07.
  5. Web site: GMC's Hummer EV to sponsor, provide livery to Chip Ganassi in Extreme E. NBC Sports. 26 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Extreme E takes lead on gender equality in motorsport. 2020-04-20. extreme-e.com.
  7. News: Adrian Newey: Formula 1 designer to join Extreme E. 19 September 2019. Lewis. Niamh. BBC Sport . 19 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Veloce Racing announces new-look driver line-up for Season 2 finale and 2023 campaign. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 2022-11-08. 2022-11-08.
  9. Web site: RXR retains Åhlin-Kottulinsky and Kristoffersson. 2023-02-21. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. en.
  10. Web site: 2023-01-11. Superstar DJ Carl Cox confirms Extreme E team. 2023-01-11. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. en.
  11. Web site: Scheider joins Carl Cox Motorsport for Extreme E. RACER. Wilde. Dominik. 2023-03-02. 2023-03-11.
  12. Web site: 2023-07-03 . Lia Block to race in Extreme E . 2023-07-03 . RACER . en-US.
  13. Web site: F1 winner Kovalainen joins Extreme E field with Button's team. Racer.com. Wilde. Dominik. 2023-03-03. 2023-03-03.
  14. Web site: Wilde . Dominik . 2023-11-22 . Molinaro joins JBXE for Chile Extreme E finale . 2023-11-23 . RACER . en-US.
  15. Web site: Bakkerud to replace Kovalainen at Button's JBXE. Racer.com. Wilde. Dominik. 8 May 2023. 8 May 2023.
  16. Web site: Andretti Extreme E Partners With Saudi Arabian Automotive Leader to Form Andretti ALTAWKILAT Extreme E. Andretti Autosport. 9 February 2023. 9 February 2023.
  17. Web site: Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen sign multi-year extensions at Genesys Andretti United Extreme E . 2022-11-18 . Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey . en.
  18. Web site: Hamilton's X44 revamps Extreme E structure partnering with Carlin. FormulaRapida.net. 2023-03-07. 2023-03-07.
  19. Web site: Sainz y Laia: "Vamos a por el título de Extreme E este año". Marca. es. Sanz. Miguel. 2023-02-20. 2023-02-23.
  20. Web site: Wilde . Dominik . 2023-03-01 . Ekstrom makes Extreme E return in-place of Sainz . 2023-03-01 . RACER . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2023-01-23. McLaren Racing - 10 reasons to be excited for 2023. 2023-01-23. McLaren. en.
  22. Web site: McLaren's Gilmour suffers broken rib, concussion in Extreme E spill. RACER. en-US. Wilde. Dominik. 2023-09-15. 2023-09-15.
  23. Web site: 2023-11-21 . NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team announce Hedda Hosås to replace recovering Emma Gilmour for Copper X Prix . 2023-11-21 . McLaren . en-GB.
  24. Web site: RJ Anderson, Amanda Sorensen to Pilot No. 99 GMC HUMMER EV in Extreme E's Season 3. Chip Ganassi Racing. 28 February 2023. 28 February 2023.
  25. Web site: 2023-01-27. BREAKING NEWS @klara_rx and @AlAttiyahN will be back! The dynamic duo will remain with ABT CUPRA XE for Season 3! ⚡️. 2023-01-27. Twitter. Extreme E. en.
  26. Web site: Wilde . Dominik . 2023-06-29 . Loeb to make Extreme E return at Island X Prix . 2023-06-29 . RACER . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Tambay joins Abt Cupra for Extreme E finale . 2023-11-28 . RACER . en-US.
  28. Web site: XE Sports Group to enter Extreme E for Season 3. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 30 May 2022.
  29. Web site: Extreme E announces Andreas Bakkerud and Tamara Molinaro as 2023 Championship Drivers. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey . en. 2023-03-06. 2023-03-08.
  30. Web site: Nguyen . Justin . 2023-05-08 . Tommi Hallman named Extreme E Championship Driver . 2023-05-08 . The Checkered Flag . en-GB.
  31. Web site: Patrick O'Donovan joins Extreme E as male championship driver. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 2023-07-04. 2023-07-04.
  32. Web site: Christine GZ returns as Championship Driver for Season 3 finale . 2023-11-28 . Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey . en.