2024 Extreme E Championship Explained
The 2024 Extreme E Championship is the fourth season of the Extreme E electric off-road racing series and the last season that the series uses battery-electric powertrains, before the transition to hydrogen fuel cell cars for the 2025 season.[1] [2]
Calendar
On 21 December 2023, the provisional 2024 season calendar was announced. Saudi Arabia and Sardinia returned from the previous year, the latter as a double-header, with a first trip to the United States replacing Chile as the season finale in America.[3] [4] There was a five-month gap between the season opener in Saudi Arabia and rounds three and four, to take place at an undisclosed location in Europe, later confirmed to be Scotland.[5]
On 6 September 2024, a week before the scheduled Island X-Prix, Extreme E announced the cancellation of the remaining rounds in Sardinia and Phoenix, with Alejandro Agag said to be "reviewing alternative solutions" to complete the season.[6]
Round | Event | Location | Dates |
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1 | Desert X-Prix | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 17 February 2024 |
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2 | 18 February 2024 |
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3 | Hydro X-Prix | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | 13 July 2024 |
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4 | 14 July 2024 |
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— | Island X-Prix I | Sardinia, Italy | 14 September 2024 |
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— | 15 September 2024 |
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— | Island X-Prix II | 21 September 2024 |
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— | 22 September 2024 |
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— | Valley X-Prix | Phoenix, United States | 23 November 2024 |
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— | 24 November 2024 | |
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Race format
Minor format tweaks were made to accommodate the reduced number of cars. Each qualifying heat will now consist of four cars, with 10, 8, 6 and 4 intermediate points being handed out. Combined qualifying results at the end of both segments will now see the top four cars qualify for the grand final instead of the top five. Accordingly, the bottom four qualifiers will slot in the "redemption race" to decide positions fifth to eighth. One change was made to the points system, as the winner of the redemption race will now score 12 points, as many as the fourth-placed car in the grand final.[7]
Teams and drivers
The impending switch to hydrogen saw the grid shrink from ten to eight cars for 2024. Abt Cupra, Chip Ganassi Racing and Lewis Hamilton's X44 team all left the series,[8] [9] [10] as did Carl Cox Motorsport, who outlined intentions to return for Extreme H in 2025.[11] There were two new entrants: Jimmie Johnson-led NASCAR team Legacy Motor Club and Swiss-owned outfit SUN Minimeal, run by former Carl Cox driver Timo Scheider. All teams use one of the identical Odyssey 21 electric SUVs manufactured by Spark Racing Technology. Each team consists of a male and a female driver, who share a car and have equal driving duties.[12]
Results and standings
X-Prix
- Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top eight finishers. An additional 2 points are given to the fastest team in the Super Sector over the whole weekend. The winning team and drivers in each qualifying heat also get 1 extra point.
Only the best four X-Prix results count towards the drivers' championship.
Drivers' Championship standings
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Colour | Result |
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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
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Extreme E to stop at end of 2024 amid hydrogen transition to Extreme H. Motorsport.com. Newbold. James. 12 January 2024. 29 January 2024.
- Web site: Here's how an off-road racing series will make its own hydrogen fuel. Ars Technica. Leporati. Gregory. 16 December 2023. 9 February 2024.
- Web site: 2024 Extreme E calendar includes first U.S. race. RACER.com. Wilde. Dominik. 21 December 2023. 22 December 2023.
- Web site: FIA Extreme E Series To Make U.S. Debut In 2024. Autoweek. Pryson. Mike. 21 December 2023. 29 January 2024.
- Web site: Extreme E to return to Britain with Scotland leg. City A.M.. Hardy. Matt. 6 June 2024. 6 June 2024.
- Web site: Extreme E puts its season's remaining races on hold. RACER. Wilde. Dominik. 6 September 2024. 6 September 2024.
- Web site: Race Format. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 17 February 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240217110323/https://www.extreme-e.com/en/race-format. 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Abt Cupra shuts down Extreme E program for 2024. RACER.com. Wilde. Dominik. 6 December 2023. 30 January 2024.
- Web site: Chip Ganassi Racing departs Extreme E. RACER.com. Wilde. Dominik. 8 February 2024. 8 February 2024.
- Web site: X44 closes after three XE seasons. The Checkered Flag. Nguyen. Justin. 7 February 2024. 7 February 2024.
- Web site: Carl Cox to take Extreme E sabbatical ahead of hydrogen switch. RACER.com. Wilde. Dominik. 9 February 2024. 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Extreme E takes lead on gender equality in motorsport. 20 April 2020. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey.
- Web site: Veloce Racing return for Season 4 with unchanged driver line-up. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 31 January 2024. 31 January 2024.
- Web site: Veloce upgrades E.On deal to title partnership for 2024 Extreme E season. BlackBook Motorsport. Brittle. Cian. 6 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
- Web site: Rosberg X Racing Announces Dynamic Driver Duo for 2024. Rosberg X Racing. 30 January 2024. 30 January 2024.
- Web site: SUN Minimeal joins Extreme E with Scheider and Andersson. RACER.com. Wilde. Dominik. 29 January 2024. 29 January 2024.
- Web site: JBXE announces Dania Akeel and Andreas Bakkerud for Season 4 . 2024-02-07 . 2024-02-07 . Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey . en.
- Web site: Sorensen to make Extreme E return with Button's team. RACER. Wilde. Dominik. 8 July 2024. 8 July 2024.
- Web site: Andretti United XE extend Catie Munnings, Timmy Hansen. The Checkered Flag. Nguyen. Justin. 17 November 2022. 29 January 2024.
- Web site: Laia Sanz: "Aún tenemos que comer muchos petit suisse para luchar con Sainz". Marca. Naranjo. Enrique. es. 26 January 2024. 29 January 2024.
- Web site: McConnell pairs with Sanz on Acciona Sainz Extreme E team. RACER.com. Wilde. Dominik. 2024-02-08. 2024-02-08.
- Web site: McLaren XE Reveals 2024 Extreme E Season Car Design. Green Racing News. 26 January 2024. 29 January 2024.
- Web site: NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team announce Cristina Gutiérrez and Mattias Ekström. McLaren Racing. 1 February 2024. 1 February 2024.
- Web site: Jimmie Johnson will join Extreme E for 2024 season with Legacy Motor Club. NBC Sports. Ryan. Nate. 12 February 2024. 12 February 2024.
- Web site: O'Donovan to race for Legacy Motor Club at Scotland Extreme E round. RACER. Wilde. Dominik. 4 July 2024. 4 July 2024.
- Web site: Patrick O'Donovan and Christine GZ announced as Championship Drivers for Season 4. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 13 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
- Web site: Extreme E set to excite once more as it returns to racing in Scotland this weekend. Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 9 July 2024. 9 July 2024.