2021 Arctic X-Prix

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2021 Arctic X-Prix
Round 3 of 5 of the 2021 Extreme E Championship
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Race details
Date 28–29 August 2021
Location Russell Glacier, Greenland
Course Gravel and rock
Course length 8.6 km (5.4 miles)
Distance 2 laps, 17.3 km (10.7 miles)
Pole position
Drivers Team X44
Podium
First Andretti United XE
Second JBXE
Third Acciona | Sainz XE

The 2021 Arctic X-Prix was an Extreme E off-road race that was held on 28 and 29 August 2021 in Russell Glacier, near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. It was the third round of the electric off-road racing car series' inaugural season, and marked the first ever motorsport event held in Greenland. [1] The final was won by Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen for the Andretti United Extreme E team, ahead of JBXE and Acciona | Sainz XE Team. [2]

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.TeamDriversQ1Q2CombinedPoints
LapsTimeCPLapsTimeCP
 144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team X44 Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Gutiérrez
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
213:45.2359214:37.59881712
 2125 Flag of Germany.svg Abt Cupra XE Flag of Germany.svg Jutta Kleinschmidt
Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
213:48.947816:30.96231111
 36 Flag of Germany.svg Rosberg X Racing Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Molly Taylor
215:29.6382214:26.64791110
 423 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti United Extreme E Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Catie Munnings
215:15.1853214:41.5647109+5 1
 55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Veloce Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Emma Gilmour
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin
214:19.4366216:22.8104108
 655 Flag of Spain.svg Acciona | Sainz XE Team Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz
Flag of Spain.svg Laia Sanz
214:40.8804214:57.024597
 799 Flag of the United States.svg Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of the United States.svg Sara Price
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle LeDuc
213:51.63170No time186
 822 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JBXE Flag of Sweden.svg Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen
18:21.5311214:42.102675
 942 Flag of Spain.svg Xite Energy Racing Flag of Spain.svg Christine GZ
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bennett
214:36.97750No time274
Source: [3] [4] [5]
Key
ColourAdvance to
BlackSemi-Final 1
SilverSemi-Final 2
BronzeCrazy Race
GoldFinal

Notes:

Semi-final 1

Pos.No.TeamDriversLapsTimePoints
 144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team X44 Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Gutiérrez
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
213:18.923
 255 Flag of Spain.svg Acciona | Sainz XE Team Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz
Flag of Spain.svg Laia Sanz
2+0.729
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Veloce Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Emma Gilmour
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin
2+3.17510
Source: [7]

Semi-final 2

Pos.No.TeamDriversLapsTimePoints
 123 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti United Extreme E Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Catie Munnings
213:24.577
 26 Flag of Germany.svg Rosberg X Racing Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Molly Taylor
2+11.190
3125 Flag of Germany.svg Abt Cupra XE Flag of Germany.svg Jutta Kleinschmidt
Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström
2+54.1668
Source: [8]

Crazy Race

Pos.No.TeamDriversLapsTimePoints
 122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JBXE Flag of Sweden.svg Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen
213:42.608
242 Flag of Spain.svg Xite Energy Racing Flag of Spain.svg Christine GZ
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bennett
1+1 lap6
399 Flag of the United States.svg Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of the United States.svg Sara Price
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle LeDuc
0+2 laps4
Source: [9]

Final

Pos.No.TeamDriversLapsTimePoints
123 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti United Extreme E Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Catie Munnings
Flag of Sweden.svg Timmy Hansen
213:13.23925
222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JBXE Flag of Sweden.svg Kevin Hansen
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
2+4.15919
355 Flag of Spain.svg Acciona | Sainz XE Team Flag of Spain.svg Laia Sanz
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz
2+22.86618
444 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team X44 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Gutiérrez
2+27.91415
56 Flag of Germany.svg Rosberg X Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Molly Taylor
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson
2+1:01.00512
Source: [10]

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