2022 Copper X-Prix

2022 Copper X-Prix
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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	Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Johan Kristoffersson	Rosberg X Racing
Podium
First	Sébastien Loeb Cristina Gutiérrez	X44
Second	Carlos Sainz Laia Sanz	Acciona | Sainz XE
Third	Nasser Al-Attiyah Klara Andersson	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]
Heat 1	Rosberg X Racing	Chip Ganassi Racing	Xite Energy Racing	Veloce Racing	Andretti United XE
Heat 2	X44	McLaren XE	Abt Cupra XE	Acciona | Sainz XE	JBXE

Pos. No. Team Drivers Q1 Q2 Combined Laps Time CP Laps Time CP   1 6 Rosberg X Racing Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Johan Kristoffersson 4 8:49.216 10 4 10:18.574 8 18   2 44 X44 Vida Carbon Racing Cristina Gutiérrez Sébastien Loeb 4 8:54.815 9 4 9:12.265 8 17   3 99 GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing Sara Price Kyle LeDuc 4 8:58.966 8 4 13:35.886 6 14   4 55 Acciona | Sainz XE Team Laia Sanz Carlos Sainz 4 9:21.650 3 4 9:03.763 10 13   5 23 Genesys Andretti United Extreme E Catie Munnings Timmy Hansen 4 9:56.232 2 4 9:55.443 10 12   6 125 Abt Cupra XE Klara Andersson Nasser Al-Attiyah 4 9:09.760 5 4 9:13.796 6 11   7 58 Neom McLaren Extreme E Emma Gilmour Tanner Foust 4 9:00.016 7 4 9:26.935 2 9   8 42 Xite Energy Racing Tamara Molinaro Timo Scheider 4 9:04.669 6 2 7:52.633 0 6   9 22 JBXE Kevin Hansen Hedda Hosås 4 10:06.886 1 4 9:18.338 4 5   10 5 Veloce Racing Christine GZ Lance Woolridge 4 9:15.304 4 0 No time 0 4 Source: [3] [4] [5] [6]

Key Colour Advance to Black Semi-Final 1 Silver Semi-Final 2 Bronze Crazy Race Gold Final

Notes:

• Tie-breakers were determined by Super Sector times. ^[6]

Semi-final 1

Pos.		No.	Team	Drivers	Laps	Time	Points
1		6	Rosberg X Racing	Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Johan Kristoffersson	4	9:04.370	8 1
	2	55	Acciona | Sainz XE Team	Laia Sanz Carlos Sainz	4	+6.439
3		23	Genesys Andretti United Extreme E	Catie Munnings Timmy Hansen	4	+16.791	6
Source: [7]

Semi-final 2

Pos.		No.	Team	Drivers	Laps	Time	Points
	1	44	X44 Vida Carbon Racing	Cristina Gutiérrez Sébastien Loeb	4	9:02.840
	2	125	Abt Cupra XE	Klara Andersson Nasser Al-Attiyah	4	+3.519
	3	99	GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing	Sara Price Kyle LeDuc	4	+6.314	1
Source: [8]

Crazy Race

Pos.		No.	Team	Drivers	Laps	Time	Points
	1	58	Neom McLaren Extreme E	Emma Gilmour Tanner Foust	4	9:12.588
2		22	JBXE	Kevin Hansen Hedda Hosås	4	+15.042	4
3		42	Xite Energy Racing	Tamara Molinaro Timo Scheider	4	+19.474	2
4		5	Veloce Racing	Christine GZ Lance Woolridge	4	+2:17.762	1
Source: [9]

Final

Pos.	No.	Team	Drivers	Laps	Time	Points
1	44	X44 Vida Carbon Racing	Sébastien Loeb Cristina Gutiérrez	4	8:59.728	25
2	55	Acciona | Sainz XE Team	Carlos Sainz Laia Sanz	4	+6.093	18
3	125	Abt Cupra XE	Nasser Al-Attiyah Klara Andersson	4	+8.612	15
4	99	GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing	Kyle LeDuc Sara Price	4	+10.159 3	12
5	58	Neom McLaren Extreme E	Tanner Foust Emma Gilmour	4	+18.935 3	10+5 2
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

1. Turner, Kevin (25 September 2022). "Copper X-Prix: Hamilton's X44 squad takes Extreme E win after McLaren penalty". Autosport . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
2. "Doc 54 - Bulletin S02-R04-09" (PDF). Extreme E. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
4. "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
5. "03 - Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
6. "07 - Combined Classification - Qualifying Round 2 - Heat 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
7. "03 - Classification - Semi Final 1" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
8. "03 - Classification - Semi Final 2" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
9. "03 - Classification - Crazy Race" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
10. "03 - Classification - Final Race - Amended" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
11. "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.
12. "07 - Continental Traction Challenge Classification - After Final Race" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

External links

• Official website

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