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2024 Extreme E Championship

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The 2024 Extreme E Championship is the fourth season of the Extreme E electric off-road racing series. This will be 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

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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 will be 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]

Round Event Standort Dates
1 Desert X-Prix Saudi-Arabien Jeddah, Saudi-Arabien 17 February 2024
2 18 February 2024
3 Hydro X-Prix Vereinigtes Königreich Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 13 July 2024
4 14 July 2024
5 Island X-Prix I Italien Sardinia, Italien 14 September 2024
6 15 September 2024
7 Island X-Prix II 21 September 2024
8 22 September 2024
9 Valley X-Prix Vereinigte Staaten Phoenix, Vereinigte Staaten 23 November 2024
10 24 November 2024

Race format

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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.[6]

Teams and drivers

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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,[7][8][9] as did Carl Cox Motorsport, who outlined intentions to return for Extreme H in 2025.[10] 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.[11][12] 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.[13]

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Vereinigtes Königreich E.ON Veloce Racing[14][15]
Vereinigtes Königreich E.ON Nächste Veloce Racing[N 1] 		5 Schweden Kevin Hansen[14] 1–4
Australien Molly Taylor[14] 1–4
Deutschland Rosberg X Racing 6 Schweden Johan Kristoffersson[16] 1–4
Schweden Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky[16] 1–4
Deutschland SUN Minimeal Team[12] 8 Schweden Klara Andersson[12] 1–4
Deutschland Timo Scheider[12] 1–4
Vereinigtes Königreich JBXE 22 Norwegen Andreas Bakkerud[17] 1–4
Saudi-Arabien Dania Akeel[17] 1–2
Vereinigte Staaten Amanda Sorensen[18] 3–4
Vereinigte Staaten Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E 27 Vereinigtes Königreich Catie Munnings[19] 1–4
Schweden Timmy Hansen[19] 1–4
Spanien Acciona | Sainz XE Team 55 Spanien Laia Sanz[20] 1–4
Jamaika Fraser McConnell[21] 1–4
Vereinigtes Königreich Neom McLaren Extreme E Team[22] 58 Spanien Cristina Gutiérrez[23] 1–4
Schweden Mattias Ekström[23] 1–4
Vereinigte Staaten Legacy Motor Club[11] 84 Vereinigte Staaten Gray Leadbetter[11] 1–4
Vereinigte Staaten Travis Pastrana[11] 1–2
Vereinigtes Königreich Patrick O'Donovan[24] 3–4
Vereinigte Staaten Jimmie Johnson[11] TBC
Championship reserve drivers
Drivers Rounds
Spanien Christine GZ[25] 1–2
Italien Tamara Molinaro[26] 3–4
Vereinigtes Königreich Patrick O'Donovan[25] 1–2
Finnland Tommi Hallman[26] 3–4

Results and standings

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X-Prix

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Round Event Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Qualifying Overall Redemption Race Super Sector[N 2] Grand Final Bericht
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 1 Heat 2
1 Saudi-Arabien Desert X-Prix Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce Deutschland RXR Spanien Acciona | Sainz Deutschland RXR Deutschland RXR Vereinigte Staaten Andretti Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce Deutschland RXR Bericht
2 Deutschland RXR Spanien Acciona | Sainz Vereinigte Staaten Andretti Deutschland RXR Deutschland RXR Vereinigtes Königreich McLaren Vereinigte Staaten Legacy M.C. Spanien Acciona | Sainz
3 Vereinigtes Königreich Hydro X-Prix Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce Vereinigte Staaten Andretti Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce Deutschland RXR Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce Vereinigte Staaten Legacy M.C. Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce Bericht
4 Vereinigtes Königreich JBXE Deutschland RXR Spanien Acciona | Sainz Vereinigte Staaten Legacy M.C. Spanien Acciona | Sainz Vereinigtes Königreich McLaren Spanien Acciona | Sainz Vereinigtes Königreich Veloce
5 Italien Island X-Prix I Bericht
6
7 Italien Island X-Prix II
8
9 Vereinigte Staaten Valley X-Prix Bericht
10
Scoring system

Points 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.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   QH   SS 
Points 25 18 15 12 8 6 4 1 2[N 3]

Only the best four X-Prix results count towards the drivers' championship.

Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos. Driver DES
Saudi-Arabien 		HYD
Vereinigtes Königreich 		ISL1
Italien 		ISL2
Italien 		VAL
Vereinigte Staaten 		Points
1 Schweden Kevin Hansen
Australien Molly Taylor 		3H 3 1HH 1 83
2 Jamaika Fraser McConnell
Spanien Laia Sanz 		4H 1H 2 2H 76
3 Schweden Johan Kristoffersson
Schweden Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky 		1HH 4HH 4H 4H 67
4 Vereinigtes Königreich Catie Munnings
Schweden Timmy Hansen 		5 2H 3H 3 62
5 Spanien Cristina Gutiérrez
Schweden Mattias Ekström 		2 5 8 5 46
6 Vereinigte Staaten Gray Leadbetter 6 6 5 6H 37
7 Schweden Klara Andersson
Deutschland Timo Scheider 		8 7 6 7 24
8 Vereinigtes Königreich Patrick O'Donovan 5 6H 21
9 Norwegen Andreas Bakkerud 7 8 7 8H 21
10 Vereinigte Staaten Travis Pastrana 6 6 16
11 Vereinigte Staaten Amanda Sorensen 7 8H 11
12 Saudi-Arabien Dania Akeel 7 8 10
Pos. Driver DES
Saudi-Arabien 		HYD
Vereinigtes Königreich 		ISL1
Italien 		ISL2
Italien 		VAL
Vereinigte Staaten 		Points
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

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Pos. Team DES
Saudi-Arabien 		HYD
Vereinigtes Königreich 		ISL1
Italien 		ISL2
Italien 		VAL
Vereinigte Staaten 		Points
1 Vereinigtes Königreich E.ON Veloce Racing
Vereinigtes Königreich E.ON Nächste Veloce Racing 		3H* 3 1HH* 1 87
2 Spanien Acciona | Sainz XE Team 4H 1H 2 2H* 78
3 Deutschland Rosberg X Racing 1HH 4HH 4H 4H 67
4 Vereinigte Staaten Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E 5 2H 3H 3 62
5 Vereinigtes Königreich Neom McLaren Extreme E Team 2 5 8 5 46
6 Vereinigte Staaten Legacy Motor Club 6 6* 5 6H 39
7 Deutschland SUN Minimeal Team 8 7 6 7 24
8 Vereinigtes Königreich JBXE 7 8 7 8H 21
Pos. Team DES
Saudi-Arabien 		HYD
Vereinigtes Königreich 		ISL1
Italien 		ISL2
Italien 		VAL
Vereinigte Staaten 		Points

Notes

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  1. ^ E.ON Veloce Racing rebranded as E.ON Next Veloce Racing ahead of round 3.
  2. ^ Commercially known as the "Continental Traction Challenge".
  3. ^ Only for the teams' championship.

References

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  1. ^ Newbold, James (12 January 2024). "Extreme E to stop at end of 2024 amid hydrogen transition to Extreme H". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ Leporati, Gregory (16 December 2023). "Here's how an off-road racing series will make its own hydrogen fuel". Ars Technica. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ Wilde, Dominik (21 December 2023). "2024 Extreme E calendar includes first U.S. race". RACER.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ Pryson, Mike (21 December 2023). "FIA Extreme E Series To Make U.S. Debut In 2024". Autoweek. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Hardy, Matt (6 June 2024). "Extreme E to return to Britain with Scotland leg". City A.M. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Race Format". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ Wilde, Dominik (6 December 2023). "Abt Cupra shuts down Extreme E program for 2024". RACER.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ Wilde, Dominik (8 February 2024). "Chip Ganassi Racing departs Extreme E". RACER.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  9. ^ Nguyen, Justin (7 February 2024). "X44 closes after three XE seasons". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. ^ Wilde, Dominik (9 February 2024). "Carl Cox to take Extreme E sabbatical ahead of hydrogen switch". RACER.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e Ryan, Nate (12 February 2024). "Jimmie Johnson will join Extreme E for 2024 season with Legacy Motor Club". NBC Sports. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d Wilde, Dominik (29 January 2024). "SUN Minimeal joins Extreme E with Scheider and Andersson". RACER.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Extreme E takes lead on gender equality in motorsport". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ a b c "Veloce Racing return for Season 4 with unchanged driver line-up". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  15. ^ Brittle, Cian (6 February 2024). "Veloce upgrades E.On deal to title partnership for 2024 Extreme E season". BlackBook Motorsport. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Rosberg X Racing Announces Dynamic Driver Duo for 2024". Rosberg X Racing. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  17. ^ a b "JBXE announces Dania Akeel and Andreas Bakkerud for Season 4". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  18. ^ Wilde, Dominik (8 July 2024). "Sorensen to make Extreme E return with Button's team". RACER. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  19. ^ a b Nguyen, Justin (17 November 2022). "Andretti United XE extend Catie Munnings, Timmy Hansen". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  20. ^ Naranjo, Enrique (26 January 2024). "Laia Sanz: "Aún tenemos que comer muchos petit suisse para luchar con Sainz"". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  21. ^ Wilde, Dominik (8 February 2024). "McConnell pairs with Sanz on Acciona Sainz Extreme E team". RACER.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  22. ^ "McLaren XE Reveals 2024 Extreme E Season Car Design". Green Racing News. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  23. ^ a b "NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team announce Cristina Gutiérrez and Mattias Ekström". McLaren Racing. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  24. ^ Wilde, Dominik (4 July 2024). "O'Donovan to race for Legacy Motor Club at Scotland Extreme E round". RACER. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Patrick O'Donovan and Christine GZ announced as Championship Drivers for Season 4". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Extreme E set to excite once more as it returns to racing in Scotland this weekend". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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