Emma Gilmour’s NEOM McLaren Extreme E team has been promoted to third in their (Qualifying 2 Heat 2) heat and sixth overall after team ABT CUPRA XE was penalised at the Uruguay Natural Energy X Prix, the latest Extreme E Series round in South America. This now moves McLaren into the Semi-Final 2 race alongside ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team and Genesys Andretti United Extreme E.
After finishing P2 in Qualifying 1, Veloce Racing’s Molly Taylor and Kevin Hansen maintained their strong start as they won Qualifying 2 Heat 2 following a penalty for on-course winners ABT CUPRA XE. The victory saw the team leapfrog ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team to the top of the Qualifying standings and into Semi-Final 1.
In the other five-car Heat, Laia Sanz and Carlos Sainz Snr. crossed the line second for the Spanish outfit, hot on the heels of Heat winners Genesys Andretti United Extreme E, to take second in overall Qualifying and a spot in Semi-Final 2.
The day’s racing has blown the championship wide open as we head towards a climactic Finals Day in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
A collision for championship leaders Rosberg X Racing (RXR) ruled them out of contention in Heat 2 and into tomorrow’s Crazy Race alongside nearest challengers X44 Vida Carbon Racing – a first for both teams – as the top two in the title chase found themselves in the bottom two of Qualifying.
Results:
Heat 1:
1/ Genesys Andretti United Extreme E 10:22:885 (PENALISED)
2/ ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team +3.098
3/ GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing +13.200
4/ X44 Vida Carbon Racing +37.539
5/ XITE ENERGY Racing +1:01.658
Heat 2:
1/ Veloce Racing 10:28.323
2/ JBXE +2.483
3/ NEOM McLaren Extreme E +24.830
4/ ABT CUPRA XE +27.156 (PENALISED)
5/ Rosberg X Racing DNF
Having completed both rounds of Qualifying, Intermediate Classification points were awarded as follows:
Veloce Racing: 19 points
ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team: 18 points
Genesys Andretti United Extreme E: 16 points
No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing: 14 points
ABT CUPRA XE: 11 points
NEOM McLaren Extreme E: 11 points
JBXE: 8 points
XITE ENERGY Racing: 6 points
X44 Vida Carbon Racing: 4 points
Rosberg X Racing: 0 points
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