Rosberg X Racing (RXR) took wins in Round 5 and 6 of Extreme E Season 3, marking back-to-back victories at the Island X Prix, co-organised and coordinated by the Automobile Club d’Italia and Regione Sardegna.
Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky and Johan Kristoffersson reached the top step of the podium for the second time over the weekend, becoming the first team to do so in the new double-header format.
The haul of championship points sees the team leapfrog Veloce Racing in the standings, with Nico Rosberg’s outfit now sitting just four points off the lead as we pass the halfway point of the season.
Runners-up once again were the ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team, who retain their lead at the top of the championship standings with 109 points having also stood on the second step of the podium in Round 5. Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E completed the podium, after a sensational overtake at the death from Catie Munnings saw the team seize third from No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing.
There was no luck for Kiwi Emma Gilmour and American Tanner Foust’s NEOM McLaren team. In Saturday’s Round 5, the pairing finished second in the Redemption Race, unable to make the final after Gilmour fought hard to hold off Lisa Block on debut for Carl Cox Motorsport, who initially finished third but dropped to fourth following a 15.5-second penalty for a Switch Zone infringement.
In Sunday’s Redemption Race (Round 6), post-race penalties were handed to NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team and Carl Cox Motorsport for causing a collision and using an extra tyre, respectively.
RESULTS
Grand Final – Round 5
1/ Rosberg X Racing 09:14.533
2/ ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team +1.610s
3/ No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing +14.723s (PENALISED)
4/ ABT CUPRA XE +2:34.490s
5/ Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E DNF
Redemption Race
1/ Veloce Racing 08:52.483
2/ NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +1.350s
3/ X44 Vida Carbon Racing +9.874s
4/ Carl Cox Motorsport +21.893s (PENALISED)
5/ JBXE DNF
Grand Final- Round 6
1/ Rosberg X Racing 8:54.133
2/ ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team +2.444s
3/ Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E +7.185s
4/ No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing +7.759
5/ JBXE +13.028
Redemption Race
1/ ABT CUPRA XE 08:41.225
2/ Veloce Racing +2.031s
3/ X44 Vida Carbon Racing +21.514s (PENALISED)
4/ NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team +51.680s (PENALISED)
5/ Carl Cox Motorsport +2:49.863mins (PENALISED)
Championship Standings
1/ ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team: 109 points
2/ Rosberg X Racing: 105 points
3/ Veloce Racing: 95 points
4/ No.99 GMC HUMMER EV Chip Ganassi Racing: 80 points
5/ X44 Vida Carbon Racing: 59 points
6/ Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E: 55 points
7/ NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team: 44 points
8/ ABT CUPRA XE: 40 points
9/ Carl Cox Motorsport: 26 points
10/ JBXE: 26 points
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