The second qualifying session of the Island X-Prixalready disputed in race format, has left two clear winners. Johan Kristoffersson and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky won the first race with the RXR prototype to close the global classification with the highest possible score. For its part, Carlos Sainz and Laia Sanz have achieved victory in the second crossing and have finished in second position, one point behind the leaders. Open investigations for Sébastien Loeb (X44) and Lance Woolridge (Veloce Racing) for possible illegal overtaking.
The first heat faced the teams RXR, X44, Xite Energy, Andretti United and Hummer Chip Ganassi. Johan Kristofferson did not fail at the start and placed the RXR Odyssey 21 as the leader. The Swede was clearly escaping from Cristina Gutiérrez’s error in the first meters. Failure that allowed Catie Munnings to place second with the Andretti prototype ahead of Timo Scheider and Kyle LeDuc. Nevertheless, the American pilot was sidelined after the mechanical problems of Chip Ganassi’s Odyssey 21.
After the change of pilots, Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky completed Kristoffersson’s work to achieve victory. Behind, Sébastien Loeb managed a brilliant comeback to be second, although he overtook Timmy Hansen in the middle of the ‘slow zone’ due to Ganassi’s stationary car. A maneuver that was left in doubt, but for the time being, the X44 was left in second place. of this round ahead of the 4x4s of XITE Energy and Andretti United. For a similar maneuver, although in the pilot change zone, Lance Woolridge, from the Veloce team, is also being investigated after the second race..
A second heat of the classification that had Carlos Sainz and Laia Sanz as clear winners. The Spanish duo led Lance Woolridge and Christine Giampaoli by more than 6.1 seconds, to which must be added the possible sanction that hangs over the heads of Veloce Racing. Be that as it may, for the moment the team that also competes under the Spanish flag has been second, followed by the Odyssey 21 of McLaren, JBXE and CUPRA. With a troubled start, the Spanish firm has not been able to assert Nasser Al-Attiyah’s factor.
The two Extreme E qualifying sessions in Sardinia have left the RXR team in the lead with 20 points. Result that leads Kristoffersson and Ahlin-Kottulinsky as top seeds to semi-final 1, in which they will compete against the Odyssey 21 of Andretti United and XITE Energy as fourth and fifth classified. For its part, in the second semifinal will be Carlos Sainz and Laia Sanz as rivals to beat. X44 and CUPRA will be their rivals in a really tough matchup. For its part, JBXE, McLaren, Chip Ganassi and Veloce Racing are going to the ‘Crazy Race’.
2022 Extreme E Island X-Prix (I) Qualifying Results
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