The 2022 Energy X-Prix (formally the 2022 Uruguay Natural Energy X-Prix) was an Extreme E off-road race that was held on 26 and 27 November 2022 near José Ignacio, Maldonado Department, Uruguay, about 25 km east of the seaside city of Punta del Este. It was the fifth and final round of the electric off-road racing car series' second season, and also marked the first running of the event.
Abt Cupra XE won its first X-Prix with Nasser Al-Attiyah and Klara Andersson. They were followed by Neom McLaren Extreme E, who visited the podium for the first time, and X44 Vida Carbon Racing's Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez. This third place, combined with the 5 extra Super Sector points, granted Lewis Hamilton's team both the drivers' and the teams' titles ahead of reigning champions Rosberg X Racing.
Classification Qualifying Qualifying 2 draw Heat 1 Acciona Sainz XE Chip Ganassi Racing Andretti United XE Xite Energy Racing X44 Heat 2 Veloce Racing Abt Cupra XE McLaren XE Rosberg X Racing JBXE
TeamDriversQ1Q2TimeTime 1 5 Veloce Racing Molly Taylor Kevin Hansen 4 10:14.683 9 4 10:28.323 10 19 2 55 Acciona Sainz XE Team Laia Sanz Carlos Sainz 4 10:14.120 10 4 10:25.983 8 18 3 23 Genesys Andretti United Extreme E Catie Munnings Timmy Hansen 4 10:16.726 6 4 10:22.885 10 16 4 99 GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing Sara Price RJ Anderson 4 10:15.242 8 4 10:36.085 6 14 5 125 Abt Cupra XE Klara Andersson Nasser Al-Attiyah 4 10:15.461 7 4 10:55.479 4 11 6 58 Neom McLaren Extreme E Emma Gilmour Tanner Foust 4 10:24.767 5 4 10:53.153 6 11 7 22 JBXE Hedda Hosås Fraser McConnell 1 3:28.787 0 4 10:30.806 8 8 8 42 Xite Energy Racing Tamara Molinaro Ezequiel Pérez Companc 4 10:30.154 4 4 11:24.543 2 6 9 44 X44 Vida Carbon Racing Cristina Gutiérrez Sébastien Loeb 1 3:37.624 0 4 11:00.424 4 4 10 6 Rosberg X Racing Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Johan Kristoffersson 1 3:56.187 0 2 4:29.739 0 0Source: 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.
Semi-final 1 TeamDriversTimePoints 1 5 Veloce Racing Molly Taylor Kevin Hansen 4 10:36.604 2 125 Abt Cupra XE Klara Andersson Nasser Al-Attiyah 4 +6.916 3 99 GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing Sara Price RJ Anderson 4 +22.093 8Source: Notes: – GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing originally finished second, but received a pair of 10-second time penalties for taking down two waypoint flags.
Semi-final 2 TeamDriversTimePoints 1 23 Genesys Andretti United Extreme E Catie Munnings Timmy Hansen 4 10:20.294 2 58 Neom McLaren Extreme E Emma Gilmour Tanner Foust 4 +8.073 3 55 Acciona Sainz XE Team Laia Sanz Carlos Sainz 4 +16.117 6Source:
Crazy Race TeamDriversTimePoints 1 44 X44 Vida Carbon Racing Cristina Gutiérrez Sébastien Loeb 4 10:44.858 2 42 Xite Energy Racing Tamara Molinaro Ezequiel Pérez Companc 4 +37.784 4 3 22 JBXE Hedda Hosås Fraser McConnell 0 No time 2 DSQ 6 Rosberg X Racing Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Johan Kristoffersson 2 Disqualified 1Source: Notes: – Rosberg X Racing had completed enough of the distance to be classified third, but was later disqualified for having too many mechanics present inside its switch bay area during the driver switch. The team still got the point for overall tenth place from the event.
Final TeamDriversTimePoints 1 125 Abt Cupra XE Nasser Al-Attiyah Klara Andersson 4 10:26.537 25 2 58 Neom McLaren Extreme E Tanner Foust Emma Gilmour 4 +3.427 18 3 44 X44 Vida Carbon Racing Sébastien Loeb Cristina Gutiérrez 4 +10.467 15+5 4 23 Genesys Andretti United Extreme E Timmy Hansen Catie Munnings 4 +11.029 12 5 5 Veloce Racing Kevin Hansen Molly Taylor 4 +15.094 10Source: Notes: – Team awarded 5 additional points for being fastest in the Super Sector. – Genesys Andretti United Extreme E finished third on the road, but received a 7-second time penalty for speeding in the switch zone. X44 Vida Carbon Racing, who originally finished fourth, inherited the position. X44 later received a 5-second time penalty themselves for causing a collision, but it was not enough to relegate them back to fourth and they kept third place, which granted them the title.
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