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Rosberg X Racing completes Sardinia sweep
Rosberg X Racing is a big fan of Sardinia. Since Extreme E began running the Island X Prix there in 2021, RXR has won all but one final, and built upon this by sweeping the 2023 weekend.
RXR driver Johan Kristoffersson described Sardinia as “a proper RXR Island” as he and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky steamrolled Sunday’s events by winning both heats and the Grand Final. Kristoffersson opened the Grand Final on a conservative gameplan to avoid contact with the pack of cars as they left the starting point, dropping him to fourth. However, the scramble provided an opening for him to slip through and take the lead, which Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky held onto after the driver swap.
Prior to the perfect run in 2023, the team won the inaugural Island X Prix in 2021 and Race #2 in 2022; RXR had also claimed the first race of 2022 but lost the victory due to penalties. With the sweep, RXR is now four points behind ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team for the championship lead.
“The level of competition in Extreme E is world class, and so to win two races this weekend is absolutely epic,” said RXR owner Nico Rosberg. “During yesterday’s Final, we were last after the start and managed an incredible comeback, and today we were second to last but the others had a tangle and we managed to slip through.”
ACCIONA | Sainz finished second in both races to maintain the top spot in the standings with 109 points to RXR’s 105. Chip Ganassi Racing, who lost the Race #1 win to a penalty, was knocked off the podium on Sunday by Andretti XE on a late pass. JBXE finished fifth in their first Grand Final of the season.
“We had the pace to fight for the win, but there was so much mud on track that the moment you got closer you lost visibility,” said ACCIONA | Sainz’s Laia Sanz. “I think we drove very intelligently during the weekend, thinking about the championship, and in the end I think it’s a great result.”
Sébastien Loeb‘s substitute duty for Nasser Al-Attiyah as Klara Andersson‘s ABT CUPRA XE team-mate ended with victory in the Redemption Race. Lia Block‘s first Extreme E weekend ended with a ninth and tenth for Carl Cox Motorsport.
Grand Final results
| Finish | Number | Team | Total Time | Driver #1 | Driver #2 |
| 1 | 6 | Rosberg X Racing | 8:54.133 | Johan Kristoffersson | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky |
| 2 | 55 | ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team | 8:56.577 | Mattias Ekström | Laia Sanz |
| 3 | 23 | Andretti ALTAWKILAT Extreme E | 9:01.318 | Timmy Hansen | Catie Munnings |
| 4 | 99 | GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing | 9:01.892 | RJ Anderson | Amanda Sorensen |
| 5 | 22 | JBXE | 9:07.161 | Hedda Hosås | Andreas Bakkerud |
Redemption Race results
| Finish | Number | Team | Total Time | Driver #1 | Driver #2 |
| 1 | 125 | ABT CUPRA XE | 8:41.225 | Sébastien Loeb | Klara Andersson |
| 2 | 5 | Veloce Racing | 8:43.256 | Kevin Hansen | Molly Taylor |
| 3 | 44 | X44 Vida Carbon Racing | 9:02.739* | Fraser McConnell | Cristina Gutiérrez |
| 4 | 58 | NEOM McLaren XE | 9:32.905* | Tanner Foust | Emma Gilmour |
| 5 | 8 | Carl Cox Motorsport | 11:31.088* | Timo Scheider | Lia Block |
Qualifying results
Round #1
Heat #1
| Finish | Number | Team | Total Time | Driver #1 | Driver #2 |
| 1 | 6 | Rosberg X Racing | 8:50.714 | Johan Kristoffersson | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky |
| 2 | 99 | GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing | 8:52.318 | RJ Anderson | Amanda Sorensen |
| 3 | 58 | NEOM McLaren XE | 8:57.967 | Tanner Foust | Emma Gilmour |
| 4 | 22 | JBXE | 8:58.857 | Andreas Bakkerud | Hedda Hosås |
| 5 | 44 | X44 Vida Carbon Racing | 11:32.239* | Fraser McConnell | Cristina Gutiérrez |
Heat #2
| Finish | Number | Team | Total Time | Driver #1 | Driver #2 |
| 1 | 5 | Veloce Racing | 8:45.068 | Kevin Hansen | Molly Taylor |
| 2 | 23 | Andretti ALTAWKILAT Extreme E | 8:46.545 | Timmy Hansen | Catie Munnings |
| 3 | 55 | ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team | 8:48.797 | Mattias Ekström | Laia Sanz |
| 4 | 125 | ABT CUPRA XE | 8:53.039 | Sébastien Loeb | Klara Andersson |
| 5 | 8 | Carl Cox Motorsport | 8:59.985* | Timo Scheider | Lia Block |
Round #2
Heat #1
| Finish | Number | Team | Total Time | Driver #1 | Driver #2 |
| 1 | 6 | Rosberg X Racing | 8:44.755 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | Johan Kristoffersson |
| 2 | 23 | Andretti ALTAWKILAT Extreme E | 8:48.624 | Catie Munnings | Timmy Hansen |
| 3 | 125 | ABT CUPRA XE | 9:25.544 | Klara Andersson | Sébastien Loeb |
| 4 | 58 | NEOM McLaren XE | DNF | Emma Gilmour | Tanner Foust |
| 5 | 44 | X44 Vida Carbon Racing | DNF | Cristina Gutiérrez | Fraser McConnell |
Heat #2
| Finish | Number | Team | Total Time | Driver #1 | Driver #2 |
| 1 | 55 | ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team | 8:59.696 | Laia Sanz | Mattias Ekström |
| 2 | 22 | JBXE | 9:08.472 | Hedda Hosås | Andreas Bakkerud |
| 3 | 8 | Carl Cox Motorsport | 9:07.573* | Lia Block | Timo Scheider |
| 4 | 99 | GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing | 9:19.807 | Amanda Sorensen | RJ Anderson |
| 5 | 5 | Veloce Racing | 9:27.001 | Molly Taylor | Kevin Hansen |
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