London (Motorsports news): Extreme E, the full electric off road racing series today announced a slightly updated sporting format for the upcoming Arctic X Prix in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland which will have a five car Final.
The changes start at qualifying, which spreads over two sessions in which the first one will be in the morning and second one in the afternoon on Saturday 28 August. Each team will have to race two laps of the course, one lap per driver with a driver switch, and the times recorded across the morning session will equate to classification points meaning first place receives 9, second place 8, third place 7 points and so on. The cycle repeats itself in the afternoon with classification points awarded on the same scale.
The combined overall of these classification points will provide the intermediate standings, which is noted on points instead of times as seen in Saudi Arabia and Senegal, meaning a fairer opportunity for all racers to progress, particularly if a poor time or DNF for example is recorded in a particular session.
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It is important to note, the classification points do not come under overall Championship points, these continue to be awarded in the same way as per previous rounds at the end of Qualifying as follows:
1st – 12 points, 2nd – 11 points, 3rd – 10 points , 4th – 9 points, 5th – 8 points, 6th – 7 points , 7th – 6 points, 8th – 5 points and 9th – 4 points.
From the Qualifying rounds teams in first, fifth and sixth place will proceed to Semi-Final 1, with second, third and fourth spots advancing to Semi-Final 2 and teams finishing in seventh, eighth and ninth will proceed to the Crazy Race.
Greenland will provide Extreme E’s first five car Final, made up of the top two teams from Semifinals 1 and 2, plus the winner of the Crazy Race, offering every single team on the grid an opportunity to reach the final race of the Arctic X Prix on Sunday 29 August.
Following the Final, Championship points will be awarded as follows:
1st – 25 points, 2nd – 19 points, 3rd – 18 points, 4th – 15 points, 5th – 12 points, Semi-Final 1 3rd – 10 points, Semi-Final 2 3rd – 8 points, Crazy Race 1st – 6 points and Crazy Race 2nd – 4 points.
Alejandro Agag, Founder and CEO of Extreme E said: “As a series we are always ready to evolve in order to create the absolute best result, and we believe these changes to the sporting format will offer greater competition and even more exciting racing for our global fanbase.
“I can’t wait to witness some of the biggest names in racing take part in the first motorsport event ever hosted in Greenland, and see who will take the top step on the podium. The course itself looks incredible and I’m sure it will offer some close battles, but it is important to note we are racing on an area which was once a glacier, but has retreated at an accelerated rate due to the climate crisis.”
With only 10 days to go, the Arctic X Prix and preparations are almost complete for holding this world first event in Greenland. Following this, the series will move to Sardinia in Italy for the Island X Prix taking place from 23-24 October.
