2021 Extreme E Championship

2021 Extreme E Championship
The Extreme E Series debuted in 2021
Season Information
No. Rounds	5
First Round	2021 Desert X-Prix
Last Round	2021 Glacier X-Prix
Constructors	Spark Racing Technologies
Entrants	{{{makers}}}
Tyre(s)	Continental
Drivers Championship
Champion	{{{drivechamppts}}}Pt(s)
	Win(s), Pole(s) Fastest Lap(s)
Second	{{{drive2pts}}} Pt(s)
	Win(s), Pole(s) Fastest Lap(s)
Third	{{{drive3pts}}} Pt(s)
	Win(s), Pole(s), Fastest Lap(s)
Teams Championship
Champion	{{{team1pts}}} Pt(s)
	Win(s), Pole(s) Fastest Lap(s)
Second	{{{team2pts}}} Pt(s)
	Win(s), Pole(s) Fastest Lap(s)
Third	{{{team3pts}}} Pt(s)
	Win(s), Pole(s) Fastest Lap(s)
Season Guide
Former	Next
None	2022

The 2021 Extreme E Championship is set to be the first round of the Extreme E Championship, an electrically powered off-road racing series that will be staged across the globe. The series will feature a group of identical of Spark Racing Technologies Odyssey 21s, racing across some of the World's most ecologically diverse regions in an effort to highlight climate change.

Background

The concept of Extreme E first arose in late 2017, when Formula E Holdings, the owners of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, began investigations into an off-road racing series. The result was a Dakar style series named Extreme E, which was launched on the 31 January 2019 by Alejandro Agag and Gil de Ferran with an aim to highlight the impact of climate change. The new series would use a chassis built by Spark Racing Technologies, use tyres from Continental, and use powertrains based off those used in the FE Championship, albeit with increased power outputs.

Driver Developments

In September 2019 it was announced that Extreme E would launch a Drivers' Programme to tempt drivers to join the series, having signed up eleven drivers from Formula E, the FIA World Rallycross Championship, the World Rally Championship and various other sources. This followed the announcement of three initial entrants to the series, with FIA Formula E entrants Venturi, HWA Racelab and ABT Sportsline all announcing their intent to compete in XE in July 2019.

Calendar

The first round of the 2021 Extreme E Championship was unveiled in September 2019, with a deal to race in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland signed by XE. Subsequent deals followed with Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Brazil, before the five round schedule was concluded with a deal with Senegal. The concept of the racing in five diverse regions would show how climate change has affected the globe, with each race effectively having its own theme.

Experimental Endeavours

The first provisional calendar for XE was unveiled on 17 December 2019, with the season opening with the Ocean Stage in Senegal, between 22-24 January 2021. The Desert Stage in Saudi Arabia would follow in early March, before a trip to Nepal for the Mountain Stage in May. The series would then head around the world to Greenland for the Arctic Stage, ahead of the series finale in Brazil with the Amazon Stage on 29-31 October 2021.

Covid Compliance

The Covid-19 Pandemic would interrupt the initial plans for the XE Championship, however, with the season delayed until the Spring of 2021, meaning the 2021 Ocean X-Prix was delayed until late May. The 2021 Desert X-Prix hence became the opening round, but was pushed back until the 3-4 April 2021, while the round in Nepal was cancelled due to travel restrictions. Its place on the calendar was instead taken by the 2021 Glacier X-Prix in Argentina, which was scheduled for the 11-12 December as the final round of the inaugural EX campaign.

Schedule

The full calendar for the 2021 Extreme E Championship is outlined below:

2021 Extreme E Championship
Round	Event	Location	Date	Report
I	2021 Desert X-Prix	Sharaan, Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia	3-4 April 2021	Report
II	2021 Ocean X-Prix	Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal	29-30 May 2021	Report
III	2021 Arctic X-Prix	Kangerlussuaq, Greenland	28-29 August 2021	Report
IV	2021 Amazon X-Prix	Santarem, Para State, Brazil	23-24 October 2021	Report
V	2021 Glacier X-Prix	Ushuaia, Argentina	11-12 December 2021	Report
Planned X-Prix
CAN	2021 Mountain X-Prix	Mustang District, Nepal	6-8 May 2021

Entrants

Venturi Automobiles and HWA Racelab were among the initial teams that opted to enter the Extreme E Championship, although they would both withdraw from the series before the opening round.

Entry List

The full 2021 Extreme E Championship entry list will be outlined below:

2021 Extreme E Championship Entry List
Entrant	No.	Name	Rounds
Veloce Racing Spark Odyssey 21	5	Jamie Chadwick	1-
		Stéphane Sarrazin	1-
Rosberg X Racing Spark Odyssey 21	6	Johan Kristoffersson	1-
		Molly Taylor	1-
JBXE Spark Odyssey 21	22	Jenson Button	1-
		Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky	1-
Andretti United Extreme E Spark Odyssey 21	23	Timmy Hansen	1-
		Catie Munnings	1-
Hispano-Suiza Xite Energy Team Spark Odyssey 21	42	Oliver Bennett	1-
		Christine Giampaoli Zonca	1-
Team X44 Spark Odyssey 21	44	Cristina Gutiérrez	1-
		Sébastien Loeb	1-
Acciona Sainz XE Team Spark Odyssey 21	55	Carlos Sainz	1-
		Laia Sanz	1-
Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing Spark Odyssey 21	99	Kyle LeDuc	1-
		Sara Price	1-
Abt Cupra XE Spark Odyssey 21	125	Mattias Ekström	1-
		Claudia Hürtgen	1-

Drivers' Programme

Before the formal announcement of teams and drivers, the organisers of the XE Championship arranged a "Drivers' Programme" to effectively test drivers for the series. Various drivers, including several who were competing in the FIA Formula E Championship, would sign up for the Drivers' Programme, which would induct several more drivers in 2019 and 2020. Participation in the Programme was not required to secure a seat in the 2021 edition of the XE Championship.

The full list of drivers who took part in the Extreme E Drivers' Programme is shown below:

2021 Extreme E Drivers' Programme
Entrant	Name	Rounds
Extreme E Drivers' Programme Spark Odyssey 21	Andreas Bakkerud
	Jamie Chadwick
	Lucas di Grassi
	Timmy Hansen
	Kevin Hansen
	Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
	Katherine Legge
	André Lotterer
	Sébastian Ogier
	Sacha Prost
	Timo Scheider
	Bruno Senna
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Rules and Regulations

Sporting

Outlined below is a full breakdown of the point scoring system for the 2021 Extreme E Championship:

2021 Extreme E X-Prix Points Table
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
25	19	18	15	12	10	8	6	4
2021 Extreme E Qualifying Points Table
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4

Standings

2021 Extreme E Championship for Drivers

The full 2021 Extreme E Championship for Drivers standings are to be outlined below:

2021 Extreme E Championship for Teams

The full 2021 Extreme E Championship for Teams standings are to be outlined below:

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