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Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez are the champions of Extreme E

Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez won the title in the electric 4x4 championship after the final in Uruguay.

Published on 27/11/2022 à 19:03

Medhi Casaurang

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Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez are the champions of Extreme E

Cristina Gutiérrez and Sébastien Loeb win Extreme E 2022. © Sam Bagnall

It came down to two small points, but that doesn't matter: Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez won the second season of Extreme E, this Sunday, November 27 in Uruguay. Vice-champions in 2021, they finally bring to the X44 team, founded by Lewis Hamilton, the title in the electric 4×4 series.

The nine-time world rally champion (WRC) took advantage of a seven-second penalty for the Andretti crew (Catie Munnings and Kevin Hansen) in the final to move up one position from fourth to third.

“It was not an easy day. With the dust, I had difficulty seeing the right trajectory by being fourth in the final, but the important thing is that the title is for us “, declared Sébastien Loeb.

Sébastien Loeb will now prepare for the 2023 Dakar, which he will try to win with the Prodrive team. As for Cristina Gutiérrez, this is her second international all-terrain title after the World Cup. rally-raid in T3.

Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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