Extreme E: Ocean X Prix in Senegal for Round Two with rule changes adding to racing challenge

Extreme E arrives in Senegal for the second round of the all-new motorsport championship's inaugural season at the Ocean X Prix.

After the desert of Saudi Arabia played host to the electric series' opening round last month, the sustainable series heads to Africa and the shores of Lac Rose on the outskirts of Dakar for a different kind of driving challenge.

Sand, salt beds, gravel, rocks and undulations, the event on the west coast of Africa will shed light on rising sea levels, marine ecosystem degradation and desertification.

Nico Rosberg's team will aim to build on their winning start in the five-round championship. The 2016 world champion's Rosberg X Racing squad emerged on top in a three-car final in Saudi Arabia which also featured the team owned by former fierce F1 rival Lewis Hamilton, X44.

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"The team did an incredible job in Saudi Arabia to get the win and we're very proud to be the first X Prix winners in Extreme E history, but we know we need to stay focused if we are to remain at the front," said Rosberg.

"The series is already so competitive, but this team loves a challenge, and we can't wait to go racing again in Senegal."

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It was a tense start, as the top three teams lined up for the final race in the first ever Extreme E X Prix in the desert of Saudi Arabia.

Jenson Button is the third former F1 world champion with his own team, JBXE, and drove the car in Saudi Arabia. But the 2009 F1 title winner will not be in action at round two, with Kevin Hansen taking his place, as the Englishman focuses on his team owner role.

Britain's Jamie Chadwick drives for Veloce Racing and will be hoping to turn a wheel at round two after a big qualifying crash for team-mate Stephane Sarrazin ruled the outfit out of the remainder of the opening weekend.

Rule tweaks to spice up Round Two

The opening event certainly started in dramatic style, with big barrel roll crashes during the first qualifying time trials for Sarrazin and Abt's Claudia Hurtgen.

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ABT CUPRA driver Claudia Hürtgen has a huge crash during the opening qualifying session of Extreme E, sending her car into a barrel roll.

But the huge plumes of sand kicked up by the SUVs in the remote desert meant that the head-to-head races of the semi-finals and final produced little wheel-to-wheel action and overtaking.

But the Senegal event is expected to allow closer combat, with the layout to use the existing tracks surrounding the lake which is famous for its striking pink colour.

In tweaks to the Saudi Arabia format, four cars instead of three will go head-to-head in the final, while there will also be the addition of a 'Super Sector' - a part of the course where the fastest driver over the weekend will earn five points for their team to add to their championship tally.

When to watch live on Sky

Live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Mix

Saturday
12.30pm: Qualifying Round One
5pm: Qualifying Round Two (Sky Sports Mix only)

Sunday
11am: Semi-Finals
3pm: The Final

Who is driving for who at Round Two?

Abt Cupra XE: Mattias Ekstrom and Claudia Hurtgen

Acciona | Sainz XE Team: Carlos Sainz and Laia Sanz

Andretti United: Timmy Hansen and Catie Munnings

Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing: Kyle LeDuc and Sara Price

XITE Energy Racing: Oliver Bennett and Christine GZ

JBXE: Kevin Hansen and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky

Rosberg X Racing: Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor

Veloce Racing: Stephane Sarrazin and Jamie Chadwick

X44: Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez