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. It was the fourth round of the

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. The final was won by

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Extreme E.

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XE rounded out the podium.

Classification

Qualifying

Notes: * Tie-breakers were determined by Super Sector times.

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Crazy Race

Final

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, who were first reserves, took their place on the grid. As such, Rosberg X Racing were recognised as sixth-place finishers, while Chip Ganassi Racing would score points based on their position in the final. * – Team awarded 5 additional points for being fastest in the Super Sector. * –

Extreme E finished first on the road, but received a pair of 10-second time penalties for dropping two waypoint flags that relegated them to last place.

originally finished third and were briefly up to second due to McLaren's penalty, but later received a 5-second time penalty themselves for missing a waypoint.

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