ABT CUPRA XE - Teams - Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey

ABT CUPRA XE finished fifth in the standings in the inaugural season of Extreme E. The team secured their first podium with a strong showing at the Enel X Island X in Sardinia.

Season 2 saw Jutta Kleinschmidt line up with Nasser Al-Attiyah, until an injury for the German in Chile saw Klara Andersson make her debut for the team. The Antofagasta Minerals Copper X Prix ended with the team in third and Klara retaining her spot for the Season 2 finale. A maiden victory for the team at the Uruguay Natural Energy X Prix saw ABT CUPRA XE finish sixth in the standings, as they look to jump out of the midfield in Season 3.

ABT CUPRA XE’s ODYSSEY 21 enters its third campaign with a fresh livery, combining a deep purple and neon yellow, to match the UrbanRebel, the ABT CUPRA GEN3 Formula E car and the CUPRA e-Racer.

CUPRA, the sporty Spanish brand, became the first automotive manufacturer to enter the series, teaming up with ABT. The German tuning and motorsport company has enjoyed championship success across multiple disciplines at the very highest levels of motorsport over the past five decades.

Reason behind the number: To celebrate the 125th birthday of the ABT company which was founded as a blacksmith in 1896.

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Klara Andersson

The young Swede secures her spot after two impressive performances at the end of last season whilst deputising for Jutta Kleinschmidt. A podium finish on debut at the penultimate round in Chile, and the team’s maiden victory at the season finale in Uruguay, saw Andersson and ABT CUPRA XE finish the year as they mean to go on.

As well as competing in Extreme E last year, Andersson enjoyed a strong 2022 season. The 22-year-old currently competes in World RX as the first permanent female competitor in WRX history with the Construction Equipment Dealer Team.

Andersson recorded her best WRX result to date by finishing third in Portugal – becoming the firstever female driver to step on the podium in the championship's history.
Adrien Tambey

Adrien Tambay became an official CUPRA driver in 2022, racing to victory in the eTouring Car World Cup (ETCR) the same year.

The son of two-time Formula One Grand Prix winner Patrick Tambay, Adrian achieved his best result last season, succeeding teammate and Extreme E driver Mattias Ekström as the ETCR drivers’ champion, while CUPRA EKS took a second consecutive manufacturers’ title.

With a race win in GP3 in 2010 and five years of DTM which reaped a top-ten championship finish in his first year, alongside three podiums and one pole position, Tambay offers a diverse mix of motorsport experience ahead of his Extreme E debut.

Klara Andersson

The young Swede secures her spot after two impressive performances at the end of last season whilst deputising for Jutta Kleinschmidt. A podium finish on debut at the penultimate round in Chile, and the team’s maiden victory at the season finale in Uruguay, saw Andersson and ABT CUPRA XE finish the year as they mean to go on.

As well as competing in Extreme E last year, Andersson enjoyed a strong 2022 season. The 22-year-old currently competes in World RX as the first permanent female competitor in WRX history with the Construction Equipment Dealer Team.

Andersson recorded her best WRX result to date by finishing third in Portugal – becoming the firstever female driver to step on the podium in the championship's history.
Adrien Tambey

Adrien Tambay became an official CUPRA driver in 2022, racing to victory in the eTouring Car World Cup (ETCR) the same year.

The son of two-time Formula One Grand Prix winner Patrick Tambay, Adrian achieved his best result last season, succeeding teammate and Extreme E driver Mattias Ekström as the ETCR drivers’ champion, while CUPRA EKS took a second consecutive manufacturers’ title.

With a race win in GP3 in 2010 and five years of DTM which reaped a top-ten championship finish in his first year, alongside three podiums and one pole position, Tambay offers a diverse mix of motorsport experience ahead of his Extreme E debut.