After suffering a rib fracture in FP1, Emma Gilmour will not race the Island X Prix 2. Extreme E’s reserve driver Tamara Molinaro will fill in at McLaren XE.
Extreme E’s return to Sardinia will feature a new course layout from the one used in July.
After filling in for Nasser Al-Attiyah at ABT CUPRA for the first Island X Prix in July, Sébastien Loeb will do it again for the second this weekend.
The FIM E-Xplorer World Cup will conclude its inaugural season by joining Extreme E’s upcoming weekend in Sardinia, teaming up with a fellow electric off-road series with a similar platform.
If it is eligible, Extreme E’s new Extreme H series will become the 8th FIA World Championship by its sophomore year in 2026.
Extreme E will return to the Italian island of Sardinia for the fifth time in just three seasons on 16/17 September.
Dakar Rally veteran Benediktas Vanagas got to test an Extreme E Spark ODYSSEY 21 prior to the series’ Island X Prix in Sardinia.
Rosberg X Racing has now won four of five races in Sardinia after sweeping the 2023 weekend.
Rosberg X Racing is finally atop an Extreme E podium for the first time in 2023, even if it took Chip Ganassi Racing receiving a penalty.
INTERVIEW: No WRC return "at the moment" as Sebastien Loeb prepares for Extreme E return
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While reigning Extreme E champion Sébastien Loeb gets ready for his first XE start of the year, he does not have plans to head back to the World Rally Championship at the moment.
This weekend’s Island X Prix will run on a 2.9-km course deemed the fastest of the three Island X Prix courses to date, even if twice as short as in 2022.
Reigning British Rallycross Champion Patrick O’Donovan has been appointed Extreme E’s male reserve and test driver for the Island X Prix, working alongside Tamara Molinaro.
16-year-old Lia Block will make her Extreme E début for Carl Cox Motorsport at the Island X Prix, and will race for the team for the rest of the 2023 season.
With Nasser Al-Attiyah racing the Italian Baja, World Rally-Raid Championship rival and reigning Extreme E champion Sébastien Loeb will make his XE return in his place in Sardinia.
Chloe Grant Column: Progress and Challenges in the F1 Academy - A Thrilling Journey So Far
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Chloe Grant shares her exhilarating journey in the F1 Academy, highlighting the progress she’s made and the challenges she’s faced along the way. All of this plus a guest appearance from Sir Chris hoy and Extreme E.
Longtime McLaren employee Mark Grain, who was the Extreme E team’s Sporting Director and senior technician for the team’s 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans win, has been named XE’s Technical Director.
Veloce Racing’s Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor dominated the Sunday Hydro X Prix to score their second win of 2023.
