Despite departing Veloce Racing ahead of the Extreme E finale in Uruguay, Christine GZ will remain involved for the round as a reserve and advisor for the series alongside Timo Scheider.
Emma Gilmour rolling her McLaren XE might be the biggest moment of the Energy X Prix practices, but Andretti United enjoyed a strong day alongside X44.
Luc Alphand, a former Olympic skier for France who won the 2006 Dakar Rally, raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and was the Silk Way Rally director, has been named team manager for Veloce Racing’s Extreme E programme.
The final race of the 2022 Extreme E season in Uruguay will take place on a 2.9-km course. It is the shortest track that XE will race on, with the previous “record” being the 3.05-km Copper X Prix.
Extreme E Championship Driver Fraser McConnell will make his maiden start in the series for JBXE at the season finale in Uruguay.
Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen have both signed multi-year contract extensions with Andretti United XE.
Season 3 of Extreme E will return to Saudi Arabia, Sardinia, and Chile, while Scotland finally gets its début round. A new stop in either Brazil or the United States is also planned.
American off-road star RJ Anderson will make his Extreme E début at the Energy X Prix, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing in place of Kyle LeDuc.
Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor, who teamed up at JBXE for the Desert X Prix, will reunite for the Energy X Prix and 2023 Extreme E season at Veloce.
With Jutta Kleinschmidt still recovering from her Copper X Prix injury, Klara Andersson will remain with ABT CUPRA XE for the Energy X Prix. She scored a podium in her series début in Uruguay.
GT World Challenge Europe driver Ezequiel Pérez Companc will make his Extreme E début at the Energy X Prix, sharing the XITE Energy Racing entry with Tamara Molinaro.
In an interview with Motorsport Network’s Alberto De Armas, Nasser Al-Attiyah revealed he intends to return for a second season in the Extreme E Championship in 2023.
Extreme E and the Formula One arm of XE team McLaren Racing are on the shortlist for the BBC Green Sport Awards’ Ambition and Impact Award, while Ellis Spiezia is nominated for Young Athlete of the Year.
Despite initially planning to see out the 2022 Extreme E season with XITE Energy Racing, Timo Scheider announced he will not run the season finale in Uruguay due to “a Paydriver turning up”.
Rosberg X Racing missing the Copper X Prix Final and a slew of penalties culminated in X44 scoring their first win of the 2022 Extreme E season. RXR now leads by just 17 points entering the finale.
While not a maximum points day, Rosberg X Racing topped the first qualifying session before finishing runner-up in their heat as their quest for a second Extreme E title progresses.
Klara Andersson will make her long awaited Extreme E début in Chile as an injury substitute for Jutta Kleinschmidt after the ABT CUPRA driver was hospitalised for a practice crash.
