An overly strong landing during Sunday’s Extreme E Crazy Race has resulted in Kevin Hansen cracking a T8 vertebra and bruising his lung, necessitating a hospital stay.
Johan Kristofferson and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky of RXR took the win ahead of Sainz and Loeb in Extreme E’s first race of the 2022 season.
After placing second in the first round of Desert X Prix qualifying, Team X44 dominated the heat race to give it momentum entering Sunday’s races.
After breaking her foot in a wild crash during Round 1 of qualifying, Christine GZ has been released from hospital but will be replaced by Hedda Hosås for the rest of the Desert X Prix weekend.
Defending champion Rosberg X Racing was the fastest in Round 1 single-car qualifying for the Desert X Prix. The session was marred by a massive flip involving Veloce’s Christine GZ that resulted in an ankle injury.
Steve Harris will be running the all new Sim-Tech Solutions Electric BMW Mini RX for the 2022 5 Nations BRX season.
Due to scheduling conflicts, Great American Shortcourse has moved its 2022 season opener from Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on 19/20 March to the SBC Fairgrounds on 9/10 April.
Extreme E intends to launch a hydrogen counterpart, Extreme H, in 2024.
Lorenzo Bertelli will be missing his Rally1 debut in Sweden next weekend due to work for his family business Prada.
A positive COVID-19 test means Tamara Molinaro will replace Klara Anderson as Oliver Bennett’s team-mate at XITE Energy Racing for the Desert X Prix. Molinaro is one of Extreme E’s reserve Championship Drivers.
Extreme E has tasked Romain Dumas and Hedda Hosås as guest Championship Drivers for the Desert X Prix, where they will support the grid of regulars alongside Timo Scheider and Tamara Molinaro and fill in for anyone in the race if necessary.
For the 2022 Extreme E season, heats will determine qualifying rather than single-car runs, with cumulative points earned from the two heats setting the grid for Sunday’s racing, while the points payout has been tweaked.
The 2022 Desert X Prix, held in Neom rather than Al-‘Ula like in 2021, will be held on a track with a very nice 6.9 km in length.
With Sebastian Vettel fascinated by off-road after competing in the Race of Champions, Travis Pastrana—who would’ve run ROC if not for injury—says he is more than welcome to join his Nitro Rallycross series.
Fresh off winning the 2021 Extreme E Championship for Rosberg X Racing, Molly Taylor will migrate to JBXE for the 2022 season where she teams up with returning driver Kevin Hansen. At the moment, Taylor is only confirmed for the season opener but more dates and possibly the full season could be added later down the road.
After outstanding performance in Germany, the young talent Katie Milner has advanced to the Women’s Final in North America in the FIA Rally Star
Defending Extreme E champion Rosberg X Racing has revealed its 2022 livery, which noticeably has more white and turquoise than the 2021 version.
