#Moto extreme race driver

In July 2019 a first prototype of the series vehicle, the Odyssey 21, was showcased at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and in December 2019 the provisional calendar for the first season in 2021 was revealed, featuring races in Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Greenland and Brazil. A couple of months later, German team Abt Sportsline was the second team to join the series. The first team to commit to the series, Venturi Racing, was announced in May 2019 (although they withdrew again before the first season). Ali Russell was named Chief Marketing Officer, while Red Bull sports executives Kester Wilkinson and Nina Dreier signed on as event and marketing managers. The announcement took place on board the ship St Helena which was to serve as 'floating paddock' of the series, and also introduced Continental as tyre supplier and Brazilian company CBMM as niobium supplier for the vehicle production. The series was presented to the public in January 2019 with an event in London.

#Moto extreme race driver

Team X44 is the defending champion.Įxtreme E began in 2018 as a project led by Formula E founder Alejandro Agag and former driver Gil de Ferran. The first season began with the Desert X-Prix in Saudi Arabia in April 2021.

The series also promotes gender equality in motorsport by mandating that all teams consist of a female and a male driver who share equal driving duties. All racing locations are chosen to raise awareness for some aspects of climate change and Extreme E maintains a 'Legacy Programme' which intends to provide social and environmental support for those locations. Extreme E is an FIA-sanctioned international off-road racing series that uses spec silhouette electric SUVs to race in remote parts of the world, such as the Saudi Arabian desert or the Arctic.