EXTREME E
WHAT IS EXTREME E?
Extreme E is a radical off-road racing series, founded by the same team behind Formula E, which showcases electric SUVs and futuristic technologies in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments.
This five-event global voyage utilises its sporting platform for the purpose of promoting electrification, environment and equality. The series’ goal is to highlight the impact of climate change in some of the world’s most endangered environments, promote the adoption of electric vehicles to pave the way for a lower carbon future, and provide a world-first gender-equal motorsport platform.
The first sport to ever be built out of a social purpose, Extreme E aims to minimise environmental impact while maximising awareness, racing in places that have already been damaged or affected by climate change or human interference and taking fans deep into the heart of the most pressing issues facing our planet’s future.
Not only that, but Extreme E is also helping the car industry to develop future-facing technology using racing as a platform for road innovation, which accelerates change ten-fold.
In 2025, Extreme E will transition into Extreme H – the world’s first hydrogen off-road racing series – and will be recognised as an FIA Championship from 2025, as we continue to be a pioneer in motorsport.
CO-DRIVERS
JIMMIE JOHNSON
Jimmie Johnson is one of the most accomplished professional athletes of his era. He is a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion sharing the record with stock car racing legends Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt and was inducted into the 2024 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. His run of five championship runs in a row is one of the greatest ever seen in sports, and he is the only race car driver in history to be named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Johnson recently spent two seasons racing in the INDYCAR Series and was named the 2022 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Johnson entered the team ownership realm as he became a co-owner of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB in 2022 which fields two full-time NASCAR Cup Series entries and Johnson’s part-time series entry. He and his wife Chandra are co-founders of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, which focuses on K-12 public education and has raised over $13M to date. The Johnsons reside in Charlotte, N.C. with daughters Genevieve, Lydia and Jack Russell Terrier Charlie Meatball.
GRAY LEADBETTER
Gray Leadbetter is a first-generation American race car driver from Morganton, North Carolina. Leadbetter began her career on two wheels in arenacross at five years old and made the natural progression to karting shortly after. As her career progressed, Leadbetter diversified her driving background with a broad range of motorsports including legends, rallycross, off road short course, midgets, micro 600s, and sprint cars. In 2021, Leadbetter became the first woman to win a Pro Class race in a SXS Pro Mod off road race. The following year, she became the first woman ever to the series championship. Last year, she competed primarily in the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car series.
TRAVIS PASTRANA
Travis Pastrana, from Annapolis, MD, is a true motorsports legend. He combines the accolades of a three-time motocross champion and a multi-disciplinary X Games gold medalist with a versatile and high-profile racing career, including a standout performance against Jimmie Johnson in the thrilling 2023 DAYTONA 500. Throughout his remarkable career, he has claimed victory at the highest levels of competition. Pastrana has clinched seven championships across supercross, motocross, and rally racing, showcasing his exceptional talent and versatility in the world of motorsports.
VEHICLE
The championship cars are a one design fleet, a fully electric SUV, named ODYSSEY 21. In order to withstand the harsh conditions it will face, the car’s peak 400kw (550bhp) output is capable of firing the 1895-kilogram, 2.3-metre wide e-SUV from 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds, at gradients of up to 130 per cent.
RACE SCHEDULE
The Extreme E championship is made up of five events with two races ran on each weekend, totaling a 10 race schedule. Click HERE to see how to tune-in to the next race.
RACE 1 | FEB. 17
DESERT XPRIX
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
RACE 2 | FEB. 18
DESERT XPRIX
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
RACE 3 | JUL. 13
TBC XPRIX
TBC, EUROPE
RACE 4 | JUL. 14
TBC XPRIX
TBC, EUROPE
RACE 5 | sep. 14
ISLAND XPRIX
SARDINIA, ITALY
RACE 6 | sep. 15
ISLAND XPRIX
SARDINIA, ITALY
RACE 7 | sep. 21
ISLAND XPRIX
SARDINIA, ITALY
RACE 8 | sep. 22
ISLAND XPRIX
SARDINIA, ITALY
RACE 9 | NOV. 23
VALLEY XPRIX
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
RACE 10 | NOV. 24
VALLEY XPRIX
PHOENIX, ARIZONA