30.06.2022
The double Italian and European round of the Extreme E series, reserved for electric SUVs, will take place in Teulada on 6-7 July and 9-10 July. Also in the race the Italian driver Tamara Molinaro
The press conference for the presentation of the Island X Prix, the only Italian and European date of the Off road Extreme E series, recognized by the FIA, took place at the headquarters of the Automobile Club of Italy, in via Marsala in Rome. the fourth round of the inaugural season, in October 2021, this time Sardinia will be the scene of two rounds of the 2022 world championship. We will race again in Sulcis Iglesiente, in the Army Training Area of Capo Teulada, with the Island X Prix 1 scheduled for 6-7 July and the Island X Prix 2 scheduled for 9-10 July. The event, which as part of the “Isola degli Sport” project enjoys a partnership with the Tourism Department of the Sardinia Region, is co-organized by the Automobile Club of Italy, which relies on the professionalism of the structured Automobile Club Sassari and the experience of Tiziano Siviero, former navigator twice world rally champion who once again designed, in collaboration with the team Extreme E, the track of the race. It is a ring of about 7 km, which will take full advantage of the natural gradients and roughness of the compact and treacherous Teuladine terrain, made even more difficult by the high temperatures expected for the week of the race. ten crews made up of a man and a woman who in compliance with the policy of promoting the female presence in motorsport will alternate equally at the helm of the renewed and more solid Odyssey21, will find a different scenario waiting for them than the autumn one and at times wet from the rain that had them welcomed last autumn Among the ten teams competing, the new entry McLaren stands out, in addition to the confirmed Andretti, X44 of Lewis Hamilton, JBxe of Jenson Button, Acciona of Carlos Sainz, Abt Cupra, Chip Ganassi, Veloce, Xite and the reigning champions of Rosberg x Racing.
COMMENTS – The President of the Automobile Club of Italy, Angelo Sticchi Damiani, underlined the strong link between the Sardinian land and motorsport. “Sardinia: the island of motors. This is how we can define the commitment and constancy of the Sardinia Region towards motorsport at an international level. After the Ris, the World Rally event, Sardinia will once again host the Italian stage of the Extreme E series. The Automobile Club of Italy and the Automobile Club of Sassari have supported this discipline dedicated to electric SUVs since its first edition and continue to support it. Awareness of the environmental impact is also expressed through this championship which this year will see prototypes of 100% electric off-road vehicles as protagonists. It is a source of pride to be part of the Extreme E calendar, once again, highlighting the importance of an extraordinary location like that of the Sardinian island. The Automobile Club of Italy continues to be the promoter of the car world in Italy in all its forms, including sports. ACI will therefore continue to enthusiastically support the organization of the Italian stage of the Extreme E series, which has won acclaim all over the world. Races are the real test bed of automotive technologies and the Aci must ensure that all innovations must be evaluated and tested so that all doubts are clarified in an irreproachable way so that you can choose a path knowing what you are going to meet, Aci offers a service to Italians “. In Rome also Extreme E number 2, James Taylor, Chief Championship Officer:” There is great anticipation for the first double appointment in the history of Extreme E. It is wonderful to be back in Sardinia also in 2022. The organization, the teams and our entire paddock are thrilled to be racing here again. We thank the Automobile Club of Italy and the Region of Sardinia for their hospitality and their organizational excellence. We really expect a successful event. “The international series, after its debut in Neom (Saudi Arabia) on February 19-20, will therefore restart from Sardinia (Teulada, July 6-7 and 9-10), before setting sail for of Antofagasta (Chile, 24-25 September) and Punta del Este (Uruguay, 26-27 November). But first, as usual, Extreme E will create a Legacy Program in Sardinia. As in 2021, the focus will be on the areas of the Oristano area affected by the devastating fires of last summer, and on the reforestation of posidonia marina, in Southern Sardinia. Also this year, the partnership with MedSea Foundation will continue, with which Extreme E it will evaluate the developments of Legacy 2021 and will carry out the second step, involving additional marine and terrestrial areas.
INDUCED – On the direct induced generated by the event on the occasion of the Island X Prix 2021, and on what will happen with the double date of 2022, the President of AC Sassari, Giulio Pes di San Vittorio, focused: “A ‘ another great opportunity for Sardinia thanks to the collaboration between the Automobile Club of Italy, the Region and Extreme E. Thanks to this event, an induced amount of around 15 million euros has been generated in a territory, that of Sulcis Iglesiente, which deserves greater visibility. And we are sure, this year, to generate greater induced activities thanks to the double event. Thanks also to the Italian Army for their effective collaboration. “” We will host the Extreme for the second time, this time with a double date that will be the only European one and we will do it in the Teulada shooting range. This, like the other ACI events, guarantees Sardinia great visibility and if already in June we had a “boom” in attendance, we also owe it to the sporting events we hosted ”, commented the Regional Tourism Councilor, Gianni Chessa. “L’Extreme talks about the future, about the environment and technology, and I thank the Army, Aci and Aci Sassari for this opportunity. Our land is everyone’s heritage and the Island X Prix will still be a breath of fresh air for the territory and will introduce a different Sardinia. ‘Aci. Extreme E is a great technological challenge and gives the right message. There is the possibility of using alternative energy everywhere and motorsport testifies to this. The double stage of Extreme E is a prize for the great work done by Aci and Ac Sassari, “added Raffaele Pelillo, president of the Aci Alternative Energy Commission and vice president of the FIA commission.
ITALIAN IN THE RACE – After having been the organization’s driver in 2021, the year in which she carried out the tests and replaced the team mates in the event of a forfeit, the time has come for the Italian Tamara Molinaro to make the leap in quality. The Italian rally driver and co-driver, from today is officially in force in the Xite Energy Racing Team, paired with the German Timo Scheider, who like her was the organization’s driver and test driver Tamara, who had already raced in Neom with Xite to replace the unavailable colleague, will debut as an “official” in Sardinia. “I’m really happy to be back in Sardinia with Extreme E, also because it’s my home race. The others have more experience in the race than us, but Timo and I have a good feeling, we have dreamed a lot about this moment and now it’s up to us! ”, Commented Tamara Molinaro.