2022–23 Nitro Rallycross Championship

2022–23 Nitro Rallycross season
Season
Races10
Start dateJune 18, 2022
End dateMarch 19, 2023
Awards
Drivers' champion Robin Larsson

The 2022–23 Nitro Rallycross Championship was the second season of Nitro Rallycross (Nitro RX) competition.

Series founder Travis Pastrana entered as the defending champion. The season saw the debut of the Group E class for the new FC1-X car.

Schedule

The full schedule was revealed on March 29, 2022. After exclusively competing in North America in 2021, the series expanded to include races in six countries across two calendar years for its second season.[1] A round at the KymiRing in Finland was canceled due to the track's financial problems.[2] On November 7, 2022, it was announced that the round at Wild Horse Pass would be a double header, while the round in Saudi Arabia was removed from the schedule on the series' website.[3][4] On January 13, 2023, the series announced that the finale would be a double header, held again at Glen Helen Raceway in California.[5] Due to snowmelt issues with the track in Calgary, the initially planned championship round was cancelled, and a non-championship round was held instead. The season finale at Glen Helen then became a triple header for the Group E class.[6]


Rnd Event Date Venue Class Winner Team Report
1 NRX of England June 18–19, 2022 Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton Group E Robin Larsson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC Report
Supercar Fraser McConnell Betomik Racing
NEXT (Day 1) Casper Jansson OMSE
NEXT (Day 2) Simon Olofsson STS RX
Crosscar (Day 1) Pasi Penttinen GRŽ Race
Crosscar (Day 2) Sebastian Enholm Enholm Motorsport
2 NRX of Sweden July 30–31, 2022 Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs Group E Andreas Bakkerud Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC Report
Supercar (Day 1) Fraser McConnell Betomik Racing
Supercar (Day 2) Yuri Belevsky Volland Racing
NEXT (Day 1) Tommi Hallman SET Promotion
NEXT (Day 2) Tommi Hallman SET Promotion
Crosscar (Day 1) Riku Huuka GRŽ Race
Crosscar (Day 2) Sebastian Enholm Enholm Motorsport
3 NRX of Minnesota October 1–2, 2022 ERX Motor Park, Elk River Group E Travis Pastrana Vermont SportsCar Report
NEXT (Day 1) Tommi Hallman SET Promotion
NEXT (Day 2) Tommi Hallman SET Promotion
4 NRX of California October 29–30, 2022 Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino Group E Fraser McConnell Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Report
NEXT (Day 1) George Megennis #YELLOWSQUAD
NEXT (Day 2) Casper Jansson OMSE
5-6 NRX of Arizona November 11–13, 2022 Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler Group E (Day 1) Travis Pastrana Vermont SportsCar Report
Group E (Day 2) Robin Larsson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC
NEXT (Day 1) Casper Jansson OMSE
NEXT (Day 2) George Megennis #YELLOWSQUAD
7 NRX of Quebec January 20-21, 2023 Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières Group E Oliver Eriksson OMSE Report
NC NRX of Alberta February 4–5, 2023 Stampede Grandstand, Calgary Group E Kevin Eriksson OMSE Report
NEXT (Day 1) Casper Jansson OMSE
NEXT (Day 2) Casper Jansson OMSE
8-9-10 Nitro RX 2022–23 Series Finale March 17-19, 2023 Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino Group E (Day 1) Andreas Bakkerud Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC Report
Group E (Day 2) Travis Pastrana Vermont SportsCar
Group E (Day 3) Robin Larsson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC
NEXT (Day 1) Tommi Hallman SET Promotion
NEXT (Day 2) Tommi Hallman SET Promotion
Cancelled Races
C NRX of Finland August 27–28, 2022 KymiRing, Kausala
C NRX of Saudi Arabia December 10–11, 2022 Was not announced
Reference:[7]

Drivers

Group E

Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Rounds
OMSE
FC1-X Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 3 Johan Kristoffersson 2
15 Andrew Carlson 3
35 Fraser McConnell All
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC[8][9] 4 Robin Larsson All
13 Andreas Bakkerud All
52 Ole Christian Veiby 1–2
Olsbergs MSE 2 Austin Cindric 5–6
9 Chase Elliott[10] 5–6
16 Oliver Eriksson All
23 Kevin Eriksson 3–10
68 Niclas Grönholm 1–2
71 Benito Guerra 9-10
Vermont SportsCar 21 Conner Martell All
199 Travis Pastrana All
Xite Energy Racing 12 Timo Scheider 8-10
22 Jenson Button 3–4
42 Oliver Bennett All
62 Kris Meeke 1–2, 5–7[11]

Supercar Europe

Manufacturer Team Car No. Driver Rounds
Audi Volland Racing Audi S1 95 Yury Belevskiy All
Citroën Tristan Ovendon Mr Citroën DS3 72 Tristan Ovendon 1
Ford Team RX Racing Ford Fiesta 13 Patrick O'Donovan All
Hyundai Betomik Racing Hyundai i20 Mk2 35 Fraser McConnell All
Volvo Flitspeed Racing Volvo C30 47 Dominic Flitney 1
Volkswagen Eklund Motorsport Volkswagen Beetle 76 Per Eklund 2
Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo 17 Gustav Bergström 2

NEXT Europe

Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Rounds
OMSE Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites STS RX 5 Kyle Schwartz 1
52 Simon Olofsson All
#YELLOWSQUAD 9 George Megennis All
JC Raceteknik 19 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky All
KJS RX 22 Mattis Jansson 2
OMSE 36 Casper Jansson All
88 Ole Henry Steinsholt 1
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 55 Lane Vacala All
Endlunds Motorsport 60 Martin Enlund 2
SET Promotion 87 Tommi Hallman All

Crosscar

Manufacturer Team Car No. Driver Rounds
Speedcar GRŽ Race Speedcar Wonder 2 Riku Huuhka All
6 Pasi Penttinen All
Jimmie Österberg 11 Jimmie Österberg All
Fredrik Enholm 12 Frida Enholm All
124 Sebastian Enholm All
Car Control 44 Kalle Göthesson All
67 Isac Egonsson All
Ronald Baldinš 81 Ronald Baldinš All
Thomas Eek Murstad 110 Thomas Eek Murstad All
JC Raceteknik 199 Alex Gustafsson All

Driver standings

Group E

Rank Driver
LYD
STR
ERX
HLN
WHP1
WHP2
CTR
HLN2
HLN3
HLN4 		Pts
1 Robin Larsson 14 23 24 21 51 13 32 8 4 1 403
2 Andreas Bakkerud 23 14 4 32 32 81 73 1 3 3 371
3 Fraser McConnell 41 42 3 14 6 63 44 2 9 2 348
4 Travis Pastrana 72 91 12 81 14 52 DSQ1 6 1 6 330
5 Oliver Eriksson 61 84 82 63 41 24 12 4 7 4 313
6 Conner Martell 101 63 71 71 21 101 6 7 5 7 250
7 Kevin Eriksson 103 52 81 41 21 5 2 8 245
8 Oliver Bennett 91 10 51 41 93 9 51 9 8 9 220
9 Kris Meeke 83 7 71 31 91 146
10 Timo Scheider 3 6 10 93
11 Ole Christian Veiby 5 5 64
12 Niclas Grönholm 3 111 57
13 Johan Kristoffersson 31 43
14 Chase Elliott 11 9 34
15 Austin Cindric 10 11 31
16 Andrew Carlson 61 30
17 Jenson Button 9 WD 21
18 Benito Guerra 10 5 0
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other finishing position
Blue Non Points finish
Purple Did not finish
Pink Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Brown Withdrew (WD)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 – Battle Wins

Group E Team's Championship

Pos. Team No.
LYD
STR
ERX
HLN
WHP1
WHP2
CTR
HLN2
HLN3
HLN4 		Points
1 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC 4 14 23 24 21 51 13 32 8 4 1 891
13 23 14 4 32 32 81 73 1 3 3
2 Olsbergs MSE 16 61 84 82 63 41 24 12 4 7 4 668
68 3 111
23 103 52 81 41 21 5 2 8
3 Vermont Sports Car 21 101 63 71 71 21 101 6 7 5 7 638
199 72 91 12 81 14 52 DSQ1 6 1 6
4 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 35 41 42 3 14 6 63 44 2 9 2 502
52 5
3 31
15 61
5 Xite Energy Racing 42 91 10 51 41 93 9 51 9 8 9 498
62 83 7 71 31 91
22 9 WD
12 3 6 10
Pos. Team
LYD
STR
ERX
HLN
WHP1
WHP2
CTR
HLN2
HLN3
HLN4 		Points

References

  1. ^ "Nitro Rallycross announces first global series". Racer. March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Kelekian, Austen (11 July 2022). "NITRO RALLYCROSS FORCED TO CANCEL FINLAND EVENT DUE TO VENUE SHORTFALLS". nitrorallycross.com. Nitro Rallycross. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Nitro Rallycross [@NitroRallycross] (November 8, 2022). "DOUBLE-HEADER! we loved Wild Horse Pass so much that we're coming back this weekend for 3 days of racing with Friday night under the lights! check https://t.co/skNDFWgLCQ for more info! https://t.co/gQoVvHW69K" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "SCHEDULE | Nitro RX". Nitro Rallycross. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Nitro RX confirms U.S. return at Glen Helen". Racer. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Scheider replaces Meeke for Nitro Rallycross finale". Racer. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 NRX Calendar". Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Monster Energy & DRR JC Team Up for Partnership with Champion Drivers Andreas Bakkerud & Robin Larsson". Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Cartel Reloaded". Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Chase Elliott set for Nitro RX return". 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Button to miss three Nitro-RX rounds in 2022". 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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