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2022–23 Nitro Rallycross Championship

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2022–23 Nitro Rallycross season
Season
Races10
Start dateJune 18, 2022
End dateMarch 19, 2023
Awards
Drivers' championSweden Robin Larsson
← 2021

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

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

Schedule

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

Drivers

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Group E

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

Supercar Europe

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

NEXT Europe

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

Crosscar

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

Driver standings

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Group E

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Rank Driver United Kingdom
LYD
Sweden
STR
Minnesota
ERX
California
HLN
Arizona
WHP1
Arizona
WHP2
Quebec
CTR
California
HLN2
California
HLN3
California
HLN4
Pts
1 Sweden Robin Larsson 14 23 24 21 51 13 32 8 4 1 403
2 Norway Andreas Bakkerud 23 14 4 32 32 81 73 1 3 3 371
3 Jamaica Fraser McConnell 41 42 3 14 6 63 44 2 9 2 348
4 United States Travis Pastrana 72 91 12 81 14 52 DSQ1 6 1 6 330
5 Sweden Oliver Eriksson 61 84 82 63 41 24 12 4 7 4 313
6 United States Conner Martell 101 63 71 71 21 101 6 7 5 7 250
7 Sweden Kevin Eriksson 103 52 81 41 21 5 2 8 245
8 United Kingdom Oliver Bennett 91 10 51 41 93 9 51 9 8 9 220
9 United Kingdom Kris Meeke 83 7 71 31 91 146
10 Germany Timo Scheider 3 6 10 93
11 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 5 5 64
12 Finland Niclas Grönholm 3 111 57
13 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 31 43
14 United States Chase Elliott 11 9 34
15 United States Austin Cindric 10 11 31
16 United States Andrew Carlson 61 30
17 United Kingdom Jenson Button 9 WD 21
18 Mexico 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

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Pos. Team No. United Kingdom
LYD
Sweden
STR
Minnesota
ERX
California
HLN
Arizona
WHP1
Arizona
WHP2
Quebec
CTR
California
HLN2
California
HLN3
California
HLN4
Points
1 United States 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 Sweden 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 United States 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 United States Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 35 41 42 3 14 6 63 44 2 9 2 502
52 5
3 31
15 61
5 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom
LYD
Sweden
STR
Minnesota
ERX
California
HLN
Arizona
WHP1
Arizona
WHP2
Quebec
CTR
California
HLN2
California
HLN3
California
HLN4
Points

References

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  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.