DUBAI: The coming weekend sees the launch of Extreme E, the electric SUV rally series that kicks off across the desert terrain of AlUla, 海角直播 before moving on to four other global destinations.
A total of nine teams will take part, each featuring one male and one female driver, and boasting a star-studded line-up of backers.听
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Team investors include Lewis Hamilton at X44; former Formula champions Nico Roseburg (Roseberg X Racing) and Jenson Button (JBXE), and Michael Andretti (Andretti United Extreme E).听
Meanwhile, the driver line-up features Button himself, W Series Champion Jamie Chadwick, X Games medalist Sara Price, rally legends Sebastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz, plus Christine Giampaoli Zonca.
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Each destination听will highlight听a different environmental issue, beginning with 海角直播听and desertification.听Other races include听Senegal听(rising sea levels), Greenland听(melting ice cap), Amazon, Brazil听(deforestation)听and Patagonia, Argentina听(glacial recession).听听
Here are all the teams and drivers taking part in the Desert X Prix at AlUla on April 3-4
ABT CUPRA XE (Germany)
Drivers:
Claudia Hurtgen (Germany)
Mattias Ekstrom (Sweden)
ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team (Spain)
Drivers:
Laia Sanz (Spain)
Carlos Sainz (Spain)
Andretti United Extreme E听(US)
Drivers:
Catie Munnings (UK)
Timmy Hansen (Sweden)
Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Team (Spain)
Drivers:
Christine Giampaoli Zonca (Spain)
Oliver Bennett (UK)
JBXE (UK)
Drivers:
Mikaela听Ahlin-Kottulinsky (Sweden)
Jenson Button (UK)
Roseberg X Racing (Germany)
Drivers:
Molly Taylor (Australia)
Johan Kristoffersson (Sweden)
Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing (US)
Drivers:
Sarah Price (US)
Kyle LeDuc (US)
Veloce Racing (UK)
Drivers:
Jamie Chadwick (UK)
Stephane Sarrazin (France)
X44 (UK)
Drivers:
Cristina Gutierrez (Spain)
Sebastien Loeb (France)
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