McLaren Racing Extreme E driver, Emma Gilmour, will now be competing at the International Rally of Whangarei in May (13-15), the second round of 2022 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Due to unforeseen circumstances the Island X Prix, the second race in Extreme E’s Season 2 calendar, has been postponed until July 2022.
“We’ve known for sometime (unofficially) now so the plan is to compete at Whangarei,” commented Gilmour.
The Island X Prix was scheduled to take place 7-8 May on an Italian military base in the Capo Teulada region in South-West Sardinia, however due to the current global events, the site is now required for training purposes.
In order to complete a five-race championship in 2022, Extreme E intends to host a double-header event in Sardinia during the week commencing 4 July 2022. The first event will take place on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 July, with the second on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July.
The remaining two events of Season 2 will see the Championship visit South America for the first time. The Copper X Prix in Antofagasta, Chile, will take place on a revised date of 24-25 September, with the Season Finale in Punta del Este, Uruguay, for the Energy X Prix on 26-27 November.
“The timing after Chile will be tight, however, the plan is to compete in Rally New Zealand (29 Sep- 2 OCtober 2022),” said Gilmour.
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