NEOM McLaren Extreme E

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    The pair made a strong start at the season-opener in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, winning the Crazy Race to make it to the Final on debut. By the end of the season, NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team secured its first podium, finishing second in the final round of the Extreme E Season 2 campaign, the Uruguay Natural Energy X Prix in Punta del Este.

    McLaren Racing has been a leader in electric motorsport from the outset, supplying the battery powertrain to the FIA Formula E Championship for the Gen 1 and Gen 2 seasons. With its entry into Extreme E last season, NEOM McLaren Extreme E continues to build its know-how and expertise in the all-electric racing space.

    Reason behind the number The NEOM McLaren Extreme E car will be numbered 58, a fitting tribute to the first Formula One race Bruce McLaren entered in 1958 at the German Grand Prix. The number 58 is part of McLaren’s heritage and fittingly, Emma Gilmour is also from New Zealand.

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    Hedda Hosås

    Hedda Hosås’ early career consisted largely of motocross competition before making the transition to rallycross. More recently, she has been competing in the Norwegian Rallycross Championship and made a guest appearance in the Danish Championship in 2021.

    Currently a Veloce Racing Development Driver, Hosås has competed in Extreme E since the double-header in Sardinia of Season 2 as part of the JBXE team. The Norwegian teamed up with Kevin Hansen in the number 22 car and the Scandinavian duo raced to third place in the NEOM Island X Prix I, marking a podium on debut for Hosås.

    So far in Season 3, Hosås has been competing alongside fellow countryman Andreas Bakkerud, with the pair making it to two Grand Finals this year. The 22-year-old now switches to the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team driver’s seat, replacing the injured Emma Gilmour for the season finale in Chile.

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    Tanner Foust

    Foust is a four-time US rallycross champion (2019, 2012, 2011, 2010), has won four X Games gold medals (2013, 2010, 2007) and two Formula Drift championships (2008, 2007). He is also the only American driver to win a round of the European Rallycross Championship and finished in the top three in both 2011 and 2012.

    The American also has a plethora of experience in stunt driving, ice racing, time attack and hill climb competition - most recently competing in the Race of Champions Sweden 2023.

    Foust has also held multiple world records, including the astonishing Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare, which saw him drive a car through a 66-foot loop-the-loop.

DRIVER LINEUP

  • Media ID-10323

    Hedda Hosås

    Hedda Hosås’ early career consisted largely of motocross competition before making the transition to rallycross. More recently, she has been competing in the Norwegian Rallycross Championship and made a guest appearance in the Danish Championship in 2021.

    Currently a Veloce Racing Development Driver, Hosås has competed in Extreme E since the double-header in Sardinia of Season 2 as part of the JBXE team. The Norwegian teamed up with Kevin Hansen in the number 22 car and the Scandinavian duo raced to third place in the NEOM Island X Prix I, marking a podium on debut for Hosås.

    So far in Season 3, Hosås has been competing alongside fellow countryman Andreas Bakkerud, with the pair making it to two Grand Finals this year. The 22-year-old now switches to the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team driver’s seat, replacing the injured Emma Gilmour for the season finale in Chile.

  • Media ID-10331

    Tanner Foust

    Foust is a four-time US rallycross champion (2019, 2012, 2011, 2010), has won four X Games gold medals (2013, 2010, 2007) and two Formula Drift championships (2008, 2007). He is also the only American driver to win a round of the European Rallycross Championship and finished in the top three in both 2011 and 2012.

    The American also has a plethora of experience in stunt driving, ice racing, time attack and hill climb competition - most recently competing in the Race of Champions Sweden 2023.

    Foust has also held multiple world records, including the astonishing Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare, which saw him drive a car through a 66-foot loop-the-loop.