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. A round at the KymiRing in Finland was canceled due to the track's financial problems. 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. On January 13, 2023, the series announced that the finale would be a double header, held again at Glen Helen Raceway in California. 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.
Event Date Venue Class Winner TeamReport 1 NRX of England June 18–19, 2022 Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton Group E Robin Larsson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JCReport Supercar Fraser McConnell Betomik Racing NEXT (Day 1) Casper Jansson OMSE NEXT (Day 2) Simon Olofsson STS RXCrosscar (Day 1) Pasi Penttinen GRŽ RaceCrosscar (Day 2) Sebastian Enholm Enholm Motorsport 2 NRX of Sweden July 30–31, 2022 Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs Group E Andreas Bakkerud Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JCReport 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 PromotionCrosscar (Day 1) Riku Huuka GRŽ RaceCrosscar (Day 2) Sebastian Enholm Enholm Motorsport 3 NRX of Minnesota October 1–2, 2022 ERX Motor Park, Elk River Group E Travis Pastrana Vermont SportsCarReport 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 RacingReport 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 SportsCarReport Group E (Day 2) Robin Larsson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC NEXT (Day 1) Casper Jansson OMSE NEXT (Day 2) George Megennis #YELLOWSQUAD7 NRX of QuebecJanuary 20-21, 2023Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières Group E Oliver Eriksson OMSEReport NC NRX of Alberta February 4–5, 2023 Stampede Grandstand, Calgary Group E Kevin Eriksson OMSEReport 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 JCReport 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 PromotionCancelled RacesC NRX of FinlandAugust 27–28, 2022 KymiRing, KausalaC NRX of Saudi ArabiaDecember 10–11, 2022 Was not announced Reference:
Drivers Group E Manufacturer Car Team Driver Rounds OMSE FC1-X Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 3 Johan Kristoffersson 2 15 Andrew Carlson 3 35 Fraser McConnell All Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC 4 Robin Larsson All 13 Andreas Bakkerud All 52 Ole Christian Veiby 1–2 Olsbergs MSE 2 Austin Cindric 5–6 9 Chase Elliott 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
Supercar Europe Manufacturer Team Car 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 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 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 7291 1281 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 9110 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 Grönholm3 111 57 13 Johan Kristoffersson31 43 14 Chase Elliott 11 9 34 15 Austin Cindric 10 11 31 16 Andrew Carlson 61 30 17 Jenson Button 9WD 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 TeamNo.LYD STR ERX HLN WHP1 WHP2 CTR HLN2 HLN3 HLN4 Points 1 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC4 14 23 24 21 51 13 32 8 4 1 89113 23 14 4 32 32 81 73 1 3 3 2 Olsbergs MSE16 61 84 82 63 41 24 12 4 7 4 66868311123 103 52 81 41 21 5 2 8 3 Vermont Sports Car21 101 63 71 71 21 101 6 7 5 7 638199 7291 1281 14 52 DSQ1 6 1 64 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing35 41 42 3 14 6 63 44 2 9 250252533115 61 5 Xite Energy Racing42 9110 51 41 93 9 51 9 8 9 49862 83 7 71 31 91 22 9WD 12 3 6 10 Team LYD STR ERX HLN WHP1 WHP2 CTR HLN2 HLN3 HLN4 Points
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