Bahrain Raid Xtreme
Bahrain Raid Xtreme also known as BRX is a rally raid team that participates in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) and the Dakar Rally.
| Founded | June 15, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Mumtalakat Holding Company |
| Team principal(s) | Gus Beteli |
| Current series | World Rally-Raid Championship |
| Current drivers |  Sebastien Loeb  Orlando Terranova  Nani Roma |
| Teams' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Website | https://www.bahrainraidxtreme.com |
History
On June 15, 2020 the Kingdom of Bahrain's plans for launching the team were revealed. The team was founded by the Kingdom of Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat Holding Company, which entered a partnership with the British team Prodrive and together they established Prodrive International in a joint venture.[1][2]
BRX is directed by David Richards and Gus Beteli is the team principal.
2021
BRX made their debut at the 2021 Dakar Rally with Drivers Sébastien Loeb, Orlando Terranova and Nani Roma, driving the Prodrive BRX Hunter. Loeb and Terranova did not finish the event while Roma was 5th in the T1 cars Category.[3][4][5]
2022
BRX made their debut in the inaugural World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).
At the 2022 Dakar Rally Loeb finished 2nd[6] while Terranova finished 4th and Roma finished 21st.[7]
Fighting for points in the W2RC, Loeb participated in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and took the points lead at 112 points from Nasser Al-Attiyah at a 111 points.[8]
Results
Complete World Rally-raid Championship results
(key)
| Year | Car | Class | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prodrive BRX Hunter | T1 | Sébastien Loeb |
DAK 2 |
ABU 6 |
KAZ |
AND |
MOR |
1st* | 112* |
| Orlando Terranova |
DAK 4 |
ABU |
KAZ |
AND |
MOR |
NC | NC | |||
| Nani Roma |
DAK 21 |
ABU |
KAZ |
AND |
MOR |
NC | NC |
*Season still in progress
Roma and Terranova are not taking part in the W2RC Championship.
Complete Dakar Rally results
| Year | Car | Class | Driver | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prodrive BRX Hunter | T1 | Sébastien Loeb |
DNF |
| Orlando Terranova |
DNF | |||
| Nani Roma |
5th | |||
| 2022 | Sébastien Loeb |
2nd | ||
| Orlando Terranova |
4th | |||
| Nani Roma |
21st |
References
- prodrivelimited (2020-06-14). "BAHRAIN RAID XTREME". prodrive. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- Editorial (2020-08-20). "Know more about Bahrain Raid Xtreme – the team entering Dakar Rally!". Bahrain Confidential. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- "Profile of SEBASTIEN LOEB - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- "Profile of ORLANDO TERRANOVA - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- "Profile of NANI ROMA - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- Thukral, Rachit; Davoine, Basile (2022-01-16). "Loeb: Second place in Dakar Rally "nothing to be ashamed of"". Autosport. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Official Dakar rankings - bike - quad - car - SxS - truck". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- "Loeb takes lead in World Rally-Raid Championship - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.