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
editOn June 15, 2020, the Kingdom of Bahrain's plans for launching the team were revealed. The team was founded by the 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
editBRX made their debut at the 2021 Dakar Rally with Drivers Sébastien Loeb and Nani Roma, driving the Prodrive BRX Hunter. Loeb did not finish the event while Roma was 5th in the T1 cars Category.[3][4][5]
2022
editBRX 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]
2023
editBRX continued their participation in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), fielding updated Hunters for Sebastien Loeb and Orlando Terranova. The team also operated a Hunter for Guerlain Chicherit, entered into the W2RC under the GC Kompetition banner. Vaidotas Žala was also added as a customer for the 2023 Dakar under the Teltonika Racing banner.
At the 2023 Dakar, Loeb finished 2nd and Chicherit ended up 10th overall. Terranova retired after aggravating an earlier back injury, while Zala was forced to exit with mechanical issues. Loeb won 7 stages and set a record for the most consecutive stage wins in Dakar history, with 6 stage wins from stage 8 to stage 13 and Chicherit added to the tally with 2 stage wins. However, the Hunter was beset by a propensity for punctures - with heavy time losses for all Hunter crews on the rocky stage 2 - and many mechanical issues throughout the rally, prevented a proper shot at the top step of the podium, with Loeb's final deficit to the winner being 1 hour, 20 minutes & 49 seconds.
Results
editComplete World Rally-raid Championship results
edit(key)
| Year | Car | Class | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1 | DAK 2 |
ABU 6 |
AND 22 |
MOR 1st |
2nd | 149 | ||
| DAK 36 |
ABU |
AND |
MOR |
16th | 18 | |||||
| 2023 | DAK 2 |
ABU |
SON |
DES |
MOR |
1st* | 89* | |||
| DAK Ret |
ABU |
SON |
DES |
MOR |
NC* | NC* | ||||
| DAK 7 |
ABU |
SON |
DES |
MOR |
3rd* | 49* |
*Season still in progress
Roma withdrew from the 2022 World Rally-Raid Championship due to health issues. Terranova retired from the 2023 Dakar Rally due to aggravating an earlier back injury. Chicherit's Hunter is operated by BRX, but is entered under the GCK Motorsport banner.
Complete Dakar Rally results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | No | Driver, Codriver | Pos. | Stg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bahrain Raid Extreme | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1 | T1.1 | 305 | Ret | 0 | |
| 311 | 5th | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Bahrain Raid Extreme | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1.1 | 204 | 21st | ||
| 211 | 2nd | 2 | |||||
| 221 | 4th | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Bahrain Raid Extreme | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1+ | 201 | 2nd | 7 | |
| 208 | Ret | 0 | |||||
| GCK Motorsport | 206 | 10th | 2 | ||||
| Teltonika Racing | 213 | Ret | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Nasser Racing | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1+ | 200 | * | 1* | |
| Bahrain Raid Extreme | 203 | * | 3* | ||||
| X Rally | 242 | * | 0* | ||||
| 245 | * | 0* | |||||
| Yunxiang China T1+ Team | 249 | * | 0* | ||||
| 252 | * | 0* | |||||
| 254 | * | 0* |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ prodrivelimited (2020-06-14). "BAHRAIN RAID XTREME". prodrive. Archived from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ Editorial (2020-08-20). "Know more about Bahrain Raid Xtreme – the team entering Dakar Rally!". Bahrain Confidential. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Profile of SEBASTIEN LOEB - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Profile of ORLANDO TERRANOVA - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Profile of NANI ROMA - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit; Davoine, Basile (2022-01-16). "Loeb: Second place in Dakar Rally "nothing to be ashamed of"". Autosport. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Official Dakar rankings - bike - quad - car - SxS - truck". www.dakar.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Loeb takes lead in World Rally-Raid Championship - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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