# 2022–23 Nitro Rallycross Championship

The 2022–23 Nitro Rallycross Championship is the second season of Nitro Rallycross (Nitro RX) competition.
Series founder Travis Pastrana enters 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.
| Rnd | Event | Date | Venue | Class | Winner | Team | Report |
| 1 | NRX of England | June 18–19, 2022 | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | Group E | Robin Larsson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | Report |
| 1 | NRX of England | June 18–19, 2022 | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | Supercar | Fraser McConnell | Betomik Racing | Report |
| 1 | NRX of England | June 18–19, 2022 | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | NEXT (Day 1) | Casper Jansson | OMSE | Report |
| 1 | NRX of England | June 18–19, 2022 | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | NEXT (Day 2) | Simon Olofsson | STS RX | Report |
| 1 | NRX of England | June 18–19, 2022 | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | Crosscar (Day 1) | Pasi Penttinen | GRŽ Race | Report |
| 1 | NRX of England | June 18–19, 2022 | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton | Crosscar (Day 2) | Sebastian Enholm | Enholm Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | NRX of Sweden | July 30–31, 2022 | Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs | Group E | Andreas Bakkerud | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | Report |
| 2 | NRX of Sweden | July 30–31, 2022 | Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs | Supercar (Day 1) | Fraser McConnell | Betomik Racing | Report |
| 2 | NRX of Sweden | July 30–31, 2022 | Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs | Supercar (Day 2) | Yuri Belevsky | Volland Racing | Report |
| 2 | NRX of Sweden | July 30–31, 2022 | Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs | NEXT (Day 1) | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion | Report |
| 2 | NRX of Sweden | July 30–31, 2022 | Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs | NEXT (Day 2) | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion | Report |
| 2 | NRX of Sweden | July 30–31, 2022 | Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs | Crosscar (Day 1) | Riku Huuka | GRŽ Race | Report |
| 2 | NRX of Sweden | July 30–31, 2022 | Strängnäs Motorstadion, Strängnäs | Crosscar (Day 2) | Sebastian Enholm | Enholm Motorsport | Report |
| 3 | NRX of Minnesota | October 1–2, 2022 | ERX Motor Park, Elk River | Group E | Travis Pastrana | Vermont SportsCar | Report |
| 3 | NRX of Minnesota | October 1–2, 2022 | ERX Motor Park, Elk River | NEXT (Day 1) | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion | Report |
| 3 | NRX of Minnesota | October 1–2, 2022 | ERX Motor Park, Elk River | NEXT (Day 2) | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion | Report |
| 4 | NRX of California | October 29–30, 2022 | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino | Group E | Fraser McConnell | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Report |
| 4 | NRX of California | October 29–30, 2022 | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino | NEXT (Day 1) | George Megennis | #YELLOWSQUAD | Report |
| 4 | NRX of California | October 29–30, 2022 | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino | NEXT (Day 2) | Casper Jansson | OMSE | Report |
| 5-6 | NRX of Arizona | November 11–13, 2022 | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler | Group E (Day 1) | Travis Pastrana | Vermont SportsCar | Report |
| 5-6 | NRX of Arizona | November 11–13, 2022 | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler | Group E (Day 2) | Robin Larsson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | Report |
| 5-6 | NRX of Arizona | November 11–13, 2022 | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler | NEXT (Day 1) | Casper Jansson | OMSE | Report |
| 5-6 | NRX of Arizona | November 11–13, 2022 | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler | NEXT (Day 2) | George Megennis | #YELLOWSQUAD | Report |
| 7 | NRX of Quebec | January 20-21, 2023 | Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières | Group E | Oliver Eriksson | OMSE | Report |
| NC | NRX of Alberta | February 4–5, 2023 | Stampede Grandstand, Calgary | Group E | Kevin Eriksson | OMSE | Report |
| NC | NRX of Alberta | February 4–5, 2023 | Stampede Grandstand, Calgary | NEXT (Day 1) | Casper Jansson | OMSE | Report |
| NC | NRX of Alberta | February 4–5, 2023 | Stampede Grandstand, Calgary | NEXT (Day 2) | Casper Jansson | OMSE | Report |
| 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 JC | Report |
| 8-9-10 | Nitro RX 2022–23 Series Finale | March 17-19, 2023 | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino | Group E (Day 2) | Travis Pastrana | Vermont SportsCar | Report |
| 8-9-10 | Nitro RX 2022–23 Series Finale | March 17-19, 2023 | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino | Group E (Day 3) | Robin Larsson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | Report |
| 8-9-10 | Nitro RX 2022–23 Series Finale | March 17-19, 2023 | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino | NEXT (Day 1) | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion | Report |
| 8-9-10 | Nitro RX 2022–23 Series Finale | March 17-19, 2023 | Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino | NEXT (Day 2) | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion | Report |
| Cancelled Races ||||||||
| C | NRX of Finland | August 27–28, 2022 | KymiRing, Kausala | KymiRing, Kausala | KymiRing, Kausala | KymiRing, Kausala | KymiRing, Kausala |
| C | NRX of Saudi Arabia | December 10–11, 2022 | Was not announced | Was not announced | Was not announced | Was not announced | Was not announced |
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## Drivers
### Group E

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| OMSE |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | 2 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 15 | Andrew Carlson | 3 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 35 | Fraser McConnell | All |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | 4 | Robin Larsson | All |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | All |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | 52 | Ole Christian Veiby | 1–2 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Olsbergs MSE | 2 | Austin Cindric | 5–6 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Olsbergs MSE | 9 | Chase Elliott | 5–6 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Olsbergs MSE | 16 | Oliver Eriksson | All |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Olsbergs MSE | 23 | Kevin Eriksson | 3–10 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Olsbergs MSE | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | 1–2 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Olsbergs MSE | 71 | Benito Guerra | 9-10 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Vermont SportsCar | 21 | Conner Martell | All |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Vermont SportsCar | 199 | Travis Pastrana | All |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Xite Energy Racing | 12 | Timo Scheider | 8-10 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Xite Energy Racing | 22 | Jenson Button | 3–4 |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Xite Energy Racing | 42 | Oliver Bennett | All |
| OMSE | FC1-X | Xite Energy Racing | 62 | Kris Meeke | 1–2, 5–7 |

### Supercar Europe

| Manufacturer | Team | Car | No. | 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 |
| Volkswagen | Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | 17 | Gustav Bergström | 2 |

### NEXT Europe

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | STS RX | 5 | Kyle Schwartz | 1 |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | STS RX | 52 | Simon Olofsson | All |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | #YELLOWSQUAD | 9 | George Megennis | All |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | JC Raceteknik | 19 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | All |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | KJS RX | 22 | Mattis Jansson | 2 |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | OMSE | 36 | Casper Jansson | All |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | OMSE | 88 | Ole Henry Steinsholt | 1 |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 55 | Lane Vacala | All |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | Endlunds Motorsport | 60 | Martin Enlund | 2 |
| OMSE | Olsbergs MSE SuperCar Lites | SET Promotion | 87 | Tommi Hallman | All |

### Crosscar

| Manufacturer | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Speedcar | GRŽ Race | Speedcar Wonder | 2 | Riku Huuhka | All |
| Speedcar | GRŽ Race | Speedcar Wonder | 6 | Pasi Penttinen | All |
| Speedcar | Jimmie Österberg | Speedcar Wonder | 11 | Jimmie Österberg | All |
| Speedcar | Fredrik Enholm | Speedcar Wonder | 12 | Frida Enholm | All |
| Speedcar | Fredrik Enholm | Speedcar Wonder | 124 | Sebastian Enholm | All |
| Speedcar | Car Control | Speedcar Wonder | 44 | Kalle Göthesson | All |
| Speedcar | Car Control | Speedcar Wonder | 67 | Isac Egonsson | All |
| Speedcar | Ronald Baldinš | Speedcar Wonder | 81 | Ronald Baldinš | All |
| Speedcar | Thomas Eek Murstad | Speedcar Wonder | 110 | Thomas Eek Murstad | All |
| Speedcar | JC Raceteknik | Speedcar Wonder | 199 | Alex Gustafsson | All |

## Driver standings
### Group E

| Rank | Driver | LYD | STR | ERX | HLN | WHP1 | WHP2 | CTR | HLN2 | HLN3 | HLN4 | Pts |
| 1 | Robin Larsson | 1$^4$ | 2$^3$ | 2$^4$ | 2$^1$ | 5$^1$ | 1$^3$ | 3$^2$ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 403 |
| 2 | Andreas Bakkerud | 2$^3$ | 1$^4$ | 4 | 3$^2$ | 3$^2$ | 8$^1$ | 7$^3$ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 371 |
| 3 | Fraser McConnell | 4$^1$ | 4$^2$ | 3 | 1$^4$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4$^4$ | 2 | 9 | 2 | 348 |
| 4 | Travis Pastrana | 7$^2$ | 9$^1$ | 1$^2$ | 8$^1$ | 1$^4$ | 5$^2$ | DSQ$^1$ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 330 |
| 5 | Oliver Eriksson | 6$^1$ | 8$^4$ | 8$^2$ | 6$^3$ | 4$^1$ | 2$^4$ | 1$^2$ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 313 |
| 6 | Conner Martell | 10$^1$ | 6$^3$ | 7$^1$ | 7$^1$ | 2$^1$ | 10$^1$ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 250 |
| 7 | Kevin Eriksson | | | 10$^3$ | 5$^2$ | 8$^1$ | 4$^1$ | 2$^1$ | 5 | 2 | 8 | 245 |
| 8 | Oliver Bennett | 9$^1$ | 10 | 5$^1$ | 4$^1$ | 9$^3$ | 9 | 5$^1$ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 220 |
| 9 | Kris Meeke | 8$^3$ | 7 | | | 7$^1$ | 3$^1$ | 9$^1$ | | | | 146 |
| 10 | Timo Scheider | | | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 10 | 93 |
| 11 | Ole Christian Veiby | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 12 | Niclas Grönholm | 3 | 11$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 57 |
| 13 | Johan Kristoffersson | | 3$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 14 | Chase Elliott | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | | | 34 |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | | | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | 31 |
| 16 | Andrew Carlson | | | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | | | 9 | WD | | | | | | | 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) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |

### Group E Team's Championship

| Pos. | Team | No. | LYD | STR | ERX | HLN | WHP1 | WHP2 | CTR | HLN2 | HLN3 | HLN4 | Points |
| 1 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | 4 | 1$^4$ | 2$^3$ | 2$^4$ | 2$^1$ | 5$^1$ | 1$^3$ | 3$^2$ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 891 |
| 1 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing JC | 13 | 2$^3$ | 1$^4$ | 4 | 3$^2$ | 3$^2$ | 8$^1$ | 7$^3$ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 891 |
| 2 | Olsbergs MSE | 16 | 6$^1$ | 8$^4$ | 8$^2$ | 6$^3$ | 4$^1$ | 2$^4$ | 1$^2$ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 668 |
| 2 | Olsbergs MSE | 68 | 3 | 11$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 668 |
| 2 | Olsbergs MSE | 23 | | | 10$^3$ | 5$^2$ | 8$^1$ | 4$^1$ | 2$^1$ | 5 | 2 | 8 | 668 |
| 3 | Vermont Sports Car | 21 | 10$^1$ | 6$^3$ | 7$^1$ | 7$^1$ | 2$^1$ | 10$^1$ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 638 |
| 3 | Vermont Sports Car | 199 | 7$^2$ | 9$^1$ | 1$^2$ | 8$^1$ | 1$^4$ | 5$^2$ | DSQ$^1$ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 638 |
| 4 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 35 | 4$^1$ | 4$^2$ | 3 | 1$^4$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4$^4$ | 2 | 9 | 2 | 502 |
| 4 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 52 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 502 |
| 4 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 3 | | 3$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 502 |
| 4 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 15 | | | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | 502 |
| 5 | Xite Energy Racing | 42 | 9$^1$ | 10 | 5$^1$ | 4$^1$ | 9$^3$ | 9 | 5$^1$ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 498 |
| 5 | Xite Energy Racing | 62 | 8$^3$ | 7 | | | 7$^1$ | 3$^1$ | 9$^1$ | | | | 498 |
| 5 | Xite Energy Racing | 22 | | | 9 | WD | | | | | | | 498 |
| 5 | Xite Energy Racing | 12 | | | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 10 | 498 |
| Pos. | Team | | LYD | STR | ERX | HLN | WHP1 | WHP2 | CTR | HLN2 | HLN3 | HLN4 | Points |