Extreme E, FIA Plan Off-Road Hydrogen Racing Championship

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The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Extreme E (EE) have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to create the first-ever hydrogen off-road racing world championship EE said in London today. The hydrogen series, dubbed Extreme H, for hydrogen not hype, will become an FIA Championship from its inaugural season in 2025, with the intention that it will become an FIA World Championship from 2026, should unstated “requisite criteria be met.” Furthermore, the MoU says that in 2024 Extreme E, currently an FIA International Series, would be recognized as an FIA Championship.

“Establishing alongside the FIA a world-first hydrogen racing world championship will be a momentous milestone for Extreme E and the new Extreme H series,” claimed Alejandro Agag, Founder and CEO of Extreme E. “Eventual accreditation as an FIA Championship and then an FIA World Championship means we would be amongst the top tier of global motorsport categories, and Extreme H would be the first-ever world championship racing series of its kind.”

This means that Extreme H would join the company of just seven other official FIA World Championships, which includes ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Development of the Extreme H series is underway, with plans advanced to have a prototype launched later this year ahead of the first season in 2025.

“Using sustainable power sources in motor sport is the key objective of the FIA and part of our long-term strategy, and this series is an ideal showcase for that. Hydrogen is an important part of that mix, and we have developed a set of safety regulations for hydrogen-powered vehicles which is part of the FIA’s International Sporting Code,” said Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA. “Hydrogen is an important part of that mix, and we have developed a set of safety regulations for hydrogen-powered vehicles which is part of the FIA’s International Sporting Code.”