ESkootr Championship
{{Short description|Electric scooter racing championship}}
{{Infobox motorsport championship
| name = eSkootr Championship
| logo = White on Orange.png
| logo_caption = eSkootr Championship (eSC) logo
| country/region = International
| inaugural = 2022
| riders = 30{{Cite magazine|date=2021-02-25|title=This bizarre electric racing scooter goes as fast as a car|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/eskootr-s1x|access-date=2022-01-08|magazine=Wired|language=en-US}}
| teams = 10
| tyres = PMT
| website = {{URL|www.esc.live}}
}}
eSkootr Championship (eSC) is an electric scooter racing series which launched its first season in 2022. Races take place in several city centre locations across the world.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-25|title=eSkootr Championship launches its new electric race scooter|url=https://zagdaily.com/tech/eskootr-championship-launches-its-new-electric-race-scooter/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Zag|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-08-25|title=AutoMatters & More: World's first-ever electric race scooter series|url=https://www.delmartimes.net/our-columns/story/2021-02-26/automatters-more-worlds-first-ever-electric-race-scooter-series|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Del Mar Times|language=en-US}} The series was conceived by motorsport entrepreneur Hrag Sarkissian and former racing driver Khalil Beshir. Lucas Di Grassi served as sustainability ambassador, while Alexander Wurz had the role of safety ambassador.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-25|title=Über 16 PS stark, über 100 km/h schnell|url=https://www.motorradonline.de/szene-motorsport/eskootr-championship-rennserie-fuer-e-scooter/|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Motorrad|language=en-US}} Swiss rider Matis Neyroud won the first race. The series has been announced to return for a second season in 2024/25.{{Cite web |title=Coming soon: The eSkootr Championship 2024/2025 Season |url=https://www.esc.live/videos/coming-soon-the-eskootr-championship-2024-2025-season |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.esc.live}}
S1-X eSkootr
Developed especially for the series with help from Italian motorsports engineering and lightweight composites company Ycom,{{Cite news|date=2021-11-12|title=How high-speed electric vehicle racing is advancing tech|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59119103|access-date=2021-11-23}} the S1-X eSkootr, which all riders race with, is able to reach speeds of more than 100 km/h with a lean of greater than 50 degrees.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-22|title=Monopattini elettrici da 100 km/h nel mondiale eSkootr Championship|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/motori/mobilita-sostenibile/micromobilita/22-02-2021/monopattini-elettrici-100-kmh-mondiale-eskootr-championship-400516835409.shtml|access-date=2022-01-08|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it}} They include twin 6 kW motors and a battery developed by Williams Advanced Engineering with a capacity of 1.33kWh.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-12|title=ESKOOTR CHAMPIONSHIP™ ANNOUNCES PIONEERING TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIP SUPPLY DEAL WITH WILLIAMS ADVANCED ENGINEERING|url=https://wae.com/news/eskootr-championship-announces-pioneering-technical-partnership-supply-deal-with-williams-advanced-engineering/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Advanced Engineering {{!}} Williams Advanced Engineering|language=en-GB}}
Calendar
For eSC's inaugural season, six rounds were originally announced, with the first in London in May 2022. The championship was scheduled to remain in Europe before finishing in the United States in October.{{Cite web|title=Calendar {{!}} eSkootr Championship™|url=https://official.esc.live/calendar|access-date=2022-02-21|website=official.esc.live|archive-date=2023-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606164830/https://official.esc.live/calendar|url-status=dead}}
Before the third planned race in Italy, the remaining races were postponed{{cite web|url=https://hub.esc.live/article/62c2d9367fa0fca68c405663-esc-calendar-change-season-1|title=Changes to eSkootr Championship Season 1 Calendar|date=2022-07-04|website=esc.live}} before it was announced that the season would conclude with a double-header event at Circuit Paul Ricard near Marseille,{{cite web|url=https://official.esc.live/latest/france-set-to-host-esc-season-finale-with-riders-and-teams-championships-still-up-for-grabs|title=FRANCE SET TO HOST eSC SEASON FINALE WITH RIDERS' AND TEAMS' CHAMPIONSHIPS STILL UP FOR GRABS|date=2022-10-24|website=esc.live}} moving the competition to a purpose-built racing circuit for the first time.
The London race was staged at multi-purpose venue Printworks London in the east of the city.{{Cite web |title=New eSkootr Championship™ announces Printworks London as UK city race location plus 2022 Rider Line-Up {{!}} eSkootrChampionship |url=https://official.esc.live/latest/new-eskootr-championship-announces-printworks-london-as-uk-city-race-location-plus-2022-rider-line-up |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=official.esc.live |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325050313/https://official.esc.live/latest/new-eskootr-championship-announces-printworks-london-as-uk-city-race-location-plus-2022-rider-line-up |url-status=dead }}
The riders' championship was won by Aymard Vernay{{cite web|url=https://official.esc.live/latest/round-4-france-report-vernay-champion|title=Aymard Vernay crowned first-ever eSkootr champion while Sara Cabrini takes her second win of the year|date=2022-11-10|website=esc.live}} while Nico Roche Racing won the teams' championship.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Round !Country !City !Date !1st !2nd !3rd |
| 1
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |13–14 May 2022 |Matis Neyround |Daniel Brooks |Anish Shetty |
| 2
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland |Sion |27–28 May 2022 |Sara Cabrini |Aymard Vernay |Marc Luna |
| 3
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|France}} France | rowspan="2" |Marseille |9 November 2022 |Marc Luna |Roberta Ponziani |Kilian Larher |
| 4
|10 November 2022 |Sara Cabrini |Roberta Ponziani |Aymard Vernay |
The following rounds were planned, but subsequently cancelled:
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Country !Date |
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy
|15–16 July 2022 |
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain
|16–17 September 2022 |
| {{Flagicon|United States}} United States
|14–15 October 2022 |
Teams and riders
Riders for the series were professional athletes from a range of sporting backgrounds, including existing racing disciplines within motorsports and BMX as well as freestyle scooters plus ones as varied as figure skating (Jordan Rand) and snowboarding (Billy Morgan). They were a part of the eSC Draft.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-30|title=Electric Skootr championship likely to begin in 2022: MotoGP meets e-scooters|url=https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/electric-vehicles/electric-skootr-championship-likely-to-begin-in-2022-motogp-meets-escooters-41640861597497.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} Similar to the NFL style draft in America, these riders were be selected in rotation by the teams.
The confirmed teams were Carlin,{{Cite web|date=2021-01-21|title=Carlin commits to new ex-F1 driver-supported electric scooter series|url=https://www.autosport.com/general/news/carlin-commits-to-new-ex-f1-driver-supported-electric-scooter-series-5149409/5149409/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Autosport|language=en-US}} Helbiz,{{Cite web|date=2021-11-25|title=Helbiz S1-X: ad Eicma 2021 il monopattino di eSkootr Championship|url=https://www.quotidianomotori.com/mobilita-urbana/helbiz-s1-x/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it}} Nico Roche Racing Team,{{Cite web|date=2022-02-24|title=Nico Roche Racing team joins eSkootr Championship|url=https://zagdaily.com/trends/nico-roche-racing-team-joins-eskootr-championship/|access-date=2022-05-04|website=Zig Daily|language=en}} Murphy Prototypes,{{Cite web|date=2022-04-05|title=Murphy Prototypes de retour en compétition dans un tout nouvel univers|url=https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/article/101530-murphy-prototypes-de-retour-en-competition-dans-un-tout-nouvel-univers|access-date=2022-05-04|website=Endurance-info|language=fr}} SICK! Series Racing (owned by Fabio Wibmer),{{Cite web|date=2022-04-21|title=FABIO WIBMER AND SICK! SERIES BECOME THE LATEST ESKOOTR CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM|url=https://official.esc.live/latest/fabio-wibmer-and-sick-series-become-the-latest-eskootr-championship-team|access-date=2022-05-04|website=eSkootr Championship|language=en|archive-date=2023-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325050830/https://official.esc.live/latest/fabio-wibmer-and-sick-series-become-the-latest-eskootr-championship-team|url-status=dead}} 27X by Nico Hulkenberg{{Cite web|date=2022-05-04|title=Formel 1, Nico Hülkenberg gründet Team in eSkootr-Meisterschaft|url=https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-276900-formel-1-nico-huelkenberg-eskootr-meisterschaft-team-27x-saisonstart-london/|access-date=2022-05-04|website=:de:Motorsport-Magazin|language=de}} and 258 Racing (owned by Anthony Joshua).{{Cite web|date=2022-04-28|title=Anthony Joshua backs team in the inaugural eSkootr Championship|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/61257233|access-date=2022-05-04|website=BBC|language=en}}
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! Team ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Rider ! Rounds |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|GER}} 27X by Nico Hulkenberg{{Cite web|date=2022-05-04|title=Nico Hulkenberg to enter a team in the new eSkootr Championship|url=https://official.esc.live/latest/nico-hulkenberg-to-enter-a-team-in-the-new-eskootr-championship|access-date=2022-05-04|website=ESkootr Championship|language=en|archive-date=2022-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517052423/https://official.esc.live/latest/nico-hulkenberg-to-enter-a-team-in-the-new-eskootr-championship|url-status=dead}}
| 14 | Maria Bellot Bernabe | 1 |
| 41
|Antonin Bernard |1 |
| 360
|1 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|GBR}} 258 Racing
| 78 | 1 |
| 96
|Roberta Ponziani |1 |
| 99
|Wilfred Njuguna |1 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin
| 22 | 1 |
| 44
|Anish Shetty |1 |
| 66
|Danny Skinner |1 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Helbiz
| 11 | Sara Cabrini | 1 |
| 23
|Jordan Rand |1 |
| 33
|Jamiel Guerchadi |1 |
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Los Rayos
|46 |Maria Paula Mapis |1 |
| 64
|Sara Sanchez Tamayo |1 |
| 69
|Aaron Guardado |1 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Murphy Scooters
| 7 | Marc Luna | 1 |
| 8
|Roomet Saalik |1 |
| 444
|1 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Nico Roche Racing
| 13 | 1 |
| 20
|Kilian Larher |1 |
| 21
|Daniel Brooks |1 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|SWI}} PLYR:1
|5 |Antoine Magalhaes |1 |
| 12
|Matis Neyround |1 |
| 47
|Chelsea Gowland |1 |
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Racing Citizens
|10 |Aymard Vernay |1 |
| 35
|Lena Kemmer |1 |
| 71
|Ami Houde |1 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|AUT }} SICK! Series Racing
| 9 | Javi Espinosa | 1 |
| 27
|Alexis Letellier |1 |
| 85
|Nancy van de Ven |1 |
References
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External links
- [http://esc.live Official website]
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