| 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 |
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.
On 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.
BRX 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]
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]
BRX 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.
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| Year | Car | Class | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1 | Sébastien Loeb | DAK 2 | ABU 6 | AND 22 | MOR 1st | 2nd | 149 | |
| Nani Roma | DAK 36 | ABU | AND | MOR | 16th | 18 | ||||
| 2023 | Sébastien Loeb | DAK 2 | ABU | SON | DES | MOR | 1st* | 89* | ||
| Orlando Terranova | DAK Ret | ABU | SON | DES | MOR | NC* | NC* | |||
| Guerlain Chicherit | 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.
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | No | Driver, Codriver | Pos. | Stg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bahrain Raid Extreme | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1 | T1.1 | 305 | Sébastien Loeb  Daniel Elena | Ret | 0 |
| 311 | Nani Roma Alexandre Winocq | 5th | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Bahrain Raid Extreme | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1.1 | 204 | Nani Roma Alex Haro Bravo | 21st | |
| 211 | Sébastien Loeb  Fabian Lurquin | 2nd | 2 | ||||
| 221 | Orlando Terranova Daniel Oliveras Carreras | 4th | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | Bahrain Raid Extreme | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1+ | 201 | Sébastien Loeb Fabian Lurquin | 2nd | 7 |
| 208 | Orlando Terranova Alex Haro Bravo | Ret | 0 | ||||
| GCK Motorsport | 206 | Guerlain Chicherit Alex Winocq | 10th | 2 | |||
| Teltonika Racing | 213 |  Vaidotas Žala  Paulo Fiúza | Ret | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Nasser Racing | Prodrive BRX Hunter T1+ | T1+ | 200 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel | * | 1* |
| Bahrain Raid Extreme | 203 | Sébastien Loeb Fabian Lurquin | * | 3* | |||
| X Rally | 242 |  Marcos Baumgart Kleber Cincea | * | 0* | |||
| 245 | Cristian Baumgart Alberto Andreotti | * | 0* | ||||
| Yunxiang China T1+ Team | 249 |  Liu Feilong Wang Yicheng | * | 0* | |||
| 252 | Sun Ping Liao Min | * | 0* | ||||
| 254 | Zi Yungang Pan Hongyu | * | 0* | ||||
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