GT DRIVER LINES UP WITH XITE ENERGY FOR URUGUAY
Companc to replace Scheider in Extreme E outfit next month in South America
Endurance driver and esports competitor Ezequiel Companc has replaced double DTM Champion Timo Scheider in the Xite Energy Racing team for the final round of Extreme E in Uruguay next month.
Companc recently sampled an FIA RX2e rallycross machine in testing, but the South American event will mark the Argentine’s first electric motorsport start. He will partner Tamara Molinaro in the squad who, together with World Rallycross podium-finisher Scheider, has finished on the rostrum in
Extreme E this year.
The 28-year-old, a Ferrari Challenge Europe amateur champion and Spa 24 Hours competitor, said: “It is an honour to be the first South American driver in the series and going racing in South America so close to my hometown of Buenos Aires, in such a prestigious event makes it a special one for me.
“Coming from GT racing, the format, the car, and the track layouts of this series will all be new to me. I’m looking forward to learning from my experienced team-mate Tamara and from my engineer, who I have already started preparing with for the X Prix.”