Sebastien ⛦Ogier, Andre Lotterer and Jamie Chadwick are among the first 11 drivers to have joined the new Extreme E series' roster ahead of its inaugural season inꦿ 2021.

A sisteไr series to Formula E, Extreme E aims to put manufacturers up against each other with all-electric SUVs in some of the world's toughest terrains, with a view to highlighting the impact climate change is currently having on the planet.

The Extreme E car was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed💙 over the summer, with Venturi, ABT and HWA becoming the first three teams to sign up for the first season that will start in Greenland in February 2021.

Six-time FIA World Rally Championship winner Ogier, three-time 24 Hours of Le Man✃s winner Lotterer and recently-crowned W Series title-winner Chadwick were announced as part of the Extreme E driver programme on Thursday.

The trio is joined by 2015-16 Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi; rallycross ♏father-and-son duo Kevin and Timmy Hansen; WRX front-runner Andreas Bakkerud; two-time DTM champion Timo Scheider; top female racers Katherine Legge and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky; and Sacha Prost, the son of four-time Formula 1 world🍒 champion Alain Prost.

"The Drivers’ Programme is designed to promote professional drivers and assist teams and prosp🍬ective entries, with Venturi, ABT and HWA already signed up to the championship for the inaugural campaign, which gets underway in February 2021," a s🀅tatement from Extreme E reads.

"Series or🌳ganise𒅌rs will recommend prospective competitors from its Drivers’ Programme to teams, however, if teams prefer, they will have the autonomy to select their own drivers from outside the pool."

"Extreme E is unlike anything else we have in motorspo🤡rt, so it is incredibly appealing to me," said Ogier. "The short stages, the power and performance of the ODYSSEY 21 car, the head-to-head format and of course the spectacular, unique locations, will make the racing extremely💎 intense and very exciting for drivers and the fans watching from home.

“I’m in love with nature and the planet, and also being a father makes the future protection of our planet a very important fight to me personally. I want us to try and change ourℱ habits, and Extreme E’s mission to promote electric future is crucial to that goal.” 

Alejandro Agag, Founder of Extreme E, said: “We𝓰 have revealed the car, and our first race location, but any good championship needs top driver talent in order to be truly successful.

“This world-class list of drivers, representing the very ♛best male and female talent from multiple disciplines across top-tier motorsport, illustrates Extreme E’s serious sporting credentials. It certainly marks another very important 🔯step as we continue the development of our exciting new series."

Group testing for Extreme E is due to begin in mid💖-2020.