Although COVID caused a 1-year delay in the launch, the first-ever winner of the brand-new eSkootr Championship (eSC) has been crowned after a thrilling series of races in London. Swiss racer Matis Neyroud (PLYR:1) took the lead at the start of the final and led all eight laps to beat British rider Dan Brooks (Nico Roche Racing) by just 0.777 seconds. Joining them on the podium was Carlin’s Indian-born rider Anish Shetty.
The eSkootr Championship marks a new era for micromobility in sport with an emphasis on sustainability, road safety and transportation in urban areas. All the riders compete on specially built S1-X eSkootrs powered by two 6kW motors and capable of speeds over 100km/h. With the course split between a floodlit route inside the former largest printing press in Europe and a sunlit cobbled track outside the building, the riders who come from a mix of sports such as freestyle scooter riding, snowboarding and motorbike racing.
A packed crowd lined the 12-turn, 470-metre course laid out in and around the industrial setting of Printworks in Surrey Quays. The London venue played host to a series of knockout races contested by 30 professional male and female athletes who hailed from a diverse range of backgrounds to compete in this inaugural event.
Ten teams featuring three riders make up the 2022 grid. The squads running the S1-X include traditional motorsport teams such as Carlin, to new enterprises led by professional sportsmen, including two-time heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua, Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg and former professional road cyclist Nico Roche.
The next round takes place in the Swiss venue of Sion in two weeks. Cut to the chase on what to expect from the eSkootr Championship here:
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