S🥂ebastien Ogier, Andre Lotterer and Jamie Chadwick are among the first 11 drivers to have joined t✅he new Extreme E series' roster ahead of its inaugural season in 2021.

A sister 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 terra𒉰ins, 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 t🧔hree 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 Mans winner Lotterer and recently-crowned W Series title-winner Chad♔wick 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; aꦓnd 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 prospective entries, with Venturi, ABT and HWA already signed up to the championship for the inaugural campaign, which gets underway in February 2021," a statement from Extreme E reads.

"Series organisers will recommend prospective competitors from its Drivers’ Programme to teams, however,ꦆ 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 motorsport, 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 wantꦫ us to try and change our habits, and Extreme E’s mission to promote electric future is crucial to that goal.” 

Alejandro Agag, Founder of Extreme E, said: “We have re🎐vealed 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 d𝓡ue to begin in mid-2020.