Australian rally driver Molly Taylor will complete the line-up at Rosberg Xtreme Racing, which will compete in the inaugural season of Extreme E – an all-electric off-road racing series.
Taylor joins RXR as its female driver, joining the recently-announced rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson.
Taylor is the only female driver to win the Australian Rally Championship – with event victories to her name in national, regional and international rallying. In 2013, Taylor became the Number One International Female Rally Driver in the World Rally Rankings, before a third-place finish in the 2014 Rally Finland saw Taylor become the first female in Junior WRC to finish in a podium position.
Taylor is also an ambassador for FIA Girls on Track, an initiative set-up to support women entering the motorsport industry, and recently starred in SAS: Who Dares Wins Australia, a prime-time reality TV series that sees celebrities take on a series of physical and psychological tests set by an elite team of ex-Special Forces soldiers.
“It feels amazing to be joining Rosberg Xtreme Racing and Extreme E on this new adventure,” said Taylor. “I’m so excited to be able to compete on the international stage again, and to be part of a completely new team and series makes it even more special.
“Alongside fighting climate change, I’m excited to work together as a team and series to promote equality. One part of motorsport I’ve always admired is that once the helmet goes on, your gender becomes irrelevant and the stopwatch has no bias. There’s still a lot of work to do to improve the diversity in our industry, but the work RXR and Extreme E are doing will provide new opportunities to reshape the image of our sport in the eyes of young fans, and I’m thrilled to be a part of that.”
Team founder and CEO Nico Rosberg added: “To welcome a driver of Molly’s talent is extremely exciting for RXR. Her experience and success in off-road racing speaks for itself, however Molly’s determination to be proactive in addressing climate change, and support our mission to promote and implement equality are also key factors in Molly joining the team.
“In Molly and Johan, I believe we have one of the most competitive driver line-ups on the grid both inside and outside of the car, and I can’t wait to see what they can do together with the rest of the team.”
The inaugural season of Extreme E will begin in Saudi Arabia on 20-21 March 2021.
