‘The World’s Best Off-Road Course’ unveiled for Extreme H in Qiddiya City

Qiddiya City, 3 October, 2025: Extreme E and the FIA Extreme H World Cup have unveiled the courses which will be used for a thrilling two weeks of action in Qiddiyah City.

Situated by Qiddiya City’s Tuwaiq Mountains, close to the site which is currently undergoing transformation to become a world-leading motorsport venue, the new course is the series’ most extreme to date, encompassing everything from dramatic jumps and demanding turns, to banked corners and wide-open straights, that will all not only challenge the drivers and teams, but perfectly showcase the advancements made with the Pioneer 25.

“This is the world’s best off-road race track,” said James Taylor, Extreme E and Extreme H Chief Championship Officer. “It has everything: sweeping turns and berms, fast straights, and jumps, set against the unbeatable backdrop of the Tuwaiq Mountains. We cannot wait to see the drivers on it in practice tomorrow!

“The course will show off just how versatile and high-performing our Extreme E and Extreme H cars are.”

For the first time on an ‘Extreme’ weekend, multiple courses will be used over the event, offering up a range of challenges for drivers and teams.

Time Trial and Multi-Car Racing

Action starts with Extreme E’s ‘Final Lap’ swansong – a series of multi-car races over two days.

That course will then form the basis of the Extreme H Time Trial, Multi-Car, and World Cup Final, albeit with changes that will showcase the advancements made with the Pioneer 25’s chassis, suspension, and improved range.

The lap begins with a fast entry at Gate 1 into an ever-tightening right-hander through Gate 2, with a widening exit to promote opening lap action.

From that exit, the race is on, with a blast over back-to-back jumps at Gates 5 and 6 – first up, the smallest jump on the course, then the second biggest.

From here, the course takes on two distinct personalities for Extreme E and Extreme H.

After the second jump, Extreme E has a fairly quick entry into a heavy braking zone for a left, while the Extreme H route goes from a faster run into a right-left complex that'll put the Pioneer 25's new and improved FOX Suspension – which will enable it to attack corners much better – though its paces.

The two routes reconvene for a climb up to a tabletop-esque section which ends with a significant jump and drop off. A left at Gate 10 after the drop leads to an immediate right and another climb to Gate 11 where a blind brow and immediate left turn awaits. It's also at Gate 10 where the Super Sector begins, running through to Gate 18.

Cars will then pass through a snaking section which concludes with the biggest jump of the course. While appearing tame, it features a sizable drop-off on its landing. Another heavy braking zone is next, into a tight right hairpin and a 90-degree left right after, before the climb to Gate 17 which offers incredible views across the desert...

But the drivers won't be stopping to admire that. Instead they'll need to perfectly manage that climb and drop, especially since there's another sequence of sweeping left and right turns awaiting them.

Here is where the course divides again, with Extreme E looping right through Gate 19 before the run to 20 and 21, with Extreme H taking a faster, more direct approach.

At 21, drivers will be faced with a make-or-break choice: take the high line on the steep banking to carry more speed into the subsequent 90-degree left, but leaving you exposed, or cover that inside line, but at the expense of potentially compromising your exit.

Regardless of what line they choose, there's one last overtaking chance with a right kink onto a long start-finish straight to complete the lap. It's at that right bend where the entrance to the Switch Zone is, too.

The course for Extreme E measures in at 3.127 km, with the more demanding Extreme H version coming in at 3.021 km.

Head-to-Head

Unlike anything seen in Extreme E previously, the second day of Extreme H action will involve head-to-head duels over a 532 metre-long course, which begins with a drop down into an extended side-by-side run.

But this is no drag race; drivers will have to navigate a tight chicane before the finish line, providing another pivotal moment in the race before its conclusion.

Racing kicks off at 8AM local time (KSA) tomorrow. For more information on timings and broadcasters in your local territory, click here.