Hedda Hosås

Hedda Hosås (born 2 March 2001) is a Norwegian rallycross driver who currently serves as the development driver for the future Extreme H series. She most recently competed for McLaren in the 2023 Extreme E season.

Biography Early career Having initially started in motocross at the age of 15, Hosås got into car racing a year later when her dad introduced her to it. She ended up preferring the latter, but difficulties with budget and facilities led to her working as a mechanic to fund her career and travelling large distances only to train. With help from local sponsors and the mentorship of FIA World Rallycross Championship driver Ulrik Linnemann, she went to Denmark to race and test, where she caught the eye of Veloce Racing team manager Ian Davies, who signed her as the team's reserve driver for the 2021 Extreme E Championship.

Extreme E Hosås was later named as the championship's reserve driver for the 2022 season-opening Desert X-Prix after usual reserve Tamara Molinaro was drafted in to race for Xite Energy Racing. Hosås herself ended up making her debut in the same event as a replacement for Veloce's Christine GZ, who injured herself in Q1. Partnering South African Lance Woolridge, they finished fourth in the crazy race and placed 10th overall. In July she was called up by Jenson Button's JBXE team for the following round in Sardinia, making up the youngest lineup in the grid with Kevin Hansen. The pair made it through to the final and later picked up a podium on their first race together, with third place at the Island X-Prix after a penalty for on-track winners Rosberg X Racing. Hosås would see out the season with JBXE, first alongside Hansen and later with Fraser McConnell, and eventually finished 12th in the drivers' championship.

Hosås remained with JBXE for the 2023 season, being paired with Formula One race winner Heikki Kovalainen and later countryman Andreas Bakkerud. Having secured two best finishes of fifth in the first part of the season, she moved to McLaren XE after the autumn break to replace Emma Gilmour, who was recovering from a crash in Sardinia. At her debut race in Antofagasta, Hosås and teammate Tanner Foust made the final on both days and achieved McLaren's first ever qualifying heat win in the series.

Extreme H Hosås was chosen as the development driver for Extreme H, the hydrogen-powered off-road series set to replace Extreme E in 2025. She performed a test run with the new car, Spark Racing Technology's Pioneer 25, during the 2024 Hydro X-Prix in Scotland.

Racing record

Complete Extreme E results (key) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2022 Veloce Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES 12th JBXE ISL1 ISL2 COP ENE 2023 JBXE Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 HYD1 HYD2 ISL11 ISL12 ISL21 ISL22 9th Neom McLaren Extreme E Team COP1 COP2 2025 Team EVEN Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 N/A N/A