Ida Zetterström (Top Fuel), Sandro Bellio (Top Methanol) and Jan Ericsson (Pro Modified) claimed the number one qualifying positions at The Main Event at Santa Pod Raceway and will lead their respective categories into Sunday’s eliminations at the opening round of the 2022 FIA European Drag Racing Championship.

Ida Zetterström raced to the number one qualifying position in Top Fuel at the first day of qualifying for The Main Event, the first race of the 2022 FIA European Drag Racing Championship. The Top Fuel rookie recorded 4.14 seconds in her first run of the day. In Pro Modified local hero Nick Davies surprised with a great 5.921 seconds to take the lead. In Top Methanol reigning champion Sandro Bellio stormed to a great 5.54 seconds and is the provisional leader after day one.

After a two-year break due to the coronavirus, Dick Koster will once again be available for Racepak and MSD trackside support service at FIA European Drag Racing Championship meetings.

Sandro Bellio was the 2019 FIA European Top Methanol champion, and as a result of the 2-year coronavirus break, he is still the reigning champion. But that’s not enough for the young Belgian driver as he wants to add another championship with a title in 2022.

Tierp Arena has not been able to run any of its European FIA-championships events the past two years due to the pandemic. Meanwhile the venue has been out for sale and several sales processes have been ongoing and still is.

With the start of the 2022 FIA European Drag Racing Championship not far off, several teams from this championship took the opportunity to test their updated cars at the Festival of Power, the first round of the British drag racing championship at Santa Pod Raceway. And it was a major success as all three cars of the Rune Fjeld Motorsport stable made several promising runs, with the 3.837 seconds of Ida Zetterström as the highlight. Michel Tooren raised his confidence for the coming season as what was planned to be a test weekend ended with a victory in the first round of the Motorsport UK Pro Modified Championship. 

In view of the FIA ​​European Championship race for cars, the FHRA board has identified the situation due to the multiplier effects of the Covid pandemic as not having a realistic chance of organizing the race.

At its meeting on 15^th December the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA approved the six round 2022 FIA European Drag Racing Championship calendar:

26th-29th May, Great Britain, (Santa Pod Raceway)

16th-19th June, Sweden (Tierp Arena)

29th june-2nd July, Finland (Kauhava)

11th-14th August , Sweden (Tierp Arena)

26-28 August, Germany (HockenheimRing)

8th-11th September, Great Britain ( Santa Pod Raceway)