In 2022, Kimi Raikkonen will continue to be a team boss in motorsport.

Kimi Raikkonen’s Formula One career may be over, but his engagement in motorsport will continue this year as he takes over the reins of a factory motocross team.

The Kawasaki Racing Team represents the Japanese manufacturer’s factory entry in MXGP, the FIM-run Motocross Grand Prix Championship.

Raikkonen will take over as team boss in 2022, alongside Antti Pyrhonen, a former motocross GP winner.

A private entry becomes a factory effort

While both have been participating in the championship as IceOne Racing for ten years, 2022 will be the first year that Raikkonen will take over the running of a factory entry after Kawasaki came on board with full support from the parent corporation in Japan.

“It’s no secret that, for me, one of my great passions in life for many years has been motocross, but this team is not what you might call a hobby,” Raikkonen said in his new role as Team Principal for KRT MXGP.

“It’s very serious, very focused and we aspire to be the best we possibly can.

“Now I have retired from racing I will be able to spend more time on this project; not on the daily issues but more from a strategic point of view using my experience of how teams work and what creates success on the world stage.

“Everyone, including myself, is delighted that Kawasaki has chosen us to be the factory team.

“I know that the chance of success is always greater with direct factory support so this translates into a great opportunity for us as the new Kawasaki Racing Team in MXGP.”

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