2023 champion Elias Adestam completes 18-car grid at Mantorp Park
The 2023 NXT Gen Cup champion Elias Adestam, 19, will join the 18-car grid at Mantorp Park as part of the Swedish Junior Championship.
Adestam’s entry marks a return to electric touring car racing after spending the 2024 season in Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia.
The full 18-car line-up features Swedish national team drivers, established NXT Gen Cup frontrunners, and championship-winning talents making their debut in the all-electric touring car – based on the MINI Cooper SE road car.
Swedish Junior Championship 2025 – Driver line-up:
Albin Karlsson
Linus Stjernelund
Viktor Andersson (Brink Motorsport)
Enzo Hallman (Brink Motorsport)
Leonél Skaar
Victor Nielsen (DK)
Alex Gustafsson (Kågered Racing)
Siri Hökfelt (Brink Motorsport)
Linda Frey (LI)
Sid Jensen
Ringo Jensen
Lennart Wolf (DE)
Elias Romstedt (DE)
Linus Granfors
Daniel Varverud
Vera Jurland
Hannes Morin (Brink Motorsport)
Elias Adestam
Action-packed three-race weekend
The weekend format at Mantorp Park mirrors the structure seen internationally in NXT Gen Cup – six sessions in total, including three sprint races that promise plenty of wheel-to-wheel action.
The grid will feature 18 all-electric NXT Gen Cup cars on track, which are based on the MINI Cooper SE and equipped with a 30kWh battery, 230hp, and push-to-pass functionality.
Races 2 and 3 from the Swedish Junior Championship will be streamed LIVE on the official NXT Gen Cup YouTube channel, complete with expert commentary and behind-the-scenes coverage.
Weekend Schedule
Times in CEST
Thursday 18 September
Private test session
Friday 19 September
08:30 – Free Practice
12:40 – Qualifying
16:07 – Race 1
Saturday 20 September
09:00 – Race 2 (LIVE on YouTube)
14:10 – Race 3 (LIVE on YouTube)
Scheduled times are subject to change.
About NXT Gen Cup
The NXT Gen Cup is the world’s first 100% electric junior touring car cup where young female and male drivers race the LRT NXT1, a fully electric race car based on the MINI Cooper SE road car – engineered and built by Lestrup Racing Team. The series races together with DTM and is organized through an “arrive and drive” concept, enabling the junior drivers to focus on driving and creating the foundation for a professional racing career.