Dani Pedrosa secured a victory at the inaugural Red Bull Ultimate Winter Race held on a 107-acre frozen lake in Eagle River, Wisconsin.
The event featured a diverse field of vehicles, including an F1 car, a rally car, a Pro 4 truck and a snowmobile, according to a Red Bull release.
Pedrosa piloted a KTM RC16 equipped with custom spiked wheels to navigate the frigid conditions where temperatures reached -17 degrees Celsius.
The competition utilized a track design that provided shorter inside lines for vehicles not optimized for ice, while specialized machines took longer routes, the release stated.
Pedrosa emphasized the importance of his initial acceleration during the event.
“My bike is one of the lightest vehicles, so I knew if I could gain a gap early, I could be more cautious through the turns,” Pedrosa said in the report.
Patrick Friesacher, who drove a 2011 Red Bull RB7 Formula 1 car, finished in second place.
Friesacher noted that the F1 vehicle underwent specific adjustments, including changes to ride height and tires, to handle the extreme cold.
The field also included rally driver Scott Speed, truck racer Andrew Carlson and snowmobile racer Gunnar Sterne.
Carlson operated a V8 Pro 4 truck that he estimated produced approximately 950 horsepower.
The race served as an evolution of the Red Bull Ultimate Race previously held in Houston in 2024, according to the official documentation.
While the video description confirmed the F1 entry was an RB7 model, the official release did not provide a specific finishing order for the remaining participants.
Red Bull Content Pool records dated the event to February 26, 2026, roughly eight months prior to the public announcement.
The competition highlighted the performance differences between various racing disciplines when adapted for icy surfaces using specialized equipment like carbide skis and large metal spikes.