2022 Race of Champions

The 2022 Race of Champions was the 31st running of the Race of Champions. It took place on 5–6 February 2022 at Pite Havsbad in Piteå, Sweden, 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

Participants

Nations Cup

Nations' Cup Team	Drivers	2022 Series
Germany	Sebastian Vettel^[1]	Formula One
Germany	Mick Schumacher^[1]	Formula One
Finland	Mika Häkkinen^[2]	none
Finland	Emma Kimiläinen^[2]^[3]	W Series
Latin America	Helio Castroneves^[4]	IndyCar Series / IMSA SportsCar Championship
Latin America	Benito Guerra Jr.^[4]	none
United States	Jimmie Johnson^[5]	IndyCar Series / IMSA SportsCar Championship
United States	Colton Herta^[5]^[6]	IndyCar Series / IMSA SportsCar Championship
France	Sébastien Loeb^[7]	World Rally Championship / Extreme E / Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
France	Didier Auriol^[8]	none
Nordic	Johan Kristoffersson^[9]	FIA World Rallycross Championship / Extreme E
Nordic	Tom Kristensen^[9]	none
Norway	Petter Solberg^[10]	none
Norway	Oliver Solberg^[10]	World Rally Championship
Sim Racing All Stars	Jarno Opmeer^[11]	Formula One eSports Series
Sim Racing All Stars	Lucas Blakeley^[11]	Formula One eSports Series
Sweden	Timmy Hansen^[12]	FIA World Rallycross Championship / Extreme E
Sweden	Mattias Ekström^[12]	FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup
United Kingdom	David Coulthard^[13]	none
United Kingdom	Jamie Chadwick^[13]	W Series

Celebrity Race

All participants use Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

Driver
Jonas Björkman
Ingemar Stenmark
Anja Pärson
Aksel Lund Svindal

Winners

Race of Champions		Nations' Cup Winners				Other Trophies
Winner	Runner-up	Nation (winners)	Winning Drivers	Nation (runner-up)	Runner Up Drivers	Other Trophies
Sébastien Loeb	Sebastian Vettel	Norway	Petter Solberg Oliver Solberg	United States	Jimmie Johnson Colton Herta	Jarno Opmeer (eROC)

Draw

Drivers

The Champion of Champions winner was decided by a knockout tournament, split into two halves - one (upper half) consisting of international racing drivers with the other being the rally experts and 'those with more experience of off-road driving'.^[14] The preliminary rounds and 1/8 finals were decided by a single heat, with the Quarter-finals being decided by 2 heats, the best overall time as a tie-breaker. The Semi-finals were the best of 3 heats, and the Final was the best of 5.

Preliminary Round

Preliminaries		1/8 Final



Colton Herta	1

Helio Castroneves	0
		Colton Herta	1

		Jamie Chadwick	0
Jamie Chadwick	1

Mick Schumacher	0

Main Draw

1/8 Finals		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Colton Herta	1

Jamie Chadwick	0
		Colton Herta	1

		Sebastian Vettel	1^[a]
Sebastian Vettel	1

Emma Kimiläinen	0
				Sebastian Vettel	2

				Tom Kristensen	0
Jimmie Johnson	1

Mika Häkkinen	0
		Jimmie Johnson	1

		Tom Kristensen	1^[b]
Tom Kristensen	1

David Coulthard	0
						Sebastian Vettel	1

						Sébastien Loeb	3
Benito Guerra Jr.	0

Oliver Solberg	1
		Oliver Solberg	0

		Sébastien Loeb	1^[c]
Sébastien Loeb	1

Petter Solberg	0
				Sébastien Loeb	2

				Mattias Ekström	1
Johan Kristoffersson	1

Timmy Hansen	0
		Johan Kristoffersson	1

		Mattias Ekström	1^[d]
Didier Auriol	0

Mattias Ekström	1

^a Vettel wins on combined time, 0.354s faster
^b Kristensen wins on combined time, 0.606s faster
^c heat 2 was a dead heat, both drivers finishing in 1:37.505
^d Ekström wins on combined time, 0.483s faster
Sources: ROC Article ^[14] Official Video ^[15]

Nations

The Nations' Cup was also decided in a knockout format, with each race being decided by 4 heats, with each driver racing against both drivers from the other team. If the match ended 2-2, the total race time was considered to decide a winner. The final round was a simple best-of-five match, with the winner crowned after reaching 3 heat wins.

Preliminary Round

Preliminaries		Quarter-final



Team USA	2^[a]

Team Latin America	2
		Team USA	2^[b]

		Team Germany	2
Team Germany	3

Team eROC All Stars	1

Main Draw

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Team USA	2^[b]

Team Germany	2
		Team USA	3

		Team Finland	1
Team Finland	2^[c]

Team Great Britain	2
				Team USA	1

				Team Norway	3
Team Nordic	3

Team France	1
		Team Nordic	2

		Team Norway	2^[d]
Team Sweden	1

Team Norway	3

^a USA win on combined time, 3.093s faster
^b USA win on combined time, 1.195s faster
^c Finland win on combined time, 5.040s faster
^d Norway win on combined time, 2.882s faster
Sources: ROC article,^[16] official video^[15]

Cars

Manufacturer	Model	Image
Polaris	RZR
Porsche	718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Olsbergs MSE	Supercar Lites
	RX2e
	FC1-X

References

^ ^a ^b "Germany confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-11-24.
^ ^a ^b "Finland confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-09-21.
^ "Bottas replaced in Race of Champions line-up". The Race. 2022-02-04.
^ ^a ^b "Castroneves and Guerra Jr confirms 2022 ROC Entry". Race of Champions. 2021-12-22.
^ ^a ^b "USA confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-11-18.
^ "Herta replaces injured Pastrana for 2022 ROC". Race of Champions. 2022-01-29.
^ "Loeb confirms 2022 ROC Entry". Race of Champions. 2021-08-18.
^ "Auriol joins Loeb in France's Race of Champions lineup". DirtFish. 2022-02-22.
^ ^a ^b "Team Nordic confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-02-11.
^ ^a ^b "Norway confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-02-11.
^ ^a ^b "Jarno Opmeer wins 2022 eROC Race of Champions Sweden event". Traxion. 2022-02-04.
^ ^a ^b "Sweden confirms 2022 ROC driver lineup". Race of Champions. 2022-01-14.
^ ^a ^b "2x W Series Champion, Jamie Chadwick, and Formula One Legend, David Coulthard, Team Up For ROC 2022". Race of Champions. 2022-01-20.
^ ^a ^b Champions, Race Of (2022-02-06). "Loeb beats Vettel to be crowned ROC Champion of Champions on Sweden's snow". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "ROC Live Stream". ROC Live Stream. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ filip9635 (2022-02-05). "Team Norway's Petter and Oliver Solberg win ROC Nations Cup on Sweden's ice". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2022-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Official website

[GermanyROC2022-1] "Germany confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-11-24.

[FinlandROC2022-2] "Finland confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-09-21.

[3] "Bottas replaced in Race of Champions line-up". The Race. 2022-02-04.

[TeamLatinAmerica2022-4] "Castroneves and Guerra Jr confirms 2022 ROC Entry". Race of Champions. 2021-12-22.

[USAROC2022-5] "USA confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-11-18.

[6] "Herta replaces injured Pastrana for 2022 ROC". Race of Champions. 2022-01-29.

[7] "Loeb confirms 2022 ROC Entry". Race of Champions. 2021-08-18.

[8] "Auriol joins Loeb in France's Race of Champions lineup". DirtFish. 2022-02-22.

[NordicROC2022-9] "Team Nordic confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-02-11.

[NorwayROC2022-10] "Norway confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-02-11.

[SimRacingROC2022-11] "Jarno Opmeer wins 2022 eROC Race of Champions Sweden event". Traxion. 2022-02-04.

[SwedenROC2022-12] "Sweden confirms 2022 ROC driver lineup". Race of Champions. 2022-01-14.

[GBROC2022-13] "2x W Series Champion, Jamie Chadwick, and Formula One Legend, David Coulthard, Team Up For ROC 2022". Race of Champions. 2022-01-20.

[:0-14] Champions, Race Of (2022-02-06). "Loeb beats Vettel to be crowned ROC Champion of Champions on Sweden's snow". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2022-02-07.

[:1-15] "ROC Live Stream". ROC Live Stream. Retrieved 2022-02-07.

[16] 9635 (2022-02-05). "Team Norway's Petter and Oliver Solberg win ROC Nations Cup on Sweden's ice". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2022-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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