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

Celebrity Race

All participants use Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

Driver
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Ingemar Stenmark
Sweden Anja Pärson
Norway 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
France Sébastien Loeb Germany Sebastian Vettel Norway Norway Norway Petter Solberg
Sweden Oliver Solberg 		United States United States United States Jimmie Johnson
United States Colton Herta 		Netherlands 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

 
Preliminaries1/8 Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
United States Colton Herta1
 
 
 
Brazil Helio Castroneves0
 
United States Colton Herta1
 
 
 
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick0
 
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick1
 
 
Germany Mick Schumacher0
 

Main Draw

 
1/8 FinalsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
United States Colton Herta1
 
 
 
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick0
 
United States Colton Herta 1
 
 
 
Germany Sebastian Vettel1[a]
 
Germany Sebastian Vettel1
 
 
 
Finland Emma Kimiläinen0
 
Germany Sebastian Vettel2
 
 
 
Denmark Tom Kristensen0
 
United States Jimmie Johnson1
 
 
 
Finland Mika Häkkinen0
 
United States Jimmie Johnson1
 
 
 
Denmark Tom Kristensen1[b]
 
Denmark Tom Kristensen1
 
 
 
United Kingdom David Coulthard0
 
Germany Sebastian Vettel1
 
 
 
France Sébastien Loeb3
 
Mexico Benito Guerra Jr.0
 
 
 
Sweden Oliver Solberg1
 
Sweden Oliver Solberg0
 
 
 
France Sébastien Loeb1[c]
 
France Sébastien Loeb1
 
 
 
Norway Petter Solberg0
 
France Sébastien Loeb2
 
 
 
Sweden Mattias Ekström1
 
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson1
 
 
 
Sweden Timmy Hansen0
 
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson1
 
 
 
Sweden Mattias Ekström1[d]
 
France Didier Auriol0
 
 
Sweden Mattias Ekström1
 
  • ^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

 
PreliminariesQuarter-final
 
      
 
 
 
 
United States Team USA2[a]
 
 
 
BrazilMexico Team Latin America2
 
United States Team USA2[b]
 
 
 
Germany Team Germany2
 
Germany Team Germany3
 
 
Team eROC All Stars1
 

Main Draw

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
United States Team USA2[b]
 
 
 
Germany Team Germany2
 
United States Team USA3
 
 
 
Finland Team Finland1
 
Finland Team Finland2[c]
 
 
 
United Kingdom Team Great Britain2
 
United States Team USA1
 
 
 
Norway Team Norway3
 
DenmarkSweden Team Nordic3
 
 
 
France Team France1
 
DenmarkSweden Team Nordic2
 
 
 
Norway Team Norway2[d]
 
Sweden Team Sweden1
 
 
Norway Team Norway3
 
  • ^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 Polaris RZR XP Turbo ProStar
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Olsbergs MSE Supercar Lites
RX2e
FC1-X

References

  1. ^ a b "Germany confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-11-24.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b "Castroneves and Guerra Jr confirms 2022 ROC Entry". Race of Champions. 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ a b "Team Nordic confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-02-11.
  10. ^ a b "Norway confirms 2022 ROC Driver Line-up". Race of Champions. 2021-02-11.
  11. ^ a b "Jarno Opmeer wins 2022 eROC Race of Champions Sweden event". Traxion. 2022-02-04.
  12. ^ a b "Sweden confirms 2022 ROC driver lineup". Race of Champions. 2022-01-14.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ a b "ROC Live Stream". ROC Live Stream. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  16. ^ 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)