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

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Nations Cup

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

Celebrity Race

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All participants use Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

Driver
  Jonas Björkman
  Ingemar Stenmark
  Anja Pärson
  Aksel Lund Svindal

Winners

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

Draw

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Drivers

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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

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Preliminaries1/8 Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Colton Herta1
 
 
 
  Helio Castroneves0
 
  Colton Herta1
 
 
 
  Jamie Chadwick0
 
  Jamie Chadwick1
 
 
  Mick Schumacher0
 

Main Draw

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

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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

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

Main Draw

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Team USA2[b]
 
 
 
  Team Germany2
 
  Team USA3
 
 
 
  Team Finland1
 
  Team Finland2[c]
 
 
 
  Team Great Britain2
 
  Team USA1
 
 
 
  Team Norway3
 
   Team Nordic3
 
 
 
  Team France1
 
   Team Nordic2
 
 
 
  Team Norway2[d]
 
  Team Sweden1
 
 
  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

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

References

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  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)
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