Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher represent Team Germany at the RoC 2022: All information on this year’s edition in Sweden
After a three-year break, the Race of Champions returns this weekend! The RoC not only features stars from Formula 1, DTM, WRC, IndyCar and Le Mans, but also several premieres. Motorsport-Total.com’ provides all the information.
Timetable for the Race of Champions 2022
Saturday, February 5:
10:00: Opening of the gates
11:00 a.m.: Start of the supporting programme
11:45 a.m.: Driver presentation
12:00: Start of the Nations Cup
15:00 hrs: End of the Nations Cup
Sunday, 6 February:
10:00 a.m.: Opening of the gates
11:00 a.m.: Start of the supporting programme
11:45 a.m.: Driver presentation
12:00: Start of the Race of Champions
15:00 hrs: End of the Race of Champions
The RoC 2022 on TV and Livestream
For this year’s edition of the Race of Champions, pay-TV broadcaster Sky has secured the exclusive rights. On Saturday and Sunday, the event will be shown on the motorsport channel “Sky Sport F1”. There will also be the option of streaming the event live via the Sky Go (for customers) and Sky Ticket offers.
But there is also good news for motorsport fans in the DACH region: at least the Nations Cup on Saturday will be shown by Sky in a free live stream. The broadcasts will start at 12:00 on both days and end at 15:00 each day.
Teams and drivers at the Race of Champions 2022
Team Germany: Sebastian Vettel, Mick Schumacher
Team Finland: Mika Häkkinen, Emma Kimilainen
Team France: Sebastien Loeb, Didier Auriol
Team Great Britain: David Coulthard, Jamie Chadwick
Team Latin America: Helio Castroneves, Benito Guerra
Team Nordic: Tom Kristensen, Johan Kristoffersson
Team Norway: Petter Solberg, Oliver Solberg
Team Sweden: Mattias Ekström, Timmy Hansen
Team Sim-Racing-All-Stars: Jarno Opmeer, Lucas Blakeley
Team USA: Jimmie Johnson, Colton Herta
Group Draw for the Race of Champions 2022
Nations Cup preliminary round (Saturday):
Team Latin America vs. Team USA
Team Germany vs. Team Sim-Racing-All-Stars
Quarterfinals Nations Cup (Saturday):
Team Latin America OR Team USA vs. Team Germany OR Team Sim-Racing-All-Stars
Team Finland vs. Team Great Britain
Team Nordic vs. Team France
Team Sweden vs. Team Norway
Preliminary Round Race of Champions (Sunday):
Colton Herta v. Helio Castroneves
Jamie Chadwick vs. Mick Schumacher
Race of Champions Round of 16 (Sunday):
Colton Herta OR Helio Castroneves vs. Jamie Chadwick OR Mick Schumacher
Sebastian Vettel vs. Valtteri Bottas
Jimmie Johnson vs. Mika Häkkinen
Tom Kristensen vs. David Coulthard
Benito Guerra vs. Oliver Solberg
Sebastien Loeb vs. Petter Solberg
Johan Kristoffersson vs. Timmy Hansen
Didier Auriol vs. Mattias Ekström
The venue of the RoC
For the first time, the RoC will take place in Scandinavia this year. It is going to Pite Havsbad in Sweden. The place is only about 60 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. The races will take place on a snow and ice track in the frozen Baltic Sea.
The Race of Champions 2022 fleet
Four cars, three of them newcomers, await the stars from Formula 1, IndyCar, NASCAR, endurance racing and rallying this year. The most spectacular debutant is the FC1-X, which will even be presented for the first time at the RoC. This is an electric rally car with a power output of no less than 1,000 hp.
Also new to the fleet are the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport with 425 hp and 425 Nm of torque and the RX2e, another electric rally car. The RX Supercar Lites, which runs on 100 per cent fossil-free biofuel, is an old acquaintance and made its first appearance at the 2017 Race of Champions in Miami.
Weather forecast, as of 1 February 2022
The weather forecast for Pite Havsbad suggests light snowfall throughout the weekend. Temperatures will be below freezing on both Saturday and Sunday. According to the current forecast, the maximum temperature on both days will be minus three degrees Celsius.
Data on the Race of Champions
First edition: 1988
Record winner driver: Didier Auriol (4 victories: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999)
Record winner Nations Cup: Germany (8 victories: 2007-2012, 2017, 2018)
Record winning driver + Nations Cup: Sebastian Vettel (8 wins)
Most frequent venue: Gran Canaria (12 editions: 1992-2003)
Last five venues: Virtual, Mexico City, Riyadh, Miami, London
Winners of the last ten editions
2020: Timmy Hansen / Team All-Stars (Romain Grosjean, James Baldwin)
2019: Benito Guerra / Team Nordic (Tom Kristensen, Johan Kristoffersson)
2018: David Coulthard / Team Germany (Rene Rast, Timo Bernhard)
2017: Juan Pablo Montoya / Team Germany (Sebastian Vettel)
2015: Sebastian Vettel / Team England (Andy Priaulx, Jason Plato)
2014: David Coulthard / Team Nordic (Tom Kristensen, Petter Solberg)
2012: Romain Grosjean / Team Germany (Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel)
2011: Sebastien Ogier / Team Germany (Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel)
2010: Filipe Albuquerque / Team Germany (Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel)
2009: Mattias Ekström / Team Germany (Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel)