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The final of the World Championship 2022, which took place from 5 to 6 February, brought together a series of enticing battles between some of the world’s greatest snow and ice riders in Petit Hafsbad, Sweden.
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Swedish rallycross champions Johan Christopher and Timm Hansen are resuming their rivalry in the face of the frozen Baltic Sea, just 60 miles from the Arctic Circle.
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Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmy Johnson will compete with two-time Formula 1 world champion Mike Hakinen, while world rally champions Sebastian Leb and Peter Solberg will compete against each other.
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On Saturday in the ROC Cup of Nations, Hakinen will meet with longtime McLaren F1 teammate David Kulthard, while the Finnish team will compete with GB.
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The field was completed today by the four-time ROC champion Didier Oriole, who will also compete with Leb in the French team in the ROC Nations Cup.
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The event, which will take place for the first time in the Snowmobile Race of Champions, will be televised worldwide. See below for more details…
The finals of the Global Champions Race took place this weekend, with some of the best riders in the history of motorsport competing against each other – all on ice and snow in Swedish Pite Havsbad.
The stunning venue at the frozen Baltic Sea, just 60 miles from the Arctic Circle, will host stars from a series featuring Formula 1, NASCAR, Indy 500, Le Mans, WRC and World Rallycross. They will compete in two stages: the first is the Nations Cup of the Republic of China (Saturday, February 5, 12: 00-15: 00 CET), where riders meet in teams to compete for the title of the fastest country in the world. Then all the team work goes through the window of the individual championship race, fighting for the coronation of the champions of the Republic of China (Sunday, February 6, 12:00 to 15:00 CET).
All activities will take place on the popular ROC parallel track with a cross bridge, which was first built on ice. The lottery has already provided a number of exciting duel…
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmy Johnson will compete twice with Formula One world champion Mike Hakinen, another Chinese debutant, while world rally champion Sebastian Lebb, the winner of the latest Monte Carlo rally, will also compete with Peter Solberg.
The fight between the rising stars of the race is waiting for Double W Series champion Jimmy Chedwick to fight against Formula One player Mick Schumacher. The Swedish homeland is represented by many outstanding figures, including FIA rallycross champion Johann Christofferson and Timi Hansen, both of whom face an early series of penalties. They will compete for the first time since the 2021 championship finals, finishing the same in terms of points, only to win Christopher’s title for another season victory.
There are many mouth-watering confrontations ahead of the ROC Nations Cup, not the least of which is Hakinen’s clash with longtime McLaren F1 partner David Kulthard while the Finnish team hosts Britain. Then there are the intriguing teams Team Racing Sweden Hansen and Mathias Ekstrem from Norway Racing Team Peter and Oliver Solberg…
Today, the full line-up was completed with the 1994 World Rally Champion Didier Oriole, who won the title of the Republic of China four times. Oriole, along with Leb, will also compete in the Nations Cup in the Republic of China, where he will face a tough first match against Nordic Christopher and Tom Christensen. Le Mans ”.
Oriol said: “I have always enjoyed starting in the championship race. It will be very interesting to represent France with Sebastian. I took part in the Ticino rally with the DS3 WRC last September, but I don’t compete much, so I hope it won’t be an obstacle for him in the ROC Nations Cup! As for the individual championship race, I have won it four times, but maybe Sebastian will be able to win his fourth victory this year, so we will limit ourselves to the ROC record. ”
The individual championship lottery, led by Tobias Lindfors, president of Pite Havsbad Group, and Christopher Lundstrom, CEO of Pite Havsbad Group, split the stadium in half. In the first half are the international racers; On the other hand, there are rally drivers and those with more off-road driving experience. The winners of each draw will meet in the Grand Final.
As the conditions of the track on ice and snow can change rapidly depending on the weather, the traditional group stage ROC will not occur, as it often creates undeclared, which requires the fastest lap counts. Instead, a direct playoff game system will be used in the 2022 ROC World Finals.
To be as fair as possible, in the first and eighth finals of the Singles Champions Rally, the race will be divided into two stages, each time changing the starting positions. In the event of a 1: 1 draw, the rider with the best total time is ahead. In the ROC Cup of Nations, the first round and quarter-finals will be decided by four qualifying tournaments, with each rider competing against both riders of the other team. If the result is a 2: 2 draw, the team with the best total time will be next.
African Cup of Nations Draw (Saturday, February 5)
Round 1
Latin American team (Helio Castroneves and Benito Guerra)
Fifth
US team (Jimmy Johnson and Colton Hert)
German team (Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher)
Fifth
eROC ALL STARS team (two best in Thursday’s eROC final)
Quarterfinals
Latin American team or US team
Fifth
German team or eROC All-Star
Finnish team (Mika Hakkinen and Valtteri Botass)
Fifth
GB Team (David Coulthard and Jimmy Chedwick)
Team Nordic (Toms Kristensens and Johans Kristofersons)
Fifth
French team (Sebastien Leb and Didier Oriole)
Swedish team (Matthias Extreme and Timmy Hansen)
Fifth
Norwegian team (Peter Solberg and Oliver Solberg)
Race of Champions (Sunday, February 6)
Round 1
Colton Hertha pret Helio Kastronevesu
Jimmy Chedwick v. Mike Schumacher
eighth final
HERTA VAI KASTRONEVE PRET ČADVIKU VAI ŠUMAHERU
Sebastians Fetels – Valteri Botass
Jimmy Johnson v. Mike Hakinen
Tom Christensen v. David Coulthard
Benito Guerra pret Oliveru Solbergu
Sebastian Lebs v. Peter Solberg
Johans Kristofersons – Timijs Hansens
Didier Oriole v. Matthias Extreme
The Race Of Champions was the first major race to feature electric racing cars when Tesla appeared in 2010. The ROC is now using this year’s event to usher in a new era in its racing equipment, moving from combustion to electric vehicles and fossil-free biofuel engines. . This year’s powerful car range includes the FIA RX2e – an electric rallycross with 250 kW and 510 Nm of torque – as well as the impressive electric FC1-X. Porsche 718 Cayman The GT4 Clubsport will also appear alongside the off-road Polaris RZR PRO XP, while tSuperCar Lites returns to ROC, this time powered by 100% fossil-free biofuels.
Didier Oriole will be present as ambassador for the French brand GCK Exclusiv-e and will drive the new Lancia Delta Evo-e R during a special classic show on both days. Delta Integrale – one of the most successful racing cars in the history of the WRC, recorded 46 wins and six times won the constructors’ championship from 1987 to 1992.
“This updated Lancia is the perfect announcement for this year’s ROC,” said Frederick Johnson, president of the Republic of China. “This car dominated the rally when we launched our event 30 years ago, and now both the car and the race are being reinvented to take the important issue of sustainability in motorsport forward.”
The event begins with the ROC Nations Cup, where riders compete for the title of the world’s fastest country (Saturday, February 5, 12: 00-15: 00 CET). Then all the team work goes out the window to crown the individual championship race with the ROC Championship Championship (Sunday, February 6, 12: 00-15: 00 CET).
You can watch live action worldwide via networks including SVT1, SVT Play (Sweden), C More Max, Cmore.fi (Finland), NRK (Norway), Canal + (France, Switzerland and Poland) and Sky Sports Germany (Germany) . , Austria, Switzerland), Sky Sports (UK, Ireland), Mobile TV (much of Europe), NENT (Denmark, Iceland), Ziggo (Netherlands), Abola (Portugal), TV3 (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Inception Media ( Romania), RTL (Croatia), Cosmote TV (Greece), Cablenet (Cyprus), S Sport (Turkey), MavTV and MotorTrendonDemand (USA), REV TV (Canada), Fox Sports 3 (Latin America), ESPN4 (Brazil), Supersport (South Africa), Canal + and Supersport (Africa), J-Sports (Japan), Astro (Malaysia, Brunei), FPT (Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam), EMTEK (Indonesia, East Timor) and HK-Cable (Hong Kong ).
To access high-resolution royalty-free images and follow the latest news before this year’s event, please visit www.raceofchampions.com and Facebook for Race Of Champions plusraceofchampions and #ROCSweden on Twitter.
Schedule for events in 2022:
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Saturday, February 5, 202212:00 – 15:00 CET: ROC Cup of Nations (to become the fastest country in the world)
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Sunday, February 6, 202212: 00-15: 00 CET: Champions Race (to crown the “Champion of Champions”)
The riders will compete in the finals of the 2022 World Cup
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Sebastian Vettel – four-time F1 world champion
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Mick Schumacher – FIA F2 and F3 champion
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Jimmy Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR Cup champion
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Mika Hakinen – two-time Formula 1 world champion
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Valtteri Botass – 10 F1 Grand Prix winner
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Sebastian Leb – nine-time world rally champion
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Tom Christensen is a nine-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours
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Johann Christofferson is a four-time FIA World Rallycross Champion
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Peter Solberg – FIA World Rally and World Rallycross Champion
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Oliver Solberg – WRC rising star
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Matthias Extreme – two-time DTM champion and world rallycross champion
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Helio Castronevess – a four-time winner of the Indy 500
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Colton Herta – the youngest winner of the IndyCar series
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Didier Oriole – four-time ROC champion
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Benito Guerra is the champion of the Republic of China
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Timmy Hansen – FIA World Rallycross Champion
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David Coulthard – Winner of the 13th F1 Grand Prix
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Jimmy Chedwick is a two-time W Series Champion
