2023 Race of Champions
The 2023 Race of Champions was the 32nd running of the Race of Champions, taking place on 28 and 29 January. The race took place in Sweden for the second time in its history, taking place at Pite Havsbad in Piteå, Sweden, 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle, on a circuit of snow and ice on the frozen Baltic Sea.[1]
The race was won by Team Norway (Oliver and Petter Solberg), which marked the team's second consecutive victory.
Participants
Nations Cup
Winners
| Race of Champions | Nations' Cup Winners | Other Trophies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | Nation (winners) | Winning Drivers | Nation (runner-up) | Runner Up Drivers | |
| Mattias Ekström | Mick Schumacher | Norway | Petter Solberg Oliver Solberg |
All Stars | Felipe Drugovich Thierry Neuville |
Lucas Blakeley (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'. All rounds were the best of 2 heats, with the final being the best of 3 heats.
Preliminary round
| Preliminaries | 1/8 Final | |||||
| Adrien Tambay | 1[a] | |||||
| David Coulthard | 1 | |||||
| Adrien Tambay | 0 | |||||
| Mick Schumacher | 2 | |||||
| Felix Rosenqvist | 0 | |||||
| Mick Schumacher | 2 | |||||
- ^a Tambay wins on combined time, 6.840s faster
Main Draw
- ^a Neuville wins on combined time, 0.040s faster
- ^b Schumacher wins on combined time, 1.527s faster
- ^c Neuville wins on combined time, 9.597s faster
Notes
- ^ He will compete in Formula One in the 2023 season as a Reserve Driver for Mercedes.[3]
- ^ He will compete in Formula One in the 2023 season as a Reserve Driver for Aston Martin.[5]
References
- ^ "Vettel, Hakkinen among first names for 2023 Race of Champions in Sweden". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ a b c d Champions, Race Of (2022-09-14). "Race Of Champions returns to Sweden's snow and ice in 2023". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (15 December 2022). "Mick Schumacher joins Mercedes as reserve driver after exit from Ferrari · RaceFans". RaceFans. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Drivers - SWEDEN 2023". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "F2 champion Drugovich becomes Aston Martin reserve as part of Driver Development Programme | Formula 1". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2023 Race of Champions: Lucas Blakeley wins eROC, runs it back with Opmeer in Nations Cup". The Checkered Flag. 2023-01-27.