2025 Race of Champions

The 2025 Race of Champions was the 33rd running of the Race of Champions and took place on 7 and 8 March. The race took place in Australia for the first time and was the first time the event was held in the Southern Hemisphere. The event was located at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia.

Participants

Nations Cup

Nations Cup team Drivers Championships won
All-Stars[a] Johan Kristoffersson[1] FIA World Rallycross Championship (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Extreme E (2021, 2023)
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (2012, 2018)
Superstars Series (2012)
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia (2012, 2013, 2015)
Chaz Mostert[2] Australian Formula Ford Championship (2010)
TCR Australia Touring Car Series (2021)
GT World Challenge Australia (2024)
Australia (Supercars)[3] Brodie Kostecki[4][b] Supercars Championship (2023)
Will Brown[5] Australian Formula 4 Championship (2016)
Toyota 86 Racing Series Australia (2016)
TCR Australia Touring Car Series (2019)
Supercars Championship (2024)
Australia (Off-Road)[3] Molly Taylor Australian Rally Championship (2016)
Extreme E (2021)
Toby Price Australian Off-Road Championship (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship (2018)
Finland Valtteri Bottas[6] Formula Renault Eurocup (2008)
Formula Renault NEC (2008)
GP3 Series (2011)
Heikki Kovalainen World Series by Nissan (2004)
Super GT – GT500 (2016)
France Sébastien Loeb[7] Junior World Rally Championship (2001)
World Rally Championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Extreme E (2022)
Victor Martins[8] Formula Renault Eurocup (2020)
FIA Formula 3 Championship (2022)
Germany[9] Sebastian Vettel Formula BMW ADAC (2004)
Formula One (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Mick Schumacher FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020)
New Zealand Hayden Paddon[7] Production World Rally Championship (2011)
European Rally Championship (2023, 2024)
New Zealand Rally Championship (2008-09, 2013, 2018, 2021-23)
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (2022)
Louis Sharp[10] F4 British Championship (2023)
GB3 Championship (2024)
Norway Oliver Solberg[c] Latvian Rally Championship (2019)
Petter Solberg World Rally Championship (2003)
FIA World Rallycross Championship (2014, 2015)
United Kingdom David Coulthard[11] Formula Ford 1600 Junior Series (1989)
Alister McRae[8][d] Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (2011)
British Rally Championship (1995)
United States Travis Pastrana[12] Rally America National Championship (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Nitro Rallycross (2021)
American Rally Association (2017)
Kurt Busch International Race of Champions (2003)
NASCAR Cup Series (2004)

Winners

Race of Champions Nations Cup Winners Other Trophies
Winner Runner-up Nation (winners) Winning Drivers Nation (runner-up) Runner Up Drivers
Sébastien Loeb Chaz Mostert France Sébastien Loeb
Victor Martins 		Australia (Supercars) Brodie Kostecki
Will Brown 		Michael Romanidis (eROC)

Draw

Drivers

Group Rounds

Group A
Pos. Driver Wins Loss Fastest Time
1 Molly Taylor 2 0
2 Johan Kristoffersson 1 1
3 Michael Romanidis[e] 0 2
Group B
Pos. Driver Wins Loss Fastest Time
1 Oliver Solberg 2 0
2 Heikki Kovalainen 1 1
3 Travis Pastrana 0 2
Group C
Pos. Driver Wins Loss Fastest Time
1 Toby Price 1 1 01:01.552
2 Hayden Paddon 1 1 01:01.924
3 Petter Solberg 1 1 01:02.063
Group D
Pos. Driver Wins Loss Fastest Time
1 Sebastian Vettel 2 0
2 Brodie Kostecki 1 1
3 Louis Sharp 0 2
Group E
Pos. Driver Wins Loss Fastest Time
1 Chaz Mostert 2 0
2 Kurt Busch 1 1
3 Valtteri Bottas 0 2
Group F
Pos. Driver Wins Loss Fastest Time
1 Will Brown 2 0
2 Victor Martins 1 1
3 David Coulthard 0 2

Main Draw

 
Quarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Sébastien Loeb 2
 
 
 
 Molly Taylor 0
 
 Sébastien Loeb 2
 
 
 
 Oliver Solberg0
 
 Oliver Solberg2
 
 
 
 Toby Price0
 
 Sébastien Loeb 2
 
 
 
 Chaz Mostert0
 
 Sebastian Vettel0
 
 
 
 Chaz Mostert2
 
 Chaz Mostert2
 
 
 
 Will Brown0
 
 Mick Schumacher 0
 
 
 Will Brown2
 

Nations Cup

Group Stage

Group A
Pos. Team Wins Losses Time
1 Team France 4 0 02:02.600
2 Team All Stars 1 3 02:12.570
3 Team Finland 1 3 02:06.439
Group B
Pos. Team Wins Losses Time
1 Team Australia (Supercars) 4 0 01:56.355
2 Team New Zealand 1 3 01:59.208
3 Team Australia (Off-Road) 1 3 01:59.456
Group C
Pos. Team Wins Losses Time
1 Team Germany 3 1 01:58.937
2 Team USA 3 1 01:59.304
3 Team Great Britain 0 4 02:01.528

Main Draw

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Team Norway0
 
 
 
 Team All-Stars2
 
 Team All-Stars1
 
 
 
 Team France2
 
 Team France2
 
 
 
 Team New Zealand1
 
 Team France2
 
 
 
 Team Australia (Supercars)1
 
 Team Australia (Supercars)2
 
 
 
 Team USA0
 
 Team Australia (Supercars)2
 
 
 
 Team Germany1
 
 Team Germany2
 
 
 Team Australia (Off-Road)1
 

Notes

  1. ^ This Team was originally named Team Sweden but Mattias Ekstrom had to withdraw from the event due to illness. He was replaced by Supercars Championship driver Chaz Mostert and the team was rebranded Team All-Stars
  2. ^ It was originally announced that Jamie Whincup was entered into the ROC but later had to withdraw due to the threat of Cyclone Alfred. He was replaced by Dick Johnson Racing Supercars Driver Brodie Kostecki.
  3. ^ Oliver Solberg is Swedish but competed under the Norwegian Flag for the Nations Cup
  4. ^ Originally Max McRae was entered but later withdrawn due to a hand injury and was replaced by his father Alister McRae
  5. ^ Wildcard (winner of eROC)[13]

References

  1. ^ Champions, Race Of (2024-11-18). "7x World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson confirmed for 2025 Race Of Champions". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2025-03-04). "Illness lands Mostert surprise ROC call-up". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  3. ^ a b Champions, Race Of (2025-02-23). "Jamie Whincup and Will Brown confirmed as Team Australia Supercars. Molly Taylor and Toby Price to represent Team Australia Off-Road at ROC Sydney 2025". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  4. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2025-03-05). "Kostecki subs for Whincup amid cyclone threat". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ^ Champions, Race Of (2024-12-04). "Supercars champion, Will Brown, confirmed for 2025 Race Of Champions". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  6. ^ Chapman, Simon (2024-11-27). "Bottas books Sydney Race Of Champions entry". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  7. ^ a b Champions, Race Of (2024-10-29). "9X Rally World Champion Sebastien Loeb & Kiwi rally ace Hayden Paddon confirmed for 2025 Race Of Champions". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  8. ^ a b Chapman, Simon (2025-02-26). "Full driver line-up for Race of Champions revealed". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  9. ^ Champions, Race Of (2024-10-15). "Vettel and Schumacher confirmed for Race Of Champions 2025". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  10. ^ Champions, Race Of (2025-02-03). "Young Kiwi star Louis Sharp to be youngest ever participant at the2025 ROC Sydney". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  11. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2025-02-06). "David Coulthard joins Sydney ROC field". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  12. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2024-11-12). "Pastrana locked in for Sydney Race of Champions". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  13. ^ aurelie196 (2025-03-07). "France beats Australia in thrilling ROC Sydney Nations Cup Final". Race Of Champions. Retrieved 2025-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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