2025 Race of Champions

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The 2025 Race of Champions is the 33rd running of the Race of Champions, taking place 7 and 8 March. The race will take place in Australia for the first time and will be the first time the event will be taken place in the Southern Hemisphere. The event will be located at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia.

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Participants

Nations Cup

Nations Cup TeamDrivers2025 Series
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup [1] none
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown [2] Supercars Championship
Australia (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Molly Taylor none
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price World Rally-Raid Championship
Finland Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas [3] Formula One [a]
Flag of Finland.svg TBATBA
France Flag of France.svg Sebastien Loeb [1] World Rally-Raid Championship
Flag of France.svg TBATBA
Germany [4] Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel none
Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher FIA World Endurance Championship
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon [1] New Zealand Rally Championship
Flag of New Zealand.svg TBATBA
Norway Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg World Rally Championship-2
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg none
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson [5] FIA World Rallycross Championship
Flag of Sweden.svg TBATBA
United States Flag of the United States.svg Travis Pastrana [6] none
Flag of the United States.svg TBATBA

Winners

Race of ChampionsNations Cup WinnersOther Trophies
WinnerRunner-upNation (winners)Winning DriversNation (runner-up)Runner Up Drivers

Draw

Drivers

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Notes

  1. He will compete in Formula One in the 2025 season as a Reserve Driver for Mercedes

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