On-line racers from across the globe to compete for a chance to race motorsport legends Sebastian Vettel, David Coulthard, Valtteri Bottas, Sebastien Loeb and many more at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
The 33rd edition of The Race Of Champions will include superstars from F1, World Rallying, Supercars, Rallycross, NASCAR, Extreme E and Dakar
Accor Stadium to be turned into a spectacular side-by-side 1km asphalt race track when this unique event is hosted for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere
Tickets from $49 on sale now through Ticketek
The world’s best sim racers are lining up for their chance to take on some of the world’s best in actual race cars at next month’s Race Of Champions to be held at Sydney’s Accor Stadium, March 7-8.
eROC has been a part of the Race Of Champions format since 2018 and has been an annual highlight for on-line racers from around the world.
This year four eROC finalists will all go head-to-head with some of the world’s best on a spectacularside-by-side 1km asphalt track which will be hand crafted by a team of local and international engineers to ensure maximum speed and entertainment for the anticipated 50,000-strong crowd.
The winners will have the chance to take on some of the biggest names in the history of world motorsports including four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel, nine-time World Rally Champion, Sebastien Loeb, 11-time X-Games gold medalist Travis Pastrana and seven-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup.
Qualifying for this year’s eROC event begins today at 5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (AEDT) through the Assetto Corsa platform and continues until 10pm (AEDT), Monday February 17.
Competitors can register: www.raceofchampions.com/eroc-2025
A second round will be held from Wednesday February 19 to Sunday February 23.
Racers will be required to set a time on an accurately reproduced historical stadium track from ROC history. Fast laps must be validated by screen recording and qualifying countries will be based on the residency/location of that racer.
Times from both qualifying rounds will be combined to find the fastest four sim racers, who will be invited for an all-expenses trip of a lifetime to Sydney.
An actual road-going driver’s licence is required to qualify and winners must be available to travel to Sydney from March 4-9 with flights, accommodation and driver lounge access provided to all four eROC final qualifying drivers.
The best eRacer from Asia, Australia and Oceania will be invited alongside the fastest from the rest of the world to compete at the eROC World Final on the brand new, Sydney track.
What Fredrik Johnsson, Race Of Champions President and Co-Founder, said:
“The eROC concept is something that we are very proud of at Race Of Champions and it is great that we have the opportunity to have the on-line element as part of our inaugural Sydney event at Accor Stadium,” said Johnsson.
“The 2025 eROC finalists will have a chance to follow in the footsteps of previous eROC winners Enzo Bonito, James Baldwin, Jarno Opmeer and Lucas Blakeley who all showed themselves extremely competitive against some of the world’s best drivers in real race cars.”
“(Enzo) Bonito famously defeated Formula E Champion Lucas Di Grassi in Mexico’s ROC Nations Cup, (James) Baldwin also took a victory for eROC All Stars and most recently Lucas Blakeley defeated Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and Mika Hakkinen at the ROC World Final on snow and ice by the Arctic Circle in Sweden.”
“There have always been massive incentives to win the eROC competition, but to win a trip to Sydney for the inaugural ROC in the Southern Hemisphere takes it to another level.”
ROC SYDNEY 2025
The ROC Nations Cup takes place on Friday March 7, with drivers paired in teams based on nationality to bid for the title of ‘World’s Fastest Nation’.
The Saturday night (March 8) will see the individual Race Of Champions, when all teamwork goes out of the window and it will be a battle for individual glory and the ‘Champion of Champions’ title.
ROC is renowned for gathering some of the best drivers in the world, including superstars from Formula 1, Le Mans, Nascar, Supercars, World Rally and Rallycross.
Drivers confirmed for the 2025 ROC Sydney:
4-time Formula 1 World Champion - Sebastian Vettel
10-time Formula 1 Grand Prix Winner - Valtteri Bottas
9-time FIA World Rally Champion - Sébastien Loeb
7-time Supercars Champion - Jamie Whincup
Reigning Supercars champion - Will Brown
13-time Formula 1 Grand Prix Winner - David Coulthard
Extreme E champion - Molly Taylor
11-time X-Games Gold medalist - Travis Pastrana
7-time FIA World Rallycross Champion - Johan Kristoffersson
Former F1 driver and current WEC driver - Mick Schumacher
2-time European Rally Champion - Hayden Paddon
Father and son rally champions Petter and Oliver Solberg
2-time Dakar winner - Toby Price
NASCAR champion - Kurt Busch
Four-time ROC Champion - Mattias Ekström
Young Kiwi Formula star - Louis Sharp
Formula 1 Grand Prix Winner - Heikki Kovalainen
Hospitality and Track side packages and General Admission Tickets starting from $49.00 for children and $69.00 for adults. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday 7th March - ROC Nations Cup – to crown the world's fastest NationAccor Stadium, Sydney
Doors Open 5:30pm
Show Starts 6:30pm*
Race Starts 7:30pm
Saturday 8th March – Race Of Champions – to crown the "Champion of Champions"Accor Stadium, Sydney
Doors open 5:30pm
Show Starts 6:30pm*
Race Starts 7.30pm