Sydney to host first ever Race Of Champions in Australia
- Race Of Champions (ROC) will head Down Under to Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park March 7th and 8th 2025
- The first time the iconic event has been hosted in the Southern Hemisphere
- Some of motorsport’s all-time greats will head to Sydney to race head-to-head in identical cars on ROC’s iconic parallel track, where the winner is decided by driver skill alone
- Two huge nights of racing sees a celebration of motorsport pitting some of the best from Australia against the superstars from Formula 1, IndyCar, Le Mans, World Rally & Rally X
- 7x V8 Supercar Champion and Australian motorsport legend Jamie Whincup will be in action
- Many more racing superstars to announced with tickets from $49 going on sale on 11am Wednesday 16th from Ticketek
Race Of Champions (ROC), TEG Sport and Venues NSW are thrilled to announce that the next edition of the iconic race will take place at Accor Stadium, Sydney March 7th and 8th 2025. This marks it the first time the event has ever been hosted on Australian soil.
After a spectacular run on the snow and ice, 60 miles from the Arctic Circle in Sweden in 2022 and 2023, ROC will now travel over 15,000 kilometres across the globe to the sun-drenched landscape of Sydney for a brand-new high-octane challenge on the field at Accor Stadium.
With a history dating back to 1988, the Race Of Champions has been held at some of the world’s greatest venues – including Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium, Stade de France in Paris, London’s Olympic Stadium and Wembley Stadium, Mexico City’s Foro Sol plus a wide range of exotic locations all over the Globe from Bangkok, Barbados, Miami, Riyadh, Mexico City and the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
The ROC racing format is a unique, winner-takes-all contest that gives drivers from various disciplines of motorsport the opportunity to test their talents against competitors they would never typically encounter.
ROC is renowned for gathering some of the best drivers in the World, including superstars from Formula 1, Le Mans, INDYCAR, NASCAR, World Rally and Rally-X; legends like Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Sébastien Loeb, David Coulthard, Marcus Grönholm, and Jenson Button. This also includes other international stars like NASCAR champions Jimmie Johnson, Kurt and Kyle Busch, and Jeff Gordon; Ryan Hunter-Reay and Josef Newgarden of INDYCAR; Formula E Champion Lucas Di Grassi; Extreme sports star Travis Pastrana; and Indy 500 champs Juan-Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves.
The Race Of Champions will run over two nights with the purpose-built track taking centre stage at Accor Stadium, seeing the ROC Nations Cup take place on Friday March 7th, with drivers paired up in teams based on nationality to bid for the title of ‘World’s Fastest Nation’.
The Race Of Champions will run over two nights with the purpose-built track taking centre stage at Accor Stadium, seeing the ROC Nations Cup take place on Friday March 7th, with drivers paired up in teams based on nationality to bid for the title of ‘World’s Fastest Nation’.
Saturday night March 8th will see the individual Race Of Champions, when all teamwork goes out of the window and it will be a flat-out battle for individual glory and the ‘Champion of Champions’ Title.
The event will not only celebrate the global motorsport elite but also give an opportunity to celebrate the rich motorsport history of Australia with top Australian drivers competing head-to-head with the world's best. Sydney, known for its iconic landmarks and vibrant sports culture, will be an exhilarating stage for the Race Of Champions.
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