Sebastian Vettel has actually validated his return to Race of Champions in Sydney together with Mick Schumacher to stand for Team Germany.
Two of the largest names in globe motorsports, Sebastian Vettel and his more youthful German compatriot Mick Schumacher, have actually been validated for the 2025 Race Of Champions at Accor Stadium in Sydney, March 7-8. The set will certainly integrate to develop a German “super team” in the ROC Nations Cup element of the occasion on Friday and after that go head-to- head in what is established to be a star-studded area for straight-out “Champion of Champions” honors on Saturday night.
The statement of the prominent German set comes simply hours prior to tickets formally take place sale for the distinct occasion which has actually been held by several of the globe’s leading arenas. Seven- time Supercars champ Jamie Whincup was validated as component of the area when the occasion was introduced last Wednesday and numerous heavyweights are anticipated to comply with in coming weeks.
The occasion comes 2 weeks after the 2025 Supercars opener at Sydney Motorsport Park (Feb 21-23) and one week prior to the opening round of the F1 World Championship in Melbourne (March 13-16). Vettel won the specific ROC at London’s Olympic Stadium in 2015 and teamed with Michael Schumacher to win the Nations Cup for Germany no much less than 6 times.
Vettel after that teamed with Mick Schumacher to surface 2nd in the ROC Nations Cup in Mexico in 2019, while the more youthful of both ended up second in ROC Sweden in 2023. This will certainly be an unusual opportunity for Australian followers to see Vettel, a four-time F1 globe champ, contend on “local” dirt. Vettel, 37, came to be the youngest F1 globe champ in 2010 and after that took place to win the following 3 globe titlesfor Red Bull
During his F1 occupation he won 53 races, took 57 lead and made 122 platform looks. He is no unfamiliar person to regional followers having actually won the Australian F1 Grand Prix no much less than 3 times in 2011 for Red Bull and 2017 and 2018for Ferrari He likewise ended up on the platform 4 times with a 2nd in 2012 and third-placed lead to 2013-15-16. Schumacher, 25, is the kid of seven-time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher, and has actually built his very own effective occupation after discovering his craft in karting.
He was European F3 champ in 2018 and after that won the World F2 Championship 2 periods later on. He finished to a full time F1 drive in 2021 and 2022 and is presently third Driver for the Mercedes- AMG Petronas F1 team while contending for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship in a Hypercar, where he just recently ended up third in the Fuji six-hour in Japan.
ROC is popular for collecting several of the most effective chauffeurs worldwide, consisting of super stars from Formula 1, Le Mans, Indy Automobile, Nascar, Supercars, World Rally andRallycross Past individuals have actually consisted of Vettel, Schumacher, Sébastien Loeb, David Coulthard, Marcus Gr önholm andJenson Button Other global celebrities have actually consisted of Nascar champs Jimmie Johnson, Kurt and Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon, Indy 500 champions Ryan Hunter-Reay, Juan-Pablo Montoya, Helio Castroneves and Josef Newgarden, Formula E Champion Lucas Di Grassi and Extreme sporting activities celebrity Travis Pastrana.
The Race Of Champions will certainly run over 2 evenings with an objective developed 950m track taking centre phase at Accor Stadium, Sydney’sOlympic Stadium The ROC Nations Cup happens on Friday the 7th, with chauffeurs combined in groups based upon race to proposal for the title of ‘World’ s Fastest Nation’. The Saturday evening will certainly see the specific Race Of Champions, when all team effort heads out of the home window and it will certainly be a fight for specific splendor and the ‘Champion of Champions’ title.
What Sebastian Vettel stated: ” I’m pleased to be returning to the Race Of Champions and collaborating with Mick once more. It will certainly be amazing to race in the previous Olympic Stadium in Sydney that appears like it will certainly be an excellent location for theRace Of Champions Sydney is just one of one of the most stunning cities worldwide and I assume Fredrik (Johnsson) and his team have actually picked an extraordinary location for the following phase of ROC.
” I am likewise helpful of ROC’s initiatives taking actions in the direction of ending up being a lasting motorsport occasion, which began atROC Sweden All the chauffeurs that have the honour to join ROC autumn in love with the occasion, due to the fact that it advises us regarding why we initially began competing; pure competitors and certainly with the similar automobiles there are no justifications.
“I will do everything I can to help Germany win another ROC Nations Cup Title with Mick on the Friday evening, but I will not be doing him any favours when we are going for the outright win on the Saturday night, especially as he beat me in the Semifinals of the Individual ROC in Sweden in 2023! At ROC the racing is always intense on the track and everyone wants to win, but it’s also about putting on a great show for the fans.”
Mick Schumacher stated: “Australia is just one of my much-loved areas and standing for Germany with each other with Sebastian at ROC Sydney will certainly for certain allow enjoyable. After completing second in the specific ROC in Sweden in 2023 and in the ROC Nations Cup in ROC Mexico with Seb, the objective this time around has to be the total champions prize both in the ROC Nations Cup on Friday evening and in the specific Race Of Champions on Saturday.
“I very much look forward to meeting all the other drivers and spending time with them during the Race Of Champions weekend in Sydney. I am sure the drivers will have a crazy good time together and put on a super show for the Australian fans.”
Fredrik Johnsson, Race Of Champions President and Co-Founder stated: “It is terrific information on the day we formally take place sale that Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher have both validated that they will certainly contend in the very first Race Of Champions in Australia, the 7 & & 8 March at Accor Stadium inSydney We have a dedication to develop the most effective occasion we perhaps can for the Australian followers and to be able to introduce Sebastian and Mick on the back of seven-time Supercars champ Jamie Whincup is superb.
“We are having discussions with many more international stars from a wide-range of disciplines and look forward to regularly adding to our grid and giving Australian fans more and more to look forward to. The interest we have received after announcing that ROC will come to Australia for the first time was already huge, I’m sure the confirmation of Sebastian and Mick competing will take it to an even higher level.”
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