The Race of Champions made its Australian debut at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on 7–8 March 2025. Those dates have passed: this is a record of the Sydney event, rather than a current invitation to buy tickets.
What made the event different
ROC brings drivers from different motorsport disciplines into head-to-head contests using matched cars. That format puts the comparison in a different setting from a normal championship weekend, where competitors may drive different machinery. It does not establish that one driver is fastest in every category or condition.
For Australian spectators, the appeal was seeing international names and local drivers share a compact stadium course. The event sat one week before the Melbourne Formula 1 weekend; its place on that calendar did not guarantee that any particular current F1 driver would compete.
Announcements were not the final entry list
Our original preview mentioned Oscar Piastri as a possible participant. That speculation should not be read as confirmation. Jamie Whincup was announced earlier, but the organiser subsequently reported that Brodie Kostecki would replace him. When checking an archived event preview, use the final entry notices and results rather than assuming the first announced line-up stayed unchanged.
What happened in Sydney
The organiser’s Sydney news archive records Sébastien Loeb as the individual winner and Team France as the Nations Cup winner. It also documents the late driver changes and the stadium’s conversion for racing. These are organiser-reported results, not a TechDrivePlay trackside account.
For highlights or historical results, choose the Sydney 2025 section of the official ROC site. Check the year and location before following any ticket button: the organiser’s main navigation can promote a different edition. A stadium’s normal seating capacity also should not be treated as the number of seats sold or available for its temporary motorsport layout.
Sources
www.raceofchampions.com — roc sydney 2025
www.raceofchampions.com — roc sydney 2025
