“Winning it with son is special,” Petter Solberg ‘ecstatic’ as father-sun duo lead Team Norway to their first Race of Champions title

“Winning it with son is special,” Petter Solberg ‘ecstatic’ as father-sun duo lead Team Norway to their first Race of Champions title

Petter and Oliver Solberg

Petter and Oliver Solberg win their nations first win after a classic final showdown in the Race of Champions nations cup. Team USA was represented by the duo of Jimmie Johnson and Colton Herta.

The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the start of each year, featuring some of the world’s best racing and rally drivers representing their home nations. The ROC 2022 was held at Pite Havsbad in Pitea, northern Sweden. It is the first time that Team Norway taster victory in the annual ROC Nations Cup. This was the first time that the event is held on a snow and ice track.

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Team Norway win big after father Petter Solberg and son duo make it a special day

Team USA was represented by NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson and IndyCar driver Colton Herta while Norway was represented by Petter and son Oliver Solberg. Peter had previously won the Nations Cup as part of Team Nordic in 2014 while son Olver was racing his first season. The father and son duo wrapped up three out of four wins against their American rivals.

“The motivation for this [came] when I saw Sebastien Loeb win in Monte Carlo, which made me think that it can’t be so difficult,” said Petter Solberg after the final. “I was so ready for this race and to do it together with Oliver was a big dream.”

The Races featured familiar faces to formula one fans as many current and former drivers raced for their nations. Team Finland was represented by former 2-time World Champion Mika Hakkinen and Emma Kimiläinen, the latter being a replacement for former Mercedes F1 Racer.

Former Mclaren racer David Coulthard also raced as a part of Team Great Britan along with Jamie Chadwick. Team Germany featured two current grid drivers as Mick Schumacher and 4 time World champion Sebastian Vettel donned the colours of Deutschland for the cup.

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