Solberg, Kristoffersson and Kristensen at the Race of Champions

The first group of drivers confirmed for the Race of Champions (ROC), which will be held on an ice track, 2022 features some of the biggest stars from the Nordic countries, who will compete for the ROC Nations Cup as well as the individual title: the coveted “Champion of Champions”.

Petter Solberg and his son Oliver Solberg will represent Team Norway, while Denmark's Tom Kristensen and Sweden's Johan Kristoffersson, will team up as Team Nordic and look to defend the ROC Nations Cup title that the duo won at ROC Mexico 2019.

The 2022 event at Pite Havsbad will mark Tom Kristensen's 16th appearance in the Race Of Champions, breaking Swedish rally champion Stig Blomqvist's record. Kristensen, 9 times winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, won the Nations Cup trophy three times and reached five individual finals without success.

Kristensen's teammate Johan Kristoffersson secured his third FIA World title Rallycross in 2020 and recently signed with Rosberg Xtreme Racing to campaign in the Extreme E series.

Kristoffersson was on hand to test the ROC Rallycross Lite car on a prototype track at Pite Havsbad in January, bringing his experience from a career in rally, rallycross, supercar and touring car. “This ice course is so much fun to drive,” Kristoffersson said. “I am sure that the final track design will be even faster and will place great demands on the control of the car. It’s very different from stadium races in the past.”

Another ROC veteran, Petter Solberg, has confirmed his return to join his son and rising World Rally Championship star, Oliver Solberg.

The event will take place in early 2022, the exact date will be announced by the end of winter.

The @RaceOfChampions is coming to the snow and ice of Sweden in January 2022 – and I will be competing there with @OliverSolberg01 for Team Norway! pic.twitter.com/Fdy68zdOiN

— Petter Solberg (@Petter_Solberg) February 11, 2021