Race of Champions to broadcast live on the web

(AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR)

The weekend's Race of Champions on November 27 and 28 will be broadcast on the web as a pay-per-view event visible at either the RoC website or via the Freecaster.tv service.

Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel and WRC winner Sébastien Loeb will be among drivers from F1, MotoGP, NASCAR, Le Mans 24hr and the X-Games gathering to compete in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Saturday's races are to decide the ROC Nations Cup. Drivers pair up before hurtling around a looping track laid down inside the Esprit Arena.

Set for Sunday is the Race of Champions, in which Loeb has the opportunity to take the Champion of Champions mantle on a fourth occasion, equalling fellow Frenchman Didier Auriol for all-time RoC victories.

His RoC rival Mattias Ekström will be absent, instead returning to Shanghai, venue of last year's event, to compete in the Deutche Tourenwagen Masters' season finale.

For €4.99, viewers are able to access both live and archive footage of the RoC with commentary from 7pm CET (6pm GMT) on Saturday evening and 1pm CET (12pm GMT) on Sunday afternoon.

Tickets to attend in person are from €31 to €402 ($42-$547 US) per day.

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