G2 and Michael Romanidis make history at Race of Champions 2025: “It’s an event I’ve been watching since I was a kid.”

Over the weekend, Michael Romanidis from G2 Esports made history by claiming victory at the virtual 2025 Race of Champions (eROC) event. Here's what he had to say about eROC, ROC 2025, and more!

Romanidis, a 20-year-old sim racer who started competing in 2017, won the eROC 2025 tournament in Sydney, Australia. For more context, the eROC event mirrored the physical ROC that featured top drivers from Formula 1, World Endurance Championship, Rallying, and NASCAR.

Thanks to his eROC victory, the G2 Esports driver himself went head-to-head against folks such as four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastian Loeb, David Coulthard, and more.

"The Race of Champions [is] doing a great job putting sim racers in the cars and recognizing that we can kind of do this with proper track time," Romanidis said. "But yeah — it's amazing to be against these guys — in the same venue as them. [It’s] amazing to see names like Sebastian, you know. Just very humbling."

He continued, adding that it was a great honor to be part of the event because it had a long history. Romanidis had also been following Formula 1 scene since 2009.

"[It's] an event I've been watching since I was a kid," he said. "And being part of it is — I think it's gonna sink in [after] a few days, maybe."

Loeb ended up winning ROC 2025, however, Romanidis' entrance to the competition made him G2 Esports' first-ever driver to qualify for a physical ROC event. G2 Esports called this a significant milestone.

The achievement also showcased the growing connection between sim racing and traditional motorsport, opening up new opportunities for virtual drivers who wish to compete alongside racing legends.

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