2015 Race of Champions

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The Race of Champions circuit inside London's Olympic Stadium

The 2015 Race of Champions was a motorsports event that took place over 20–21 November 2015 at the Olympic Stadium in London.[1]

A previous six-time winner of the Nations' Cup, Sebastian Vettel became Champion of Champions for the first time, defeating Tom Kristensen, who made the final for the fourth time, 2–0.[2] In the Nations' Cup itself, the England 1 team of Jason Plato and Andy Priaulx took the victory in a final race decider against Germany, who were represented by Vettel and fellow Formula One driver Nico Hülkenberg.[3]

Participants[]

The 2015 Race of Champions drivers
Nations' Cup team Drivers 2015 series
All Stars France Romain Grosjean[4] Formula One
Scotland Chris Hoy[5] ELMS, Radical European Masters
Americas United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[6] IndyCar
Argentina José María López[7] World Touring Car Championship
Australia[8] Australia Daniel Ricciardo[8] Formula One
Australia Mick Doohan[8] none
Brazil[9] Brazil Felipe Massa[9] Formula One
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.[9] Global RallyCross, Formula E, Indy Lights
England 1 England Jason Plato BTCC
Guernsey Andy Priaulx[7] BTCC, ELMS
England 2[10] England Jenson Button[10] Formula One
England Alex Buncombe[10] Blancpain Endurance Series
Germany[11] Germany Sebastian Vettel[12] Formula One
Germany Nico Hülkenberg[11] Formula One, WEC
Nordic[13] Denmark Tom Kristensen[13] none
Norway Petter Solberg[13] World Rallycross Championship
Scotland Scotland David Coulthard[12] none
Scotland Susie Wolff[14] Formula One test and reserve driver
Young Stars[15] England Jolyon Palmer[15] Formula One test and reserve driver
Germany Pascal Wehrlein[15] Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Cars[]

Eight vehicles were used throughout the event. Returning from the 2014 Race of Champions were the Ariel Atom Cup, the KTM X-Bow, the ROC Car and the NASCAR Chevrolet SS Stock Car as used in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Introduced for 2015 were the Mercedes-AMG GT, the Radical SR3 RSX and the , while the returned after an absence of several years.

Nations' Cup[]

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Brazil 0–2 England 1
All Stars 1–2 Young Stars

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals Semi-final Final
         
Americas 1
Nordic 2
Nordic 0
Germany 2
Germany 2
Australia 0
Germany 1
England 1 2
Scotland 0
England 2 2
England 2 1
England 1 2
England 1 2
Young Stars 1

Race of Champions[]

Preliminary round[]

The preliminary round pairs were:[16]

Knockout stage[]

Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-final Final
            
A1 Norway Petter Solberg 0
A4 Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
Germany Nico Hülkenberg 0
A2 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 2
A3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 0
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
United Kingdom David Coulthard 1
B1 United Kingdom Jenson Button 0
B4 Brazil Felipe Massa 2
Brazil Felipe Massa 0
United Kingdom David Coulthard 2
B2 United Kingdom David Coulthard 2
B3 United Kingdom Susie Wolff 0
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 0
C1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 0
C4 Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
United Kingdom Jason Plato 0
C2 United Kingdom Jason Plato 2
C3 France Romain Grosjean 0
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
United Kingdom Alex Buncombe 0
D1 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 2
D4 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 0
United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 1
United Kingdom Alex Buncombe 2
D2 United Kingdom Bradley Philpot 0
D3 United Kingdom Alex Buncombe 2

References[]

  1. ^ "London to stage 2015 Race Of Champions at the former Olympic Stadium". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ Esler, William (23 November 2015). "Sebastian Vettel crowned Champion of Champions at Race of Champions". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ Esler, William (21 November 2015). "Team England claim Race of Champions Nations Cup crown". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean signs up for ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy to replace injured MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Hunter-Reay To Contest 2015 Race of Champions". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b "WTCC Champions Priaulx and López complete record field for ROC London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Ricciardo receives Race of Champions call-up". Speedcafe.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Williams F1's Massa and Formula E's Piquet for Race of Champions". Autosport. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button heads to this month's Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Le Mans winner and F1 star Nico Hülkenberg to race at ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Vettel to make ROC return in London". GP Update. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "Tom Kristensen and Petter Solberg rejoin forces for Race Of Champions in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Susie Wolff to rejoin David Coulthard on Team Scotland at ROC 2015". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ^ a b c "Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein join forces at ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  16. ^ http://news.msv.com/9212.aspx[dead link]

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