2017 Race of Champions
Appearance
The 2017 Race of Champions was the 28th running of the event, and took place over 21–22 January 2017 at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami.[1] Juan Pablo Montoya took the Championship and became the champion for the first time. Sebastian Vettel, after teammate Pascal Wehrlein was sidelined after a crash, single-handedly won the Nations' Cup for Germany.
Participants
[edit]Nations' Cup
[edit]There were three groups of uneven size, with a format which ensured North American participation in the final.
The top two teams from Group A (USA/Canada) would progress to Semi-Final A, with the winners of Groups B (Europe) and C (South America) progressing to Semi-Final B; the winners of the two Semi-Finals would face off in the final.
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team USA IndyCar | 4 | 2 | 1:15.7969 |
2 | Team USA NASCAR | 4 | 2 | 1:16.2932 |
3 | Team Canada | 3 | 3 | 1:17.4019 |
4 | Team USA RallyX | 1 | 5 | 1:15.8272 |
Group B
[edit]Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team Germany | 4 | 0 | |
Team Great Britain | ||||
Team Nordic |
Group C
[edit]Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team Colombia | 2 | 2 | |
Team Brazil | 2 | 2 | ||
Latin America | 2 | 2 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Team USA IndyCar | 1 | |||||
Team USA NASCAR | 2 | |||||
Team USA NASCAR | 0 | |||||
Team Germany | 2 | |||||
Team Germany | 2 | |||||
Team Colombia | 0 | |||||
Race of Champions
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Travis Pastrana | 3 | 0 | 0:37.7393 |
2 | Hélio Castroneves | 2 | 1 | 0:37.2688 |
3 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 2 | 0:37.6493 |
4 | Alexander Rossi | 0 | 3 | 0:37.7898 |
Group B
[edit]Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 1 | 0:37.3303 |
2 | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1 | 0:37.6360 |
3 | Pascal Wehrlein | 1 | 2 | 0:36.6564 |
4 | Petter Solberg | 1 | 2 | 0:36.9282 |
Group C
[edit]Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jenson Button | 3 | 0 | 0:38.6742 |
2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 1 | 0:38.7193 |
3 | Tony Kanaan | 1 | 2 | 0:38.6410 |
4 | James Hinchcliffe | 0 | 3 | 0:39.0259 |
Group D
[edit]Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Coulthard | 3 | 0 | 0:38.4466 |
2 | Tom Kristensen | 2 | 1 | 0:38.3756 |
3 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2 | 0:38.4182 |
4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 0 | 3 | 0:39.8681 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Travis Pastrana | 0 | |||||||||||||
Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | |||||||||||||
Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | |||||||||||||
Felipe Massa | 0 | |||||||||||||
Felipe Massa | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hélio Castroneves | 0 | |||||||||||||
Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | |||||||||||||
Tom Kristensen | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jenson Button | 1 | |||||||||||||
Tom Kristensen | 2 | |||||||||||||
Tom Kristensen | 2 | |||||||||||||
David Coulthard | 0 | |||||||||||||
David Coulthard | 2 | |||||||||||||
Kyle Busch | 0 |
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Miami becomes first American city to host the Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Chaves joins Montoya at Team Colombia for Miami ROC Nations Cup". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Indianapolis 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan join line-up for ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Formula 1 great Felipe Massa joins exciting line-up for Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "ROC Factor offers unique chance for unknowns to race the best alongside IndyCar greats Castroneves and Hinchcliffe". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Tom Kristensen and Petter Solberg rejoin forces for Race Of Champions in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ a b "British Formula 1 greats Jenson Button and David Coulthard to race at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi joins double Global Rallycross Champion Scott Speed at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch joins stunning field for January's Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ McAssey, Pat (August 31, 2016). "Travis Pastrana To Compete In Race Of Champions In Miami At Marlins Park". New England Sports Network. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
External links
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