The 2005 Race of Champions took place on December 3 again at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
The individual event was won by Sébastien Loeb after Tom Kristensen crashed out of the final,[1] and the Nations Cup event by Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekström representing Scandinavia.[2]
Changes from the past included a number of wild card drivers, the use of the Porsche 911 GT3 instead of the Ferrari 360 Modena and the introduction of the Renault Mégane Trophy alongside the Citroën Xsara WRC and now traditional "ROC Buggy" as competition cars.
Participants edit
| Team | Racing Driver | Rally Driver |
|---|---|---|
| France |  Jean Alesi
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Sébastien Loeb
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| United States |  Jeff Gordon
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Travis Pastrana
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| Great Britain |  David Coulthard
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Colin McRae
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| Finland |  Heikki Kovalainen
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Marcus Grönholm
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| Brazil |  Felipe Massa
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Nelson Piquet Jr.
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| Scandinavia |  Tom Kristensen
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 Mattias Ekström
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| Benelux |  Christijan Albers
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 François Duval
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| Team PlayStation France | Sébastien Bourdais
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Stéphane Peterhansel
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| Germany |  Bernd Schneider
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Armin Schwarz
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| Wildcard - ROC | Dan Wheldon
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 Daniel Sordo
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Race of Champions edit
Racing Group edit
Eight drivers were randomly selected to compete in a first eliminatory round.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:54.0386 | |||||||||||||
| Bernd Schneider | 1:57.8659 | |||||||||||||
| Renault Mégane Trophy | ||||||||||||||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:47.9089 | |||||||||||||
| Felipe Massa | 1:48.7390 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Felipe Massa | 1:53.8102 | |||||||||||||
| Jean Alesi | 1:54.8608 | |||||||||||||
| Renault Mégane Trophy | ||||||||||||||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:46.2349 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Kristensen | 1:46.2282 | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Gordon | 2:05.0100 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Christijan Albers | +5s | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Gordon | 1:56.6810 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:56.9084 | |||||||||||||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:54.8757 | |||||||||||||
| Renault Mégane Trophy | ||||||||||||||
| Dan Wheldon | 1:58.6148 | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Gordon | 2:19.9630 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Kristensen | 1:53.6579 | |||||||||||||
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1:52.9866 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:54.2395 | |||||||||||||
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1:55.2597 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Kristensen | 1:54.7267 | |||||||||||||
| David Coulthard | 1:53.1299 | |||||||||||||
| Tom Kristensen | 1:52.7306 | |||||||||||||
Rallying Group edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Porsche 911 GT3 | ||||||||||
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:56.9406 | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| Stéphane Peterhansel | 1:57.9043 | |||||||||
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:54.0491 | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| Daniel Sordo | 1:56.0218 | |||||||||
| François Duval | DNF | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| Daniel Sordo | 1:56.2400 | |||||||||
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:54.1724 | |||||||||
| Porsche 911 GT3 | ||||||||||
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:51.7369 | |||||||||
| Colin McRae | 1:52.8600 | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| Armin Schwarz | 1:53.2096 | |||||||||
| Colin McRae | 1:54.6190 | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:52.8756 | |||||||||
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:53.9708 | |||||||||
| Travis Pastrana | 2:15.5375 | |||||||||
Final edit
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kristensen
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1:45.7349 | Renault Mégane Trophy | Sébastien Loeb
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1:45.7349 |
| Tom Kristensen
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DNF | Citroën Xsara WRC | Sébastien Loeb
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2:36.9539 |
The Nations Cup edit
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Team PlayStation France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Team PlayStation France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Team PlayStation France | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scandinavia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| USA | 2 | |||||||||||||
| USA | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scandinavia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Finland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scandinavia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scandinavia | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Benelux | 0 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary round edit
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavia
|
2-0 | Benelux
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| Tom Kristensen | 1:44.6670 | Christijan Albers | 1:45.9915 | Renault Mégane Trophy | ||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:46.5395 | François Duval | 1:48.6053 | ROC Car | ||
Quarterfinals edit
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
1-2 | Team PlayStation France
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| Jean Alesi | 1:44.4043 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:44.0267 | Porsche 911 GT3 | ||
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:45.4355 | Stéphane Peterhansel | 1:47.2582 | ROC Car | ||
| Jean Alesi | 1:45.9329 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:45.8009 | ROC Car | ||
| Great Britain
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2-0 | Germany
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| David Coulthard | 1:42.3108 | Bernd Schneider | 1:43.2584 | Renault Mégane Trophy | ||
| Colin McRae | 1:45.6080 | Armin Schwarz | 1:46.7458 | ROC Car | ||
| Brazil
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1-2 | United States
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| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1:45.2953 | Jeff Gordon | 1:44.0434 | Porsche 911 GT3 | ||
| Felipe Massa | 1:44.6443 | Travis Pastrana | 1:46.0117 | ROC Car | ||
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1:45.9035 | Jeff Gordon | 1:44.6499 | ROC Car | ||
| Finland
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0-2 | Scandinavia
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| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:56.8013 | Tom Kristensen | 1:45.3118 | Renault Mégane Trophy | ||
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:46.3587 | Mattias Ekström | 1:43.7845 | ROC Car | ||
Semifinals edit
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team PlayStation France
|
2-1 | Great Britain
|
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| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:43.4333 | David Coulthard | 1:43.9026 | Porsche 911 GT3 | ||
| Stéphane Peterhansel | 1:52.4131 | Colin McRae | 1:48.0446 | Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:44.7226 | David Coulthard | 1:44.7976 | ROC Car | ||
| United States
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0-2 | Scandinavia
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| Jeff Gordon | 1:43.7200 | Tom Kristensen | 1:43.6386 | Renault Mégane Trophy | ||
| Travis Pastrana | 2:00.0571 (penalty) | Mattias Ekström | 1:47.4469 | Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
Final edit
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team PlayStation France
|
0-2 | Scandinavia
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| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:44.1617 | Tom Kristensen | 1:43.6516 | Porsche 911 GT3 | ||
| Stéphane Peterhansel | 1:56.3242 | Mattias Ekström | 1:47.4428 | Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Loeb wins Race of Champions (with pictures)". 4 December 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Ekstrom ready to defend title and honour". Crash.net. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2012.