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2010 Race of Champions

The 2010 Race of Champions was the 23rd running of the event, and took place over 27–28 November 2010 at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was the first time the event had been held in Germany since 1989, when it was held at the Nürburgring.[1]

Layout of 2010 Race of Champions
The Esprit Arena, the venue for the 2010 Race of Champions.

Team Germany won a fourth consecutive Nations Cup with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel defeating Team Britain's Andy Priaulx and Jason Plato 2–1 in the final.[2] In the driver-by-driver Race of Champions itself, Portugal's Filipe Albuquerque defeated multiple World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb 2–1 in the final.[3]

Participants

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Country Drivers 2010 series
   All-Stars Mick Doohan[4] Ex FIM Road Racing
Tanner Foust[5] X Games / Rally America
  Benelux Bertrand Baguette[6] IndyCar Series
Jeroen Bleekemolen[6] ALMS & Porsche Supercup
  France Sébastien Loeb[7] WRC
Alain Prost[8] Andros Trophy / Ex Formula One
  Germany Michael Schumacher[1] Formula One
Sebastian Vettel[1] Formula One
  Great Britain Jason Plato[9] BTCC
Andy Priaulx[10] WTCC
   Nordic Heikki Kovalainen[11] Formula One
Tom Kristensen[12] Le Mans Series
  Portugal Filipe Albuquerque[13] Italian GT & Superstars Series
Álvaro Parente[13] Superleague Formula & Spanish GT
  United States Carl Edwards[14] NASCAR
Travis Pastrana[15] X Games / Rally America

Cars

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ROC Nations Cup

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos. Team Races Wins Losses Best Team Time Driver Wins Losses Best Time
1   Great Britain 6 4 2 2:22.3759   Jason Plato 1 2 1:11.9223
  Andy Priaulx 3 0 1:10.4536
2   France 6 3 3 2:22.1913   Alain Prost 1 2 1:11.8307
  Sébastien Loeb 2 1 1:10.3606
3    Nordic 6 3 3 2:23.2136   Heikki Kovalainen 3 0 1:10.9713
  Tom Kristensen 0 3 1:12.2423
4   Portugal 6 2 4 2:23.7699   Álvaro Parente 1 2 1:10.8405
  Filipe Albuquerque 1 2 1:12.9294

Group B

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Pos. Team Races Wins Losses Best Team Time Driver Wins Losses Best Time
1   Benelux 6 4 2 2:26.0601   Bertrand Baguette 3 0 1:12.8820
  Jeroen Bleekemolen 1 2 1:13.1781
2   Germany 6 3 3 2:24.8746   Michael Schumacher 2 1 1:12.8815
  Sebastian Vettel 1 2 1:11.9931
3    All-Stars 6 3 3 2:25.5769   Mick Doohan 1 2 1:13.7260
  Tanner Foust 2 1 1:11.8509
4   United States 6 2 4 2:26.2579   Carl Edwards 0 3 1:14.4291
  Travis Pastrana 2 1 1:11.8288

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Great Britain2
 
 
 
  France0
 
  Great Britain1
 
 
 
  Germany2
 
  Benelux0
 
 
  Germany2
 

Semifinals

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Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car
  Great Britain 2–0   France
Jason Plato 1:15.0992 Alain Prost 1:17.0332 Volkswagen Scirocco
Andy Priaulx 1:09.3941 Sébastien Loeb 1:10.0525 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
  Benelux 0–2   Germany
Bertrand Baguette 1:15.0526 Michael Schumacher 1:13.4447 ROC Car
Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:14.0886 Sebastian Vettel 1:11.9271 KTM X-Bow

Final

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Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car
  Great Britain 1–2   Germany
Jason Plato 1:13.4243 Michael Schumacher 1:11.5572 KTM X-Bow
Andy Priaulx 1:14.0864 Sebastian Vettel 1:14.5001 Audi R8 LMS
Andy Priaulx 1:12.8034 Michael Schumacher 1:12.1788 ROC Car

Race of Champions

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Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Sébastien Loeb 1
  Tom Kristensen 0
  Sébastien Loeb 1
  Andy Priaulx 0
  Andy Priaulx 1
  Bertrand Baguette 0
  Sébastien Loeb 1
  Filipe Albuquerque 2
  Filipe Albuquerque 1
  Álvaro Parente 0
  Filipe Albuquerque 1
  Sebastian Vettel 0
  Michael Schumacher 0
  Sebastian Vettel 1

Quarterfinals

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Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2
  Sébastien Loeb 1:14.7092 ROC Car   Tom Kristensen 1:14.8440
  Andy Priaulx 1:11.5151 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup   Bertrand Baguette 1:12.7099
  Filipe Albuquerque 1:13.2381 ROC Car   Álvaro Parente 1:13.5935
  Michael Schumacher 1:11.8648 KTM X-Bow   Sebastian Vettel 1:11.2882

Semifinals

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Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2
  Sébastien Loeb 1:09.4713 Audi R8 LMS   Andy Priaulx 1:10.6438
  Filipe Albuquerque 1:11.2094 KTM X-Bow   Sebastian Vettel 1:11.3340

Final

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Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2
  Sébastien Loeb 1:12.6783 ROC Car   Filipe Albuquerque 1:12.5643
  Sébastien Loeb 1:11.4592 KTM X-Bow   Filipe Albuquerque 1:11.4827
  Sébastien Loeb 1:12.2498 ROC Car   Filipe Albuquerque 1:12.0671

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Germany to host 2010 Race of Champions". Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ^ Beer, Matt (27 November 2010). "Germany wins Nations' Cup again". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  3. ^ Beer, Matt (28 November 2010). "Albuquerque takes shock RoC win". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  4. ^ Gent, James (22 October 2010). "Fan vote to decide RoC participants". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  5. ^ Beer, Matt (23 November 2010). "Foust completes RoC entry". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Bleekemolen and Baguette win Benelux vote". Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  7. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (24 May 2010). "Loeb joins 2010 RoC line-up". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Prost confirmed for Race of Champions". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Touring Car star Jason Plato to race for Team GB". Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  10. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (29 June 2010). "Priaulx joins 2010 RoC line-up". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  11. ^ Beer, Matt (29 October 2010). "Kovalainen to return to RoC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  12. ^ Buckfield, James (23 June 2010). "Kristensen to return to RoC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Portugal wins ROC South Europe at home in Portimão". Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  14. ^ Beer, Matt (17 September 2010). "Carl Edwards to return to RoC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  15. ^ English, Steven (13 August 2010). "Pastrana signs up for RoC return". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
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