2015 Race of Champions
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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
Nations' Cup team | Drivers | 2015 series |
---|---|---|
All Stars | Formula One | |
ELMS, Radical European Masters | ||
Americas | IndyCar | |
World Touring Car Championship | ||
Australia[8] | Formula One | |
none | ||
Brazil[9] | Formula One | |
Global RallyCross, Formula E, Indy Lights | ||
England 1 | BTCC | |
BTCC, ELMS | ||
England 2[10] | Formula One | |
Blancpain Endurance Series | ||
Germany[11] | Formula One | |
Formula One, WEC | ||
Nordic[13] | none | |
World Rallycross Championship | ||
Scotland | none | |
Formula One test and reserve driver | ||
Young Stars[15] | Formula One test and reserve driver | |
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 Rage Comet, while the RX 150 returned after an absence of several years.
Nations' Cup
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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][17]
Ryan Hunter-Reay def. José María López Andy Priaulx def. Pascal Wehrlein Bradley Philpot def. Mick Doohan Alex Buncombe def. Jolyon Palmer
Knockout stage
Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
A4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
A2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
A3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
B1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
B4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
B2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
B3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
C1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
C4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
C2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
C3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
D1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
D4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
D2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
D3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "London to stage 2015 Race Of Champions at the former Olympic Stadium". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Esler, William (23 November 2015). "Sebastian Vettel crowned Champion of Champions at Race of Champions". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ Esler, William (21 November 2015). "Team England claim Race of Champions Nations Cup crown". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean signs up for ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy to replace injured MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ "Hunter-Reay To Contest 2015 Race of Champions". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- 1 2 "WTCC Champions Priaulx and López complete record field for ROC London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Ricciardo receives Race of Champions call-up". Speedcafe.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Williams F1's Massa and Formula E's Piquet for Race of Champions". Autosport. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Vettel to make ROC return in London". GP Update. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Susie Wolff to rejoin David Coulthard on Team Scotland at ROC 2015". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein join forces at ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-3326316/Race-Champions-2015-Sebastian-Vettel-eager-win-admits-Olympic-Park-event-feels-like-weekend-off.html
- ↑ http://news.msv.com/9212.aspx