2008 Race of Champions
The 2008 Race of Champions was the 21st running of the event, and took place on December 14, 2008 at Wembley Stadium, London. Two special races were due to take place during the event, the first of which, with Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy cycling against the reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who was due to be driving a Mercedes road car. However, due to the slippery track at Wembley, Hoy could not take part on the bicycle. Hamilton did demonstrate his championship-winning Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One car at the event, his first major British public appearance since winning the F1 title.[1] There was also a celebrity race, with eight celebrities taking part in Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corses.[2] These celebrities were Hoy, boxers Frank Bruno, David Haye, Amir Khan and Enzo Maccarinelli, chef James Martin, footballer Bacary Sagna and singer Shayne Ward.[3]
| 2008 Race of Champions | |||
| Previous: | 2007 | Next: | 2009 |
Wembley Stadium panorama during event
Participants
| Team | Drivers | 2008 series |
|---|---|---|
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Jaime Alguersuari | British Formula Three |
| Troy Bayliss | Superbike | |
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Sébastien Loeb | WRC |
| Yvan Muller | WTCC | |
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Michael Schumacher | none |
| Sebastian Vettel | Formula One | |
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Jenson Button | Formula One |
| Andy Priaulx | WTCC | |
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David Coulthard | Formula One |
| Jason Plato | BTCC | |
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Adam Carroll | A1GP |
| Gareth MacHale | ITRC | |
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Mattias Ekström | DTM |
| Tom Kristensen | DTM | |
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Carl Edwards | NASCAR |
| Tanner Foust | Formula D |
Cars
- Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
- Ford Focus RS WRC
- KTM X-Bow
- ROC Car
- RX Racing RX150
- Solution F Prototype
Driver's Cup
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| 1:57.4237 | |||||||||||||
| Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||||||||||||||
| 1:57.6458 | |||||||||||||
| 2:03.1025 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
| 2:01.3532 | |||||||||||||
| 2:03.8596 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
| 2:09.4400 | |||||||||||||
| 1:57.8658 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 | 1:58.8682 | |||||||||||||
 | 2:01.0113 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
| 2:00.7626 | |||||||||||||
| 2:17.4159 | |||||||||||||
| Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||||||||||||||
| 1:56.1267 | |||||||||||||
| 2:01.3962 | |||||||||||||
| 2:05.4632 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ford Focus RS WRC | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 | 1:50.0708 | |||||||||||||
| Ford Focus RS WRC | ||||||||||||||
| 1:53.3887 | |||||||||||||
| 1:48.5699 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| 1:48.6826 | |||||||||||||
| 1:57.9151 | |||||||||||||
| Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||||||||||||||
| 1:59.7404 | |||||||||||||
| 1:58.8938 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
| 1:57.9127 | |||||||||||||
| 2:01.1834 | |||||||||||||
| RX Racing RX150 | ||||||||||||||
| 2:01.7783 | |||||||||||||
| 1:58.4506 | |||||||||||||
| RX Racing RX150 | ||||||||||||||
| 1:59.8578 | |||||||||||||
| 1:58.5103 | |||||||||||||
| 2:01.2981 | |||||||||||||
Final
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1:58.3783 | ROC Car | |
1:57.1867 |
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1:54.8969 | KTM X-Bow | |
1:55.8669 |
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1:54.8498 | ROC Car | |
1:54.5284 |
Nations' Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
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| 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0-2 | |
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| Yvan Muller | 2:10.2357 | Tom Kristensen | 2:08.0568 | Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:52.5112 | Mattias Ekström | 1:52.4182 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
|
0-2 | |
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| Carl Edwards | 2:20.6230 | Jenson Button | 2:10.5220 | Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||
| Tanner Foust | 2:05.4963 | Andy Priaulx | 1:53.4400 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
|
2-0 | |
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| David Coulthard | 2:06.2057 | Jaime Alguersuari | 2:09.5030 | KTM X-Bow | ||
| Jason Plato | 2:05.8577 | Troy Bayliss | 2:17.6845 | RX Racing RX150 | ||
|
2-0 | |
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| Michael Schumacher | 2:02.8599 | Adam Carroll | 2:06.3634 | KTM X-Bow | ||
| Sebastian Vettel | 2:05.9037 | Gareth MacHale | 2:09.1824 | RX Racing RX150 | ||
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2-1 | |
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| Tom Kristensen | 2:03.8547 | Jenson Button | 2:04.1408 | Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:56.7711 | Andy Priaulx | 1:51.2288 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
| Tom Kristensen | 2:01.5089 | Andy Priaulx | 2:01.6746 | ROC Car | ||
|
0-2 | |
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| David Coulthard | 2:20.8868 | Michael Schumacher | 2:20.1079 | KTM X-Bow | ||
| Jason Plato | 2:02.7721 | Sebastian Vettel | 2:01.4088 | RX Racing RX150 | ||
Final
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1-2 | |
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| Tom Kristensen | 2:00.4110 | Michael Schumacher | 2:00.2381 | ROC Car | ||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:59.6465 | Sebastian Vettel | 2:01.2331 | KTM X-Bow | ||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:59.7265 | Michael Schumacher | 1:56.5219 | ROC Car | ||
See also
References
- "Hamilton to demo McLaren at ROC". Autosport. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- "Celebrity race to kick off RoC". Autosport. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- "Top Boxers Weigh-In for Abarth Celebrity Bout at Wembley". The Auto Channel. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
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