2010 Race of Champions explained

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]

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

CountryDrivers2010 series
All-StarsMick Doohan[4] Ex FIM Road Racing
Tanner Foust[5] X Games / Rally America
BeneluxBertrand Baguette[6] IndyCar Series
Jeroen BleekemolenALMS & Porsche Supercup
Sébastien Loeb[7] WRC
Alain Prost[8] Andros Trophy / Ex Formula One
Michael SchumacherFormula One
Sebastian VettelFormula One
Jason Plato[9] BTCC
Andy Priaulx[10] WTCC
NordicHeikki Kovalainen[11] Formula One
Tom Kristensen[12] Le Mans Series
Filipe Albuquerque[13] Italian GT & Superstars Series
Álvaro ParenteSuperleague Formula & Spanish GT
Carl Edwards[14] NASCAR
Travis Pastrana[15] X Games / Rally America

Cars

ROC Nations Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos.TeamRacesWinsLossesBest Team TimeDriverWinsLossesBest Time
1 Great Britain6422:22.3759 Jason Platoalign=center 1align=center 21:11.9223
Andy Priaulxalign=center 3align=center 01:10.4536
2 France6332:22.1913 Alain Prostalign=center 1align=center 21:11.8307
Sébastien Loebalign=center 2align=center 11:10.3606
3 Nordic6332:23.2136 Heikki Kovalainenalign=center 3align=center 01:10.9713
Tom Kristensenalign=center 0align=center 31:12.2423
4 Portugal6242:23.7699 Álvaro Parentealign=center 1align=center 21:10.8405
Filipe Albuquerquealign=center 1align=center 21:12.9294
Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2Car
France1–1 Nordic
Alain Prost1:11.8307Heikki Kovalainen1:10.9713Solution F Prototype
Sébastien Loeb1:10.3606Tom Kristensen1:12.2423Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Great Britain1–1 Portugal
Jason Plato1:11.9223Álvaro Parente1:10.8405Solution F Prototype
Andy Priaulx1:10.4536Filipe Albuquerque1:12.9294Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
France0–2 Great Britain
Alain Prost1:18.1618Jason Plato1:15.6128Volkswagen Scirocco
Sébastien Loeb1:15.7884Andy Priaulx1:13.8095Euro Racecar
Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2Car
Nordic1–1 Portugal
Heikki Kovalainen1:14.7066Álvaro Parente1:15.6223Volkswagen Scirocco
Tom Kristensen1:13.4820Filipe Albuquerque1:13.1479Euro Racecar
France2–0 Portugal
Alain Prost1:14.0018Álvaro ParenteDNFKTM X-Bow
Sébastien Loeb1:13.5254Filipe Albuquerque1:14.3921Audi R8 LMS
Nordic1–1 Great Britain
Heikki Kovalainen1:11.6949Jason Plato1:12.7642KTM X-Bow
Tom Kristensen1:14.0499Andy Priaulx1:12.9157Audi R8 LMS

Group B

Pos.TeamRacesWinsLossesBest Team TimeDriverWinsLossesBest Time
1 Benelux6422:26.0601 Bertrand Baguettealign=center 3align=center 01:12.8820
Jeroen Bleekemolenalign=center 1align=center 21:13.1781
2 Germany6332:24.8746 Michael Schumacheralign=center 2align=center 11:12.8815
Sebastian Vettelalign=center 1align=center 21:11.9931
3 All-Stars6332:25.5769 Mick Doohanalign=center 1align=center 21:13.7260
Tanner Foustalign=center 2align=center 11:11.8509
4 United States6242:26.2579 Carl Edwardsalign=center 0align=center 31:14.4291
Travis Pastranaalign=center 2align=center 11:11.8288
Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2Car
Germany1–1 United States
Michael Schumacher1:13.2931Carl Edwards1:16.1596ROC Car
Sebastian Vettel1:14.5010Travis Pastrana1:14.3588Volkswagen Scirocco
All-Stars0–2 Benelux
Mick Doohan1:15.4307Bertrand Baguette1:14.6927ROC Car
Tanner Foust1:15.3806Jeroen Bleekemolen1:15.3400Volkswagen Scirocco
Germany1–1 Benelux
Michael Schumacher1:14.6622Bertrand Baguette1:12.8820RX Racing RX150
Sebastian Vettel1:13.2710Jeroen Bleekemolen1:14.8923ROC Car
Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2Car
All-Stars2–0 United States
Mick Doohan1:13.7260Carl Edwards1:14.4291RX Racing RX150
Tanner Foust1:15.4174Travis Pastrana1:17.0747ROC Car
Germany1–1 All-Stars
Michael Schumacher1:12.8815Mick Doohan1:15.4533KTM X-Bow
Sebastian Vettel1:11.9931Tanner Foust1:11.8509Audi R8 LMS
United States1–1 Benelux
Carl Edwards1:14.9945Bertrand Baguette1:13.5070KTM X-Bow
Travis Pastrana1:11.8288Jeroen Bleekemolen1:13.1781Audi R8 LMS

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2Car
Great Britain2–0 France
Jason Plato1:15.0992Alain Prost1:17.0332Volkswagen Scirocco
Andy Priaulx1:09.3941Sébastien Loeb1:10.0525Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Benelux0–2 Germany
Bertrand Baguette1:15.0526Michael Schumacher1:13.4447ROC Car
Jeroen Bleekemolen1:14.0886Sebastian Vettel1:11.9271KTM X-Bow

Final

Team 1Time 1ScoreTeam 2Time 2Car
Great Britain1–2 Germany
Jason Plato1:13.4243Michael Schumacher1:11.5572KTM X-Bow
Andy Priaulx1:14.0864Sebastian Vettel1:14.5001Audi R8 LMS
Andy Priaulx1:12.8034Michael Schumacher1:12.1788ROC Car

Race of Champions

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamRacesWinsLossesBest Time
1 Sébastien Loeb3301:09.6723
2 Bertrand Baguette3211:11.2396
3 Jeroen Bleekemolen3121:14.6367
4 Heikki Kovalainen3031:10.7743
Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
Sébastien Loeb1:10.6248Audi R8 LMS Heikki Kovalainen1:10.7743
Bertrand Baguette1:14.1540Audi R8 LMS Jeroen Bleekemolen1:14.6367
Sébastien Loeb1:09.6723Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Bertrand Baguette1:11.2396
Heikki KovalainenWithdrewPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Jeroen BleekemolenBye
Sébastien Loeb1:14.1456KTM X-Bow Jeroen Bleekemolen1:15.6355
Heikki KovalainenWithdrewKTM X-Bow Bertrand BaguetteBye

Group B

PosTeamRacesWinsLossesBest Time
1 Andy Priaulx3301:12.0706
2 Tom Kristensen3211:13.2770
3 Mick Doohan3121:14.5662
4 Travis Pastrana3031:13.3010
Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
Tom Kristensen1:13.7677ROC Car Andy Priaulx1:13.5398
Mick Doohan1:14.5662ROC Car Travis Pastrana1:22.5878
Tom Kristensen1:13.2770Euro Racecar Travis Pastrana1:13.3010
Andy Priaulx1:12.0706Euro Racecar Mick Doohan1:14.9119
Tom Kristensen1:19.7356Volkswagen Scirocco Mick Doohan1:28.1468
Andy Priaulx1:15.2130Volkswagen Scirocco Travis Pastrana1:20.2790

Group C

PosTeamRacesWinsLossesBest Time
1 Filipe Albuquerque3301:12.3105
2 Sebastian Vettel3211:10.8390
3 Tanner Foust3121:13.5534
4 Carl Edwards3031:14.1612
Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
Sebastian Vettel1:10.8390KTM X-Bow Carl Edwards1:16.6754
Tanner Foust1:23.3822KTM X-Bow Filipe Albuquerque1:12.3105
Sebastian Vettel1:11.5282ROC Car Tanner Foust1:13.8784
Carl Edwards1:14.1612ROC Car Filipe Albuquerque1:13.3267
Sebastian Vettel1:18.3874Audi R8 LMS Filipe Albuquerque1:18.1602
Tanner Foust1:13.5534Audi R8 LMS Carl Edwards1:15.6288

Group D

PosTeamRacesWinsLossesBest Time
1 Michael Schumacher3301:11.5972
2 Álvaro Parente3211:13.2014
3 Alain Prost3121:12.9327
4 Jason Plato3031:13.6447
Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
Michael Schumacher1:11.6091ROC Car Alain Prost1:12.9327
Jason Plato1:13.6447ROC Car Álvaro Parente1:13.2014
Michael Schumacher1:11.5972RX Racing RX150 Álvaro ParenteDNF
Alain Prost1:16.2842RX Racing RX150 Jason Plato1:17.4685
Michael Schumacher1:16.6905KTM X-Bow Jason Plato1:17.6316
Alain Prost1:32.9223KTM X-Bow Álvaro Parente1:20.5168

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
Sébastien Loeb1:14.7092ROC Car Tom Kristensen1:14.8440
Andy Priaulx1:11.5151Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Bertrand Baguette1:12.7099
Filipe Albuquerque1:13.2381ROC Car Álvaro Parente1:13.5935
Michael Schumacher1:11.8648KTM X-Bow Sebastian Vettel1:11.2882

Semifinals

Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
Sébastien Loeb1:09.4713Audi R8 LMS Andy Priaulx1:10.6438
Filipe Albuquerque1:11.2094KTM X-Bow Sebastian Vettel1:11.3340

Final

Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
Sébastien Loeb1:12.6783ROC Car Filipe Albuquerque1:12.5643
Sébastien Loeb1:11.4592KTM X-Bow Filipe Albuquerque1:11.4827
Sébastien Loeb1:12.2498ROC Car Filipe Albuquerque1:12.0671

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Germany to host 2010 Race of Champions. 2010-04-26. Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 2010-10-26. 26 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626013250/http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/germany-to-host-2010-race-of-champions.aspx. dead.
  2. News: Germany wins Nations' Cup again. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 27 November 2010. 28 November 2010.
  3. News: Albuquerque takes shock RoC win. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 28 November 2010. 28 November 2010.
  4. News: Fan vote to decide RoC participants. James. Gent. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-10-22. 2010-10-22.
  5. News: Foust completes RoC entry. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 23 November 2010. 23 November 2010.
  6. News: Bleekemolen and Baguette win Benelux vote. 10 November 2010. Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 10 November 2010.
  7. News: Loeb joins 2010 RoC line-up. Pablo. Elizalde. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-05-24. 2010-08-10.
  8. News: Prost confirmed for Race of Champions. formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 2010-05-19. 2010-08-10.
  9. News: Touring Car star Jason Plato to race for Team GB. 8 November 2010. Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 8 November 2010. 13 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101113171704/http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/touring-car-star-jason-plato-to-race-for-team-gb.aspx. dead.
  10. News: Priaulx joins 2010 RoC line-up. Pablo. Elizalde. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-06-29. 2010-08-10.
  11. News: Kovalainen to return to RoC. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-10-29. 2010-10-29.
  12. News: Kristensen to return to RoC. James. Buckfield. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-06-23. 2010-08-10.
  13. News: Portugal wins ROC South Europe at home in Portimão. 2010-08-09. Race of Champions. International Media Productions. 2010-08-09. 15 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100815074455/http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/portugal-wins-roc-south-europe-at-home-in-portim%C3%A3o.aspx. dead.
  14. News: Carl Edwards to return to RoC. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-09-17. 2010-09-17.
  15. News: Pastrana signs up for RoC return. Steven. English. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-08-13. 2010-08-13.

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