2017 Race of Champions

The 2017 Race of Champions was the 28th running of the event, and took place over 21–22 January 2017 at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami.[1] Juan Pablo Montoya took the Championship and became the champion for the first time. Sebastian Vettel, after teammate Pascal Wehrlein was sidelined after a crash, single-handedly won the Nations' Cup for Germany.

Layout of 2017 Race of Champions

Participants

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Nations' Cup team Drivers 2016 series
Colombia   Gabby Chaves[2] IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
  Juan Pablo Montoya[3] IndyCar Series
Brazil   Tony Kanaan[3] IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
  Felipe Massa[4] Formula One
Germany   Sebastian Vettel[1] Formula One
  Pascal Wehrlein Formula One
ROC Factor Latin America[5]   Hélio Castroneves[5] IndyCar Series
  Gabriel Glusman[5][N 1] none
Nordic[6]   Tom Kristensen[6] none
  Petter Solberg[6] World Rallycross Championship
ROC Factor Canada[5]   James Hinchcliffe[5] IndyCar Series
  Stefan Rzadzinski[5][N 1] Nissan Micra Cup
United Kingdom   Jenson Button[7] Formula One
  David Coulthard[7] none
Team USA IndyCar   Ryan Hunter-Reay[1] IndyCar Series
  Alexander Rossi[8] IndyCar Series
Team USA NASCAR   Kurt Busch[1] NASCAR Sprint Cup
  Kyle Busch[9] NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity Series
Team USA Rally X   Travis Pastrana[10] Rally America
  Scott Speed[8] Global RallyCross Championship, Audi Sport TT Cup

Nations' Cup

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There were three groups of uneven size, with a format which ensured North American participation in the final.

The top two teams from Group A (USA/Canada) would progress to Semi-Final A, with the winners of Groups B (Europe) and C (South America) progressing to Semi-Final B; the winners of the two Semi-Finals would face off in the final.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Time
1   Team USA IndyCar 4 2 1:15.7969
2   Team USA NASCAR 4 2 1:16.2932
3   Team Canada 3 3 1:17.4019
4   Team USA RallyX 1 5 1:15.8272

Group B

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Time
1   Team Germany 4 0
  Team Great Britain
  Team Nordic

Group C

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Time
1   Team Colombia 2 2
  Team Brazil 2 2
  Latin America 2 2

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Team USA IndyCar1
 
 
 
  Team USA NASCAR2
 
  Team USA NASCAR0
 
 
 
  Team Germany2
 
  Team Germany2
 
 
  Team Colombia0
 

Race of Champions

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best Time
1   Travis Pastrana 3 0 0:37.7393
2   Hélio Castroneves 2 1 0:37.2688
3   Sebastian Vettel 1 2 0:37.6493
4   Alexander Rossi 0 3 0:37.7898

Group B

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best Time
1   Juan Pablo Montoya 2 1 0:37.3303
2   Felipe Massa 2 1 0:37.6360
3   Pascal Wehrlein 1 2 0:36.6564
4   Petter Solberg 1 2 0:36.9282

Group C

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best Time
1   Jenson Button 3 0 0:38.6742
2   Kyle Busch 2 1 0:38.7193
3   Tony Kanaan 1 2 0:38.6410
4   James Hinchcliffe 0 3 0:39.0259

Group D

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best Time
1   David Coulthard 3 0 0:38.4466
2   Tom Kristensen 2 1 0:38.3756
3   Kurt Busch 1 2 0:38.4182
4   Ryan Hunter-Reay 0 3 0:39.8681

Knockout stage

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
  Travis Pastrana 0
  Juan Pablo Montoya 2
  Juan Pablo Montoya 2
  Felipe Massa 0
  Felipe Massa 2
  Hélio Castroneves 0
  Juan Pablo Montoya 2
  Tom Kristensen 0
  Jenson Button 1
  Tom Kristensen 2
  Tom Kristensen 2
  David Coulthard 0
  David Coulthard 2
  Kyle Busch 0

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b They were elected by the general vote on ROC Facebook.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Miami becomes first American city to host the Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Chaves joins Montoya at Team Colombia for Miami ROC Nations Cup". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Indianapolis 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan join line-up for ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 great Felipe Massa joins exciting line-up for Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "ROC Factor offers unique chance for unknowns to race the best alongside IndyCar greats Castroneves and Hinchcliffe". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Tom Kristensen and Petter Solberg rejoin forces for Race Of Champions in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b "British Formula 1 greats Jenson Button and David Coulthard to race at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi joins double Global Rallycross Champion Scott Speed at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. ^ "NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch joins stunning field for January's Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  10. ^ McAssey, Pat (August 31, 2016). "Travis Pastrana To Compete In Race Of Champions In Miami At Marlins Park". New England Sports Network. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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