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]
Participants edit
Cars edit
- Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
- Ford Focus RS WRC
- KTM X-Bow
- ROC Car
- RX Racing RX150
- Solution F Prototype
Driver's Cup edit
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 Michael Schumacher | 1:57.4237 | |||||||||||||
| Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||||||||||||||
 Tom Kristensen | 1:57.6458 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Schumacher | 2:03.1025 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
 Carl Edwards | 2:01.3532 | |||||||||||||
| Carl Edwards | 2:03.8596 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
 Jaime Alguersuari | 2:09.4400 | |||||||||||||
| Carl Edwards | 1:57.8658 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 David Coulthard | 1:58.8682 | |||||||||||||
 Jenson Button | 2:01.0113 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
| Tanner Foust | 2:00.7626 | |||||||||||||
| Tanner Foust | 2:17.4159 | |||||||||||||
| Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||||||||||||||
| David Coulthard | 1:56.1267 | |||||||||||||
| David Coulthard | 2:01.3962 | |||||||||||||
 Gareth MacHale | 2:05.4632 | |||||||||||||
| David Coulthard | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ford Focus RS WRC | ||||||||||||||
 Sébastien Loeb | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Andy Priaulx | 1:50.0708 | |||||||||||||
| Ford Focus RS WRC | ||||||||||||||
| Jason Plato | 1:53.3887 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Priaulx | 1:48.5699 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 Mattias Ekström | 1:48.6826 | |||||||||||||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:57.9151 | |||||||||||||
| Abarth 500 Assetto Corse | ||||||||||||||
 Adam Carroll | 1:59.7404 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Priaulx | 1:58.8938 | |||||||||||||
| KTM X-Bow | ||||||||||||||
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:57.9127 | |||||||||||||
| Sébastien Loeb | 2:01.1834 | |||||||||||||
| RX Racing RX150 | ||||||||||||||
| Yvan Muller | 2:01.7783 | |||||||||||||
| Sébastien Loeb | 1:58.4506 | |||||||||||||
| RX Racing RX150 | ||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Vettel | 1:59.8578 | |||||||||||||
| Sebastian Vettel | 1:58.5103 | |||||||||||||
 Troy Bayliss | 2:01.2981 | |||||||||||||
Final edit
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Coulthard
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1:58.3783 | ROC Car | Sébastien Loeb
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1:57.1867 |
| David Coulthard
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1:54.8969 | KTM X-Bow | Sébastien Loeb
|
1:55.8669 |
| David Coulthard
|
1:54.8498 | ROC Car | Sébastien Loeb
|
1:54.5284 |
Nations' Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Scandinavia | 2 | |||||||||
| Scandinavia | 2 | |||||||||
| Autosport Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||
| USA | 0 | |||||||||
| Autosport Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||
| Scandinavia | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| F1 Racing Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||
| All-Stars | 0 | |||||||||
| F1 Racing Great Britain | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Ireland & UK | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
0-2 | Scandinavia
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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 | ||
| USA
|
0-2 | Autosport Great Britain
|
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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 | ||
| F1 Racing Great Britain
|
2-0 | All-Stars
|
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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 | ||
| Germany
|
2-0 | Ireland & UK
|
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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 edit
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavia
|
2-1 | Autosport Great Britain
|
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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 | ||
| F1 Racing Great Britain
|
0-2 | Germany
|
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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 edit
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavia
|
1-2 | Germany
|
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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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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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