Layout of 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.

Participants

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

Nations' Cup

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

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
United States Team USA IndyCar1
 
 
 
United States Team USA NASCAR2
 
United States Team USA NASCAR0
 
 
 
Germany Team Germany2
 
Germany Team Germany2
 
 
Colombia Team Colombia0
 

Race of Champions

Group stage

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
United States Travis Pastrana 0
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2
Brazil Felipe Massa 0
Brazil Felipe Massa 2
Brazil Hélio Castroneves 0
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 0
United Kingdom Jenson Button 1
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
United Kingdom David Coulthard 0
United Kingdom David Coulthard 2
United States Kyle Busch 0

Footnotes

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

References

  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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