2007 Race of Champions
The 2007 Race of Champions took place on December 16 at the Wembley Stadium. Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel of the German team beat Finland to the Nation's Cup, however Mattias Ekström of Sweden and the Scandinavian team won the Driver's Cup after beating Schumacher in the three-heat final.[1]
| 2007 Race of Champions | |||
| Previous: | 2006 | Next: | 2008 |
2007 Race of Champions at Wembley Stadium.
The 16 competitors line up before the start of the event.
Michael Schumacher congratulates Mattias Ekström for his second RoC title.
The event itself was overshadowed by the recent death of former World Rally Champion Colin McRae who died in a helicopter accident on the 15 September. He was due to represent Scotland alongside David Coulthard. Colin's position was filled by his rally driver brother Alister McRae.
Participants
Cars
- Abarth Grande Punto S2000
- Aston Martin Vantage N24
- Ford Focus RS WRC
- ROC Car
- Solution F Prototype
Driver's Cup
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Solution F Prototype | ||||||||||||||
 Michael Schumacher | 1:50.1346 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 Henning Solberg | 1:52.2629 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Schumacher | 1:48.0203 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 Jenson Button | 1:49.1543 | |||||||||||||
| Jenson Button | 1:52.3686 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 Alister McRae | 1:54.8733 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Schumacher | 1:47.9105 | |||||||||||||
| Solution F Prototype | ||||||||||||||
 Sébastien Bourdais | 1:48.9747 | |||||||||||||
 Jimmie Johnson | 1:49.6683 | |||||||||||||
| Solution F Prototype | ||||||||||||||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:48.9771 | |||||||||||||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:50.4782 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| David Coulthard | 1:51.4879 | |||||||||||||
| David Coulthard | 1:50.6241 | |||||||||||||
| Petter Solberg | 2:06.7098 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Solution F Prototype | ||||||||||||||
 Mattias Ekström | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Heikki Kovalainen | 1:50.2973 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Martin Vantage N24 | ||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.1478 | |||||||||||||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:53.7035 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
 Andy Priaulx | 1:53.6036 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Priaulx | 1:49.6485 | |||||||||||||
| Solution F Prototype | ||||||||||||||
| Yvan Muller | 1:51.6445 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Priaulx | DNF | |||||||||||||
| Solution F Prototype | ||||||||||||||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:49.3806 | |||||||||||||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:50.0963 | |||||||||||||
| Ford Focus RS WRC | ||||||||||||||
 Tom Kristensen | 1:51.1692 | |||||||||||||
| Mattias Ekström | 1:54.3696 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Travis Pastrana | 1:57.1632 | |||||||||||||
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:56.8349 | |||||||||||||
| Travis Pastrana | 1:55.2582 | |||||||||||||
Final
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Schumacher |
1:49.8010 | Solution F Prototype | Mattias Ekström |
1:48.1945 |
| Michael Schumacher |
1:47.0026 | ROC Car | Mattias Ekström |
1:47.9687 |
| Michael Schumacher |
DNF | Solution F Prototype | Mattias Ekström |
1:47.3191 |
Nations Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||||||
| Scandinavia | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Finland | 1 | |||||||||
| F1 Racing Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Autosport England | 2 | |||||||||
| Autosport England | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
1-2 | Norway |
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| Sébastien Bourdais | 1:51.6054 | Henning Solberg | 1:55.1300 | Solution F Prototype | ||
| Yvan Muller | 1:55.2650 | Petter Solberg | 1:55.0342 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
| Sébastien Bourdais | DNF | Petter Solberg | 1:56.2768 | ROC Car | ||
| Finland |
2-0 | Scandinavia |
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| Heikki Kovalainen | 1:50.9680 | Tom Kristensen | 1:51.7954 | Solution F Prototype | ||
| Marcus Grönholm | 1:51.3012 | Mattias Ekström | 1:52.4360 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
| F1 Racing Scotland |
0-2 | Autosport England |
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| David Coulthard | 2:04.5674 | Jenson Button | 2:02.9926 | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | ||
| Alister McRae | 1:59.2322 | Andy Priaulx | 1:53.9674 | Aston Martin Vantage N24 | ||
| USA |
1-2 | Germany |
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| Jimmie Johnson | 2:04.5386 | Michael Schumacher | 2:01.6595 | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | ||
| Travis Pastrana | 1:53.2361 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:54.6346 | Aston Martin Vantage N24 | ||
| Travis Pastrana | 1:55.6721 | Michael Schumacher | 1:51.4714 | ROC Car | ||
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway |
0-2 | Finland |
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| Henning Solberg | 2:02.4305 | Heikki Kovalainen | 2:01.0103 | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | ||
| Petter Solberg | 1:54.1627 | Marcus Grönholm | 1:52.1561 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
| Autosport England |
0-2 | Germany |
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| Jenson Button | 1:50.1701 | Michael Schumacher | 1:49.7097 | Solution F Prototype | ||
| Andy Priaulx | 1:52.3379 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.7319 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
Final
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
2-1 | Finland |
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| Michael Schumacher | DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | DNF[2] | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | ||
| Sebastian Vettel | 1:50.8516 | Marcus Grönholm | 1:51.3727 | Ford Focus RS WRC | ||
| Sebastian Vettel | 1:49.6363 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:51.1503 | ROC Car | ||
See also
References
- "2007 Race of Champions". BBC News. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Kovalainen laped Schumacher after the german stalled at the start line
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