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2008 Race of Champions
Motor racing competition
Motor racing competition

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. There was also a celebrity race, with eight celebrities taking part in Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corses. These celebrities were Hoy, boxers Frank Bruno, David Haye, Amir Khan and Enzo Maccarinelli, chef James Martin, footballer Bacary Sagna and singer Shayne Ward.
Participants
| Team | Drivers | 2008 series |
|---|---|---|
| **AUSESP All-Stars** | Jaime Alguersuari | [British Formula Three](2008-british-formula-three-season) |
| Troy Bayliss | [Superbike](2008-superbike-world-championship-season) | |
| **** | Sébastien Loeb | [WRC](2008-world-rally-championship-season) |
| Yvan Muller | [WTCC](2008-world-touring-car-championship-season) | |
| **** | Michael Schumacher | *none* |
| Sebastian Vettel | [Formula One](2008-formula-one-season) | |
| **GBR Autosport Great Britain** | Jenson Button | [Formula One](2008-formula-one-season) |
| Andy Priaulx | [WTCC](2008-world-touring-car-championship-season) | |
| **GBR F1 Racing Great Britain** | David Coulthard | [Formula One](2008-formula-one-season) |
| Jason Plato | [BTCC](2008-british-touring-car-championship-season) | |
| **GBRIRL Ireland & UK** | Adam Carroll | [A1GP](2007-08-a1-grand-prix-season) |
| Gareth MacHale | ITRC | |
| **DENSWE Scandinavia** | Mattias Ekström | [DTM](2008-deutsche-tourenwagen-masters-season) |
| Tom Kristensen | [DTM](2008-deutsche-tourenwagen-masters-season) | |
| **** | Carl Edwards | [NASCAR](2008-nascar-sprint-cup-series) |
| Tanner Foust | [Formula D](2008-formula-d-season) |
Cars
- Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
- Ford Focus RS WRC
- KTM X-Bow
- ROC Car
- RX Racing RX150
- Solution F Prototype
Driver's Cup
| ROC Car |GER Michael Schumacher|1:57.4237 |DEN Tom Kristensen|1:57.6458 |KTM X-Bow |USA Carl Edwards|2:03.8596 |ESP Jaime Alguersuari|2:09.4400 | ROC Car |ENG Jenson Button|2:01.0113 |USA Tanner Foust|2:00.7626 | Abarth 500 Assetto Corse |SCO David Coulthard|2:01.3962 |IRL Gareth MacHale|2:05.4632 | Ford Focus RS WRC |Guernsey Andy Priaulx|1:50.0708 |ENG Jason Plato|1:53.3887 | ROC Car |SWE Mattias Ekström|1:57.9151 |GBR Adam Carroll|1:59.7404 | KTM X-Bow |FRA Sébastien Loeb|2:01.1834 |FRA Yvan Muller|2:01.7783 | RX Racing RX150 |GER Sebastian Vettel|1:58.5103 |AUS Troy Bayliss|2:01.2981 | Abarth 500 Assetto Corse |GER Michael Schumacher|2:03.1025 |USA Carl Edwards|2:01.3532 | KTM X-Bow |USA Tanner Foust|2:17.4159 |SCO David Coulthard|1:56.1267 | Ford Focus RS WRC |Guernsey Andy Priaulx|1:48.5699 |SWE Mattias Ekström|1:48.6826 | RX Racing RX150 |FRA Sébastien Loeb|1:58.4506 |GER Sebastian Vettel|1:59.8578 | KTM X-Bow |USA Carl Edwards|1:57.8658 |SCO David Coulthard|1:58.8682 | Abarth 500 Assetto Corse |Guernsey Andy Priaulx|1:58.8938 |FRA Sébastien Loeb|1:57.9127 | |SCO David Coulthard|1 |FRA Sébastien Loeb|2
Final
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 | ROC Car | KTM X-Bow | ROC Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO David Coulthard | 1:58.3783 | **FRA Sébastien Loeb** | **1:57.1867** | ||||
| **SCO David Coulthard** | **1:54.8969** | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 1:55.8669 | ||||
| SCO David Coulthard | 1:54.8498 | **FRA Sébastien Loeb** | **1:54.5284** |
Nations' Cup
| |FRA France|0 |DENSWE Scandinavia|2 | |USA USA|0 |GBR Autosport Great Britain|2 | |GBR F1 Racing Great Britain|2 |AUSESP All-Stars|0 | |GER Germany|2 |IRLGBR Ireland & UK|0 | |DENSWE Scandinavia|2 |GBR Autosport Great Britain|1 | |GBR F1 Racing Great Britain|0 |GER Germany|2 | |DENSWE Scandinavia|1 |GER Germany|2
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | FRA France | 0-2 | DENSWE **Scandinavia** | USA USA | 0-2 | GBR **Autosport Great Britain** | GBR **F1 Racing Great Britain** | 2-0 | AUSESP All-Stars | GER **Germany** | 2-0 | IRLGBR Ireland & UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| **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 | |||||||||||||
| **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
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | DENSWE **Scandinavia** | 2-1 | GBR Autosport Great Britain | GBR F1 Racing Great Britain | 0-2 | GER **Germany** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **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 | |||||||
| 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
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | DENSWE Scandinavia | 1-2 | GER **Germany** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
References
- "Hamilton to demo McLaren at ROC". [[Autosport]].
- "Celebrity race to kick off RoC". [[Autosport]].
- "Top Boxers Weigh-In for Abarth Celebrity Bout at Wembley". The Auto Channel.
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