Layout of 2010 Race of Champions
The 2010 Race of Champions was the 23rd running of the event, and took place over 27–28 November 2010 at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was the first time the event had been held in Germany since 1989, when it was held at the Nürburgring.
Team Germany won a fourth consecutive Nations Cup with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel defeating Team Britain's Andy Priaulx and Jason Plato 2–1 in the final. In the driver-by-driver Race of Champions itself, Portugal's Filipe Albuquerque defeated multiple World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb 2–1 in the final.
Participants
Country Drivers 2010 series AUSUSA All-Stars Mick Doohan Ex FIM Road Racing Tanner Foust X Games / Rally America Benelux Benelux url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/bleekemolen-and-baguette-win-benelux-vote.aspx title=Bleekemolen and Baguette win Benelux vote date=10 November 2010 work=Race of Champions publisher=International Media Productions accessdate=10 November 2010}} IndyCar Series Jeroen Bleekemolen ALMS & Porsche Supercup **** Sébastien Loeb WRC Alain Prost Andros Trophy / Ex Formula One **** Michael Schumacher Formula One Sebastian Vettel Formula One **** Jason Plato BTCC Andy Priaulx WTCC FINDNK Nordic Heikki Kovalainen Formula One Tom Kristensen Le Mans Series **** url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/portugal-wins-roc-south-europe-at-home-in-portim%C3%A3o.aspx title=Portugal wins ROC South Europe at home in Portimão date=2010-08-09 work=Race of Champions publisher=International Media Productions accessdate=2010-08-09 archive-date=15 August 2010 archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815074455/http://www.raceofchampions.com/News/general-news/portugal-wins-roc-south-europe-at-home-in-portim%C3%A3o.aspx url-status=dead}} Italian GT & Superstars Series Álvaro Parente Superleague Formula & Spanish GT**** Carl Edwards NASCAR Travis Pastrana X Games / Rally America
Cars
Audi R8 LMS
KTM X-Bow
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Euro Racecar
ROC 2-seater
ROC Car
RX Racing RX150
Solution F Prototype
Volkswagen Scirocco
ROC Nations Cup
Group stage
Group A
Pos. Team Races Wins Losses Best Team Time Driver Wins Losses Best Time 1 2 3 4 GBR Great Britain 6 4 2 2:22.3759 GBR Jason Plato 1 2 1:11.9223 GBR Andy Priaulx 3 0 1:10.4536 FRA France 6 3 3 2:22.1913 FRA Alain Prost 1 2 1:11.8307 FRA Sébastien Loeb 2 1 1:10.3606 FINDNK Nordic 6 3 3 2:23.2136 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 3 0 1:10.9713 DNK Tom Kristensen 0 3 1:12.2423 PRT Portugal 6 2 4 2:23.7699 PRT Álvaro Parente 1 2 1:10.8405 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1 2 1:12.9294
Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car FRA France 1–1 FINDNK Nordic GBR Great Britain 1–1 PRT Portugal FRA France 0–2 GBR Great Britain Alain Prost 1:11.8307 Heikki Kovalainen 1:10.9713 Solution F Prototype Sébastien Loeb 1:10.3606 Tom Kristensen 1:12.2423 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Jason Plato 1:11.9223 Álvaro Parente 1:10.8405 Solution F Prototype Andy Priaulx 1:10.4536 Filipe Albuquerque 1:12.9294 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Alain Prost 1:18.1618 Jason Plato 1:15.6128 Volkswagen Scirocco Sébastien Loeb 1:15.7884 Andy Priaulx 1:13.8095 Euro Racecar
Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car FINDNK Nordic 1–1 PRT Portugal FRA France 2–0 PRT Portugal FINDNK Nordic 1–1 GBR Great Britain Heikki Kovalainen 1:14.7066 Álvaro Parente 1:15.6223 Volkswagen Scirocco Tom Kristensen 1:13.4820 Filipe Albuquerque 1:13.1479 Euro Racecar Alain Prost 1:14.0018 Álvaro Parente DNF KTM X-Bow Sébastien Loeb 1:13.5254 Filipe Albuquerque 1:14.3921 Audi R8 LMS Heikki Kovalainen 1:11.6949 Jason Plato 1:12.7642 KTM X-Bow Tom Kristensen 1:14.0499 Andy Priaulx 1:12.9157 Audi R8 LMS
Group B
Pos. Team Races Wins Losses Best Team Time Driver Wins Losses Best Time 1 2 3 4 Benelux Benelux 6 4 2 2:26.0601 BEL Bertrand Baguette 3 0 1:12.8820 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 1 2 1:13.1781 DEU Germany 6 3 3 2:24.8746 DEU Michael Schumacher 2 1 1:12.8815 DEU Sebastian Vettel 1 2 1:11.9931 AUSUSA All-Stars 6 3 3 2:25.5769 AUS Mick Doohan 1 2 1:13.7260 USA Tanner Foust 2 1 1:11.8509 USA United States 6 2 4 2:26.2579 USA Carl Edwards 0 3 1:14.4291 USA Travis Pastrana 2 1 1:11.8288
Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car DEU Germany 1–1 USA United States AUSUSA All-Stars 0–2 Benelux Benelux DEU Germany 1–1 Benelux Benelux Michael Schumacher 1:13.2931 Carl Edwards 1:16.1596 ROC Car Sebastian Vettel 1:14.5010 Travis Pastrana 1:14.3588 Volkswagen Scirocco Mick Doohan 1:15.4307 Bertrand Baguette 1:14.6927 ROC Car Tanner Foust 1:15.3806 Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:15.3400 Volkswagen Scirocco Michael Schumacher 1:14.6622 Bertrand Baguette 1:12.8820 RX Racing RX150 Sebastian Vettel 1:13.2710 Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:14.8923 ROC Car
Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car AUSUSA All-Stars 2–0 USA United States DEU Germany 1–1 AUSUSA All-Stars USA United States 1–1 Benelux Benelux Mick Doohan 1:13.7260 Carl Edwards 1:14.4291 RX Racing RX150 Tanner Foust 1:15.4174 Travis Pastrana 1:17.0747 ROC Car Michael Schumacher 1:12.8815 Mick Doohan 1:15.4533 KTM X-Bow Sebastian Vettel 1:11.9931 Tanner Foust 1:11.8509 Audi R8 LMS Carl Edwards 1:14.9945 Bertrand Baguette 1:13.5070 KTM X-Bow Travis Pastrana 1:11.8288 Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:13.1781 Audi R8 LMS
Knockout stage
||GBR Great Britain |2 |FRA France|0
||Benelux Benelux|0|DEU Germany |2
||GBR Great Britain|1|DEU Germany |2 }}
Semifinals
Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car GBR Great Britain 2–0 FRA France Benelux Benelux 0–2 DEU Germany Jason Plato 1:15.0992 Alain Prost 1:17.0332 Volkswagen Scirocco Andy Priaulx 1:09.3941 Sébastien Loeb 1:10.0525 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Bertrand Baguette 1:15.0526 Michael Schumacher 1:13.4447 ROC Car Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:14.0886 Sebastian Vettel 1:11.9271 KTM X-Bow
Final
Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car GBR Great Britain 1–2 DEU Germany Jason Plato 1:13.4243 Michael Schumacher 1:11.5572 KTM X-Bow Andy Priaulx 1:14.0864 Sebastian Vettel 1:14.5001 Audi R8 LMS Andy Priaulx 1:12.8034 Michael Schumacher 1:12.1788 ROC Car
Race of Champions
Group stage
Group A
Pos Team Races Wins Losses Best Time 1 2 3 4 FRA Sébastien Loeb 3 3 0 1:09.6723 BEL Bertrand Baguette 3 2 1 1:11.2396 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 3 1 2 1:14.6367 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 3 0 3 1:10.7743
Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 Audi R8 LMS Audi R8 LMS Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 911 GT3 Cup KTM X-Bow KTM X-Bow FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:10.6248 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 1:10.7743 BEL Bertrand Baguette 1:14.1540 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:14.6367 FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:09.6723 BEL Bertrand Baguette 1:11.2396 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Withdrew NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen Bye FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:14.1456 NLD Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:15.6355 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Withdrew BEL Bertrand Baguette Bye
Group B
Pos Team Races Wins Losses Best Time 1 2 3 4 GBR Andy Priaulx 3 3 0 1:12.0706 DNK Tom Kristensen 3 2 1 1:13.2770 AUS Mick Doohan 3 1 2 1:14.5662 USA Travis Pastrana 3 0 3 1:13.3010
Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 ROC Car ROC Car Euro Racecar Euro Racecar Volkswagen Scirocco Volkswagen Scirocco DNK Tom Kristensen 1:13.7677 GBR Andy Priaulx 1:13.5398 AUS Mick Doohan 1:14.5662 USA Travis Pastrana 1:22.5878 DNK Tom Kristensen 1:13.2770 USA Travis Pastrana 1:13.3010 GBR Andy Priaulx 1:12.0706 AUS Mick Doohan 1:14.9119 DNK Tom Kristensen 1:19.7356 AUS Mick Doohan 1:28.1468 GBR Andy Priaulx 1:15.2130 USA Travis Pastrana 1:20.2790
Group C
Pos Team Races Wins Losses Best Time 1 2 3 4 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 3 3 0 1:12.3105 DEU Sebastian Vettel 3 2 1 1:10.8390 USA Tanner Foust 3 1 2 1:13.5534 USA Carl Edwards 3 0 3 1:14.1612
Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 KTM X-Bow KTM X-Bow ROC Car ROC Car Audi R8 LMS Audi R8 LMS DEU Sebastian Vettel 1:10.8390 USA Carl Edwards 1:16.6754 USA Tanner Foust 1:23.3822 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:12.3105 DEU Sebastian Vettel 1:11.5282 USA Tanner Foust 1:13.8784 USA Carl Edwards 1:14.1612 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:13.3267 DEU Sebastian Vettel 1:18.3874 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:18.1602 USA Tanner Foust 1:13.5534 USA Carl Edwards 1:15.6288
Group D
Pos Team Races Wins Losses Best Time 1 2 3 4 DEU Michael Schumacher 3 3 0 1:11.5972 PRT Álvaro Parente 3 2 1 1:13.2014 FRA Alain Prost 3 1 2 1:12.9327 GBR Jason Plato 3 0 3 1:13.6447
Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 ROC Car ROC Car RX Racing RX150 RX Racing RX150 KTM X-Bow KTM X-Bow DEU Michael Schumacher 1:11.6091 FRA Alain Prost 1:12.9327 GBR Jason Plato 1:13.6447 PRT Álvaro Parente 1:13.2014 DEU Michael Schumacher 1:11.5972 PRT Álvaro Parente DNF FRA Alain Prost 1:16.2842 GBR Jason Plato 1:17.4685 DEU Michael Schumacher 1:16.6905 GBR Jason Plato 1:17.6316 FRA Alain Prost 1:32.9223 PRT Álvaro Parente 1:20.5168
Knockout stage
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| RD1-team1=FRA Sébastien Loeb
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-team2=DNK Tom Kristensen
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-team3=GBR Andy Priaulx
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-team4=BEL Bertrand Baguette
| RD1-score4=0
| RD1-team5=PRT Filipe Albuquerque
| RD1-score5=1
| RD1-team6=PRT Álvaro Parente
| RD1-score6=0
| RD1-team7=DEU Michael Schumacher
| RD1-score7=0
| RD1-team8=DEU Sebastian Vettel
| RD1-score8=1
| RD2-team1=FRA Sébastien Loeb
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-team2=GBR Andy Priaulx
| RD2-score2=0
| RD2-team3=PRT Filipe Albuquerque
| RD2-score3=1
| RD2-team4=DEU Sebastian Vettel
| RD2-score4=0
| RD3-team1=FRA Sébastien Loeb
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-team2=PRT Filipe Albuquerque
| RD3-score2=2
Quarterfinals
Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 ROC Car Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ROC Car KTM X-Bow FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:14.7092 DNK Tom Kristensen 1:14.8440 GBR Andy Priaulx 1:11.5151 BEL Bertrand Baguette 1:12.7099 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:13.2381 PRT Álvaro Parente 1:13.5935 DEU Michael Schumacher 1:11.8648 DEU Sebastian Vettel 1:11.2882
Semifinals
Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 Audi R8 LMS KTM X-Bow FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:09.4713 GBR Andy Priaulx 1:10.6438 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:11.2094 DEU Sebastian Vettel 1:11.3340
Final
Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 ROC Car KTM X-Bow ROC Car FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:12.6783 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:12.5643 FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:11.4592 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:11.4827 FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:12.2498 PRT Filipe Albuquerque 1:12.0671
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