2015 Race of Champions

The 2015 Race of Champions was a motorsports event that took place over 20–21 November 2015 at the Olympic Stadium in London.[1]

The Race of Champions circuit inside London's Olympic Stadium

A previous six-time winner of the Nations' Cup, Sebastian Vettel became Champion of Champions for the first time, defeating Tom Kristensen, who made the final for the fourth time, 2–0.[2] In the Nations' Cup itself, the England 1 team of Jason Plato and Andy Priaulx took the victory in a final race decider against Germany, who were represented by Vettel and fellow Formula One driver Nico Hülkenberg.[3]

Participants
The 2015 Race of Champions drivers
Nations' Cup team Drivers 2015 series
All Stars France Romain Grosjean[4] Formula One
Scotland Chris Hoy[5] ELMS, Radical European Masters
Americas United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[6] IndyCar
Argentina José María López[7] World Touring Car Championship
Australia[8] Australia Daniel Ricciardo[8] Formula One
Australia Mick Doohan[8] none
Brazil[9] Brazil Felipe Massa[9] Formula One
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.[9] Global RallyCross, Formula E, Indy Lights
England 1 England Jason Plato BTCC
Guernsey Andy Priaulx[7] BTCC, ELMS
England 2[10] England Jenson Button[10] Formula One
England Alex Buncombe[10] Blancpain Endurance Series
Germany[11] Germany Sebastian Vettel[12] Formula One
Germany Nico Hülkenberg[11] Formula One, WEC
Nordic[13] Denmark Tom Kristensen[13] none
Norway Petter Solberg[13] World Rallycross Championship
Scotland Scotland David Coulthard[12] none
Scotland Susie Wolff[14] Formula One test and reserve driver
Young Stars[15] England Jolyon Palmer[15] Formula One test and reserve driver
Germany Pascal Wehrlein[15] Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Cars

Eight vehicles were used throughout the event. Returning from the 2014 Race of Champions were the Ariel Atom Cup, the KTM X-Bow, the ROC Car and the NASCAR Chevrolet SS Stock Car as used in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Introduced for 2015 were the Mercedes-AMG GT, the Radical SR3 RSX and the Rage Comet, while the RX 150 returned after an absence of several years.

Nations' Cup

Preliminary round
Team 1 Score Team 2
Brazil 0–2 England 1
All Stars 1–2 Young Stars

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-final Final
         
Americas 1
Nordic 2
Nordic 0
Germany 2
Germany 2
Australia 0
Germany 1
England 1 2
Scotland 0
England 2 2
England 2 1
England 1 2
England 1 2
Young Stars 1

Race of Champions

Preliminary round

The preliminary round pairs were:[16]

Knockout stage
Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-final Final
            
A1 Norway Petter Solberg 0
A4 Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
Germany Nico Hülkenberg 0
A2 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 2
A3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 0
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
United Kingdom David Coulthard 1
B1 United Kingdom Jenson Button 0
B4 Brazil Felipe Massa 2
Brazil Felipe Massa 0
United Kingdom David Coulthard 2
B2 United Kingdom David Coulthard 2
B3 United Kingdom Susie Wolff 0
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 0
C1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 0
C4 Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
United Kingdom Jason Plato 0
C2 United Kingdom Jason Plato 2
C3 France Romain Grosjean 0
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
United Kingdom Alex Buncombe 0
D1 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 2
D4 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 0
United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 1
United Kingdom Alex Buncombe 2
D2 United Kingdom Bradley Philpot 0
D3 United Kingdom Alex Buncombe 2

References
  1. "London to stage 2015 Race Of Champions at the former Olympic Stadium". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. Esler, William (23 November 2015). "Sebastian Vettel crowned Champion of Champions at Race of Champions". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. Esler, William (21 November 2015). "Team England claim Race of Champions Nations Cup crown". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. "Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean signs up for ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. "Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy to replace injured MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. "Hunter-Reay To Contest 2015 Race of Champions". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. "WTCC Champions Priaulx and López complete record field for ROC London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  8. "Ricciardo receives Race of Champions call-up". Speedcafe.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. "Williams F1's Massa and Formula E's Piquet for Race of Champions". Autosport. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  10. "Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button heads to this month's Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. "Le Mans winner and F1 star Nico Hülkenberg to race at ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  12. "Vettel to make ROC return in London". GP Update. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  13. "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.
  14. "Susie Wolff to rejoin David Coulthard on Team Scotland at ROC 2015". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. "Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein join forces at ROC 2015 in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  16. "PalmerSport's Bradley Philpot joins stars at Race of Champions". news.msv.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04.
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