2007 Race of Champions

Motor racing competition 2007 Race of Champions 2006 2008 thumb|250px|Layout of 2007 Race of Champions thumb|250px|2007 Race of Champions at Wembley Stadium. thumb|250px|The 16 competitors line up before the start of the event. thumb|Michael Schumacher congratulates Mattias Ekström for his second RoC title. 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/11/22/race_of_champions_feature.shtml 2007 Race of Champions 16 December 2007 BBC News 12 January 2012 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 Team Drivers 2007 series ENG Autosport England Jenson Button Formula One Andy Priaulx WTCC Marcus Grönholm WRC Heikki Kovalainen Formula One Sébastien Bourdais Champ Car Yvan Muller WTCC Michael Schumacher none Sebastian Vettel Formula One Henning Solberg WRC Petter Solberg WRC DENSWE Scandinavia Mattias Ekström DTM Tom Kristensen DTM SCO F1 Racing Scotland David Coulthard Formula One Alister McRae WRC Jimmie Johnson NASCAR Travis Pastrana X Games & Rally America Cars Abarth Grande Punto S2000 Aston Martin Vantage N24 Ford Focus RS WRC ROC Car Solution F Prototype Driver's Cup Solution F Prototype GER Michael Schumacher 1:50.1346 NOR Henning Solberg 1:52.2629 ROC Car GBR Jenson Button 1:52.3686 GBR Alister McRae 1:54.8733 Solution F Prototype USA Jimmie Johnson 1:49.6683 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 1:48.9771 ROC Car GBR David Coulthard 1:50.6241 NOR Petter Solberg 2:06.7098 Solution F Prototype FIN Heikki Kovalainen 1:50.2973 GER Sebastian Vettel 1:51.1478 ROC Car GBR Andy Priaulx 1:49.6485 FRA Yvan Muller 1:51.6445 Solution F Prototype SWE Mattias Ekström 1:50.0963 DEN Tom Kristensen 1:51.1692 ROC Car FIN Marcus Grönholm 1:56.8349 USA Travis Pastrana 1:55.2582 ROC Car GER Michael Schumacher 1:48.0203 GBR Jenson Button 1:49.1543 Solution F Prototype FRA Sébastien Bourdais 1:50.4782 GBR David Coulthard 1:51.4879 Aston Martin Vantage N24 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 1:53.7035 GBR Andy Priaulx 1:53.6036 Ford Focus RS WRC SWE Mattias Ekström 1:54.3696 USA Travis Pastrana 1:57.1632 ROC Car GER Michael Schumacher 1:47.9105 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 1:48.9747 Solution F Prototype GBR Andy Priaulx DNF SWE Mattias Ekström 1:49.3806 GER Michael Schumacher 1 SWE Mattias Ekström 2 no Final Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 GER Michael Schumacher 1:49.8010 Solution F Prototype SWE Mattias Ekström 1:48.1945 GER Michael Schumacher 1:47.0026 ROC Car SWE Mattias Ekström 1:47.9687 GER Michael Schumacher DNF Solution F Prototype SWE Mattias Ekström 1:47.3191 Nations Cup France France 1 Norway Norway 2 Finland Finland 2 DenmarkSweden Scandinavia 0 Scotland F1 Racing Scotland 0 England Autosport England 2 USA United States 1 Germany Germany|2 | |Norway Norway|0 |Finland Finland|2| |England Autosport England|0 |Germany Germany|2| |Germany Germany|2''' Finland Finland 1 Quarterfinals Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car FRA France 1–2 NOR Norway 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 FIN Finland 2–0 DENSWE Scandinavia 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 SCO F1 Racing Scotland 0–2 ENG Autosport England 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 USA 1–2 GER Germany 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 NOR Norway 0–2 FIN Finland 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 ENG Autosport England 0–2 GER Germany 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 GER Germany 2–1 FIN Finland Michael Schumacher DNF Heikki Kovalainen DNFKovalainen lapped Schumacher after the German stalled at the start line 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 Race of Champions References External links 2007 Race of Champions at Official Site Race of Champions Race of Champions Race of Champions Category:Race of Champions Category:International sports competitions in London