2006 Race of Champions

Motor racing competition January 2021 2006 Race of Champions 2005 2007 thumb|250px|Layout of 2006 Race of Champions The 2006 Race of Champions took place on 16 December at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The Nations' Cup was competed first and the event was won by Finland, with Heikki Kovalainen winning over United States' Travis Pastrana on the final round. Kovalainen's teammate was the two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm, whereas Pastrana drove all the rounds for the US team, after both Jimmie Johnson and his replacement, Scott Speed, had to withdraw from competing due to injuries.2006 Race of Champions: X-Games Hero Travis Pastrana on His Own for Team USA PaddockTalk http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=46131 16 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928013346/http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=46131 28 September 2007 dead The individual event and the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy was won by Mattias Ekström of Sweden. He beat Kovalainen by 0.0002 seconds in the semi-finals, and defending champion, Sébastien Loeb of France, in the finals.RoC: Ekstrom denies Loeb with shock win Crash.net http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~RoC--Ekstrom-denies-Loeb-with-shock-win-~cid~26~id~141385.htm 16 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031343/http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~RoC--Ekstrom-denies-Loeb-with-shock-win-~cid~26~id~141385.htm 30 September 2007 dead The cars used were the Citroën Xsara WRC, the Renault Mégane Trophy, the Porsche 996 GT3 RSR, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT and the ubiquitous ROC Buggy. Participants TeamRacing driverRally driverAutosport EnglandENG James ThompsonGGY Andy PriaulxFinlandFIN Heikki KovalainenFIN Marcus GrönholmPlayStation FranceFRA Sébastien BourdaisFRA Sébastien LoebAuto Hebdo FranceFRA Yvan MullerFRA Stéphane PeterhanselGermanyDEU Bernd SchneiderDEU Armin SchwarzScandinaviaDEN Tom KristensenSWE Mattias EkströmF1 Racing ScotlandSCO David CoulthardSCO Colin McRaeSpainESP Nani RomaESP Dani SordoUnited States USA Travis Pastrana Race of Champions Racing Group ROC Car DEU Bernd Schneider 2:32.9344 GBR James Thompson 2:35.6080 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT FRA Sébastien Bourdais 2.23.5206 GBR Andy Priaulx 2.26.1519 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT FRA Yvan Muller 2.23.0462 GBR David Coulthard 2.25.6639 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT SWE Mattias Ekström 2.19.9117 DEU Bernd Schneider 2.21.7284 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT DEN Tom Kristensen 2.23.2352 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 2.23.1061 Renault Mégane Trophy FRA Sébastien Bourdais 2.15.9999 FRA Yvan Muller 2.16.0170 Renault Mégane Trophy SWE Mattias Ekström 2.14.6003 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 2.14.6005 Renault Mégane Trophy FRA Sébastien Bourdais 2.15.1278 SWE Mattias Ekström 2.12.0659 no Rallying Group Porsche 996 GT3 RSR FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:18.9701 ESP Nani Roma 2:20.4327 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR FRA Stéphane Peterhansel 2:40.3303 USA Travis Pastrana 2:29.2107 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR ESP Dani Sordo 2:16.8528 GER Armin Schwarz 2:26.9785 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR GBR Colin McRae 2:15.9343 FIN Marcus Grönholm 2:19.0594 Citroën Xsara WRC FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:18.8750 USA Travis Pastrana 2:22.4944 Citroën Xsara WRC ESP Dani Sordo 2:21.0805 GBR Colin McRae 2:20.2493 Citroën Xsara WRC FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:24.5987 GBR Colin McRae 2:25.5745 Final Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 SWE Mattias Ekström 2:21.2617 Citroën Xsara WRC FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:21.4500 SWE Mattias Ekström 2:16.1273 Renault Mégane Trophy FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:22.4954 The Nations Cup FRA PlayStation France 2 FRA Auto Hebdo France 0 DEU Germany 1 USA USA 2 SCO F1 Racing Scotland 2 ENG Autosport England 1 FIN Finland 2 DENSWE Scandinavia 1 ESP Spain 0 FRA PlayStation France 2 USA USA 2 SCO F1 Racing Scotland 1 FIN Finland 2 FRA PlayStation France 1 USA USA 1 FIN Finland 2 no Preliminary Round Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car FRA PlayStation France 2-0 FRA Auto Hebdo France Sébastien Bourdais 2:29.1005 Yvan Muller 2:29.7141 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Sébastien Loeb 2:33.3325 Stéphane Peterhansel 2:35.8314 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT Quarterfinals Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car DEU Germany 1-2 USA USA Bernd Schneider 2:37.6729 Travis Pastrana 2:30.4220 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Armin Schwarz 2:33.2329 Travis Pastrana 2:37.1421 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT Bernd Schneider 2:47.5800 Travis Pastrana 2:43.6257 ROC Car SCO F1 Racing Scotland 2-1 ENG Autosport England David Coulthard 2:24.8384 James Thompson 2:28.6790 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Colin McRae 2:31.8388 Andy Priaulx 2:31.4565 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT David Coulthard 2:41.6900 James Thompson 2:47.4845 ROC Car FIN Finland 2-1 DENSWE Scandinavia Heikki Kovalainen 2:24.1735 Tom Kristensen 2:27.2222 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Marcus Grönholm 2:31.3845 Mattias Ekström 2:26.9936 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT Heikki Kovalainen 2:35.3213 Tom Kristensen 2:39.3472 ROC Car ESP Spain 0-2 FRA PlayStation France Nani Roma 2:36.5373 Sébastien Bourdais 2:20.5726 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR Dani Sordo 2:28.7845 Sébastien Loeb 2:24.2804 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT Semifinals Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car USA USA 2-1 SCO F1 Racing Scotland Travis Pastrana 3:07.1516 David Coulthard 2:32.1668 Renault Mégane Trophy Travis Pastrana 2:29.3571 Colin McRae 2:35.3752 Citroën Xsara WRC Travis Pastrana 2:34.4833 David Coulthard 2:34.9779 ROC Car FIN Finland 2-1 FRA PlayStation France Heikki Kovalainen 2:25.3105 Sébastien Bourdais 2:53.0120 Renault Mégane Trophy Marcus Grönholm 2:24.6853 Sébastien Loeb 2:22.8908 Citroën Xsara WRC Heikki Kovalainen 2:28.9772 Sébastien Bourdais 2:32.7080 ROC Car Final Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car USA USA 1-2 FIN Finland Travis Pastrana 2:56.4534 Heikki Kovalainen 2:21.1936 Renault Mégane Trophy Travis Pastrana 2:25.0260 Marcus Grönholm 2:28.8001 Citroën Xsara WRC Travis Pastrana 2:32.1670 Heikki Kovalainen 2:28.7805 ROC Car See also Race of Champions References 30em External links Results obtained from http://www.jon44w.com/site3/viewthread.php?fid=72&tid=2060&action=printable Category:2006 in French motorsport Category:December 2006 sports events in France 2006 Category:International sports competitions hosted by France