2008 Race of Champions

Motor racing competition 2008 Race of Champions 2007 2009 thumb|250px|Layout of 2008 Race of Champions thumb|right|Wembley Stadium panorama during event 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.Hamilton to demo McLaren at ROC Autosport http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72170 December 13, 2008 There was also a celebrity race, with eight celebrities taking part in Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corses.Celebrity race to kick off RoC Autosport http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72318 December 13, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208015342/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72318 8 December 2008 live These celebrities were Hoy, boxers Frank Bruno, David Haye, Amir Khan and Enzo Maccarinelli, chef James Martin, footballer Bacary Sagna and singer Shayne Ward. Top Boxers Weigh-In for Abarth Celebrity Bout at Wembley The Auto Channel http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/12/12/297542.html December 13, 2008 Participants Team Drivers 2008 series AUSESP All-Stars Jaime Alguersuari British Formula Three Troy Bayliss Superbike Sébastien Loeb WRC Yvan Muller WTCC Michael Schumacher none Sebastian Vettel Formula One GBR Autosport Great Britain Jenson Button Formula One Andy Priaulx WTCC GBR F1 Racing Great Britain David Coulthard Formula One Jason Plato BTCC GBRIRL Ireland & UK Adam Carroll A1GP Gareth MacHale ITRC DENSWE Scandinavia Mattias Ekström DTM Tom Kristensen DTM Carl Edwards NASCAR Tanner Foust Formula D 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 no Final Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 SCO David Coulthard 1:58.3783 ROC Car FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:57.1867 SCO David Coulthard 1:54.8969 KTM X-Bow FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:55.8669 SCO David Coulthard 1:54.8498 ROC Car 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 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 USA USA 0-2 GBR Autosport Great Britain 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 GBR F1 Racing Great Britain 2-0 AUSESP All-Stars 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 GER Germany 2-0 IRLGBR Ireland & UK 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 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 GBR F1 Racing Great Britain 0-2 GER Germany 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 See also Race of Champions References External links Official website of the Race of Champions Race of Champions Race of Champions Category:Race of Champions Category:International sports competitions in London