2005 Race of Champions

Motor racing competition 2005 Race of Champions 2004 2006 thumb|250px|Layout of 2005 Race of Champions The 2005 Race of Champions took place on December 3 again at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The individual event was won by Sébastien Loeb after Tom Kristensen crashed out of the final, and the Nations Cup event by Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekström representing Scandinavia. Changes from the past included a number of wild card drivers, the use of the Porsche 911 GT3 instead of the Ferrari 360 Modena and the introduction of the Renault Mégane Trophy alongside the Citroën Xsara WRC and now traditional "ROC Buggy" as competition cars. Participants TeamRacing DriverRally DriverFranceFRA Jean AlesiFRA Sébastien LoebUnited StatesUSA Jeff GordonUSA Travis PastranaGreat BritainGBR David CoulthardGBR Colin McRaeFinlandFIN Heikki KovalainenFIN Marcus GrönholmBrazilBRA Felipe MassaBRA Nelson Piquet Jr.ScandinaviaDEN Tom KristensenSWE Mattias EkströmBeneluxNED Christijan AlbersBEL François DuvalTeam PlayStation FranceFRA Sébastien BourdaisFRA Stéphane PeterhanselGermanyGER Bernd SchneiderGER Armin SchwarzWildcard - ROCGBR Dan WheldonESP Daniel Sordo Race of Champions Racing Group Eight drivers were randomly selected to compete in a first eliminatory round. ROC Car USA Jeff Gordon 2:05.0100 NED Christijan Albers +5s ROC Car FRA Sébastien Bourdais 1:54.8757 GBR Dan Wheldon 1:58.6148 ROC Car BRA Nelson Piquet Jr. 1:52.9866 SWE Mattias Ekström 1:54.2395 ROC Car GBR David Coulthard 1:53.1299 DEN Tom Kristensen 1:52.7306 ROC Car FIN Heikki Kovalainen 1:54.0386 GER Bernd Schneider 1:57.8659 ROC Car BRA Felipe Massa 1:53.8102 FRA Jean Alesi 1:54.8608 ROC Car USA Jeff Gordon 1:56.6810 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 1:56.9084 ROC Car BRA Nelson Piquet Jr. 1:55.2597 DEN Tom Kristensen 1:54.7267 Renault Mégane Trophy FIN Heikki Kovalainen 1:47.9089 BRA Felipe Massa 1:48.7390 Renault Mégane Trophy USA Jeff Gordon 2:19.9630 DEN Tom Kristensen 1:53.6579 Renault Mégane Trophy FIN Heikki Kovalainen 1:46.2349 DEN Tom Kristensen 1:46.2282 no Rallying Group Porsche 911 GT3 FIN Marcus Grönholm 1:56.9406 FRA Stéphane Peterhansel 1:57.9043 Citroën Xsara WRC BEL François Duval DNF ESP Daniel Sordo 1:56.2400 Porsche 911 GT3 GBR Colin McRae 1:52.8600 GER Armin Schwarz 1:53.2096 Citroën Xsara WRC FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:53.9708 USA Travis Pastrana 2:15.5375 Citroën Xsara WRC FIN Marcus Grönholm 1:54.0491 ESP Daniel Sordo 1:56.0218 Citroën Xsara WRC GBR Colin McRae 1:54.6190 FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:52.8756 Citroën Xsara WRC FIN Marcus Grönholm 1:54.1724 FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:51.7369 Final Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 DEN Tom Kristensen 1:45.7349 Renault Mégane Trophy FRA Sébastien Loeb 1:45.7349 DEN Tom Kristensen DNF Citroën Xsara WRC FRA Sébastien Loeb 2:36.9539 The Nations Cup DENSWE Scandinavia 2 Benelux Benelux 0 FRA France 1 FRA Team PlayStation France 2 GBR Great Britain 2 GER Germany 0 BRA Brazil 1 USA USA 2 FIN Finland 0 DENSWE Scandinavia 2 FRA Team PlayStation France 2 GBR Great Britain 1 USA USA 0 DENSWE Scandinavia 2 FRA Team PlayStation France 0 DENSWE Scandinavia 2 no Preliminary round Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car DENSWE Scandinavia 2-0 Benelux Benelux Tom Kristensen 1:44.6670 Christijan Albers 1:45.9915 Renault Mégane Trophy Mattias Ekström 1:46.5395 François Duval 1:48.6053 ROC Car Quarterfinals Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car FRA France 1-2 FRA Team PlayStation France Jean Alesi 1:44.4043 Sébastien Bourdais 1:44.0267 Porsche 911 GT3 Sébastien Loeb 1:45.4355 Stéphane Peterhansel 1:47.2582 ROC Car Jean Alesi 1:45.9329 Sébastien Bourdais 1:45.8009 ROC Car GBR Great Britain 2-0 GER Germany David Coulthard 1:42.3108 Bernd Schneider 1:43.2584 Renault Mégane Trophy Colin McRae 1:45.6080 Armin Schwarz 1:46.7458 ROC Car BRA Brazil 1-2 USA United States Nelson Piquet Jr. 1:45.2953 Jeff Gordon 1:44.0434 Porsche 911 GT3 Felipe Massa 1:44.6443 Travis Pastrana 1:46.0117 ROC Car Nelson Piquet Jr. 1:45.9035 Jeff Gordon 1:44.6499 ROC Car FIN Finland 0-2 DENSWE Scandinavia Heikki Kovalainen 1:56.8013 Tom Kristensen 1:45.3118 Renault Mégane Trophy Marcus Grönholm 1:46.3587 Mattias Ekström 1:43.7845 ROC Car Semifinals Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car FRA Team PlayStation France 2-1 GBR Great Britain Sébastien Bourdais 1:43.4333 David Coulthard 1:43.9026 Porsche 911 GT3 Stéphane Peterhansel 1:52.4131 Colin McRae 1:48.0446 Citroën Xsara WRC Sébastien Bourdais 1:44.7226 David Coulthard 1:44.7976 ROC Car USA United States 0-2 DENSWE Scandinavia Jeff Gordon 1:43.7200 Tom Kristensen 1:43.6386 Renault Mégane Trophy Travis Pastrana 2:00.0571 (penalty) Mattias Ekström 1:47.4469 Citroën Xsara WRC Final Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car FRA Team PlayStation France 0-2 DENSWE Scandinavia Sébastien Bourdais 1:44.1617 Tom Kristensen 1:43.6516 Porsche 911 GT3 Stéphane Peterhansel 1:56.3242 Mattias Ekström 1:47.4428 Citroën Xsara WRC See also Race of Champions References http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=26637 Loeb wins Race of Champions (with pictures) 4 December 2005 28 January 2012 http://www.crash.net/dtm/news/27697/1/ekstrom_ready_to_defend_title_and_honour.html Ekstrom ready to defend title and honour Crash.net 15 December 2007 28 January 2012 External links Category:Race of Champions Race of Champions Race of Champions Category:International sports competitions hosted by France