2017 Race of Champions

The 2017 Race of Champions was the 28th running of the event, and took place over 21–22 January 2017 at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami.^[1] Juan Pablo Montoya took the Championship and became the champion for the first time. Sebastian Vettel, after teammate Pascal Wehrlein was sidelined after a crash, single-handedly won the Nations' Cup for Germany.

Participants

Nations' Cup team	Drivers	2016 series
Colombia	Gabby Chaves^[2]	IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Colombia	Juan Pablo Montoya^[3]	IndyCar Series
Brazil	Tony Kanaan^[3]	IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Brazil	Felipe Massa^[4]	Formula One
Germany	Sebastian Vettel^[1]	Formula One
Germany	Pascal Wehrlein	Formula One
ROC Factor Latin America^[5]	Hélio Castroneves^[5]	IndyCar Series
ROC Factor Latin America^[5]	Gabriel Glusman^[5]^{[N 1]}	none
Nordic^[6]	Tom Kristensen^[6]	none
Nordic^[6]	Petter Solberg^[6]	World Rallycross Championship
ROC Factor Canada^[5]	James Hinchcliffe^[5]	IndyCar Series
ROC Factor Canada^[5]	Stefan Rzadzinski^[5]^{[N 1]}	Nissan Micra Cup
United Kingdom	Jenson Button^[7]	Formula One
United Kingdom	David Coulthard^[7]	none
Team USA IndyCar	Ryan Hunter-Reay^[1]	IndyCar Series
Team USA IndyCar	Alexander Rossi^[8]	IndyCar Series
Team USA NASCAR	Kurt Busch^[1]	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Team USA NASCAR	Kyle Busch^[9]	NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity Series
Team USA Rally X	Travis Pastrana^[10]	Rally America
Team USA Rally X	Scott Speed^[8]	Global RallyCross Championship, Audi Sport TT Cup

Nations' Cup

There were three groups of uneven size, with a format which ensured North American participation in the final.

The top two teams from Group A (USA/Canada) would progress to Semi-Final A, with the winners of Groups B (Europe) and C (South America) progressing to Semi-Final B; the winners of the two Semi-Finals would face off in the final.

Group stage

Group A

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Time
1	Team USA IndyCar	4	2	1:15.7969
2	Team USA NASCAR	4	2	1:16.2932
3	Team Canada	3	3	1:17.4019
4	Team USA RallyX	1	5	1:15.8272

Group B

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses
1	Team Germany	4	0
	Team Great Britain
	Team Nordic

Group C

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses
1	Team Colombia	2	2
	Team Brazil	2	2
	Latin America	2	2

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final



Team USA IndyCar	1

Team USA NASCAR	2
		Team USA NASCAR	0

		Team Germany	2
Team Germany	2

Team Colombia	0

Race of Champions

Group stage

Group A

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
1	Travis Pastrana	3	0	0:37.7393
2	Hélio Castroneves	2	1	0:37.2688
3	Sebastian Vettel	1	2	0:37.6493
4	Alexander Rossi	0	3	0:37.7898

Group B

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
1	Juan Pablo Montoya	2	1	0:37.3303
2	Felipe Massa	2	1	0:37.6360
3	Pascal Wehrlein	1	2	0:36.6564
4	Petter Solberg	1	2	0:36.9282

Group C

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
1	Jenson Button	3	0	0:38.6742
2	Kyle Busch	2	1	0:38.7193
3	Tony Kanaan	1	2	0:38.6410
4	James Hinchcliffe	0	3	0:39.0259

Group D

Pos.	Team	Wins	Losses	Best Time
1	David Coulthard	3	0	0:38.4466
2	Tom Kristensen	2	1	0:38.3756
3	Kurt Busch	1	2	0:38.4182
4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	0	3	0:39.8681

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Travis Pastrana	0

Juan Pablo Montoya	2
		Juan Pablo Montoya	2

		Felipe Massa	0
Felipe Massa	2

Hélio Castroneves	0
				Juan Pablo Montoya	2

				Tom Kristensen	0
Jenson Button	1

Tom Kristensen	2
		Tom Kristensen	2

		David Coulthard	0
David Coulthard	2

Kyle Busch	0

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b They were elected by the general vote on ROC Facebook.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Miami becomes first American city to host the Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "Chaves joins Montoya at Team Colombia for Miami ROC Nations Cup". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Indianapolis 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan join line-up for ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "Formula 1 great Felipe Massa joins exciting line-up for Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ROC Factor offers unique chance for unknowns to race the best alongside IndyCar greats Castroneves and Hinchcliffe". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ ^a ^b "British Formula 1 greats Jenson Button and David Coulthard to race at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi joins double Global Rallycross Champion Scott Speed at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch joins stunning field for January's Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ McAssey, Pat (August 31, 2016). "Travis Pastrana To Compete In Race Of Champions In Miami At Marlins Park". New England Sports Network. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

External links

Official website

[Factor-6] They were elected by the general vote on ROC Facebook.

[Miami-1] "Miami becomes first American city to host the Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[2] "Chaves joins Montoya at Team Colombia for Miami ROC Nations Cup". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[JPMTK-3] "Indianapolis 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan join line-up for ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[4] "Formula 1 great Felipe Massa joins exciting line-up for Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[LatinNorth-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ROC Factor offers unique chance for unknowns to race the best alongside IndyCar greats Castroneves and Hinchcliffe". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

[Nordic-7] "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.

[UK-8] "British Formula 1 greats Jenson Button and David Coulthard to race at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[RossiSpeed-9] "Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi joins double Global Rallycross Champion Scott Speed at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[10] "NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch joins stunning field for January's Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[11] McAssey, Pat (August 31, 2016). "Travis Pastrana To Compete In Race Of Champions In Miami At Marlins Park". New England Sports Network. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

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