2018 Race of Champions

Layout of 2018 Race of Champions

The 2018 Race of Champions was the 29th running of the event, and took place on 2–3 February 2018 at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, it was the first-ever international motorsport competition in Saudi Arabia.

Participants

Nations' Cup team Drivers 2017 series
Latin America Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Brazil Hélio Castroneves IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Nordic Denmark Tom Kristensen none
Norway Petter Solberg World Rallycross Championship
Sim Racing All Star Netherlands Rudy van Buren World's Fastest Gamer
Italy Enzo Bonito none
United Kingdom United Kingdom David Coulthard none
United Kingdom Lando Norris FIA F3 European Championship, FIA F2 Championship
United States United States Josef Newgarden IndyCar Series
United States Ryan Hunter-Reay IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi World Rally Championship
Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bin Khanen none
Lebanon Lebanon Karl Masaad F4 British Championship
Lebanon Mansour Chebli none
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi World Endurance Championship
United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi World Rally Championship
Germany Germany Timo Bernhard World Endurance Championship
Germany René Rast Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Sweden Sweden Johan Kristoffersson World Rallycross Championship
Sweden Joel Eriksson FIA F3 European Championship
Mexico Mexico Memo Rojas European Le Mans Series
Mexico Abraham Calderón NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series

Nations' Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Germany Team Germany 5 1 0:57.6525
2 BrazilColombia Team Latin America 4 2 0:57.2472
3 United States Team USA 2 4 0:58.7252
4 Mexico Team Mexico 1 5 0:57.7438

Group B

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 DenmarkNorway Team Nordic 4 2 0:57.3374
2 Sweden Team Sweden 4 2 0:57.5115
3 Team Sim Racing 2 4 0:57.7382
4 United Kingdom Team United Kingdom 2 4 0:57.9191

Group C

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Saudi Arabia Team Saudi Arabia 2 2 0:59.3497
2 United Arab Emirates Team United Arab Emirates 2 2 1:00.6372
3 Lebanon Team Lebanon 2 2 1:01.2552

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia Team Saudi Arabia0
 
 
 
Germany Team Germany2
 
Germany Team Germany2
 
 
 
BrazilColombia Team Latin America1
 
DenmarkNorway Team Nordic1
 
 
BrazilColombia Team Latin America2
 

Race of Champions

Group stage

Group A

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 3 0 0:58.4000
2 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 1 0:59.4700
3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 1 2 0:59.0570
4 Mexico Memo Rojas 0 3 1:00.7312

Group B

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 United Kingdom David Coulthard 3 0 0:57.4500
2 Denmark Tom Kristensen 2 1 0:57.4900
3 Netherlands Rudy Van Buren 1 2 0:57.9430
4 Germany Timo Bernhard 0 3 0:58.8524

Group C

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 2 1 0:58.0770
2 Sweden Joel Eriksson 2 1 0:58.4030
3 Germany René Rast 2 1 0:58.3570
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris 0 3 0:58.9108

Group D

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Norway Petter Solberg 3 0 0:57.5330
2 United States Josef Newgarden 2 1 0:58.5730
3 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bin Khanen 1 2 0:58.8320
4 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi 0 3 1:01.3017

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 0
Denmark Tom Kristensen 1
Denmark Tom Kristensen 0
United Kingdom David Coulthard 1
United Kingdom David Coulthard 1
United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 0
United Kingdom David Coulthard 2
Norway Petter Solberg 0
United States Josef Newgarden 0
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 1
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 0
Norway Petter Solberg 1
Norway Petter Solberg 1
Sweden Joel Eriksson 0

References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Charles (17 October 2017). "Race Of Champions makes historic switch to Saudi Arabia". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SUPERSTARS OF WORLD MOTORSPORT TO RACE AT ROC RIYADH". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Sim racers to get real-world Race Of Champions entries". motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "ROC FACTOR RETURNS TO UNEARTH NEXT MIDDLE EASTERN SUPERSTAR DRIVER". Race of Champions. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "ROC FACTOR SAUDI ARABIA AND MIDDLE EAST FINALISTS REVEALED". Race of Champions. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "REIGNING CHAMPIONS FROM TOP MOTORSPORT SERIES ALL OVER THE WORLD JOIN ROC RIYADH LINE-UP". Race of Champions. Retrieved 26 January 2018.