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2006 Race of Champions
Motor racing competition
Motor racing competition
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.
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.
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
| Team | Racing driver | Rally driver |
|---|---|---|
| Autosport England | ENG James Thompson | GGY Andy Priaulx |
| Finland | FIN Heikki Kovalainen | FIN Marcus Grönholm |
| PlayStation France | FRA Sébastien Bourdais | FRA Sébastien Loeb |
| Auto Hebdo France | FRA Yvan Muller | FRA Stéphane Peterhansel |
| Germany | DEU Bernd Schneider | DEU Armin Schwarz |
| Scandinavia | DEN Tom Kristensen | SWE Mattias Ekström |
| F1 Racing Scotland | SCO David Coulthard | SCO Colin McRae |
| Spain | ESP Nani Roma | ESP Dani Sordo |
| United States |
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
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 | Citroën Xsara WRC | Renault Mégane Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE Mattias Ekström | 2:21.2617 | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 2:21.4500 | |||
| SWE Mattias Ekström | 2:16.1273 | 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
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 | SCO F1 Racing Scotland | 2-1 | ENG Autosport England | FIN Finland | 2-1 | DENSWE Scandinavia | ESP Spain | 0-2 | FRA PlayStation France |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | FIN Finland | 2-1 | FRA PlayStation France |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 |
References
References
- "2006 Race of Champions: X-Games Hero Travis Pastrana on His Own for Team USA". PaddockTalk.
- "RoC: Ekstrom denies Loeb with shock win". Crash.net.
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