2006 Race of Champions

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.[1]
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.[2]
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
[edit | edit source]| Team | Racing driver | Rally driver |
|---|---|---|
| Autosport England | ||
| Finland | Finland Heikki Kovalainen | Finland Marcus Grönholm |
| PlayStation France | France Sébastien Bourdais | France Sébastien Loeb |
| Auto Hebdo France | France Yvan Muller | France Stéphane Peterhansel |
| Germany | Germany Bernd Schneider | Germany Armin Schwarz |
| Scandinavia | Denmark Tom Kristensen | Sweden Mattias Ekström |
| F1 Racing Scotland | ||
| Spain | Spain Nani Roma | Spain Dani Sordo |
| United States | ||
Race of Champions
[edit | edit source]Racing Group
[edit | edit source]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT | ||||||||||||||
| France Sébastien Bourdais | 2.23.5206 | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Andy Priaulx | 2.26.1519 | |||||||||||||
| Renault Mégane Trophy | ||||||||||||||
| France Sébastien Bourdais | 2.15.9999 | |||||||||||||
| France Yvan Muller | 2.16.0170 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT | ||||||||||||||
| France Yvan Muller | 2.23.0462 | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom David Coulthard | 2.25.6639 | |||||||||||||
| Renault Mégane Trophy | ||||||||||||||
| France Sébastien Bourdais | 2.15.1278 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden Mattias Ekström | 2.12.0659 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden Mattias Ekström | 2.19.9117 | |||||||||||||
| ROC Car | ||||||||||||||
| Germany Bernd Schneider | 2.21.7284 | |||||||||||||
| Germany Bernd Schneider | 2:32.9344 | |||||||||||||
| Renault Mégane Trophy | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom James Thompson | 2:35.6080 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden Mattias Ekström | 2.14.6003 | |||||||||||||
| Finland Heikki Kovalainen | 2.14.6005 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark Tom Kristensen | 2.23.2352 | |||||||||||||
| Finland Heikki Kovalainen | 2.23.1061 | |||||||||||||
Rallying Group
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Porsche 996 GT3 RSR | ||||||||||
| France Sébastien Loeb | 2:18.9701 | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| Spain Nani Roma | 2:20.4327 | |||||||||
| France Sébastien Loeb | 2:18.8750 | |||||||||
| Porsche 996 GT3 RSR | ||||||||||
| 2:22.4944 | ||||||||||
| France Stéphane Peterhansel | 2:40.3303 | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| 2:29.2107 | ||||||||||
| France Sébastien Loeb | 2:24.5987 | |||||||||
| Porsche 996 GT3 RSR | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom Colin McRae | 2:25.5745 | |||||||||
| Spain Dani Sordo | 2:16.8528 | |||||||||
| Citroën Xsara WRC | ||||||||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 2:26.9785 | |||||||||
| Spain Dani Sordo | 2:21.0805 | |||||||||
| Porsche 996 GT3 RSR | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom Colin McRae | 2:20.2493 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom Colin McRae | 2:15.9343 | |||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 2:19.0594 | |||||||||
Final
[edit | edit source]| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Mattias Ekström | 2:21.2617 | Citroën Xsara WRC | France Sébastien Loeb | 2:21.4500 |
| Sweden Mattias Ekström | 2:16.1273 | Renault Mégane Trophy | France Sébastien Loeb | 2:22.4954 |
The Nations Cup
[edit | edit source]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Germany Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Finland Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Finland Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| DenmarkSweden Scandinavia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Finland Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France PlayStation France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain Spain | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France PlayStation France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France PlayStation France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France Auto Hebdo France | 0 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary Round
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France PlayStation France | 2-0 | France 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
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Germany | 1-2 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| 2-1 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| Finland Finland | 2-1 | DenmarkSweden Scandinavia | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Spain Spain | 0-2 | France PlayStation France | ||||
| 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
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| Finland Finland | 2-1 | France PlayStation France | ||||
| 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
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Finland 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 | ||
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]Results obtained from http://www.jon44w.com/site3/viewthread.php?fid=72&tid=2060&action=printable