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.[1]

2018 Race of Champions
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Participants
Nations' Cup team Drivers 2017 series
Latin America Juan Pablo Montoya[2] IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Hélio Castroneves[2] IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Nordic Tom Kristensen[2] none
Petter Solberg[2] World Rallycross Championship
Sim Racing All Star Rudy van Buren[3] World's Fastest Gamer
Enzo Bonito[3] none
United Kingdom David Coulthard[2] none
Lando Norris[2] FIA F3 European Championship, FIA F2 Championship
United States Josef Newgarden[2] IndyCar Series
Ryan Hunter-Reay[2] IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi[4] World Rally Championship
Ahmed Bin Khanen[4] none
Lebanon Karl Masaad[5] F4 British Championship
Mansour Chebli[5] none
United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi[5] World Endurance Championship
Khalid Al Qassimi[5] World Rally Championship
Germany Timo Bernhard[6] World Endurance Championship
René Rast[6] Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Sweden Johan Kristoffersson[6] World Rallycross Championship
Joel Eriksson[6] FIA F3 European Championship
Mexico Memo Rojas[6] European Le Mans Series
Abraham Calderón[6] NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series

Nations' Cup

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

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

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

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Team Saudi Arabia0
 
 
 
 Team Germany2
 
 Team Germany2
 
 
 
 Team Latin America1
 
 Team Nordic1
 
 
 Team Latin America2
 

Race of Champions

Group A
Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 0 0:58.4000
2 Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 1 0:59.4700
3 Hélio Castroneves 1 2 0:59.0570
4 Memo Rojas 0 3 1:00.7312

Group B
Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 David Coulthard 3 0 0:57.4500
2 Tom Kristensen 2 1 0:57.4900
3 Rudy Van Buren 1 2 0:57.9430
4 Timo Bernhard 0 3 0:58.8524

Group C
Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Johan Kristoffersson 2 1 0:58.0770
2 Joel Eriksson 2 1 0:58.4030
3 René Rast 2 1 0:58.3570
4 Lando Norris 0 3 0:58.9108

Group D
Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Petter Solberg 3 0 0:57.5330
2 Josef Newgarden 2 1 0:58.5730
3 Ahmed Bin Khanen 1 2 0:58.8320
4 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 0 3 1:01.3017

Knockout stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Juan Pablo Montoya 0
Tom Kristensen 1
Tom Kristensen 0
David Coulthard 1
David Coulthard 1
Ryan Hunter-Reay 0
David Coulthard 2
Petter Solberg 0
Josef Newgarden 0
Johan Kristoffersson 1
Johan Kristoffersson 0
Petter Solberg 1
Petter Solberg 1
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. "SUPERSTARS OF WORLD MOTORSPORT TO RACE AT ROC RIYADH". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. "Sim racers to get real-world Race Of Champions entries". motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. "ROC FACTOR RETURNS TO UNEARTH NEXT MIDDLE EASTERN SUPERSTAR DRIVER". Race of Champions. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. "ROC FACTOR SAUDI ARABIA AND MIDDLE EAST FINALISTS REVEALED". Race of Champions. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. "REIGNING CHAMPIONS FROM TOP MOTORSPORT SERIES ALL OVER THE WORLD JOIN ROC RIYADH LINE-UP". Race of Champions. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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