2005 Race of Champions

The 2005 Race of Champions took place on December 3 again at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

The individual event was won by Sébastien Loeb after Tom Kristensen crashed out of the final, and the Nations Cup event by Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekström representing Scandinavia.

Changes from the past included a number of wild card drivers, the use of the Porsche 911 GT3 instead of the Ferrari 360 Modena and the introduction of the Renault Mégane Trophy alongside the Citroën Xsara WRC and now traditional "ROC Buggy" as competition cars.

Participants TeamRacing DriverRally DriverFrance Jean Alesi Sébastien LoebUnited States Jeff Gordon Travis PastranaGreat Britain David Coulthard Colin McRaeFinland Heikki Kovalainen Marcus GrönholmBrazil Felipe Massa Nelson Piquet Jr.Scandinavia Tom Kristensen Mattias EkströmBenelux Christijan Albers François DuvalTeam PlayStation France Sébastien Bourdais Stéphane PeterhanselGermany Bernd Schneider Armin SchwarzWildcard - ROC Dan Wheldon Daniel Sordo

Race of Champions

Racing Group Eight drivers were randomly selected to compete in a first eliminatory round.

Rallying Group

Final Driver 1 Time 1 Car Driver 2 Time 2 Tom Kristensen 1:45.7349 Renault Mégane Trophy Sébastien Loeb 1:45.7349 Tom Kristensen DNF Citroën Xsara WRC Sébastien Loeb 2:36.9539

The Nations Cup

Preliminary round Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car Scandinavia 2-0 Benelux Tom Kristensen 1:44.6670 Christijan Albers 1:45.9915 Renault Mégane Trophy Mattias Ekström 1:46.5395 François Duval 1:48.6053 ROC Car

Quarterfinals Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car France 1-2 Team PlayStation France Jean Alesi 1:44.4043 Sébastien Bourdais 1:44.0267 Porsche 911 GT3 Sébastien Loeb 1:45.4355 Stéphane Peterhansel 1:47.2582 ROC Car Jean Alesi 1:45.9329 Sébastien Bourdais 1:45.8009 ROC Car Great Britain 2-0 Germany David Coulthard 1:42.3108 Bernd Schneider 1:43.2584 Renault Mégane Trophy Colin McRae 1:45.6080 Armin Schwarz 1:46.7458 ROC Car Brazil 1-2 United States Nelson Piquet Jr. 1:45.2953 Jeff Gordon 1:44.0434 Porsche 911 GT3 Felipe Massa 1:44.6443 Travis Pastrana 1:46.0117 ROC Car Nelson Piquet Jr. 1:45.9035 Jeff Gordon 1:44.6499 ROC Car Finland 0-2 Scandinavia Heikki Kovalainen 1:56.8013 Tom Kristensen 1:45.3118 Renault Mégane Trophy Marcus Grönholm 1:46.3587 Mattias Ekström 1:43.7845 ROC Car

Semifinals Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car Team PlayStation France 2-1 Great Britain Sébastien Bourdais 1:43.4333 David Coulthard 1:43.9026 Porsche 911 GT3 Stéphane Peterhansel 1:52.4131 Colin McRae 1:48.0446 Citroën Xsara WRC Sébastien Bourdais 1:44.7226 David Coulthard 1:44.7976 ROC Car United States 0-2 Scandinavia Jeff Gordon 1:43.7200 Tom Kristensen 1:43.6386 Renault Mégane Trophy Travis Pastrana 2:00.0571 (penalty) Mattias Ekström 1:47.4469 Citroën Xsara WRC

Final Team 1 Time 1 Score Team 2 Time 2 Car Team PlayStation France 0-2 Scandinavia Sébastien Bourdais 1:44.1617 Tom Kristensen 1:43.6516 Porsche 911 GT3 Stéphane Peterhansel 1:56.3242 Mattias Ekström 1:47.4428 Citroën Xsara WRC

See also Race of Champions

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