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2018 Race of Champions

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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]

Participants

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

Nations' Cup

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best 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

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best 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

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best 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

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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

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best 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

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best 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

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best 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

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Pos. Team Wins Losses Best 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

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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

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  1. ^ Bradley, Charles (17 October 2017). "Race Of Champions makes historic switch to Saudi Arabia". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "SUPERSTARS OF WORLD MOTORSPORT TO RACE AT ROC RIYADH". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Sim racers to get real-world Race Of Champions entries". motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "ROC FACTOR RETURNS TO UNEARTH NEXT MIDDLE EASTERN SUPERSTAR DRIVER". Race of Champions. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "ROC FACTOR SAUDI ARABIA AND MIDDLE EAST FINALISTS REVEALED". Race of Champions. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "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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