Layout of 2017 Race of Champions

The 2017 Race of Champions was the 28th running of the event, and took place over 21–22 January 2017 at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami. Juan Pablo Montoya took the Championship and became the champion for the first time. Sebastian Vettel, after teammate Pascal Wehrlein was sidelined after a crash, single-handedly won the Nations' Cup for Germany.

Participants

Nations' Cup teamDrivers2016 series
ColombiaColombia Gabby ChavesIndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Colombia Juan Pablo MontoyaIndyCar Series
BrazilBrazil Tony KanaanIndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Brazil Felipe MassaFormula One
GermanyGermany Sebastian VettelFormula One
Germany Pascal WehrleinFormula One
ROC Factor Latin AmericaBrazil Hélio CastronevesIndyCar Series
Argentina Gabriel Glusmannone
NordicDenmark Tom Kristensennone
Norway Petter SolbergWorld Rallycross Championship
ROC Factor CanadaCanada James HinchcliffeIndyCar Series
Canada Stefan RzadzinskiNissan Micra Cup
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson ButtonFormula One
United Kingdom David Coulthardnone
Team USA IndyCarUnited States Ryan Hunter-ReayIndyCar Series
United States Alexander RossiIndyCar Series
Team USA NASCARUnited States Kurt BuschNASCAR Sprint Cup
United States Kyle BuschNASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity Series
Team USA Rally XUnited States Travis PastranaRally America
United States Scott SpeedGlobal RallyCross Championship, Audi Sport TT Cup

Nations' Cup

There were three groups of uneven size, with a format which ensured North American participation in the final.

The top two teams from Group A (USA/Canada) would progress to Semi-Final A, with the winners of Groups B (Europe) and C (South America) progressing to Semi-Final B; the winners of the two Semi-Finals would face off in the final.

Group stage

Group A

Pos.TeamWinsLossesTime
1United States Team USA IndyCar421:15.7969
2United States Team USA NASCAR421:16.2932
3Canada Team Canada331:17.4019
4United States Team USA RallyX151:15.8272

Group B

Pos.TeamWinsLossesTime
1Germany Team Germany40
United Kingdom Team Great Britain
Team Nordic

Group C

Pos.TeamWinsLossesTime
1Colombia Team Colombia22
Brazil Team Brazil22
Latin America22

Knockout stage

Semi-finalsFinal
United States Team USA IndyCar1
United States Team USA NASCAR2
United States Team USA NASCAR0
Germany Team Germany2
Germany Team Germany2
Colombia Team Colombia0

Race of Champions

Group stage

Group A

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1United States Travis Pastrana300:37.7393
2Brazil Hélio Castroneves210:37.2688
3Germany Sebastian Vettel120:37.6493
4United States Alexander Rossi030:37.7898

Group B

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya210:37.3303
2Brazil Felipe Massa210:37.6360
3Germany Pascal Wehrlein120:36.6564
4Norway Petter Solberg120:36.9282

Group C

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1United Kingdom Jenson Button300:38.6742
2United States Kyle Busch210:38.7193
3Brazil Tony Kanaan120:38.6410
4Canada James Hinchcliffe030:39.0259

Group D

Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1United Kingdom David Coulthard300:38.4466
2Denmark Tom Kristensen210:38.3756
3United States Kurt Busch120:38.4182
4United States Ryan Hunter-Reay030:39.8681

Knockout stage

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
United States Travis Pastrana0
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya2
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya2
Brazil Felipe Massa0
Brazil Felipe Massa2
Brazil Hélio Castroneves0
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya2
Denmark Tom Kristensen0
United Kingdom Jenson Button1
Denmark Tom Kristensen2
Denmark Tom Kristensen2
United Kingdom David Coulthard0
United Kingdom David Coulthard2
United States Kyle Busch0

Footnotes

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