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{{Short description|Motor racing competition}}
{{Motorsport season
|title = [[Race of Champions]]
|link = Race of Champions
|year = 2007
}}
[[Image:Circuit RoC 2007 Wembley Stadion.svg|thumb|250px|Layout of 2007 Race of Champions]]
[[Image:Race of Champions 2007 panorama.jpg|thumb|250px|2007 Race of Champions at [[Wembley Stadium]].]]
[[Image:Race of Champions 2007 competitors.jpg|thumb|250px|The 16 competitors line up before the start of the event.]]
[[Image:Mattias Ekström and Michael Schumacher.jpg|thumb|[[Michael Schumacher]] congratulates [[Mattias Ekström]] for his second RoC title.]]

The '''2007 Race of Champions''' took place on December 16 at the [[Wembley Stadium]]. [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Sebastian Vettel]] of the German team beat Finland to the Nation's Cup, however [[Mattias Ekström]] of Sweden and the Scandinavian team won the Driver's Cup after beating Schumacher in the three-heat final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/11/22/race_of_champions_feature.shtml|title=2007 Race of Champions|date=16 December 2007|work=BBC News|accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref>

The event itself was overshadowed by the recent death of former World Rally Champion [[Colin McRae]] who died in a helicopter accident on the 15 September. He was due to represent Scotland alongside [[David Coulthard]]. Colin's position was filled by his rally driver brother [[Alister McRae]].

==Participants==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Drivers
! 2007 series
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Autosport]] [[England]]'''
| [[Jenson Button]]
| [[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|-
| [[Andy Priaulx]]
| [[2007 World Touring Car Championship season|WTCC]]
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{FIN}}'''
| [[Marcus Grönholm]]
| [[2007 World Rally Championship season|WRC]]
|-
| [[Heikki Kovalainen]]
| [[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{FRA}}'''
| [[Sébastien Bourdais]]
| [[2007 Champ Car season|Champ Car]]
|-
| [[Yvan Muller]]
| [[2007 World Touring Car Championship season|WTCC]]
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{GER}}'''
| [[Michael Schumacher]]
| ''none''
|-
| [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| [[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{NOR}}'''
| [[Henning Solberg]]
| [[2007 World Rally Championship season|WRC]]
|-
| [[Petter Solberg]]
| [[2007 World Rally Championship season|WRC]]
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{Flagicon|DEN}}{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Scandinavia]]'''
| [[Mattias Ekström]]
| [[2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|DTM]]
|-
| [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]]
| [[2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|DTM]]
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{Flagicon|SCO}} F1 Racing Scotland'''
| [[David Coulthard]]
| [[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|-
| [[Alister McRae]]
| [[2007 World Rally Championship season|WRC]]
|-
|rowspan=2| '''{{USA}}'''
| [[Jimmie Johnson]]
| [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|NASCAR]]
|-
| [[Travis Pastrana]]
| [[X Games]] & [[Rally America]]
|}

==Cars==
* [[Fiat Grande Punto|Abarth Grande Punto S2000]]
* [[Aston Martin Vantage N24]]
* [[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
* ROC Car
* Solution F Prototype

==Driver's Cup==
{{Round16
| Solution F Prototype
|{{Flagicon|GER}} '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''|'''1:50.1346'''
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Henning Solberg]]|1:52.2629
| ROC Car
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jenson Button]]'''|'''1:52.3686'''
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Alister McRae]]|1:54.8733
| Solution F Prototype
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmie Johnson]]|1:49.6683
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Sébastien Bourdais]]'''|'''1:48.9771'''
| ROC Car
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} '''[[David Coulthard]]'''|'''1:50.6241'''
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Petter Solberg]]|2:06.7098
| Solution F Prototype
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Heikki Kovalainen]]'''|'''1:50.2973'''
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]|1:51.1478
| ROC Car
|{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Andy Priaulx]]'''|'''1:49.6485'''
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Yvan Muller]]|1:51.6445
| Solution F Prototype
|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Mattias Ekström]]'''|'''1:50.0963'''
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]]|1:51.1692
| ROC Car
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Marcus Grönholm]]|1:56.8349
|{{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Travis Pastrana]]'''|'''1:55.2582'''
| ROC Car
|{{Flagicon|GER}} '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''|'''1:48.0203'''
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]|1:49.1543
| Solution F Prototype
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Sébastien Bourdais]]'''|'''1:50.4782'''
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]|1:51.4879
| Aston Martin Vantage N24
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]]|1:53.7035
|{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Andy Priaulx]]'''|'''1:53.6036'''
| Ford Focus RS WRC
|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Mattias Ekström]]'''|'''1:54.3696'''
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Travis Pastrana]]|1:57.1632
| ROC Car
|{{Flagicon|GER}} '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''|'''1:47.9105'''
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]|1:48.9747
| Solution F Prototype
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Priaulx]]|DNF
|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Mattias Ekström]]'''|'''1:49.3806'''
| 
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]|1
|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Mattias Ekström]]'''|'''2'''
|3rdplace=no
}}

===Final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Driver 1
! Time 1
! Car
! Driver 2
! Time 2
|-
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| 1:49.8010
! Solution F Prototype
| '''{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Mattias Ekström]]'''
| '''1:48.1945'''
|-
| '''{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''1:47.0026'''
! ROC Car
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Mattias Ekström]]
| 1:47.9687
|-
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| DNF
! Solution F Prototype
| '''{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Mattias Ekström]]'''
| '''1:47.3191'''
|}

==Nations Cup==
{{Round8
|
|{{flagicon|France}} France|1
|'''{{flagicon|Norway}} Norway'''|'''2'''
|
|'''{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]'''|'''2'''
|{{flagicon|Denmark}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Scandinavia]]|0  
|
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} F1 Racing Scotland|0
|'''{{flagicon|England}} [[Autosport]] [[England]]'''|'''2 '''
|
|{{flagicon|USA}} United States|1
|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany|'''2  ''' 
|
|{{flagicon|Norway}} Norway|0
|'''{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]'''|'''2'''
|
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Autosport]] [[England]]|0
|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany'''|'''2'''
|
|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany'''|'''2'''
|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]|1
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team 1
! Time 1
! Score
! Team 2
! Time 2
! 
! Car
|-
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|FRA}} France
!rowspan=4| 1-2
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|NOR}} '''Norway'''
!
!
|-
| '''[[Sébastien Bourdais]]'''
| '''1:51.6054'''
| [[Henning Solberg]]
| 1:55.1300
!
| Solution F Prototype
|-
| [[Yvan Muller]]
| 1:55.2650
| '''[[Petter Solberg]]'''
| '''1:55.0342'''
!
| [[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|-
| [[Sébastien Bourdais]]
| DNF
| '''[[Petter Solberg]]'''
| '''1:56.2768'''
!
| ROC Car
|-
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''Finland'''
!rowspan=3| 2-0
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|DEN}}{{Flagicon|SWE}} Scandinavia
!
!
|-
| '''[[Heikki Kovalainen]]'''
| '''1:50.9680'''
| [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]]
| 1:51.7954
!
| Solution F Prototype
|-
| '''[[Marcus Grönholm]]'''
| '''1:51.3012'''
| [[Mattias Ekström]]
| 1:52.4360
!
| [[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|-
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|SCO}} F1 Racing Scotland
!rowspan=3| 0-2
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|ENG}} '''Autosport England'''
!
!
|-
| [[David Coulthard]]
| 2:04.5674
| '''[[Jenson Button]]'''
| '''2:02.9926'''
!
| [[Fiat Grande Punto|Abarth Grande Punto S2000]]
|-
| [[Alister McRae]]
| 1:59.2322
| '''[[Andy Priaulx]]'''
| '''1:53.9674'''
!
| [[Aston Martin Vantage N24]]
|-
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|USA}} USA
!rowspan=4| 1-2
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|GER}} '''Germany'''
!
!
|-
| [[Jimmie Johnson]]
| 2:04.5386
| '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''2:01.6595'''
!
| [[Fiat Grande Punto|Abarth Grande Punto S2000]]
|-
| '''[[Travis Pastrana]]'''
| '''1:53.2361'''
| [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| 1:54.6346
!
| [[Aston Martin Vantage N24]]
|-
| [[Travis Pastrana]]
| 1:55.6721
| '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''1:51.4714'''
!
| ROC Car
|}

===Semifinals===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team 1
! Time 1
! Score
! Team 2
! Time 2
!
! Car
|-
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|NOR}} Norway
!rowspan=3| 0-2
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|FIN}} '''Finland'''
!
!
|-
| [[Henning Solberg]]
| 2:02.4305
| '''[[Heikki Kovalainen]]'''
| '''2:01.0103'''
!
| [[Fiat Grande Punto|Abarth Grande Punto S2000]]
|-
| [[Petter Solberg]]
| 1:54.1627
| '''[[Marcus Grönholm]]'''
| '''1:52.1561'''
!
| [[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|-
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Autosport England
!rowspan=3| 0-2
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|GER}} '''Germany'''
!
!
|-
| [[Jenson Button]]
| 1:50.1701
| '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''1:49.7097'''
!
| Solution F Prototype
|-
| [[Andy Priaulx]]
| 1:52.3379
| '''[[Sebastian Vettel]]'''
| '''1:51.7319'''
!
| [[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|}

===Final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team 1
! Time 1
! Score
! Team 2
! Time 2
!
! Car
|-
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|GER}} '''Germany'''
!rowspan=4| 2-1
!colspan=2| {{Flagicon|FIN}} Finland
!
!
|-
| [[Michael Schumacher]]
| DNF
| '''[[Heikki Kovalainen]]'''
| '''DNF'''<ref>Kovalainen laped Schumacher after the german stalled at the start line</ref>
!
| [[Fiat Grande Punto|Abarth Grande Punto S2000]]
|-
| '''[[Sebastian Vettel]]'''
| '''1:50.8516'''
| [[Marcus Grönholm]]
| 1:51.3727
!
| [[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|-
| '''[[Sebastian Vettel]]'''
| '''1:49.6363'''
| [[Heikki Kovalainen]]
| 1:51.1503
!
| ROC Car
|}

==See also==
*[[Race of Champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111025131449/http://www.raceofchampions.com/history/2007-wembley-stadium.aspx 2007 Race of Champions at Official Site]

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