2006 Race of Champions
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The 2006 Race of Champions took place on 16 December at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
The Nations' Cup was competed first and the event was won by Finland, with Heikki Kovalainen winning over United States' Travis Pastrana on the final round. Kovalainen's teammate was the two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm, whereas Pastrana drove all the rounds for the US team, after both Jimmie Johnson and his replacement, Scott Speed, had to withdraw from competing due to injuries.[1]
The individual event and the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy was won by Mattias Ekström of Sweden. He beat Kovalainen by 0.0002 seconds in the semi-finals, and defending champion, Sébastien Loeb of France, in the finals.[2]
The cars used were the Citroën Xsara WRC, the Renault Mégane Trophy, the Porsche 996 GT3 RSR, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT and the ubiquitous ROC Buggy.
Participants
| Team | Racing driver | Rally driver |
|---|---|---|
| Autosport England | Template:Flagicon James Thompson | Template:Flagicon Andy Priaulx |
| Finland | Template:Flagicon Heikki Kovalainen | Template:Flagicon Marcus Grönholm |
| PlayStation France | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Bourdais | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb |
| Auto Hebdo France | Template:Flagicon Yvan Muller | Template:Flagicon Stéphane Peterhansel |
| Germany | Template:Flagicon Bernd Schneider | Template:Flagicon Armin Schwarz |
| Scandinavia | Template:Flagicon Tom Kristensen | Template:Flagicon Mattias Ekström |
| F1 Racing Scotland | Template:Flagicon David Coulthard | Template:Flagicon Colin McRae |
| Spain | Template:Flagicon Nani Roma | Template:Flagicon Dani Sordo |
| United States | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
Race of Champions
Racing Group
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Rallying Group
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Final
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Mattias Ekström | 2:21.2617 | Citroën Xsara WRC | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 2:21.4500 |
| Template:Flagicon Mattias Ekström | 2:16.1273 | Renault Mégane Trophy | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Loeb | 2:22.4954 |
The Nations Cup
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Preliminary Round
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon PlayStation France | 2-0 | Template:Flagicon Auto Hebdo France | ||||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2:29.1005 | Yvan Muller | 2:29.7141 | Porsche 996 GT3 RSR | ||
| Sébastien Loeb | 2:33.3325 | Stéphane Peterhansel | 2:35.8314 | Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT | ||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon USA | 2-1 | Template:Flagicon F1 Racing Scotland | ||||
| Travis Pastrana | 3:07.1516 | David Coulthard | 2:32.1668 | Renault Mégane Trophy | ||
| Travis Pastrana | 2:29.3571 | Colin McRae | 2:35.3752 | Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
| Travis Pastrana | 2:34.4833 | David Coulthard | 2:34.9779 | ROC Car | ||
| Template:Flagicon Finland | 2-1 | Template:Flagicon PlayStation France | ||||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2:25.3105 | Sébastien Bourdais | 2:53.0120 | Renault Mégane Trophy | ||
| Marcus Grönholm | 2:24.6853 | Sébastien Loeb | 2:22.8908 | Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2:28.9772 | Sébastien Bourdais | 2:32.7080 | ROC Car | ||
Final
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon USA | 1-2 | Template:Flagicon Finland | ||||
| Travis Pastrana | 2:56.4534 | Heikki Kovalainen | 2:21.1936 | Renault Mégane Trophy | ||
| Travis Pastrana | 2:25.0260 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:28.8001 | Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
| Travis Pastrana | 2:32.1670 | Heikki Kovalainen | 2:28.7805 | ROC Car | ||
See also
References
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External links
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