Race of Champions
The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring national teams consisting of racing and rally drivers. The race was organized in 1988 by Michèle Mouton and Fredrik Johnson.
Every year has featured an individual champion, and many have featured other contests. The top individual wins the Henri Toivonen Memorial trophy and given the title, Champion of Champions.
The Nations Cup was added in 1999. Each nation fields one rally driver and one circuit racer. The second driver often comes from the WRC, Formula 1, NASCAR, CART, IRL, or Grand Prix.
2004
The 2004 event took place on December 6 at the Stade de France in Paris.
The individual event was won by Heikki Kovalainen, and the team event by Jean Alesi and Sebastien Loeb representing France.
Drivers that took part are:
| Country | Racing Driver | Rally Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Felipe Massa | Tony Kanaan |
| Finland | Heikki Kovalainen | Marcus Gronholm |
| France | Jean Alesi | Sebastien Loeb |
| France (Team PlayStation) | Sebastien Bourdais | Stephane Sarrazin |
| Germany | Michael Schumacher | Armin Schwarz |
| Great Britain | David Coulthard | Colin McRae |
| Sweden | Kenny Brack | Mattias Ekstrom |
| USA | Casey Mears | Jimmie Johnson |
(Casey Mears was a substitute for Jeff Gordon, who was hospitalized with the flu)
History
| Year | Location | Champion of Champions | Nations Cup | Rally Masters | Classic Masters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation | Team | ||||||
| 2004 | Paris | Heikki Kovalainen | France | Alesi Sebastien Loeb | |||
| 2003 | Gran Canaria | Sebastien Loeb | All-Star | Fonsi Nieto Christiano Da Matta Gilles Panizzi | |||
| 2002 | Gran Canaria | Marcus Gronholm | USA | Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon Colin Edwards | |||
| 2001 | Gran Canaria | Harri Rovanperä | Spain | Jesus Puras Ruben Xaus Fernando Alonso | |||
| 2000 | Gran Canaria | Tommi Mäkinen | France | Regis Laconi Yvan Muller Gilles Panizzi | Armin Schwarz | ||
| 1999 | Gran Canaria | Didier Auriol | Finland | Tommi Mäkinen JJ Lehto Kari Tiainen | |||
| 1998 | Gran Canaria | Colin McRae | Alister McRae | Miki Biasion | |||
| 1997 | Gran Canaria | Carlos Sainz | Jarmo Kytolehtos | Walter Röhrl | |||
| 1996 | Gran Canaria | Didier Auriol | Flavio Alonso | ||||
| 1995 | Gran Canaria | Francois Delecour | Andrea Aghini | Marc Duez | |||
| 1994 | Gran Canaria | Didier Auriol | Timo Salonen | Jean-Louis Schlesser | |||
| 1993 | Gran Canaria | Didier Auriol | Stig Blomqvist | ||||
| 1992 | Gran Canaria | Andrea Aghini | Flavio Alonso | ||||
| 1991 | Madrid | Juha Kankkunen | Josep Maria Bardolet | ||||
| 1990 | Barcelona | Stig Blomqvist | Kenneth Eriksson | ||||
| 1989 | Nurburgring | Stig Blomqvist | |||||
| 1988 | Monthléry | Juha Kankkunen | |||||
External link
Race of Champions 2004 Official Website
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