Race of Champions (1988–)

Not to be confused with the non-championship race the Race of Champions held from 1965 to 1983
The ROC, otherwise known as the Race of Champions, is an invitational only motorsport competition, hosted at the end of every calendar year (except 2013 and 2016, and was hosted at the start of 2017) since 1988.'ROC History', raceofchampions.com, (Race of Champions, 2015), http://www.raceofchampions.com/roc-history.aspx, (Accessed 30/04/2015) The ROC is unique in that the event brings together competitors from the World Rally Championship, Formula One, and many other international motorsport competitions.'Race of Champions', wikipedia.org, (Wikipedia, 07/03/2015), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_of_Champions, (Accessed 30/04/2015)
In the 2014 edition of the ROC, David Coulthard claimed victory in the final, becoming the "Champion of Champions", after teaming up with fellow Scot Susie Wolff in the "Nations Cup".'Race of Champions 2014', wikipedia.org, (Wikipedia, 03/04/2015), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Race_of_Champions, (Accessed 30/04/2015) Team UK, however, would miss out on victory to Team Nordic in the final.
In 2015, Sebastian Vettel became the "Champion of Champions", beating Tom Kristensen. It is also known as Wolff's final race before her retirement from motorsport.
==History==
The race was first organised in 1988 by former rally driver Michèle Mouton and Fredrik Johnsson, IMP (International Media Productions) President. Originally the event was a competition between the world's best rally drivers, but has since expanded to include top competitors from most of the world's premier motorsport disciplines, including motorcycle racing.
The top individual overall in The Race Of Champions is given the title "Champion of Champions", and receives the Henri Toivonen Memorial trophy. The ROC Nations' Cup was added in 1999 and now features teams of two drivers who compete for their country.
The current Champion of Champions is Juan Pablo Montoya.
===Winners===
Year	Champion of Champions
2017	Juan Pablo Montoya
2015	Sebastian Vettel
2014	David Coulthard
2012	Romain Grosjean
2011	Sébastien Ogier
2010	FIlipe Albuquerque
2009	Mattias Ekström
2008	Sébastien Loeb
2007	Mattias Ekström
2006	Mattias Ekström
2005	Sébastien Loeb
2004	Heikki Kovalainen
==Formula One==
Numerous drivers have been invited to the ROC from their Formula One exploits, with several going on to win one of the two cups on offer.
Driver 		ROC Years 		F1 years
Marc Gené 		1999-2000 		1999-2000, 2003-04
JJ Lehto 		1999, 2002-03 		1989-94
Yannick Dalmas 		1999 		1987-90, 1994
Emanuele Pirro 		1999-2001, 2009 		1989-91
Danny Sullivan 		2000 		1983
Paul Belmondo 		2001 		1992, 1994
Johnny Herbert 		2001 		1989-2000
Heikki Kovalainen 		2001, 2004-06, 2010 		2007-13
Fernando Alonso 		2001-02 		2001-17
Sébastien Bourdais		2002, 2004-07 		2008-09
Nick Heidfeld 		2002 		2000-11
Cristiano da Matta		2002-03 		2003-04
Olivier Panis 		2003 		1994-99, 2001-04
Felipe Massa 		2004-05, 2015, 2017 		2002-17
Jean Alesi 		2004-05 		1989-2001
Stéphane Sarrazin 		2004 		1999
Michael Schumacher		2004, 2007-12 		1991-2006, 2010-12
David Coulthard 		2004-07, 2009, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2017		1994-2008
Nelson Piquet, Jr.		2005, 2015, 2017 		2008-09
Christijan Albers 		2005 		2005-07
Jenson Button 		2007-09, 2011, 2015, 2017 		2000-16
Sebastian Vettel 		2007-12, 2015, 2017 		2007-17
Jaime Alguersuari 		2008 		2009-11
Alain Prost 		2010 		1980-91, 1993
Romain Grosjean 		2011-12, 2014-15 		2009, 2012-17
Timo Glock 		2011 		2004, 2008-12
Vitaly Petrov 		2011 		2010-12
Karun Chandhok 		2012 		2010-11
Narain Karthikeyan		2012 		2005, 2011-12
Susie Wolff* 		2014-15 		2012-15
Jolyon Palmer 		2014-15 		2015-17
Pascal Wehrlein 		2014-15, 2017 		2015-17
Nico Hülkenberg 		2015 		2010-15
Tom Kristensen* 		1997-2000, 2005-15, 2017 		2010-15
Daniel Ricciardo 		2015 		2011-15
Juan Pablo Montoya		2017 		2001-06
Alexander Rossi 		2017 		2014-15
Scott Speed 		2017 		2006-07
** Wolff and Kristensen have only run as test drivers in F1.
==References==
Category:Motor racing series