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 became the Champion of Champions 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 team | Drivers | 2016 series |
Colombia | Gabby Chaves | IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
Colombia | Juan Pablo Montoya | IndyCar Series |
Brazil | Tony Kanaan | IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
Brazil | Felipe Massa | Formula One |
Germany | Sebastian Vettel | Formula One |
Germany | Pascal Wehrlein | Formula One |
ROC Factor Latin America | Hélio Castroneves | IndyCar Series |
ROC Factor Latin America | Gabriel Glusman | none |
Nordic | Tom Kristensen | none |
Nordic | Petter Solberg | World Rallycross Championship |
ROC Factor Canada | James Hinchcliffe | IndyCar Series |
ROC Factor Canada | Stefan Rzadzinski | Nissan Micra Cup |
United Kingdom | Jenson Button | Formula One |
United Kingdom | David Coulthard | none |
Team USA IndyCar | Ryan Hunter-Reay | IndyCar Series |
Team USA IndyCar | Alexander Rossi | IndyCar Series |
Team USA NASCAR | Kurt Busch | NASCAR Sprint Cup |
Team USA NASCAR | Kyle Busch | NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity Series |
Team USA Rally X | Travis Pastrana | Rally America |
Team USA Rally X | Scott Speed | Global 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 would progress to Semi-Final A, with the winners of Groups B and C progressing to Semi-Final B; the winners of the two Semi-Finals would face off in the final.