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 teamDrivers2016 series
Colombia Gabby ChavesIndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Colombia Juan Pablo MontoyaIndyCar Series
Brazil Tony KanaanIndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Brazil Felipe MassaFormula One
Germany Sebastian VettelFormula One
Germany Pascal WehrleinFormula One
ROC Factor Latin America Hélio CastronevesIndyCar Series
ROC Factor Latin America Gabriel Glusmannone
Nordic Tom Kristensennone
Nordic Petter SolbergWorld Rallycross Championship
ROC Factor Canada James HinchcliffeIndyCar Series
ROC Factor Canada Stefan RzadzinskiNissan Micra Cup
United Kingdom Jenson ButtonFormula One
United Kingdom David Coulthardnone
Team USA IndyCar Ryan Hunter-ReayIndyCar Series
Team USA IndyCar Alexander RossiIndyCar Series
Team USA NASCAR Kurt BuschNASCAR Sprint Cup
Team USA NASCAR Kyle BuschNASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity Series
Team USA Rally X Travis PastranaRally America
Team USA Rally X Scott SpeedGlobal 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.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

Race of Champions

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Footnotes