2014 Race of Champions
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The 2014 Race of Champions was the 26th running of the event, and took place over 13–14 December 2014 at Bushy Park circuit in Barbados.[1] The Nations' Cup was won by the Nordic team of Tom Kristensen and Petter Solberg, while the individual contest was won by David Coulthard, who beat Pascal Wehrlein 2–0 in the final. Barbados won the inaugural ROC Caribbean competition.
Participants
The reigning Champion of Champions, Romain Grosjean, was invited to take part, along with the last edition's defeated finalist, nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen. Grosjean was the only active Formula One race driver to take part, although Williams test driver Susie Wolff, GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer, Mercedes test driver Pascal Wehrlein and European F3 champion Esteban Ocon all had experience of Formula One machinery, while David Coulthard was a 13-time Grand Prix winner.
Other champions participating included José María López (WTCC), Ryan Hunter-Reay (IndyCar), Jamie Whincup (V8 Supercars), Petter Solberg (WRC and World Rallycross), Kurt Busch (NASCAR) and Mick Doohan (MotoGP).
López, Ocon, Wolff, Busch, Palmer and Wehrlein all made their Race of Champions debuts, along with the eight ROC Caribbean drivers, while Solberg and Robby Gordon both returned after lengthy absences.
For the first time since the inception of the Nations' Cup event in 1999, there was no German team, Wehrlein the sole German representative in attendance. This means that there was guaranteed to be a non-German winning team for the first time since 2006. The French, United States and Nordic (as Scandinavia) teams were the only former victors participating, while Argentina and Barbados gained representation for the first time.
Nations' Cup
| Country | Drivers | 2014 series |
|---|---|---|
| Americas |  Robby Gordon[2] |
Dakar Rally, Baja 1000, Stadium Super Trucks |
 José María López[3] |
World Touring Car Championship | |
| Australia |  Jamie Whincup[4] |
V8 Supercars |
| Mick Doohan[5] |
none | |
| Barbados |  Rhett Watson[6] |
Barbados Rally Club |
| Dane Skeete[6] |
Barbados Rally Club | |
| France |  Romain Grosjean[7] |
Formula One |
| Esteban Ocon[8] |
European Formula Three | |
| Nordic[9] |  Tom Kristensen[7] |
World Endurance Championship |
 Petter Solberg[10] |
World Rallycross Championship | |
| United Kingdom[9] |  David Coulthard[11] |
none |
| Susie Wolff[12] |
none | |
| United States | Kurt Busch[13] |
NASCAR Sprint Cup |
| Ryan Hunter-Reay[14] |
IndyCar Series | |
| Young Stars[9] | Jolyon Palmer[15] |
GP2 Series |
 Pascal Wehrlein[9] |
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
ROC Caribbean
- As the fastest Barbadian and non-Barbadian respectively, Rhett Watson and Doug Gore advanced to the main competition.
Cars
Seven vehicles were used throughout the event. The Ariel Atom Cup, Stadium Super Truck and Volkswagen Polo RX car made their debut, while the Toyota GT-86, Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo and Volkswagen Scirocco were all dropped.[16]
Nations Cup
Drivers who made a false start or hit a wall are marked with a yellow card 
in the tables, and a time penalty of 5 seconds was added to their original time.
Group A
| Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Combined Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nordic |
4 | 2 | 3:29.0632 | Tom Kristensen |
2 | 1 | 1:44.4438 |
| Petter Solberg |
2 | 1 | 1:44.6194 | |||||
| 2 | France |
3 | 3 | 3:31.6116 | Romain Grosjean |
2 | 1 | 1:43.0110 |
| Esteban Ocon |
1 | 2 | 1:48.6005 | |||||
| 3 | Young Stars |
3 | 3 | 3:31.7359 | Pascal Wehrlein |
2 | 1 | 1:45.7331 |
| Jolyon Palmer |
1 | 2 | 1:46.0082 | |||||
| 4 | Americas |
2 | 4 | 3:31.1187 | Robby Gordon |
2 | 1 | 1:46.0544 |
| José María López |
0 | 3 | 1:45.0423 |
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Group B
| Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Combined Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
5 | 1 | 3:26.5556 | David Coulthard |
3 | 0 | 1:38.4714 |
| Susie Wolff |
2 | 1 | 1:48.0841 | |||||
| 2 | Barbados |
3 | 3 | 3:29.5150 | Dane Skeete |
2 | 1 | 1:47.2753 |
| Rhett Watson |
1 | 2 | 1:42.2396 | |||||
| 3 | United States |
3 | 3 | 3:30.4830 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
2 | 1 | 1:48.1785 |
| Kurt Busch |
1 | 2 | 1:43.3044 | |||||
| 4 | Australia |
1 | 5 | 3:30.0879 | Jamie Whincup |
1 | 2 | 1:41.5636 |
| Mick Doohan |
0 | 3 | 1:48.5242 |
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Nordic | 2 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| Nordic | 2 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 1 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | |||||
| Barbados | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Car | Team 2 | Time 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic |
2–1 | France | ||
| Tom Kristensen | 1:45.3986 | Ariel Atom Cup | Esteban Ocon | 1:48.0754 |
| Petter Solberg | 1:39.6318 | Audi R8 LMS | Romain Grosjean | 1:37.9993 |
| Tom Kristensen | 1:32.3916 | KTM X-Bow | Romain Grosjean | 1:46.6444 |
| United Kingdom |
2–1 | Barbados | ||
| Susie Wolff | 1:44.5943 | Audi R8 LMS | Dane Skeete | 1:42.5656 |
| David Coulthard | 1:34.9861 | Volkswagen Polo RX | Rhett Watson | 1:38.3667 |
| David Coulthard | 1:42:1432 | KTM X-Bow | Dane Skeete | DNF |
Finals
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Car | Team 2 | Time 2 |
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| Nordic |
2–1 | United Kingdom | ||
| Tom Kristensen | 1:39.1757 | Audi R8 LMS | Susie Wolff | 1:43.3748 |
| Petter Solberg | 1:35.3158 | Volkswagen Polo RX | David Coulthard | 1:33.0999 |
| Tom Kristensen | 1:45.1237 | Ariel Atom Cup | David Coulthard | 1:48.0739 |
ROC Caribbean
Group stage
| Pos. | Team | Wins | Losses | Combined Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jamaica |
5 | 1 | 3:23.7386 | Doug Gore |
3 | 0 | 1:39.9727 |
| Jeffrey Panton |
2 | 1 | 1:43.7659 | |||||
| 2 | Barbados |
4 | 2 | 3:22.7315 | Dane Skeete |
2 | 1 | 1:35.7346 |
| Rhett Watson |
2 | 1 | 1:46.9968 | |||||
| 3 |  Guyana |
2 | 4 | 3:37.0557 | Kristian Jeffrey |
1 | 2 | 1:52.8760 |
| Mark Vieira |
1 | 2 | 1:44.1797 | |||||
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 5 | 3:49.0354 | Franklyn Boodram |
0 | 3 | 1:57.7000 |
| David Coelho |
1 | 2 | 1:51.3354 |
Final
Race of Champions
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| David Coulthard
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Petter Solberg
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Coulthard
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Whincup
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Busch
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Whincup
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| David Coulthard
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Wehrlein
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Robby Gordon
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Wehrlein
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Wehrlein
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Esteban Ocon
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Hunter-Reay
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Esteban Ocon
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
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| David Coulthard |
1:34.9735 | Volkswagen Polo RX | Petter Solberg |
1:36.1533 |
| Kurt Busch |
1:42.3332 | Audi R8 LMS | Jamie Whincup |
1:41.6611 |
| Robby Gordon |
1:48.3652 | ROC Car | Pascal Wehrlein |
1:47.1126 |
| Ryan Hunter-Reay |
1:49.8119 | KTM X-Bow | Esteban Ocon |
1:44.6065 |
Semifinals
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
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| David Coulthard |
1:39.7538 | Audi R8 LMS | Jamie Whincup |
1:39.9289 |
| Pascal Wehrlein |
1:48.0097 |
ROC Car | Esteban Ocon |
1:55.4148 |
Final
| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
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| David Coulthard |
1:42.5122 |
KTM X-Bow | Pascal Wehrlein |
1:43.9608 |
| David Coulthard |
1:43.8670 | Ariel Atom Cup | Pascal Wehrlein |
1:46.5734 |