2014 Race of Champions


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. 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, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Jamie Whincup, Petter Solberg, Kurt Busch and Mick Doohan.
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 teams were the only former victors participating, while Argentina and Barbados gained representation for the first time.

Nations' Cup

CountryDrivers2014 series
Americas Robby GordonDakar Rally, Baja 1000, Stadium Super Trucks
Americas José María LópezWorld Touring Car Championship
Australia Jamie WhincupV8 Supercars
Australia Mick Doohannone
Barbados Rhett WatsonBarbados Rally Club
Barbados Dane SkeeteBarbados Rally Club
France Romain GrosjeanFormula One
France Esteban OconEuropean Formula Three
Nordic Tom KristensenWorld Endurance Championship
Nordic Petter SolbergWorld Rallycross Championship
United Kingdom David Coulthardnone
United Kingdom Susie Wolffnone
United States Kurt BuschNASCAR Sprint Cup
United States Ryan Hunter-ReayIndyCar Series
Young Stars Jolyon PalmerGP2 Series
Young Stars Pascal WehrleinDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters

ROC Caribbean

CountryDrivers
Barbados Rhett Watson
Barbados Dane Skeete
Jamaica Doug Gore
Jamaica Jeffrey Panton
Guyana Kristian Jeffrey
Guyana Mark Vieira
Trinidad and Tobago Franklyn Boodram
Trinidad and Tobago David Coelho

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.
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

Group B

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Finals

ROC Caribbean

Group Stage

Pos.TeamWinsLossesCombined TimeDriverWinsLossesBest Time
1 Jamaica513:23.7386 Doug Gore301:39.9727
1 Jamaica513:23.7386 Jeffrey Panton211:43.7659
2 Barbados423:22.7315 Dane Skeete211:35.7346
2 Barbados423:22.7315 Rhett Watson211:46.9968
3 Guyana243:37.0557 Kristian Jeffrey121:52.8760
3 Guyana243:37.0557 Mark Vieira121:44.1797
4 Trinidad and Tobago153:49.0354 Franklyn Boodram031:57.7000
4 Trinidad and Tobago153:49.0354 David Coelho121:51.3354

Final

Race of Champions

Group A

Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
R. Grosjean1:47.7303ROC Car M. Doohan1:48.0281
J. Whincup1:51.6425 ROC Car D. Coulthard1:47.4247
D. Coulthard1:44.8446Ariel Atom Cup R. Grosjean1:45.3844
M. Doohan1:48.6375 Ariel Atom Cup J. Whincup1:47.2690
D. Coulthard2:03.8327Stadium Super Truck M. Doohan2:14.5405
R. Grosjean2:01.4502 Stadium Super Truck J. Whincup1:55.8265

Group B

Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
P. Solberg1:46.1249Euro Racecar R. Watson1:51.4913
K. Busch1:47.0683 Euro Racecar S. Wolff1:59.9363
S. Wolff1:46.0178KTM X-Bow P. Solberg1:45.5733
R. Watson1:49.3067KTM X-Bow K. Busch1:46.0155
S. Wolff1:49.0020Ariel Atom Cup R. Watson1:47.8957
P. Solberg1:47.6307Ariel Atom Cup K. Busch1:45.4474

Group C

Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
J.M. López1:45.3275KTM X-Bow E. Ocon1:44.0047
R. Gordon1:45.6735KTM X-Bow D. Gore1:46.6936
D. Gore2:01.7432 ROC Car J.M. López1:47.8188
E. Ocon1:48.6415ROC Car R. Gordon1:47.8002
D. Gore1:40.1819Audi R8 LMS E. Ocon1:39.9433
J.M. López1:40.1661Audi R8 LMS R. Gordon1:39.5145

Group D

Driver 1Time 1CarDriver 2Time 2
T. Kristensen1:51.4421 ROC Car P. Wehrlein1:46.8328
R. Hunter-Reay1:49.2027ROC Car J. Palmer1:52.4351
J. Palmer1:47.8287Euro Racecar T. Kristensen1:43.2076
P. Wehrlein1:48.5408 Euro Racecar R. Hunter-Reay1:46.3440
J. PalmerDNFStadium Super Truck P. Wehrlein1:59.5519
T. Kristensen2:00.4934 Stadium Super Truck R. Hunter-Reay1:57.8711

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final