Race of Champions
Beijing 2009
ROC Beijing Challenge
The ROC Beijing Challenge followed a similar format to The Race of Champions, with the four fastest drivers from ROC China going head-to head with four ROC drivers - Emanuele Pirro, Mick Doohan, Marcus Gronholm and Giniel de Villiers. It took place after ROC China on Monday 2 November.
The eight drivers raced in one-on-one knockout heats to determine who progressed to the semi-finals and then the final. In the end, Pirro beat de Villier in a best-of-three final.
ROC China
Held on Monday 2 November, ROC China was a qualifying heat to determine which Chinese drivers would represent their country in the ROC Nations Cup and The Race of Champions a day later.
Following a similar format to the ROC South Europe event held in Portugal earlier in 2009 where Monaco beat Portugal, Spain and Italy to a place in the ROC Nations Cup, China’s best drivers competed against each other to determine who was fastest.
The top two drivers - Dong He Bin and Han Han - got to represent China in The ROC Nations Cup, while the fastest four were entered into the ROC Beijing Challenge, which took place immediately after ROC China.
