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The Race of Champions semi-finals
Media information: 16 December 2007Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will face reigning Champion of Champions Mattias Ekström in The ROC 2007 final after the German beat quadruple Champ Car Champion Sébastien Bourdais in today’s semi-finals.
Mattias Ekström secured his place in the final, beating Andy Priaulx when the triple World Touring Car Champion lost control of his car on the last corner of the race.
Driver reactions from today’s The Race of Champions semi-finals:
Four-time Champ Car Champion Sébastien Bourdais
“There was water on the track after Heikki crashed into the middle barrier and I got caught out. It was my first race in the buggie whilst Michael managed to get quite a few goes and that went against me.”
Triple and reigning World Touring Car Champion, Andy Priaulx
“Of course I’m disappointed not to make the final. But there is only one winner and anyone can lose. I had massive understeer, it just wasn’t turning in and I was taking handfuls of lock. It’s been a very emotional event today; we’re all driving for Colin.”
Editors’ Notes
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The Race of Champions was started in 1988 by Fredrik Johnsson and Michèle Mouton, the world’s most successful female rally driver.
The Race Of Champions event on December 14 will be made up of two separate competitions – The ROC Nations Cup and The Race of Champions.
Each competition pits drivers against each other in a head-to-head knockout format, with equal equipment ensuring races are won and lost on talent alone.
The ROC Nations Cup features drivers paired into teams based on their nationality. The teams then fight head-to-head against each other in knockout competition. Last year Team Germany (Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel) beat Team Finland (Marcus Grönholm and Heikki Kovalainen) in the final.
The Race Of Champions is a straightforward knockout competition, where 16 drivers go head-to-head until the champion is decided. In last year’s Final, Mattias Ekström beat Michael Schumacher in the third race of a best-of-three battle.
Already confirmed for The Race of Champions 2008 are:
- Seven-times F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher (Team Germany)
- Triple World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx (Team Autosport Great Britain)
- Honda Racing F1 Team race winner Jenson Button (Team Autosport Great Britain)
- Toro Rosso F1 racer Sebastian Vettel (Team Germany)
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