2015 Race of Champions
# 2015 Race of Champions

The 2015 Race of Champions was a motorsports event that took place over 20–21 November 2015 at the Olympic Stadium in London.

A previous six-time winner of the Nations' Cup, Sebastian Vettel became Champion of Champions for the first time, defeating Tom Kristensen, who made the final for the fourth time, 2–0. In the Nations' Cup itself, the England 1 team of Jason Plato and Andy Priaulx took the victory in a final race decider against Germany, who were represented by Vettel and fellow Formula One driver Nico Hülkenberg.

## Participants

| Nations' Cup team | Drivers | 2015 series |
| - | - | - |
| All Stars | Romain Grosjean | Formula One |
| All Stars | Chris Hoy | ELMS, Radical European Masters |
| Americas | Ryan Hunter-Reay | IndyCar |
| Americas | José María López | World Touring Car Championship |
| Australia | Daniel Ricciardo | Formula One |
| Australia | Mick Doohan | none |
| Brazil | Felipe Massa | Formula One |
| Brazil | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Global RallyCross, Formula E, Indy Lights |
| England 1 | Jason Plato | BTCC |
| England 1 | Andy Priaulx | BTCC, ELMS |
| England 2 | Jenson Button | Formula One |
| England 2 | Alex Buncombe | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| Germany | Sebastian Vettel | Formula One |
| Germany | Nico Hülkenberg | Formula One, WEC |
| Nordic | Tom Kristensen | none |
| Nordic | Petter Solberg | World Rallycross Championship |
| Scotland | David Coulthard | none |
| Scotland | Susie Wolff | Formula One test and reserve driver |
| Young Stars | Jolyon Palmer | Formula One test and reserve driver |
| Young Stars | Pascal Wehrlein | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |

## Cars

Eight vehicles were used throughout the event. Returning from the 2014 Race of Champions were the Ariel Atom Cup, the KTM X-Bow, the ROC Car and the NASCAR Chevrolet SS Stock Car as used in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Introduced for 2015 were the Mercedes-AMG GT, the Radical SR3 RSX and the Rage Comet, while the RX 150 returned after an absence of several years.

## Nations' Cup

### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Brazil | 0–2 | England 1 |
| All Stars | 1–2 | Young Stars |

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Americas | Americas | 1 | | | | | | |
| Nordic | Nordic | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nordic | Nordic | 2 | Nordic | Nordic | 0 | | | |
| | | | Germany | Germany | 2 | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 2 | Germany | Germany | 2 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 0 | | | | Germany | Germany | 1 |
| | | | | | | England 1 | England 1 | 2 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 0 | | | | | | | England 1 | England 1 | 2 |
| England 2 | England 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| England 2 | England 2 | 2 | England 2 | England 2 | 1 | | | |
| | | | England 1 | England 1 | 2 | | | |
| England 1 | England 1 | 2 | England 1 | England 1 | 2 | | | |
| Young Stars | Young Stars | 1 | | | | | | |

## Race of Champions

### Preliminary round

The preliminary round pairs were:

* Ryan Hunter-Reay def. José María López
* Andy Priaulx def. Pascal Wehrlein
* Bradley Philpot def. Mick Doohan
* Alex Buncombe def. Jolyon Palmer

### Knockout stage

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | Petter Solberg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Daniel Ricciardo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Daniel Ricciardo | 0 | | | | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | 1 | | | | |
| B1 | Jenson Button | 0 | | | | | | | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | 1 | | | | |
| B4 | Felipe Massa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B4 | Felipe Massa | 2 | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | 2 | | | | | | | |
| B2 | David Coulthard | 2 | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | 2 | | | | | | | |
| B3 | Susie Wolff | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B3 | Susie Wolff | 0 | | | | | | | | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | 0 |
| C1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | 0 |
| C4 | Tom Kristensen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Tom Kristensen | 2 | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jason Plato | Jason Plato | 0 | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Jason Plato | 2 | Jason Plato | Jason Plato | 0 | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Romain Grosjean | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Romain Grosjean | 0 | | | | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alex Buncombe | Alex Buncombe | 0 | | | | |
| D1 | Andy Priaulx | 2 | | | | | | | Alex Buncombe | Alex Buncombe | 0 | | | | |
| D4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 0 | Andy Priaulx | Andy Priaulx | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alex Buncombe | Alex Buncombe | 2 | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Bradley Philpot | 0 | Alex Buncombe | Alex Buncombe | 2 | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Alex Buncombe | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
