2014 Race of Champions
# 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 (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 | Dakar Rally, Baja 1000, Stadium Super Trucks |
| Americas | José María López | World Touring Car Championship |
| Australia | Jamie Whincup | V8 Supercars |
| Australia | Mick Doohan | none |
| Barbados | Rhett Watson | Barbados Rally Club |
| Barbados | Dane Skeete | Barbados Rally Club |
| France | Romain Grosjean | Formula One |
| France | Esteban Ocon | European Formula Three |
| Nordic | Tom Kristensen | World Endurance Championship |
| Nordic | Petter Solberg | World Rallycross Championship |
| United Kingdom | David Coulthard | none |
| United Kingdom | Susie Wolff | none |
| United States | Kurt Busch | NASCAR Sprint Cup |
| United States | Ryan Hunter-Reay | IndyCar Series |
| Young Stars | Jolyon Palmer | GP2 Series |
| Young Stars | Pascal Wehrlein | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |

### ROC Caribbean

| Country | Drivers |
| - | - |
| 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 |

* 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.

* Ariel Atom Cup
* Audi R8 LMS
* KTM X-Bow
* Chevrolet Camaro (Whelen Euro Series)
* ROC Car
* Stadium Super Truck
* Volkswagen Polo RX

## 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 |
| 1 | Nordic | 4 | 2 | 3:29.0632 | Petter Solberg | 2 | 1 | 1:44.6194 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 3 | 3:31.6116 | Romain Grosjean | 2 | 1 | 1:43.0110 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 3 | 3:31.6116 | Esteban Ocon | 1 | 2 | 1:48.6005 |
| 3 | Young Stars | 3 | 3 | 3:31.7359 | Pascal Wehrlein | 2 | 1 | 1:45.7331 |
| 3 | Young Stars | 3 | 3 | 3:31.7359 | Jolyon Palmer | 1 | 2 | 1:46.0082 |
| 4 | Americas | 2 | 4 | 3:31.1187 | Robby Gordon | 2 | 1 | 1:46.0544 |
| 4 | Americas | 2 | 4 | 3:31.1187 | José María López | 0 | 3 | 1:45.0423 |
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
| France | France | 0–2 | Nordic | Nordic |
| E. Ocon | 1:48.6005 | Euro Racecar | T. Kristensen | 1:44.4438 |
| R. Grosjean | 1:52.1902 | ROC Car | P. Solberg | 1:48.7757 |
| Americas | Americas | 1–1 | Young Stars | Young Stars |
| R. Gordon | 1:46.1000 | Euro Racecar | Jolyon Palmer | 1:51.6000 |
| J.M. López | DNF | ROC Car | P. Wehrlein | 1:47.0281 |
| Young Stars | Young Stars | 1–1 | France | France |
| J. Palmer | 1:46.0082 | Ariel Atom Cup | E. Ocon | 1:51.0809 |
| P. Wehrlein | 1:45.7331 | Ariel Atom Cup | R. Grosjean | 1:43.0110 |
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
| Nordic | Nordic | 1–1 | Americas | Americas |
| T. Kristensen | 1:46.6362 | Ariel Atom Cup | R. Gordon | 1:46.0544 |
| P. Solberg | 1:44.6194 | KTM X-Bow | J.M. López | 1:45.0423 |
| Nordic | Nordic | 1–1 | Young Stars | Young Stars |
| T. Kristensen | 1:46.1651 | ROC Car | J. Palmer | 1:58.2733 |
| P. Solberg | 2:07.3837 | Stadium Super Truck | P. Wehrlein | 2:00.5131 |
| France | France | 2–0 | Americas | Americas |
| E. Ocon | 1:51.1564 | ROC Car | R. Gordon | 1:54.4713 |
| R. Grosjean | 1:57.0676 | Stadium Super Truck | J.M. López | DNF |

### 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 |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 5 | 1 | 3:26.5556 | Susie Wolff | 2 | 1 | 1:48.0841 |
| 2 | Barbados | 3 | 3 | 3:29.5150 | Dane Skeete | 2 | 1 | 1:47.2753 |
| 2 | Barbados | 3 | 3 | 3:29.5150 | Rhett Watson | 1 | 2 | 1:42.2396 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 3 | 3:30.4830 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 2 | 1 | 1:48.1785 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 3 | 3:30.4830 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2 | 1:43.3044 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 5 | 3:30.0879 | Jamie Whincup | 1 | 2 | 1:41.5636 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 5 | 3:30.0879 | Mick Doohan | 0 | 3 | 1:48.5242 |
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
| Australia | Australia | 0–2 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| M. Doohan | 1:48.5242 | KTM X-Bow | S. Wolff | 1:48.0841 |
| J. Whincup | 1:41.5636 | Audi R8 LMS | D. Coulthard | 1:38.4714 |
| Barbados | Barbados | 2–0 | United States | United States |
| D. Skeete | 1:47.2753 | KTM X-Bow | R. Hunter-Reay | 1:48.4435 |
| R. Watson | 1:42.2396 | Audi R8 LMS | K. Busch | 1:42.3044 |
| United States | United States | 2–0 | Australia | Australia |
| R. Hunter-Reay | 1:48.1785 | Ariel Atom Cup | M. Doohan | 1:52.4585 |
| K. Busch | 1:44.6182 | KTM X-Bow | J. Whincup | 1:46.1911 |
| Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 2–0 | Barbados | Barbados |
| S. Wolff | 1:49.3684 | Ariel Atom Cup | D. Skeete | 1:55.8156 |
| D. Coulthard | 1:46.6461 | KTM X-Bow | R. Watson | 1:47.6985 |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 1–1 | United States | United States |
| S. Wolff | 1:53.0218 | ROC Car | R. Hunter-Reay | 1:50.8114 |
| D. Coulthard | 1:44:4070 | Ariel Atom Cup | K. Busch | 1:46.4527 |
| Barbados | Barbados | 1–1 | Australia | Australia |
| D. Skeete | 1:47.5483 | ROC Car | M. Doohan | 1:50.6819 |
| R. Watson | 1:58.4690 | Ariel Atom Cup | J. Whincup | 1:45.7808 |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Nordic | 2 |
| France | 1 | | |
| France | 1 | Nordic | 2 |
| | | United Kingdom | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | United Kingdom | 1 |
| Barbados | 1 | | |

**Semifinals**

| Team 1 | Time 1 | Car | Team 2 | Time 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nordic | Nordic | 2–1 | France | 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 | United Kingdom | 2–1 | Barbados | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nordic | Nordic | 2–1 | United Kingdom | 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 |
| 1 | Jamaica | 5 | 1 | 3:23.7386 | Jeffrey Panton | 2 | 1 | 1:43.7659 |
| 2 | Barbados | 4 | 2 | 3:22.7315 | Dane Skeete | 2 | 1 | 1:35.7346 |
| 2 | Barbados | 4 | 2 | 3:22.7315 | Rhett Watson | 2 | 1 | 1:46.9968 |
| 3 | Guyana | 2 | 4 | 3:37.0557 | Kristian Jeffrey | 1 | 2 | 1:52.8760 |
| 3 | Guyana | 2 | 4 | 3:37.0557 | Mark Vieira | 1 | 2 | 1:44.1797 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 5 | 3:49.0354 | Franklyn Boodram | 0 | 3 | 1:57.7000 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 5 | 3:49.0354 | David Coelho | 1 | 2 | 1:51.3354 |

### Final

| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 0–2 | Barbados | Barbados |
| Doug Gore | 1:49.8270 | ROC Car | Dane Skeete | 1:49.5348 |
| Jeffrey Panton | 2:06.7780 | Radical | Rhett Watson | 1:41.3595 |

## Race of Champions

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Coulthard | David Coulthard | 1 | | | | | | |
| Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg | 0 | | | | | | |
| Petter Solberg | Petter Solberg | 0 | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | 1 | | | |
| | | | Jamie Whincup | Jamie Whincup | 0 | | | |
| Kurt Busch | Kurt Busch | 0 | Jamie Whincup | Jamie Whincup | 0 | | | |
| Jamie Whincup | Jamie Whincup | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Whincup | Jamie Whincup | 1 | | | | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | 2 |
| | | | | | | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | 0 |
| Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon | 0 | | | | | | | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | 0 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | 1 | | | | | | |
| Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | 1 | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | 1 | | | |
| | | | Esteban Ocon | Esteban Ocon | 0 | | | |
| Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 0 | Esteban Ocon | Esteban Ocon | 0 | | | |
| Esteban Ocon | Esteban Ocon | 1 | | | | | | |

**Quarterfinals**

| Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
