2006 Race of Champions

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The 2006 Race of Champions took place on December 16 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

The Nations' Cup was competed first and the event was won by Finland, with Heikki Kovalainen winning over United States' Travis Pastrana on the final round. Kovalainen's team mate was the two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm, whereas Pastrana drove all the rounds for the US team, after both Jimmie Johnson and his replacement, Scott Speed, had to withdraw from competing due to injuries.[1]

The individual event and the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy was won by Mattias Ekström of Sweden. He won over Kovalainen by 0.0002 seconds in the semi-finals, and then over defending champion, Sébastien Loeb of France, in the finals.[2]

[edit] Participants

Country Racing driver Rally driver
Flag of England England James Thompson Andy Priaulx
Flag of Finland Finland Heikki Kovalainen Marcus Grönholm
Flag of France France Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Loeb
Flag of France France 2 Yvan Muller Stéphane Peterhansel
Flag of Germany Germany Bernd Schneider Armin Schwarz
Flag of Europe Scandinavia Tom Kristensen Mattias Ekström
Flag of Scotland Scotland David Coulthard Colin McRae
Flag of Spain Spain Nani Roma Dani Sordo
Flag of the United States USA Travis Pastrana

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[edit] References

  1. ^ 2006 Race of Champions: X-Games Hero Travis Pastrana on His Own for Team USA. PaddockTalk. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
  2. ^ RoC: Ekstrom denies Loeb with shock win. Crash.net. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
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