title: 2010 Race of Champions
text: # 2010 Race of Champions
  
  The 2010 Race of Champions was the 23rd running of the event, and took place over 27–28 November 2010 at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was the first time the event had been held in Germany since 1989, when it was held at the Nürburgring.
  
  Team Germany won a fourth consecutive Nations Cup with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel defeating Team Britain's Andy Priaulx and Jason Plato 2–1 in the final. In the driver-by-driver Race of Champions itself, Portugal's Filipe Albuquerque defeated multiple World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb 2–1 in the final.
  
  ## Participants
  
  | Country | Drivers | 2010 series |
  | - | - | - |
  | All-Stars | Mick Doohan | Ex FIM Road Racing |
  | All-Stars | Tanner Foust | X Games / Rally America |
  | Benelux | Bertrand Baguette | IndyCar Series |
  | Benelux | Jeroen Bleekemolen | ALMS & Porsche Supercup |
  | France | Sébastien Loeb | WRC |
  | France | Alain Prost | Andros Trophy / Ex Formula One |
  | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Formula One |
  | Germany | Sebastian Vettel | Formula One |
  | Great Britain | Jason Plato | BTCC |
  | Great Britain | Andy Priaulx | WTCC |
  | Nordic | Heikki Kovalainen | Formula One |
  | Nordic | Tom Kristensen | Le Mans Series |
  | Portugal | Filipe Albuquerque | Italian GT & Superstars Series |
  | Portugal | Álvaro Parente | Superleague Formula & Spanish GT |
  | United States | Carl Edwards | NASCAR |
  | United States | Travis Pastrana | X Games / Rally America |
  
  ## Cars
  
  * Audi R8 LMS
  * KTM X-Bow
  * Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
  * Euro Racecar
  * ROC 2-seater
  * ROC Car
  * RX Racing RX150
  * Solution F Prototype
  * Volkswagen Scirocco
  
  ## ROC Nations Cup
  
  ### Group stage
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Pos. | Team | Races | Wins | Losses | Best Team Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2:22.3759 | Jason Plato | 1 | 2 | 1:11.9223 |
  | 1 | Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2:22.3759 | Andy Priaulx | 3 | 0 | 1:10.4536 |
  | 2 | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:22.1913 | Alain Prost | 1 | 2 | 1:11.8307 |
  | 2 | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:22.1913 | Sébastien Loeb | 2 | 1 | 1:10.3606 |
  | 3 | Nordic | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:23.2136 | Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 0 | 1:10.9713 |
  | 3 | Nordic | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:23.2136 | Tom Kristensen | 0 | 3 | 1:12.2423 |
  | 4 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2:23.7699 | Álvaro Parente | 1 | 2 | 1:10.8405 |
  | 4 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2:23.7699 | Filipe Albuquerque | 1 | 2 | 1:12.9294 |
  | Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car |
  | France | France | 1–1 | Nordic | Nordic | |
  | Alain Prost | 1:11.8307 | 1–1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:10.9713 | Solution F Prototype |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:10.3606 | 1–1 | Tom Kristensen | 1:12.2423 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1–1 | Portugal | Portugal | |
  | Jason Plato | 1:11.9223 | 1–1 | Álvaro Parente | 1:10.8405 | Solution F Prototype |
  | Andy Priaulx | 1:10.4536 | 1–1 | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:12.9294 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup |
  | France | France | 0–2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | |
  | Alain Prost | 1:18.1618 | 0–2 | Jason Plato | 1:15.6128 | Volkswagen Scirocco |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:15.7884 | 0–2 | Andy Priaulx | 1:13.8095 | Euro Racecar |
  | Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car |
  | Nordic | Nordic | 1–1 | Portugal | Portugal | |
  | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:14.7066 | 1–1 | Álvaro Parente | 1:15.6223 | Volkswagen Scirocco |
  | Tom Kristensen | 1:13.4820 | 1–1 | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:13.1479 | Euro Racecar |
  | France | France | 2–0 | Portugal | Portugal | |
  | Alain Prost | 1:14.0018 | 2–0 | Álvaro Parente | DNF | KTM X-Bow |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:13.5254 | 2–0 | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:14.3921 | Audi R8 LMS |
  | Nordic | Nordic | 1–1 | Great Britain | Great Britain | |
  | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:11.6949 | 1–1 | Jason Plato | 1:12.7642 | KTM X-Bow |
  | Tom Kristensen | 1:14.0499 | 1–1 | Andy Priaulx | 1:12.9157 | Audi R8 LMS |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Pos. | Team | Races | Wins | Losses | Best Team Time | Driver | Wins | Losses | Best Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Benelux | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2:26.0601 | Bertrand Baguette | 3 | 0 | 1:12.8820 |
  | 1 | Benelux | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2:26.0601 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1 | 2 | 1:13.1781 |
  | 2 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:24.8746 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 1 | 1:12.8815 |
  | 2 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:24.8746 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 2 | 1:11.9931 |
  | 3 | All-Stars | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:25.5769 | Mick Doohan | 1 | 2 | 1:13.7260 |
  | 3 | All-Stars | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2:25.5769 | Tanner Foust | 2 | 1 | 1:11.8509 |
  | 4 | United States | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2:26.2579 | Carl Edwards | 0 | 3 | 1:14.4291 |
  | 4 | United States | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2:26.2579 | Travis Pastrana | 2 | 1 | 1:11.8288 |
  | Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car |
  | Germany | Germany | 1–1 | United States | United States | |
  | Michael Schumacher | 1:13.2931 | 1–1 | Carl Edwards | 1:16.1596 | ROC Car |
  | Sebastian Vettel | 1:14.5010 | 1–1 | Travis Pastrana | 1:14.3588 | Volkswagen Scirocco |
  | All-Stars | All-Stars | 0–2 | Benelux | Benelux | |
  | Mick Doohan | 1:15.4307 | 0–2 | Bertrand Baguette | 1:14.6927 | ROC Car |
  | Tanner Foust | 1:15.3806 | 0–2 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:15.3400 | Volkswagen Scirocco |
  | Germany | Germany | 1–1 | Benelux | Benelux | |
  | Michael Schumacher | 1:14.6622 | 1–1 | Bertrand Baguette | 1:12.8820 | RX Racing RX150 |
  | Sebastian Vettel | 1:13.2710 | 1–1 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:14.8923 | ROC Car |
  | Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car |
  | All-Stars | All-Stars | 2–0 | United States | United States | |
  | Mick Doohan | 1:13.7260 | 2–0 | Carl Edwards | 1:14.4291 | RX Racing RX150 |
  | Tanner Foust | 1:15.4174 | 2–0 | Travis Pastrana | 1:17.0747 | ROC Car |
  | Germany | Germany | 1–1 | All-Stars | All-Stars | |
  | Michael Schumacher | 1:12.8815 | 1–1 | Mick Doohan | 1:15.4533 | KTM X-Bow |
  | Sebastian Vettel | 1:11.9931 | 1–1 | Tanner Foust | 1:11.8509 | Audi R8 LMS |
  | United States | United States | 1–1 | Benelux | Benelux | |
  | Carl Edwards | 1:14.9945 | 1–1 | Bertrand Baguette | 1:13.5070 | KTM X-Bow |
  | Travis Pastrana | 1:11.8288 | 1–1 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:13.1781 | Audi R8 LMS |
  
  ### Knockout stage
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Great Britain | 2 |
  | France | 0 | | |
  | France | 0 | Great Britain | 1 |
  | | | Germany | 2 |
  | Benelux | 0 | Germany | 2 |
  | Germany | 2 | | |
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2–0 | France | France | |
  | Jason Plato | 1:15.0992 | 2–0 | Alain Prost | 1:17.0332 | Volkswagen Scirocco |
  | Andy Priaulx | 1:09.3941 | 2–0 | Sébastien Loeb | 1:10.0525 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup |
  | Benelux | Benelux | 0–2 | Germany | Germany | |
  | Bertrand Baguette | 1:15.0526 | 0–2 | Michael Schumacher | 1:13.4447 | ROC Car |
  | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1:14.0886 | 0–2 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:11.9271 | KTM X-Bow |
  
  **Final**
  
  | Team 1 | Time 1 | Score | Team 2 | Time 2 | Car |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1–2 | Germany | Germany | |
  | Jason Plato | 1:13.4243 | 1–2 | Michael Schumacher | 1:11.5572 | KTM X-Bow |
  | Andy Priaulx | 1:14.0864 | 1–2 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:14.5001 | Audi R8 LMS |
  | Andy Priaulx | 1:12.8034 | 1–2 | Michael Schumacher | 1:12.1788 | ROC Car |
  
  ## Race of Champions
  
  ### Knockout stage
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sébastien Loeb | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | 0 | Sébastien Loeb | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | | | |
  | | | | Andy Priaulx | Andy Priaulx | 0 | | | |
  | Andy Priaulx | Andy Priaulx | 1 | Andy Priaulx | Andy Priaulx | 0 | | | |
  | Bertrand Baguette | Bertrand Baguette | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Bertrand Baguette | Bertrand Baguette | 0 | | | | Sébastien Loeb | Sébastien Loeb | 1 |
  | | | | | | | Filipe Albuquerque | Filipe Albuquerque | 2 |
  | Filipe Albuquerque | Filipe Albuquerque | 1 | | | | | | | Filipe Albuquerque | Filipe Albuquerque | 2 |
  | Álvaro Parente | Álvaro Parente | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Álvaro Parente | Álvaro Parente | 0 | Filipe Albuquerque | Filipe Albuquerque | 1 | | | |
  | | | | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | 0 | | | |
  | Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | 0 | | | |
  | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | | | | | | |
  
  **Quarterfinals**
  
  | Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:14.7092 | ROC Car | Tom Kristensen | 1:14.8440 |
  | Andy Priaulx | 1:11.5151 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Bertrand Baguette | 1:12.7099 |
  | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:13.2381 | ROC Car | Álvaro Parente | 1:13.5935 |
  | Michael Schumacher | 1:11.8648 | KTM X-Bow | Sebastian Vettel | 1:11.2882 |
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:09.4713 | Audi R8 LMS | Andy Priaulx | 1:10.6438 |
  | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:11.2094 | KTM X-Bow | Sebastian Vettel | 1:11.3340 |
  
  **Final**
  
  | Driver 1 | Time 1 | Car | Driver 2 | Time 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:12.6783 | ROC Car | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:12.5643 |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:11.4592 | KTM X-Bow | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:11.4827 |
  | Sébastien Loeb | 1:12.2498 | ROC Car | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:12.0671 |
  