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The 2017 Race of Champions was the 28th running of the event, and took place over 21–22 January 2017 at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami.[1] Juan Pablo Montoya took the Championship and became the champion for the first time. Sebastian Vettel, after teammate Pascal Wehrlein was sidelined after a crash, single-handedly won the Nations' Cup for Germany.

Participants

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Nations' Cup team Drivers 2016 series
Colombia Colombia Gabby Chaves[2] IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Juan Pablo Montoya[3] IndyCar Series
Brazil Brazil Tony Kanaan[3] IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Felipe Massa[4] Formula One
Germany Germany Sebastian Vettel[1] Formula One
Pascal Wehrlein Formula One
ROC Factor Latin America[5] Brazil Hélio Castroneves[5] IndyCar Series
Argentina Gabriel Glusman[5][N 1] none
Nordic[6] Denmark Tom Kristensen[6] none
Norway Petter Solberg[6] World Rallycross Championship
Canada ROC Factor Canada[5] James Hinchcliffe[5] IndyCar Series
Stefan Rzadzinski[5][N 1] Nissan Micra Cup
United Kingdom United Kingdom Jenson Button[7] Formula One
David Coulthard[7] none
United States Team USA IndyCar Ryan Hunter-Reay[1] IndyCar Series
Alexander Rossi[8] IndyCar Series
United States Team USA NASCAR Kurt Busch[1] NASCAR Sprint Cup
Kyle Busch[9] NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity Series
United States Team USA Rally X Travis Pastrana[10] Rally America
Scott Speed[8] Global RallyCross Championship, Audi Sport TT Cup

Nations' Cup

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There were three groups of uneven size, with a format which ensured North American participation in the final.

The top two teams from Group A (USA/Canada) would progress to Semi-Final A, with the winners of Groups B (Europe) and C (South America) progressing to Semi-Final B; the winners of the two Semi-Finals would face off in the final.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos.TeamWinsLossesTime
1 United States USA IndyCar 4 2 1:15.7969
2 United States USA NASCAR 4 2 1:16.2932
3 Canada ROC Factor Canada 3 3 1:17.4019
4 United States USA RallyX 1 5 1:15.8272

Group B

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Pos.TeamWinsLossesTime
1 Germany Germany 4 0
United Kingdom Great Britain
Nordic

Group C

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Pos.TeamWinsLossesTime
1 Colombia Colombia 2 2
Brazil Brazil 2 2
ROC Factor Latin America 2 2

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
United States USA IndyCar1
 
 
 
United States USA NASCAR2
 
United States USA NASCAR0
 
 
 
Germany Germany2
 
Germany Germany2
 
 
Colombia Colombia0
 

Race of Champions

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 United States Travis Pastrana 3 0 0:37.7393
2 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 2 1 0:37.2688
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1 2 0:37.6493
4 United States Alexander Rossi 0 3 0:37.7898

Group B

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Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2 1 0:37.3303
2 Brazil Felipe Massa 2 1 0:37.6360
3 Germany Pascal Wehrlein 1 2 0:36.6564
4 Norway Petter Solberg 1 2 0:36.9282

Group C

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Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 United Kingdom Jenson Button 3 0 0:38.6742
2 United States Kyle Busch 2 1 0:38.7193
3 Brazil Tony Kanaan 1 2 0:38.6410
4 Canada James Hinchcliffe 0 3 0:39.0259

Group D

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Pos.TeamWinsLossesBest Time
1 United Kingdom David Coulthard 3 0 0:38.4466
2 Denmark Tom Kristensen 2 1 0:38.3756
3 United States Kurt Busch 1 2 0:38.4182
4 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 0 3 0:39.8681

Knockout stage

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
United States Travis Pastrana 0
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2
Brazil Felipe Massa 0
Brazil Felipe Massa 2
Brazil Hélio Castroneves 0
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 0
United Kingdom Jenson Button 1
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
Denmark Tom Kristensen 2
United Kingdom David Coulthard 0
United Kingdom David Coulthard 2
United States Kyle Busch 0

Footnotes

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  1. 1 2 They were elected by the general vote on ROC Facebook.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Miami becomes first American city to host the Race Of Champions". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chaves joins Montoya at Team Colombia for Miami ROC Nations Cup". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Indianapolis 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan join line-up for ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Formula 1 great Felipe Massa joins exciting line-up for Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ROC Factor offers unique chance for unknowns to race the best alongside IndyCar greats Castroneves and Hinchcliffe". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Tom Kristensen and Petter Solberg rejoin forces for Race Of Champions in London". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. June 22, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "British Formula 1 greats Jenson Button and David Coulthard to race at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi joins double Global Rallycross Champion Scott Speed at ROC Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch joins stunning field for January's Race Of Champions in Miami". raceofchampions.com. Race of Champions. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ McAssey, Pat (August 31, 2016). "Travis Pastrana To Compete In Race Of Champions In Miami At Marlins Park". New England Sports Network. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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