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